Memorial Stadium, Asheville
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Memorial Stadium is a multi-use stadium located in Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the 11th largest city in North Carolina. The City is home to the United States National Climatic Data Center , which is the world's largest active...

. In the early 2000s the stadium fell onto hard times, but is now in the midst of a project to revamp it called "master plan".

Built in 1925 the 5,000-capacity stadium currently hosts several local teams, the Asheville Grizzlies of the North American Football League and athletics
Athletics (track and field)
Athletics is an exclusive collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking. The most common types of athletics competitions are track and field, road running, cross country running, and race walking...

 events for Buncombe County
Buncombe County, North Carolina
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 206,330 people, 85,776 households, and 55,668 families residing in the county. The population density was 314 people per square mile . There were 93,973 housing units at an average density of 143 per square mile...

. The stadium hosted the now defunct Asheville Splash
Asheville Splash
The Asheville Splash, now defunct, were a minor league women's soccer franchise, and members of the Atlantic Division of the W-League. They changed their name from the Blue Ridge Rapids and began in 2001. They played at Memorial Stadium in the city of Asheville, North Carolina...

 of the United Soccer Leagues
United Soccer Leagues
The United Soccer Leagues is the organizer of several soccer leagues with teams in the United States, Canada and the Caribbean. It includes men's and women's leagues, both professional and amateur. Leagues currently organized are the USL Pro, the USL Premier Development League, the W-League, and...

 W-League
W-League
The USL W-League is a national women's soccer league in the United States on the 2nd level of women's soccer in the United States soccer pyramid, alongside the Women's Premier Soccer League and below Women's Professional Soccer....

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It sits on a complex with McCormick Field
McCormick Field
McCormick Field is a baseball stadium in Asheville, North Carolina. It is the home field of the Asheville Tourists minor league baseball team. As befits the hilly city of Asheville, the ballpark sits on a section of level ground partway up one of the city's hills, providing a picturesque atmosphere...

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