Ellis Field, formerly known as Aggie Soccer Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium

Soccer-specific stadium

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 located in College Station, Texas

College Station, Texas

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, USA on the campus of Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University

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. It has been home to the Texas A&M (women's) soccer team

Texas A&M Aggies women's soccer

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 since 1994.

The stadium hosted the 2005, 2007, and 2009 NCAA Women's College Cup

NCAA Women's Soccer Championship

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.

The stadium will also host the Houston Dynamo

Houston Dynamo

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 for home matches in the 2011 U.S. Open Cup qualification

2011 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualification

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 matches.

The stadium is currently undergoing a renovation that includes added seats to the West stands of the stadium and "party decks" on the top of the East stands. Other additions include new restroom facilities on the West side and permanent stands added to the South side. In the future, a complete roof structure will be added to the stadium.

The stadium currently holds the NCAA single game attedance record of 8,204 in a matchup against rival North Carolina on August 25, 2006.

Attendance Records

• (†) NCAA single game record
• (*) Annual Fish Camp
  Fish Camp
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  game

  Rk	Crowd	Opponent	Date	Result
  1	8,204* †	North Carolina	August 25, 2006	W, 2-0
  2	6,712*	Rhode Island	August 22, 2008	W, 3-2
  3	6,589*	Purdue	August 28, 2009	L, 2-3
  4	5,642*	North Carolina	August 29, 2008	L, 2-3
  5	5,560*	Virginia Tech	August 27, 2010	W, 5-3
  6	5,552	Texas	October 12, 2007	W, 3-1
  7	5,447*	Stephen F. Austin	August 27, 2005	W, 3-0
  8	5,384	Texas	September 10, 2004	W, 3-1
  9	5,008*	Dartmouth	August 31, 2007	W, 2-0
  10	4,673	East Carolina	September 9, 2005	W, 3-0
  11	4,543	Baylor	October 28, 2005	W, 4-0
  12	4,403*	Michigan	August 27, 2004	W, 2-1
  13	4,385	Texas	October 30, 2009	W, 4-0
  14	4,287	Nebraska	October 13, 2006	W, 2-0
  15	4,049	Clemson	August 29, 2004	L, 1-4
  16	3,967	Boise St.	September 30, 2005	W, 2-0
  17	3,819	Oklahoma	September 29, 2006	W, 6-1
  18	3,815	Missouri	October 30, 2008	L, 0-3
  19	3,774	Penn State	September 3, 2006	T, 1-1
  20	3,679	Illinois	September 1, 2006	W, 3-0

Yearly Average Attendance

Year	Avg	National Rk
1994	329	n/a
1995	438	n/a
1996	795	n/a
1997	1,157	n/a
1998	1,295	n/a
1999	1,728	4
2000	1,182	7
2001	1,575	3
2002	1,522	4
2003	1,977	2
2004	2,791	1
2005	3,363	2
2006	3,360	2
2007	3,148	2
2008	3,176	2
2009	3,211	2
2010	2,542	2

Seating Chart

• Seating chart for 2005-2010

External links

• Information at Aggie Athletics