Pan American Stadium (New Orleans)
| Pan Am Stadium | |
_Main_Entrance.jpg) Pan American Stadium (New Orleans, LA) | |
| Location | City Park, New Orleans |
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| Owner | New Orleans City Park |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Surface | FieldTurf |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1973 |
| Renovated | 2008 |
| Tenants | |
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LHSAA (Football) (1973-Present) New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers (USISL) (1993-1995) New Orleans Blaze (WFA) (2002-2011) New Orleans Shell Shockers (PDL) (2003-2008) New Orleans Jesters (NPSL) (2009-Present) New Orleans Privateers (football) (2012) | |
Pan American Stadium is a 5,000 seat multi-purpose outdoor stadium, located in City Park, in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is used for soccer and football. [1] It's currently home of the New Orleans Jesters of the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL).[2] The stadium also plays host to many LHSAA football games as well as numerous additional soccer matches.
In 2005, Hurricane Katrina flooded the stadium. It was renovated and re-opened in 2008. A FieldTurf playing surface was installed at the stadium, along with new bleachers, new press box, new scoreboard and renovated locker rooms. The renovations were provided in part by the National Football League Youth Football Fund on behalf of the New Orleans Saints.
Gallery
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Pan American Stadium - Home Grandstand
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Pan American Stadium - Away Grandstand
See also
References
- ↑ "New Orleans City Park". Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ↑ "Official Website of the New Orleans Jesters: Stadium". Retrieved 17 September 2014.