Durham County Memorial Stadium
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Full name | Durham County Memorial Stadium |
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Address | 750 Stadium Drive |
Location | Durham County, North Carolina |
Owner | County of Durham |
Capacity | 8,500 |
Surface | Artificial Turf (Astroturf) 8 Lane Polyurethane Track (Beynon Sports Surfaces BS2000RE Encapsulated) |
Construction | |
Built | 1958 |
Renovated | 2010 |
Tenants | |
(NCHSAA) Carolina Flyers (AUDL) Tobacco Road FC (USL2) | |
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Durham County Memorial Stadium is an 8,500-seat multi-purpose stadium located in Durham, North Carolina. Originally built in 1958, the stadium underwent significant renovations in 2010 that updated the facility to include an artificial turf lined for soccer, football and lacrosse and a track and field facility with an eight lane track. Durham County Memorial Stadium is the home field of Northern Durham High School Football, Carolina Flyers of the AUDL and Tobacco Road FC of USL-2. The stadium is also used as a special events facility hosting local, regional and national events.
The stadium hosted Shaw University Football from 2007 to 2018, despite the school's location in neighboring Wake County.
Durham County Memorial Stadium is managed by the Durham County Memorial Stadium Authority and owned by the County of Durham.
Notable events[]
- NAIA Football National Championship 2021-2022[1]
- USATF Youth National Championship 2019
- CIAA Football Conference Championship 2008-2012 and 2014-2015[2]
- State Games of North Carolina (Track and Field and Lacrosse)
References[]
- ^ "NAIA Football Championship and Senior Football Classic Coming to Durham County Memorial Stadium". September 15, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-09-16.
- ^ Journal, John Dell/Winston-Salem. "CIAA football-title game is going back to Durham". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
External links[]
- Durham County Memorial Stadium
- Open Durham - Durham County Stadium Site HistoryCoordinates: 36°02′08″N 78°54′11″W / 36.035427°N 78.903165°W
- Athletics (track and field) venues in North Carolina
- College football venues
- Soccer venues in North Carolina
- Sports venues in Durham, North Carolina
- Multi-purpose stadiums in the United States
- National Premier Soccer League stadiums
- American football venues in North Carolina
- 1960 establishments in North Carolina
- Sports venues completed in 1960
- High school football venues in the United States
- North Carolina sports venue stubs