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Sportsplex at Matthews

Sports complex in Matthews, North Carolina

Field	Value
name	Sportsplex at Matthews
logo_image	Sportsplex at Matthews.PNG
image	[[File:Sportsplex at Matthews Stadium 8.jpg	300px	Main stadium at the Sportsplex at Matthews]]
address	2425 Sports Parkway
Matthews, NC 28105
coordinates
broke_ground	2012 (park)
2015 (stadium)
opened	2015 (park)
2017 (stadium)
expanded	2018
owner	Mecklenburg County
cost	$32 million
architect	Woolpert
general_contractor	J.D. Goodrum
seating_type	Benches
capacity	5,000 (stadium)
~750 (Field 10)
tenants	Charlotte Independence (USLC) (2017–2021)
Charlotte Eagles (USL2) (2017–present)
Charlotte Lady Eagles (WPSL) (2019–present)
Stumptown Athletic (NISA) (2019–2021)
Crown Legacy (MLSNP) (2023–)
website	Sportsplex at Matthews

Matthews, NC 28105 2015 (stadium) 2017 (stadium) ~750 (Field 10) Charlotte Eagles (USL2) (2017–present) Charlotte Lady Eagles (WPSL) (2019–present) Stumptown Athletic (NISA) (2019–2021) Crown Legacy (MLSNP) (2023–)

The Sportsplex at Matthews is a large sports complex and park in Matthews, North Carolina, southeast of Charlotte, featuring 12 full-sized soccer fields anchored by a 2,300-seat stadium. The stadium currently seats 5,000 as it has been expanded using modular seating.

In 2018 bleacher seating was placed around Field 10 creating a smaller auxiliary stadium used by the Charlotte Independence as a training field and occasionally by the Charlotte Eagles and Lady Eagles for matches.

History

The idea of a sports complex along the outer-belt in Matthews was first proposed in the early 21st century with the official groundbreaking taking place on May 17, 2012 following years of delays due to the Great Recession. Originally called the Matthews Sportsplex the name was changed during construction. Following a soft opening in 2015, the complex was completed in early 2017.

In August 2019 the stadium hosted the Charlotte Football Kickoff, a high school football double-header that had previously been played at American Legion Memorial Stadium in Charlotte.

The Sportsplex was one of the hosts for the 2020 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament and the 2020 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.

The Sportsplex will host the 2025 Men's & Women's NCAA Division II soccer championships with Wingate University acting as the host school.

References

"$32M Sportsplex Enters Final Construction Phase". Commercial Property Executive.
"Independence Moving to Matthews". Charlotte Independence.
"Mecklenburg County Sportsplex". Meckleburg County Park and Rec.
Evans, Jon. (March 31, 2021). "'We're thrilled': NCAA picks UNCW as site for Division 1 Soccer Championship matches".

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