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| Location | On Rolfe Christopher Dr north of US 69, 96, 287 Freeway (Cardinal Drive) Beaumont, Texas |
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| Coordinates | 30°02′01.3″N94°04′19.1″W / 30.033694°N 94.071972°W /30.033694; -94.071972 |
| Owner | Lamar University |
| Operator | Lamar University |
| Seating type | bleacher bench |
| Capacity | 500 |
| Record attendance | 994 August 15, 2024 vsTexas A&M[1] |
| Field size | 115 X 70 yards |
| Surface | grass |
| Scoreboard | electronic, digital |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | June 15, 2009 |
| Built | 2009 |
| Opened | September 25, 2009 |
| Construction cost | $3,724,920[2] |
| Architect | Leo A Daly[2] |
| Main contractors | Pepper-Lawson Construction[2] |
| Tenants | |
| Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer (NCAA) | |
TheLamar Soccer Complex, built in 2009 on the campus ofLamar University, is asoccer facility located inBeaumont,Texas. It is the home stadium for theDivision I (NCAA) Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer team. Thestadium has a permanentseating capacity of 500. Stadium features include covered benches for both the home and visiting teams, lighting, and a programmable fertilization and irrigation system.[3] Construction of the stadium began on June 15, 2009. Construction cost of the soccer field and adjacent Lamar Soccer and Softball Complex building was $3,724,920.[2] The stadium and supportingLamar Soccer and Softball Complex building were part of a $29 million athletic construction project.[4]
The first match at the new stadium was a 2–1 loss against theNew Mexico State Aggies on September 25, 2009. Official attendance for the opening game was 513.[5]
The stadium served as the site of the 2014 and2018 Southland Conference soccer tournaments.[6][7]
Below is the Lady Cardinals' yearly home attendance at the Lamar Soccer Complex.
| Season | Average | High |
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| Yearly Home Attendance | ||
| 2023[8] | 506 | 636 |
| 2022[8] | 438 | 702 |
| 2021[8] | 172 | 263 |
| 2020[8] | 75* | 75* |
| 2019[8] | 245 | 505 |
| 2018[8] | 333 | 588 |
| 2017[8] | 299 | 695 |
| 2016[8] | 250 | 433 |
| 2015[8] | 326 | 602 |
| 2014[8] | 237 | 323 |
| 2013[8] | 321 | 493 |
| 2012[8] | 261 | 362 |
| 2011[8] | 353 | 527 |
| 2010[8] | 400 | 562 |
| 2009[8] | 321 | 513 |
* Stadium capacity limited to 75 due to COVID19 precautions[9]
The attendance record of 702 was set vsIncarnate Word on September 30, 2022.
The Lamar Soccer and Softball Complex building is located in between the soccer stadium and theLamar Softball Complex. The building, over 11,000 square feet in size, serves both softball and soccer. It includes coaches offices, academic study areas, laundry facilities, equipment storage, home and visitor locker rooms, concessions, public restrooms, and a training facility, one of four training facilities on campus.
Texas A&M was able to silence a raucous crowd as a record 994 fans poured into Lamar Soccer Complex.
