Erie Veterans Memorial Stadium
| Location |
148 West 21st Street Erie, Pennsylvania 16502 |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 42°6′41″N 80°4′20″W / 42.11139°N 80.07222°WCoordinates: 42°6′41″N 80°4′20″W / 42.11139°N 80.07222°W |
| Owner | City of Erie |
| Capacity | 10,000 |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1924 |
| Construction cost | US$ million |
| Tenants | |
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Erie Illusion (IWFL) (2003–present) Erie Veterans (1924–1950) | |
Erie Veterans Memorial Stadium is a football stadium located in Erie, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1924 and most-recently renovated in the 1980s. The venue, the largest of its kind in the city of Erie with 10,000 seats, hosts high school-level American football games, soccer matches, and marching band invitationals. Additionally, Erie Veterans Memorial Stadium features an artificial turf surface that can be played on during inclement weather.[1]
Erie's Veterans Memorial Stadium has hosted thirty-five high-school play-off games throughout its history, making it the third busiest play-off venue in Pennsylvania. Only Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey and Altoona's Mansion Park have hosted more games (98 and 88, respectively).[2]