Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium is a

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located in Falcon Heights on the

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campus of the

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. It is primarily used as the home of the

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' women's soccer team. The stadium opened in 1999 and seats 1,000. The stadium is named after Elizabeth Lyle Robbie, who became the first female owner of a professional sports franchise in the United States after she purchased the

Miami Toros The Miami Toros were a professional soccer team in the North American Soccer League (1968–1984), North American Soccer League from 1972 to 1976. The club was founded in 1967 as the Washington Darts, and moved to Miami, where they played the ...

team in the mid-'70s.ELIZABETH ROBBIE'S CHARACTER
on ''The Sun Sentinel'', 7 Nov 1991 Lyle was also the wife of

Joe Robbie Joseph Robbie (July 7, 1916 – January 7, 1990) was an American attorney, politician, and the principal founder of the Miami Dolphins. Early life Robbie was raised in Sisseton, South Dakota, the second of five children. His father was a Leban ...

, former owner of the

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. The Robbie family was originally from South Dakota, but lived a number of years in Minneapolis.Joe Robbie, el visionario que expandió el football en el sur de Florida
by LUIS F. SÁNCHEZ on ''Diario Las Américas'' - 24 Jan 2020 Elizabeth was the first female owner of a professional sports franchise in the United States, as she owned the Miami Toros /

Minnesota Strikers The Minnesota Strikers were an American soccer team that competed in the North American Soccer League (NASL) for the 1984 season and in the Major Indoor Soccer League from 1984 through 1988. The team was based in Minneapolis/ St. Paul metrop ...

soccer team in the 1970s and 1980s. Prior to Robbie Stadium, the school played home games from 1993 to 1998 at the "St. Paul Campus Soccer Field", also located in Falcon Heights.

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