Veterans Stadium (full name Veterans Memorial Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in New Britain, Connecticut. Opened in 1982, it is dedicated to the soldiers of the city who died in various U.S. wars, particularly Vietnam. The stadium now Houses CT United FC of the American Soccer League.
The stadium is an 8-lane oval track around a regulation-size football field. The track was dedicated to coach Irving S. Black in April 1992. Seating is all in metal bleachers, with 7 sections of 27 rows each on either side of the field. The estimated capacity is 12,448. In the summer of 2012, the middle seating on both sides was changed to better match the colors of New Britain High School, which are maroon and gold.
Seating colors of Veterans Stadium, Sept. 2012
The stadium is owned by the City of New Britain, and is part of Willow Brook Park. Also located in the complex are two baseball fields, New Britain Stadium and Beehive Field.
In the 1970s and 1980s, it hosted four United States men's national soccer team matches. It most famously hosted the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup semifinals game between the Carolina Railhawks and the New England Revolution on September 4, 2007, in which New England won 2–1 to advance to the finals,[2] where they eventually defeated FC Dallas for the Dewar Cup. New England would return to Veterans Stadium on July 1, 2008, to defeat the Richmond Kickers 3–0 in the 3rd round of the 2008 U.S. Open Cup.[3] New England would return again on July 8, 2008, to play Crystal Palace Baltimore in the quarterfinal round. After 90 minutes of play and a half-hour of overtime, with the score 1-1, New England midfielder Mauricio Castro scored the Rev's 5th penalty kick out of five, winning the game on penalty kick on a score of 5–3.[4] The New England Revolution were 3-1-0 at Veterans Stadium after their 2-1 Open Cup loss to Harrisburg City Islanders on June 30, 2009.[citation needed]
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For the former stadium in Philadelphia see Veterans Stadium Veterans Stadium full name Veterans Memorial Stadium is a multi purpose stadium in New Britain Connecticut Opened in 1982 it is dedicated to the soldiers of the city who died in various U S wars particularly Vietnam The stadium now Houses CT United FC of the American Soccer League Veterans StadiumLocationWillow Brook Park New Britain ConnecticutOwnerNew Britain ConnecticutOperatorNew Britain ConnecticutCapacity8 448 1 SurfaceGrassOpened1982TenantsNew Britain Golden Hurricanes 1982 Present Connecticut Wolves USL 1993 2002 U S Open Cup 2001 2007 2009 SoccerPlus Connecticut WPSL 2006 2008 CT United FC ASL 2015 2017 Connecticut Crushers NWFA The stadium is used mostly by New Britain High School and some other area schools for football and soccer games It also hosts the Connecticut Crushers of the National Women s Football Association The stadium was also home to the Connecticut Wolves team of the United Soccer Leagues before that team folded in 2002 The stadium is an 8 lane oval track around a regulation size football field The track was dedicated to coach Irving S Black in April 1992 Seating is all in metal bleachers with 7 sections of 27 rows each on either side of the field The estimated capacity is 12 448 In the summer of 2012 the middle seating on both sides was changed to better match the colors of New Britain High School which are maroon and gold Seating colors of Veterans Stadium Sept 2012The stadium is owned by the City of New Britain and is part of Willow Brook Park Also located in the complex are two baseball fields New Britain Stadium and Beehive Field Contents 1 Sports 1 1 Soccer 1 1 1 Notable matches 2 ReferencesSports editSoccer edit In the 1970s and 1980s it hosted four United States men s national soccer team matches It most famously hosted the Lamar Hunt U S Open Cup semifinals game between the Carolina Railhawks and the New England Revolution on September 4 2007 in which New England won 2 1 to advance to the finals 2 where they eventually defeated FC Dallas for the Dewar Cup New England would return to Veterans Stadium on July 1 2008 to defeat the Richmond Kickers 3 0 in the 3rd round of the 2008 U S Open Cup 3 New England would return again on July 8 2008 to play Crystal Palace Baltimore in the quarterfinal round After 90 minutes of play and a half hour of overtime with the score 1 1 New England midfielder Mauricio Castro scored the Rev s 5th penalty kick out of five winning the game on penalty kick on a score of 5 3 4 The New England Revolution were 3 1 0 at Veterans Stadium after their 2 1 Open Cup loss to Harrisburg City Islanders on June 30 2009 citation needed The WPS Boston Breakers played a home match in Veterans Stadium against the Atlanta Beat in 2010 5 Notable matches edit Date Teams Match Type Attendance NotesAugust 12 1973 United States nbsp 1 0 nbsp Poland International Friendly 10 000 6 July 13 1988 United States nbsp 0 2 nbsp Poland International Friendly 10 213 7 June 17 1989 United States nbsp 2 1 nbsp Guatemala 1990 FIFA World Cup Qualification 10 516 8 August 30 1991 United States nbsp 0 1 nbsp Norway International Friendly 5 563 9 August 16 1992 United States nbsp 2 4 nbsp Norway International Friendly 1 547 10 August 6 1994 China nbsp 3 2 nbsp Germany International Friendly July 30 1995 United States nbsp 9 0 nbsp Chinese Taipei 1995 US Cup 3 782 11 May 15 1996 China nbsp 5 0 nbsp Canada 1996 US Cup 12 May 26 1996 United States nbsp 2 1 nbsp Scotland International Friendly 8 526 13 May 31 1997 United States nbsp 4 0 nbsp Canada 1997 US Cup 6 562 14 June 26 2001 Connecticut Wolves 3 2 Tampa Bay Mutiny 2001 U S Open CupSecond Round 4 362 15 September 4 2007 New England Revolution 1 0 Carolina Railhawks 2007 U S Open CupSemifinal 4 203 16 July 1 2008 New England Revolution 3 0 Richmond Kickers 2008 U S Open CupThird Round 3 950 17 June 30 2009 New England Revolution 1 2 Harrisburg City Islanders 2009 U S Open CupThird Round 3 100 18 May 29 2010 Turkey nbsp 2 0 nbsp Northern Ireland International Friendly 4 000 19 August 21 2010 Boston Breakers 2 3 Atlanta Beat Women s Professional Soccer 4 071 5 References edit City of New Britain Carolina RailHawks FC New England Revolution Crystal Palace F C USA a b Beat Back in Win Column oursportscentral com Atlanta Beat August 21 2010 Retrieved July 15 2022 11v11 com USA v Poland 1973 11v11 com USA v Poland 1988 11v11 com USA v Guatemala 1989 ussoccerhistory org USWNT Results 1990 1994 5 March 2019 ussoccerhistory org USWNT Results 1990 1994 5 March 2019 ussoccerhistory org USWNT Results 1995 1999 12 March 2019 rsssf org 2nd US Cup 1996 Women s Tournament 11v11 com USA v Scotland 1996 ussoccerhistory org USWNT Results 1995 1999 12 March 2019 2001 U S Open Cup Second Round 2007 U S Open Cup Semifinal 2008 U S Open Cup Third Round 2009 U S Open Cup Third Round 11v11 com Turkey v N Ireland 2010 41 38 54 N 72 46 22 W 41 648434 N 72 772667 W 41 648434 72 772667 Retrieved from 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