Jeffrey Field
Soccer stadium at Pennsylvania State University / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jeffrey Field is an outdoor college soccer stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania, United States, on the campus of Pennsylvania State University. It has been home to Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer and Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer since 1972. The stadium was dedicated and named after the late-Bill Jeffrey, who was Penn State men's soccer head coach from 1926 until 1952. Jeffrey Field had an initial seating capacity of 2,500, but was later increased to 3,000 in 1978. The stadium's capacity was increased again in 2003 to meet rising ticket needs.[7][8]
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Location | Pennsylvania State University University Drive and Park Avenue, University Park, PA 16802 |
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Coordinates | 40°48′37.6308″N 77°51′38.826″W |
Operator | Pennsylvania State University |
Capacity | 5,000 |
Record attendance | 5,117 (2012 vs. Stanford)[1] |
Surface | Perennial Ryegrass (natural grass)[2] |
Construction | |
Built | 1969[2] |
Opened | Sept. 29 1972[2] Capacity 2,500 |
Renovated | 1996 New lights installed[3] 2003 New field surface[2] 2003 Added press box[3] 2003 Added broadcast booth[3] 2007 Practice facility upgrade 2011 New field surface[2] 2012 Added outdoor performance center[4] 2016 Storm drain replacement.[5] |
Expanded | 1978 Capacity 3,000 2003 Capacity 5,000 |
Architect | Dant Clayton[6] |
Tenants | |
Penn State Nittany Lions men's soccer (NCAA) (1972–present) Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer (NCAA) (1994–present) Penn State Nittany Lions men's lacrosse (-2008) Penn State Nittany Lions women's lacrosse (-2008) |
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