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| Former names | City Stadium (1929–1983) University of Richmond Stadium (1983–2010) |
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| Location | 3201 Maplewood Avenue Richmond, Virginia 23221 |
| Public transit |  4 |
| Owner | City of Richmond |
| Type | Stadium |
| Capacity | 22,611 (full)[1] 6,000 (Richmond Kickers matches)[2] |
| Surface | Patriot Bermuda Grass |
| Current use | Soccer |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1929 |
| Opened | 1929; 96 years ago (1929) |
| Construction cost | $80,000 |
| Tenants | |
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City Stadium is astadium inRichmond, Virginia. It is owned by theCity of Richmond and is located south of theCarytown district off theDowntown Expressway. The stadium was built in 1929 and seats approximately 22,000 people when both stands are used. It has been used by theRichmond Kickers ofUSL League One since 1995, at a capacity of 6,000.[2][3]
The stadium was used by theUniversity of Richmond forAmerican football from 1929 to 2009. The University of Richmond's final home football game at the stadium was played on December 5, 2009, againstAppalachian State University in the quarterfinals of theFootball Championship Subdivision playoffs.
From 1964 through 1967, the stadium was home to theRichmond Rebels of theAtlantic Coast Football League and theContinental Football League. The Rebels left the Continental Football League in 1967 to become the Richmond Mustangs of the United American Football League.[4][5]
The stadium then hosted theRichmond Roadrunners of theAtlantic Coast Football League in 1968 and 1969, and their successor, theRichmond Saints, in 1970.
Postseasoncollege football games featuringhistorically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) were played at the stadium in 1976 (as theBicentennial Bowl) and during 1977–1980 (as theGold Bowl).[6]: 158–159
University of Richmond Stadium served as the site of theNCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship from 1995 to 1998. The venue broke an attendance record when 21,319[7] visited the semifinals of the1995 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, with matches between theVirginia Cavaliers andDuke Blue Devils, and thePortland Pilots andWisconsin Badgers. For a time in the mid-2000s, the stadium also hosted Virginia's high school football state championship games.
The stadium was known as City Stadium until 1983, when it adopted the name University of Richmond Stadium or UR Stadium as part of an agreement, in which the University of Richmond agreed to lease the stadium for $1 per year in exchange for maintaining the facility. The facility's name reverted to City Stadium in 2010 when the University of Richmond ended its tenancy and moved its football games to its new on-campusE. Claiborne Robins Stadium.[8]
| Date | Competition | Team | Result | Team | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 10, 1996 | 1998 FIFA World Cup Qualifying |  United States | 2–0 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 19,312 |
| June 8, 2003 | Friendly | United States | 2–1 |  New Zealand | 9,116 |
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| Preceded by | Host of theCollege Cup 1995–1998 | Succeeded by |