Air Force Soccer Stadium
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Air Force Soccer Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium
in Colorado Springs, Colorado
on the grounds of the United States Air Force Academy
. It is the home field for Air Force college soccer
.
The 1,000-seat stadium was built in 1995 and has been upgraded since to allow Air Force to host NCAA playoff games.
The men's soccer team competes in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
, while the women's team competes in the Mountain West Conference
.
Soccer-specific stadium
Soccer-specific stadium is a term used mainly in the United States, Canada, Australia and South Korea coined by Lamar Hunt, to refer to a sports stadium either purpose built or fundamentally redesigned for soccer and whose primary function is to host soccer matches, as opposed to a multipurpose...
in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and most populous city of El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Colorado Springs is located in South-Central Colorado, in the southern portion of the state. It is situated on Fountain Creek and is located south of the Colorado...
on the grounds of the United States Air Force Academy
United States Air Force Academy
The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States...
. It is the home field for Air Force college soccer
College soccer
College soccer is a term used to describe association football played by teams who are operated by colleges and universities as opposed to a professional league operated for exclusively financial purposes...
.
The 1,000-seat stadium was built in 1995 and has been upgraded since to allow Air Force to host NCAA playoff games.
The men's soccer team competes in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation is a college athletic conference whose member teams are located in the western United States. The conference participates at the NCAA Division I level.-History:...
, while the women's team competes in the Mountain West Conference
Mountain West Conference
The Mountain West Conference , popularly known as the Mountain West, is the youngest of the college athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I FBS . The MWC officially began operations in July 1999...
.