UMBC Stadium is a 4,500-seat stadium on the campus of UMBC in

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. The stadium opened in 1976. It is home to the

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men's and women's lacrosse, field hockey, and track and field programs, as well as an alternate venue for soccer. The stadium has also hosted championships for the

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in track and field and conference tournaments for the

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in men's and women's lacrosse, as well as tryouts for

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's team to compete in the

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. In 2008, it also became the home field of

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, a professional outdoor soccer team that announced plans to become a member of the 2010 incarnation of the

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. The NASL's launch was delayed due to a controversy between that league and the

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. Eventually, the two bodies came to a temporary truce, with the

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establishing a temporary league,

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, for the 2010 season only. Crystal Palace Baltimore plays in this league for 2010. However, midway through the 2010 season, Crystal Palace Baltimore left UMBC and hopped to several different stadiums in the

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area. The stadium is part of the a complex which also includes The Baseball Factory Field at UMBC and UMBC's softball stadium and is located across the street from the UMBC Event Center and

Retriever Soccer Park The Retriever Soccer Park is a soccer-specific stadium and one of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County's athletic fields. It is located in the southeastern section of the campus next to the UMBC Stadium, the Department of Facilities Mana ...

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