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| Full name | Anteater Stadium |
|---|---|
| Location | 4000 Mesa Rd.,Irvine, California 92617 |
| Coordinates | 33°39′0″N117°51′3″W / 33.65000°N 117.85083°W /33.65000; -117.85083 |
| Owner | University of California, Irvine |
| Capacity | 2,500 |
| Record attendance | 2,187 (August 8, 2022)Opening Day vs.UC Berkeley |
| Surface | Bermuda grass |
| Construction | |
| Renovated | 2000 |
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Anteater Stadium is a 2,500-seat[1][2]multi-purpose stadium with abermuda grass field[2] on the campus ofUniversity of California, Irvine inIrvine, California, United States. It is used by theUC Irvine Anteaters men's & women's soccer and track and field teams.[2]
The stadium hosted the women's division of the1973 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. TheUSC Trojans football team used the stadium for practices around 2000.[1] In 2000, renovations added lights to Anteater Stadium.[1] Anteater Stadium hosted the 2008Big West Conference men's soccer tournament. The tournament final was the most-attended event at the stadium at the time, with 1,832 people present.[3] The current most-attended event at the stadium belongs to the 2022 UC Irvine women's soccer team Opening Day versusUC Berkeley, with 2,187 people present.[4] The stadium was the home stadium forUnited Soccer League minor-league professional soccer teamOrange County Blues (now Orange County SC) from 2013 to 2016.[citation needed]