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Memorial Stadium is a multi-use stadium located in Asheville, North Carolina. The stadium was completed in 1925 to serve as a regional athletic and special events facility. Memorial Stadium is not to be confused with the similarly named Asheville High School Memorial Stadium.
Location | Asheville, North Carolina |
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Owner | City of Asheville |
Operator | City of Asheville |
Capacity | 5,000 |
Surface | Artificial turf |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1924 |
Opened | 1925 |
Tenants | |
Current Asheville Grizzlies (CCFL) Asheville City SC (USL2) (2017–2019) (2022–) Past Asheville Splash (W-Lg) (2001–2004) Asheville Bears Asheville Assault (NWFA) |
Memorial Stadium's entrance was originally intended to serve as a memorial to Western North Carolina's war veterans but the memorial was never entirely completed. Recently plans have been set afoot to complete the memorial. As part of a large scale renovation of the facility which included the installation of a new artificial turf playing surface, there are plans to move a World War II memorial onto the site.
Memorial Stadium is currently home to the Asheville Grizzlies - a semi-pro football team in the Central Carolina Football League - and Asheville City Soccer Club, who compete in USL League Two and USL W League.[1]
Memorial Stadium sits adjacent to McCormick Field, home of the South Atlantic League's Asheville Tourists.
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edit- ^ Kepley-Steward, Kristy (23 November 2021). "Asheville City Soccer Club heading back to Memorial Stadium for 2022 season". ABC 13 News. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2024.