Lamar Soccer Complex

Lamar Soccer Complex

Soccer Complex - View toward the grandstands
Location	On Rolfe Christopher Dr north of US 69, 96, 287 Freeway (Cardinal Drive) Beaumont, Texas
Coordinates	30°02′01.3″N 94°04′19.1″W
Owner	Lamar University
Operator	Lamar University
Seating type	bleacher bench
Capacity	500
Record attendance	994 August 15, 2024 vs Texas A&M[1]
Field size	115 X 70 yards
Surface	grass
Scoreboard	electronic, digital
Construction
Broke ground	June 15, 2009
Built	2009
Opened	September 25, 2009
Construction cost	$3,724,920[2]
Architect	Leo A Daly[2]
Main contractors	Pepper-Lawson Construction[2]
Tenants
Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer (NCAA)

The Lamar Soccer Complex, built in 2009 on the campus of Lamar University, is a soccer facility located in Beaumont, Texas. It is the home stadium for the Division I (NCAA) Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer team. The stadium has a permanent seating capacity of 500. Stadium features include covered benches for both the home and visiting teams, lighting, and a programmable fertilization and irrigation system.^[3] Construction of the stadium began on June 15, 2009. Construction cost of the soccer field and adjacent Lamar Soccer and Softball Complex building was $3,724,920.^[2] The stadium and supporting Lamar Soccer and Softball Complex building were part of a $29 million athletic construction project.^[4]

The first match at the new stadium was a 2–1 loss against the New Mexico State Aggies on September 25, 2009. Official attendance for the opening game was 513.^[5]

Post Season play

The stadium served as the site of the 2014 and 2018 Southland Conference soccer tournaments.^[6][7]

Yearly attendance

Below is the Lady Cardinals' yearly home attendance at the Lamar Soccer Complex.

Season	Average	High
Yearly Home Attendance
2023[8]	506	636
2022[8]	438	702
2021[8]	172	263
2020[8]	75*	75*
2019[8]	245	505
2018[8]	333	588
2017[8]	299	695
2016[8]	250	433
2015[8]	326	602
2014[8]	237	323
2013[8]	321	493
2012[8]	261	362
2011[8]	353	527
2010[8]	400	562
2009[8]	321	513

* Stadium capacity limited to 75 due to COVID19 precautions^[9]
The attendance record of 702 was set vs Incarnate Word on September 30, 2022.

Lamar Soccer and Softball Complex building

The Lamar Soccer and Softball Complex building is located in between the soccer stadium and the Lamar Softball Complex. The building, over 11,000 square feet in size, serves both softball and soccer. It includes coaches offices, academic study areas, laundry facilities, equipment storage, home and visitor locker rooms, concessions, public restrooms, and a training facility, one of four training facilities on campus.

Soccer Complex Pictures

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See also

• List of soccer stadiums in the United States

References

1. "Aggies Impress in 5-0 Season-Opening Win at Lamar". Texas A&M Athletics. August 15, 2024. Retrieved August 16, 2024. Texas A&M was able to silence a raucous crowd as a record 994 fans poured into Lamar Soccer Complex.
2. "MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM" (PDF). Texas State University System. February 11, 2011. p. 169. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
3. "LU Soccer Complex". Lamar Cardinals Athletics. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
4. Lee Yobbi (June 11, 2009). "Lamar soccer complex soon to be under construction". Hearst Newspapers II, LLC. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
5. "New Mexico State Stuns Lamar On Soccer Complex's Opening Night". Lamar University Athletics. September 25, 2009. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
6. "2014 Soccer Championship Central 2014 Southland Soccer Tournament". Southland Conference. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
7. "2018 Southland Conference Soccer Tournament". Southland Conference. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
8. "Lamar University Cardinals". NCAA. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
9. "LU Athletics Announces Attendance Policy for LU SB/SOC Complex". Lamar University Athletics. February 11, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2022.

External links

• Lamar Soccer Complex