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.jpg) The stadium during a Virginia v Syracuse lacrosse game, March 2010 | |
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| Address | Copeley Rd Charlottesville, VA United States |
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| Owner | University of Virginia |
| Operator | University of Virginia Department of Athletics |
| Capacity | Grandstand: 3,600 Total: 7,100 |
| Surface | Prescription Athletic Turf |
| Construction | |
| Opened | August, 1992; 33 years ago (August, 1992)[1] |
| Construction cost | $3.4 million |
| Architect | VMDO Architects |
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| Website | |
| virginiasports.com/klockner-stadium | |
Klöckner Stadium is astadium located on the campus of theUniversity of Virginia inCharlottesville, Virginia. The stadium is home to theVirginia Cavaliers'smen's andwomen'ssoccer team in the fall, and themen's and women'slacrosse teams in the spring.
The stadium was designed by VMDO Architects and built in 1992 at a cost of $3.4 million, and itsnaming rights were awarded to theKlöckner Group[1] ofGermany for $1.2 million.
The Virginia men's soccer team won national championships in the first three years they played at Klöckner and subsequently added two more in 2009 and 2014.
Additionally, both Virginia lacrosse teams have won national championships while at Klöckner—1999, 2003, 2006, 2011, 2019, and 2021 for the men, and 1993 and 2004 for the women (who were also national runners-up in 2005 and 2007).
The fourth team playing at the stadium, women's soccer, participated in the 1991, 2013, 2014, and 2020 NCAA Final Fours.
The largest soccer crowd to see a game at Klöckner Stadium was on September 28, 2007, when 7,906 fans watched anACC game againstVirginia Tech.[2] The largest lacrosse crowd was first seen on April 12, 2008, when a game againstDuke University attracted the stadium capacity, 8,000 spectators.[3] WhenDuke University returned to Klöckner Stadium on April 17, 2010, the stadium capacity of 8,000 was reached again. As atScott Stadium (the prior home of Virginia's soccer and lacrosse teams), some spectators sit or stand in the grassy areas behind each goal, as well as in the bleachers.
During the 2006 soccer season, a video board was installed at Klöckner Stadium. It debuted on September 27, 2006, during a men's soccer game between Virginia andAmerican University. The video board was upgraded prior to the 2019 season.[4]
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