City Stadium (Richmond)

City Stadium

Former names	City Stadium (1929–1983) University of Richmond Stadium (1983–2010)
Location	Richmond, VA
Broke ground	1929
Opened	1929
Closed	Open
Demolished	N/A
Owner	City of Richmond
Surface	Grass
Construction cost	$80 thousand USD
Capacity	22,000 (2005)
Tenants
Richmond Spiders (NCAA) (1929–2009) Richmond Rebels (ACFL/ConFL) (1964–1967) Richmond Kickers (USL2) (1993–Present) Richmond Kickers Future (PDL) (2002–2008) Richmond Kickers Destiny (WL) (2004–2009)

City Stadium in Richmond, Virginia is used by the Richmond Kickers for soccer and was used by the University of Richmond for American football from 1929-2009. It is owned by the City of Richmond and is located south of the Carytown district off the Downtown Expressway. The stadium was built in 1929 and seats approximately 22,000 people. From 1964 through 1967 the stadium was home to the Richmond Rebels of the Atlantic Coast Football League and the Continental Football League. The stadium was known as City Stadium until 1983, when it adopted the name University of Richmond Stadium or UR Stadium as part of an agreement in which the University of Richmond agreed to lease the stadium for $1 per year in exchange for maintaining the facility. The facility's name reverted to City Stadium in 2010 when the University of Richmond ended its tenancy and moved its football games to its new on-campus E. Claiborne Robins Stadium.^[1] The University of Richmond's final home football game at the stadium was played on December 5, 2009 against Appalachian State University in the quarterfinals of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.

University of Richmond Stadium served as the site of the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship from 1995-1998.

References

^ Rename game: Facility is again City Stadium after being UR Stadium

In 1967, Richmond City Stadium was home to the Richmond Mustangs football team. The Mustangs featured quarterback Merv Holland, formerly of the Green Bay Packers developmental squad. The Mustangs still hold the record for the highest scoring offense in pro football history.

External links

Interactive Map Of FCS College Football Stadiums: Click on the Richmond Logo to get a satellite view & directions to the stadium
Trustees vote to pursue possible expansion of on-campus stadium
Aerial picture
Information on history and groundskeeping of the stadium

Richmond Spiders football

Venues	City Stadium (1929–2009) E. Claiborne Robins Stadium (2010–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Capital Cup (William & Mary)

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

National championship seasons in bold

Current stadiums in the W-League Atlantic Division

Atlanta Silverbacks Park IMG Soccer Academy Charlotte Christian School Cocoa Expo Sports Center TBD (Fredericksburg) Trinder Center/Foster Field City Stadium

Current stadiums in the USL Second Division

Blackbaud Stadium • Restart Field • Skyline Sports Complex • Chartiers Valley High School • Lester Stadium at Richard Montgomery High School · City Stadium