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 Interior view of the stadium in 2015 | |
 Interactive map of Roberts Stadium | |
| Full name | Myslik Field at Roberts Stadium[1] |
|---|---|
| Address | Princeton, NJ United States |
| Coordinates | 40°20′46″N74°38′46″W / 40.34604674290051°N 74.6460550154803°W /40.34604674290051; -74.6460550154803 |
| Owner | Princeton University |
| Operator | Princeton University Athletics |
| Capacity | 2,356 |
| Field size | 110 x 68 m[4] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Current use | Soccer |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | May, 2007 |
| Opened | September 2, 2008; 17 years ago (September 2, 2008) |
| Reopened | October 2, 2022 |
| Demolished | 2019 |
| Rebuilt | 2022 |
| Construction cost | $8.4 million |
| Architect | Anderson Architects[2] |
| General contractor | Fitzpatrick & Associates, Inc[3] |
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| Website | |
| goprincetontigers.com/roberts-stadium | |
Roberts Stadium is a rebuilt 2,356 seatsoccer-specific stadium located on thecampus ofPrinceton University inPrinceton, New Jersey. It is the home to thePrinceton Tigersmen's and women'ssoccer teams.[5]
The stadium is named in honor of Thomas S. Roberts '85, a former Princeton record-holdinggoalkeeper and lead donor to its construction.[6] The stadium's naturalgrass game field, "Myslik Field", is named in memory of Robert H. Myslik '90, a soccer alumnus and assistant coach who died in 2003.[7][6][1] The team'sartificial turf practice field, "Plummer Field", was adjacent to the stadium.[1]
The original Roberts Stadium opened September 2, 2008, and was formally dedicated October 4, 2008, following a doubleheader withDartmouth College. The stadium replaced the former Lourie-Love Field, which stood on the same grounds. Lourie-Love Field was named after PrincetonfootballalumniDonold B. Lourie andGeorge H. Love, both 1922 graduates.
In May 2010, theUnited States men's national soccer team held a week-long pre-World Cuptraining camp at Roberts Stadium.[8] In June 2012, theUnited States women's national soccer team held a two-week-long training camp at the stadium to prepare for aninternational friendly against theChinese women's national football team atTalen Energy Stadium inChester, PA.[9]
The previous stadium was torn down in 2019 to make way forYeh College, the seventhresidential college at Princeton University. The current iteration of Roberts Stadium was built adjacent to Finney-Campbell Fields, Princeton Softball Stadium at Strubing Field, and the Stadium Drive Garage.
The new Roberts Stadium opened on October 2, 2022 with the Princeton Tigers women's soccer team defeating Dartmouth College 2–0. While similar to the previous Roberts Stadium, this iteration has notable upgrades that include seating that surrounds all four sides of Myslik Field with a grass berm behind one goal for fans to lounge on and dedicated men's and women's locker rooms with entrances that open up to midfield.[10][11]
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