West Campus Field Explained

West Campus Field
Location:11th Street South
Birmingham, AL
Opened:1993
Expanded:1999
Owner:UAB
Operator:UAB
Surface:grass
Capacity:2,500
Tenants:UAB Blazers men's & women's soccer

West Campus Field was a soccer-specific stadium located in Birmingham, Alabama, United States on the campus of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) that served as the home field for both the UAB Blazers men's and women's soccer teams. The 1,500-seat stadium, with an overall capacity of 2,500, was built in 1993.[1] The largest men's soccer regular season crowd to ever see a game at the facility was 3,141 on August 27, 2011, to see the Blazers defeat the Clemson Tigers in their 2011 home opener.[2]

The facility hosted the Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament in 1999 and 2007.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: 2011 UAB Blazers Men's Soccer Media Guide . 2011 . UAB Athletics Media Relations Office . Birmingham, Alabama . September 21, 2011.
  2. Web site: More men's crowd records fall . Paul Kennedy . August 29, 2011 . September 21, 2011 . SoccerAmerica.com .
  3. Book: 2011 C-USA Men's Record Book . 2011 . Conference USA . PDF . September 21, 2011 . November 12, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121112215227/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/c-usa/sports/m-soccer/auto_pdf/history-records.pdf . dead .