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City Stadium (Richmond)

Sports stadium in Virginia, U.S.

Summary

Sports stadium in Virginia, U.S.

Field	Value
name	City Stadium
image	Richmond city stadium cropped.jpg
caption	View of the stadium in 2024
type	Stadium
current_use	Soccer
location	3201 Maplewood Avenue
Richmond, Virginia 23221
public_transit	4
broke_ground	1929
opened
owner	City of Richmond
surface	Patriot Bermuda Grass
construction_cost	$80,000
former_names	City Stadium (1929–1983)
University of Richmond Stadium (1983–2010)
tenants	{{plainlist
seating_capacity	22,611 (full)
6,000 (Richmond Kickers matches)

Richmond, Virginia 23221 University of Richmond Stadium (1983–2010)

Soccer:
Richmond Kickers (USL1) (1995–present)
Richmond Ivy SC (USLW) (2024–present)
Richmond Kickers Future (PDL) (2002–2008)
Richmond Kickers Destiny (WL) (2004–2009)
American football:
Richmond Spiders (NCAA) (1929–2009)
Richmond Rebels (ACFL/ConFL) (1964–1966)
Richmond Mustangs (UAFL) (1967)
Richmond Roadrunners (ACFL) (1968–1970) 6,000 (Richmond Kickers matches) City Stadium is a stadium in Richmond, Virginia. It is owned by the City of Richmond and is located south of the Carytown district off the Downtown Expressway. The stadium was built in 1929 and seats approximately 22,000 people when both stands are used. It has been used by the Richmond Kickers of USL League One since 1995, at a capacity of 6,000.

The stadium was used by the University of Richmond for American football from 1929 to 2009. The University of Richmond's final home football game at the stadium was played on December 5, 2009, against Appalachian State University in the quarterfinals of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.

Overview

Aerial view of the stadium during a Tobacco Bowl football game in 1949

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.

The stadium then hosted the Richmond Roadrunners of the Atlantic Coast Football League in 1968 and 1969, and their successor, the Richmond Saints, in 1970.

Postseason college football games featuring historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) were played at the stadium in 1976 (as the Bicentennial Bowl) and during 1977–1980 (as the Gold Bowl).

University of Richmond Stadium served as the site of the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship from 1995 to 1998. The venue broke an attendance record when 21,319{{cite web|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_soccer_RB/2015/2014attend.pdf|title=men's Soccer attendance Records

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.

International soccer matches

Date	Competition	Team	Result	Team	Attendance
November 10, 1996	1998 FIFA World Cup Qualifying		2–0		19,312
June 8, 2003	Friendly		2–1		9,116

References

"Archived copy".
[https://www.richmondkickers.com/city-stadium/ About City Stadium] richmondkickers.com
[https://stadiumjourney.com/stadiums/city-stadium-s1712 City Stadium - Richmond Kickers] ''Stadium Journey''
"Innovation and lost opportunities abounded". Continental Football League Booster Club.
Fulp, Jack. (October 18, 1967). "Mustangs to visit area...". The Progress Index.
(2016). "BOWL/ALL STAR GAME RECORDS". NCAA.
[http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/sports/college/college_football/article/STAD08_20100607-222203/349712/ Rename game: Facility is again City Stadium after being UR Stadium]{{dead link. (August 2017)

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