Weidner Field is a soccer-specific stadium located in downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. Having opened on April 24, 2021, it is home to the Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC who compete in the United States soccer league system, second level of U.S. men's professional Association football, soccer, the USL Championship (USLC). While designed for soccer with a seating capacity of 8,000, the stadium is capable of hosting other types of events reaching a capacity as high as 15,000.
Sitting at an altitude of roughly above sea level, the facility has the highest elevation of any stadium used by a professional team in the American soccer pyramid. It replaces the former Weidner Field, now known as Martin 'Ed' Ragain Field, a smaller venue in the east of the city.
The stadium was part of a collection of projects led by the City of Colorado Springs known as City for Champions including the US Olympic and Paralympic Museum, Ed Robson Arena, William J Hybl Sports Medicine and Performance Center, and Air Force Academy Visitor Center. Weidner Field was designed to energize the downtown area, spur adjacent real estate investment, increase tourism, and bring a sprawling community together. Plans for the new stadium were officially unveiled in July 2018.
[ Design details were revealed in July 2019, and the ceremonial groundbreaking took place that December.][
Naming rights are held by Weidner Apartment Homes, an owner in the Club][ and sponsored the naming rights for the former stadium. The "Weidner Field" name was officially transferred from the old stadium to the new venue on October 15, 2020.]
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External links
Official website
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
Sports venues in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Tourist attractions in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Soccer venues in Colorado
Sports venues completed in 2021
USL Championship stadiums
Premier Lacrosse League venues
2021 establishments in Colorado
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