Jordan Field Explained

Jordan Field
Fullname:Gerald Jordan Field
Former Names:Soldiers Field Soccer Stadium (201015)
Logo Image:Harvard_Crimson_logo_2020.svg
Type:Stadium
Currentuse:Soccer
Lacrosse
City:Boston, MA
Country:United States
Opened:2010
Owner:Harvard University
Surface:FieldTurf
Dimensions:116 x 74 yards
Capacity:4,100

Jordan Field (formerly called Soldiers Field Soccer Stadium[1]) is a stadium on the campus of Harvard University in the Allston neighborhood of Boston. (Although the core of the Harvard campus is in Cambridge, the athletic complex lies within Boston).

The stadium is the current home venue for the Harvard Crimson Harvard Crimson men's soccer and women's soccer and men's and women's lacrosse teams. It is named after Gerald Jordan '61, a former Harvard Crimson football player.[2] [3]

History

It first opened in September 2010 and replaced Ohiri Field as the primary home of the Harvard Crimson men's and women's teams, apart of becoming the home venue for the Harvard men's and lacrosse teams.

It hosted a 2010 playoff match for the Boston Breakers of the Women's Professional Soccer league due to conflicts with the team's former primary home, Harvard Stadium.[4]

In June 2013, the New England Revolution played host to the New York Red Bulls in a US Open Cup Round-of-16 game, marking the first time in Revolution history the team played a game within the Boston city limits.[5] [6]

Renovations were completed in early 2015, and it was the official home stadium and training venue of the Boston Breakers from 2015 to 2017.[7]

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: JORDAN FIELD – Boston Breakers. www.bostonbreakerssoccer.com. November 11, 2015. December 8, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208072012/http://www.bostonbreakerssoccer.com/STADIUM/. dead.
  2. https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2015/9/14/soldiers-field-renamed-jordan/ Soldiers Field Renamed Jordan Field
  3. https://gocrimson.com/sports/football/roster/gerald-jordan/14166 Gerald Jordan - 1960
  4. Web site: Breakers keep eyes on prize. Boston.com.
  5. Web site: New England Revolution vs New York Red Bulls 06-12-2013 – Recap. https://web.archive.org/web/20130616124008/http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2013-06-12-NE-v-NY/recap. June 16, 2013. MLSsoccer.com.
  6. Web site: Revolution sacrificing home-field advantage at Harvard?. Boston.com. November 11, 2015.
  7. Web site: Breakers announce Soldiers Field Soccer Stadium as new home for 2015 NWSL season – Boston Breakers. www.bostonbreakerssoccer.com. November 11, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923193910/http://www.bostonbreakerssoccer.com/NEWS/860803.html. September 23, 2015. dead.