Fouts Field is a stadium in Denton, Texas. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the University of North Texas Mean Green. The stadium opened in 1952 and holds 30,500 people.
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Estádio Municipal Juscelino Kubitschek, usually known as Estádio JK, is a multi-use stadium in Itumbiara, Brazil. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 20,000. It was built in 1977.
The stadium is owned by the Itumbiara City Hall. It is named after Juscelino Kubitschek, who was president of Brazil from 1956 to 1961.
In 1977, the works on Estádio JK were completed. The inaugural match was played on October 12 of that year, when Itumbiara Esporte Clube and Vasco da Gama drew 0-0. The stadium’s attendance record currently stands at 41,235, set in the inaugural match.
The first goal of the stadium was scored by Itumbiara’s Zé Carlos, on October 19, 1977.
On March 7, 1984, the largest goal score of the stadium was set, when Itumbiara beat Goiás 6-1.
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The Veltins Arena is a football stadium in the German city of Gelsenkirchen. Originally named the Arena AufSchalke, it opened in 2001 as the new home ground for the Bundesliga football club FC Schalke 04 and will host 5 matches in the 2006 World Cup, including a quarter-final. Accredited as a UEFA Five-Star Stadium, it has a league capacity of 61,524 (standing and seated) and an international capacity of 53,994 (seated only). The naming rights to the stadium were sold on July 1, 2005 to the German brewery Veltins.
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Giants Stadium is the home stadium for the New York Giants and New York Jets NFL football teams, and Red Bull New York (formerly MetroStars) of Major League Soccer. It is located in East Rutherford, New Jersey in the Meadowlands Sports Complex, which also hosts the Meadowlands Racetrack and the Continental Airlines Arena. Official seating capacity as of 2004 is 80,242.
Giants Stadium was the first major league sporting venue in New Jersey and its success, along with the success of the Giants in the 1980’s was a major impetus behind increased pride and enthusiasm among New Jersey residents.
Because the Jets play in a stadium named for another NFL team, the Jets officially refer to the site as simply The Meadowlands; it is used on all official NFL and team game notes regarding Jets’ home games.
The Valley is a football stadium in London that is home to Charlton Athletic F.C.
Gillette Stadium is the home stadium for the New England Patriots football team and the New England Revolution soccer team. Located in Foxborough, Massachusetts the facility opened in 2002, replacing Foxboro Stadium. The seating capacity is 68,756, including 6,000 club seats and 87 luxury suites. The stadium is owned and operated by American businessman Robert Kraft, who also owns the Patriots and Revolution.
The stadium was originally known as CMGI Field before the naming rights were bought by Gillette after the “dot-com” bust. Although Gillette has officially merged with Procter & Gamble, the stadium will retain the Gillette name, since P&G will continue to use the Gillette brand name.
By the 1990s, the Patriots needed the increased revenue that would come with a new stadium to remain competitive in the NFL, as Foxboro Stadium had become rapidly outdated and lacked sufficient modern amenities. Robert Kraft, who had owned Foxboro Stadium since 1988, purchased the New England Patriots in 1994 and began a quest to build a more financially lucrative home for his team. After voiding a 1998 agreement to move the Patriots to a new stadium in Hartford, Connecticut, Kraft decided to pursue a new stadium adjacent to Foxboro Stadium on U.S. Route 1.
Stanford Stadium (capacity 50,000 as of 2006) is a stadium on the Stanford University campus. It was built in 1921 and is the present home for Stanford football.
Built partly in competition with the University of California, Berkeley to see who could build a football stadium first, Stanford Stadium was built in four months and opened its gates on November 19, 1921. The first game was against California, who defeated Stanford 42-7. Seating capacity was originally 60,000, but subsequent renovations increased it to its maximum capacity of 85,500. The last athletics track was installed in 1978, and was removed after the 2005 football season.
Other high profile events hosted at Stanford Stadium include Herbert Hoover’s acceptance speech for the 1928 Republican Presidential nomination, Super Bowl XIX in 1985 and international soccer matches for the 1984 Summer Olympics, the 1994 FIFA World Cup, and the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Each event resulted in additional changes to the stadium, including a new press box and aluminum bench seating.
Qualcomm Stadium (a.k.a. “The Q”), formerly known as San Diego Stadium and Jack Murphy Stadium, is a multiple-use stadium in San Diego, California. It is the current home of the San Diego Chargers of the NFL, the San Diego State University Aztecs college football team and hosts the Pacific Life Holiday Bowl and the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl college football games every December. Until 2003, it served as the home of the San Diego Padres in Major League Baseball. The stadium has hosted three Super Bowl games: Super Bowl XXII in 1988, Super Bowl XXXII in 1998, and Super Bowl XXXVII in 2003. It has also hosted the 1978 and 1992 Major League Baseball All-Star Games, the 1996 and 1998 National League Division Series, the 1984 and 1998 National League Championship Series, and the 1984 and 1998 World Series.
Estadio Latinoamericano (Spanish for Latin American Stadium) is a stadium in Havana, Cuba. It is primarily used for baseball. In 1991, it hosted the baseball games for the Pan American Games. It opened in 1946 with the name Estadio del Carro and currently holds about 55,000 people. In 1999, it also hosted an exhibition series between the Cuban national team and the Baltimore Orioles
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Vasil Levski National Stadium (Национален стадион „Васил Левски“), named after Bulgarian national hero Vasil Levski, is one of Bulgaria’s largest sports venues and the country’s largest stadium. The stadium has 43,340 seats and is located in the centre of Sofia.
Vasil Levski National Stadium was officially opened in 1953 and reconstructed in 1966 and 2002. It is currently eligible to host UEFA Cup final matches. The Bulgaria national football team’s home matches and the Bulgarian Cup finals are held at the venue, as well as athletics competitions.
The stadium also boasts judo, artistic gymnastics, basketball, boxing, aerobics, fencing and table tennis halls, as well as a general phycical training hall, two conference halls and three restaurants.
It is the venue for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies in Sofia’s bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics.
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