City Stadium (Richmond)
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City Stadium is a
The stadium was used by the
From 1964 through 1967, the stadium was home to the Richmond Rebels of the Atlantic Coast Football League and the Continental 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 the
University of Richmond Stadium served as the site of the
Naming
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-campus E. Claiborne Robins Stadium.[7]
International soccer matches
| Date | Competition | Team | Res | Team | Crowd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
References
- ^ "Archived copy". www.richmondkickers.com. Archived from the original on April 23, 2005. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
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- ^ City Stadium - Richmond Kickers Stadium Journey
- ^ "Innovation and lost opportunities abounded". Continental Football League Booster Club. Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
- ^ Fulp, Jack (October 18, 1967). "Mustangs to visit area...". The Progress Index.
- ^ "men's Soccer attendance Records" (PDF). ncaa.org. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ Rename game: Facility is again City Stadium after being UR Stadium[permanent dead link]