Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium Explained

Lynn Stadium
Fullname:Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium
Location:Louisville, Kentucky
Broke Ground:May 3, 2013 [1]
Opened:August 1, 2014
Operator:University of Louisville Athletic Department
Surface:Natural turf [2]
Cost:$18.5 million
Architect:TEG Louisville [3]
Project Manager:TEG Louisville
General Contractor:Abel Construction Co, Inc [4]
Capacity:5,300 (soccer)
Suites:3 (Founders, athletic department and press box)
Dimensions:109.73 x 68.58 m (120 x 75 yards)
Tenants:Louisville Cardinals men's soccer and women's soccer
Website:http://www.gocards.com/facilities/?id=10

Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium for college soccer in Louisville, Kentucky. The stadium was built for the University of Louisville Cardinals Men's and Women's Soccer teams. The teams compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[5]

Design

The stadium, modeled after Sporting KC's Children's Mercy Park, was designed by TEG Architects, LLC of Louisville. The stadium includes chairback seating for 2,400 in the main grandstand, bleacher seating for 950 in the east end zone, and two berms, which can accommodate 2,400. Lynn Stadium also features a 15,320 square foot training center, which includes identical locker rooms for each team (Men's and Women's), coaches' offices and a sports medicine training room. The complex received LEED Silver certification from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC).[6] The university named the venue after Dr. Mark and Cindy Lynn for their $5 million donation towards its construction.[7]

History

The stadium has also hosted professional matches for Louisville City FC, which plays in the USL Championship and was unable to use its former venue, Louisville Slugger Field, in some instances.[8] On November 17, 2019, the stadium hosted the USL Championship Final between Louisville City FC and Real Monarchs. Additional seating was installed to bring the capacity up to 7,025, as Louisville City lost 3–1 to the Monarchs.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: UofL Breaks Ground on Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Soccer Stadium - GoCards.com - Official Website of University of Louisville Athletics. gocards.com. March 29, 2015.
  2. Web site: GoCards.com - Official Website of University of Louisville Athletics - Facilities. gocards.com. March 29, 2015.
  3. Web site: Portfolio. TEG. July 12, 2016. February 19, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200219004802/http://www.teg123.com/portfolio/uofl--dr-mark--cindy-lynn-soccer-stadium.html. dead.
  4. Web site: University of Louisville soccer stadium to include unique features, Wayne Estopinal says - Louisville - Louisville Business First. June 4, 2013. Louisville Business First. March 29, 2015.
  5. Web site: AAC, Louisville reach agreement on breakup, move to ACC. Jeff Gleer, USA TODAY Sports. November 13, 2013. USA TODAY. March 29, 2015.
  6. Web site: ULAA Soccer Facility U.S. Green Building Council. 2016-07-12.
  7. News: Rimpson . Robert . August 5, 2019 . Louisville City FC announces the name of its new soccer stadium in Butchertown . . November 17, 2019.
  8. News: Gardner . Hayes . November 12, 2019 . Looking for tickets to Louisville City FC's USL Championship final? It will cost you . Courier-Journal . November 17, 2019.
  9. News: Gardner . Hayes . November 17, 2019 . Louisville City FC's USL championship hopes come up short against Real Monarchs . Courier-Journal . November 17, 2019.

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