Cochrane Stadium is a 4,000-seat
multi-purpose stadium
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in
. Opened in October 1983, the stadium is located in the Ed "Faa" Ford Athletic Complex in the Caven Point area of Jersey City near
Liberty State Park
Liberty State Park (LSP) is a park in the U.S. state of New Jersey, located on Upper New York Bay in Jersey City, New Jersey, Jersey City opposite Liberty Island and Ellis Island. The park opened in 1976 to coincide with United States Bicenten ...
and
Liberty National Golf Club
Liberty National is a country club located in Jersey City, New Jersey adjacent to Liberty State Park on the Upper New York Bay. Its clubhouse, guest villas, teaching center, and "Cafe 12" halfway house were designed by Lindsay Newman Architecture ...
.
In 2008, the stadium's field was re-surfaced with FieldTurf six months after the previous playing surface was found to be contaminated with lead.
Cochrane Stadium (often referred to as Caven Point due to the surrounding area) served as the home field for the
St. Peter's Peacocks football team
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until the school folded its program in 2007.
In 2021, the stadium hosted five home games for
Rugby New York
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of
Major League Rugby
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(MLR).
Five Jersey City high schools (two Catholic, three public) currently share Cochrane Stadium. They are:
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St. Peter's Preparatory School
Saint Peter's Preparatory School (also known as Saint Peter's Prep or simply Prep) is an Private school, independent, College-preparatory school, preparatory, and Single-sex education, all-male day school located in Jersey City, New Jersey, Jers ...
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Hudson Catholic High School
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James J. Ferris High School
James J. Ferris High School is a four-year Comprehensive high school, comprehensive state school, public Secondary education in the United States, high school serving students in ninth grade, ninth through twelfth grades from Jersey City, New Je ...
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Lincoln High School
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Henry Snyder High School
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Sports venues completed in 1990
Saint Peter's Peacocks football
College football venues in New Jersey
Multi-purpose stadiums in the United States
Major League Rugby stadiums
Sports in Hudson County, New Jersey
Buildings and structures in Jersey City, New Jersey
Rugby league stadiums in the United States
Rugby union stadiums in the United States
High school football venues in the United States
1990 establishments in New Jersey
Defunct college football venues
Soccer venues in New Jersey
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