Negoesco Stadium is a 3,000 seat soccer stadium located in

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, on the campus of

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. The facility was named in honour of USF soccer coach Steve Negoesco. The stadium is also used by USF students and staff for recreational activities.

Stadium history

The stadium was renovated in 2000 expanding it to its current capacity of 3,000 seats including theater style seats on the west side of the field and a full permanent grandstand on the east side. Additionally TV capable lights were added to the field that year. In 2003 the current fieldturf surface was added. Negoesco has also hosted a

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game between the

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and San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer and an international friendly between the Earthquakes and

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of the

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. Some of the most notable improvements were made in September 2008, just before the Dons began their season, as banners celebrating the rich legacy and tradition of USF Soccer were hung along the stadiums west wall. Six national championship banners hang alongside 2 national runner-up banners and alongside banners celebrating the Dons glorious postseason past (30

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appearances, 9 College Cup appearances). Additional banners also feature USF conference titles as members of the Northern California Intercollegiate Soccer Conference/West Coast Intercollegiate Soccer Conference, Pacific Soccer Conference, and the West Coast Conference. A final banner will feature the names of all 41 NSCAA All-Americans to proudly wear the Green and Gold. Other changes include the installation of advertising panels acknowledging sponsors and supporters of USF Athletics and the Dons Soccer program alongside the east sideline of the field, and European-style protective team benches, were also added to the technical areas on the east sideline.

References

External links

Vintage San Francisco Map
- location where stadium was eventually built San Francisco Dons soccer Soccer venues in San Francisco College soccer venues in California 1982 establishments in California Sports venues completed in 1982 {{California-sports-venue-stub