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| Address | 1745 Cleveland Avenue Falcon Heights, Minnesota United States |
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| Coordinates | 44°59′40″N93°11′19″W / 44.99444°N 93.18861°W /44.99444; -93.18861 |
| Owner | University of Minnesota |
| Operator | University of Minnesota Athletics |
| Type | Stadium |
| Capacity | 1,000 |
| Record attendance | Soccer: 1,758[1] |
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| Opened | 1999; 26 years ago (1999) |
| Construction cost | $2,1 million |
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| Website | |
| gophersports.com/soccer-robbie-stadium | |
Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium is asoccer-specific stadium located inFalcon Heights on theSaint Paul campus of theUniversity of Minnesota. It is primarily used as the home of theMinnesota Golden Gophers'women's soccer team. The stadium opened in 1999 and seats 1,000.[1]
The stadium is named after Elizabeth Lyle Robbie, who became the first female owner of a professional sports franchise in the United States after she purchased theMiami Toros team in the mid-'70s.[2][3][4] Lyle was also the wife ofJoe Robbie, former owner of theMiami Dolphins. The Robbie family was originally from South Dakota, but lived a number of years in Minneapolis.[5] Elizabeth was the first female owner of a professional sports franchise in the United States, as she owned the Miami Toros /Minnesota Strikers soccer team in the 1970s and 1980s.[1][4]
Prior to Robbie Stadium, the school played home games from 1993 to 1998 at the "St. Paul Campus Soccer Field", also located in Falcon Heights.
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