Heroes Stadium is an 11,000-seat, open style
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly ...
stadium
A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...
serving the public school district
North East ISD
The North East Independent School District (commonly NEISD or North East ISD) is a school district located in San Antonio, Texas, United States. North East ISD serves the north central and northeast areas of Bexar County, covering approximately . ...
in
San Antonio
("Cradle of Freedom")
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Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...
, USA. It opened in 2009, built on the site of the abandoned Longhorn Quarry, and has 2,525 paved parking spaces. $27.5 million of funding was provided by a 2007 school district bond. A video board system measuring was installed in 2010. Along with
Comalander Stadium, Heroes is the home venue for the football, track and field, soccer, and band events for the high schools in the
North East Independent School District
The North East Independent School District (commonly NEISD or North East ISD) is a school district located in San Antonio, Texas, United States. North East ISD serves the north central and northeast areas of Bexar County, covering approximately . ...
, and also plays host to various athletic events for the district's middle and elementary schools.
The stadium received national exposure on August 27, 2010, when it held a game between local
Madison Mavericks an
Steele Knightsof
Cibolo. The game was televised by
ESPN
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, as part of its High School Rise Kickoff Event.
The venue hosted the
San Antonio Scorpions
The San Antonio Scorpions were an American professional soccer team based in San Antonio, Texas. Founded in 2010, the team made its debut in the North American Soccer League in 2012. The Scorpions played at Toyota Field, a soccer specific stad ...
in their inaugural
2012
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NASL season
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. The team played at the site to an average attendance of 9,176, including a couple of sellout crowds,
while their stadium,
Toyota Field
Toyota Field is a soccer-specific stadium in San Antonio, Texas, United States. Located next to Heroes Stadium, and adjacent to the STAR Soccer Complex and Morgan's Wonderland, the facility opened on April 13, 2013. The stadium is the home o ...
, was being completed.
References
External links
Texas Bob Stadium Reference Page
North American Soccer League stadiums
North East Independent School District
Sports venues in San Antonio
High school football venues in Texas
Sports venues completed in 2009
Soccer venues in Texas
2009 establishments in Texas
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