Anteater Stadium

Anteater Stadium
Tenants
Full name	Anteater Stadium
Location	4000 Mesa Rd. Irvine, California 92617
Coordinates	33°39′0″N 117°51′3″W / 33.65000°N 117.85083°W / 33.65000; -117.85083Coordinates: 33°39′0″N 117°51′3″W / 33.65000°N 117.85083°W / 33.65000; -117.85083
Owner	University of California, Irvine
Capacity	2,500
Record attendance	1,832 on 15 November 2008 for Men's Soccer^[1]
Surface	Natural grass
UC Irvine Anteaters men's soccer UC Irvine Anteaters women's soccer Orange County Blues FC (2013-present)

Anteater Stadium is a 2,500 seat multi-purpose stadium on the campus of University of California, Irvine in Irvine, California.

History

Recent renovations have added lights to Anteater Stadium, which was completed late in 2000.^[2]

Anteater Stadium served as the host for the first Big West Conference men's soccer tournament which the UC Irvine Anteaters men's soccer team won.

The soccer programs share use of the stadium with track and field.

The stadium also hosts the professional soccer team Orange County Blues FC of the USL.

↑ "No. 8 Anteaters Beat No. 19 UC Santa Barbara 4-2; Win Big West Tournament". UC Irvine Athletics. 15 November 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
↑ McLeod, Paul (26 September 2000). "Irvine's Anteater Stadium Getting Ready for Bright New Look". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 24 October 2009. Retrieved 7 October 2009.

University of California, Irvine

Overview	Academics Athletics Campus People

Academics	Claire Trevor School of the Arts Francisco J. Ayala School of Biological Sciences Paul Merage School of Business School of Education Henry Samueli School of Engineering School of Humanities Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences School of Law School of Medicine School of Physical Sciences School of Social Ecology School of Social Sciences

Research	Beckman Laser Institute Calit2 Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory Institute of Transportation Studies Thesaurus Linguae Graecae UC Center for Hydrologic Modeling UC Humanities Research Institute

Student life	Activities and traditions KUCI Muslim Student Union

Athletics	Baseball Men's basketball Men's volleyball

Campus	Anteater Ballpark Anteater Recreation Center Anteater Stadium Arboretum Bren Events Center Crawford Hall UCI Medical Center off campus New Swan Theater Student housing Middle Earth University Hills

Category Commons

2016 USL venues

Eastern Conference	City Stadium Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard FNB Field Goodman Stadium Highmark Stadium Legion Stadium Louisville Slugger Field MUSC Health Stadium Nippert Stadium Ontario Soccer Centre Ramblewood Soccer Complex Red Bull Arena Rochester Rhinos Stadium Titan Soccer Complex

Western Conference	Anteater Stadium Bonney Field H-E-B Park Children's Mercy Victory Field Marshall Wireless Field Merlo Field ONEOK Field Peoria Sports Complex Rio Tinto Stadium Switchbacks Stadium Starfire Sports StubHub Center Track and Field Stadium Taft Stadium Thunderbird Stadium Toyota Field

Soccer stadiums in the Big West Conference

Alex G. Spanos Stadium (Cal Poly) Titan Stadium (Cal State Fullerton) Matador Soccer Field (Cal State Northridge) George Allen Field (Long Beach State, women's) Stagg Memorial Stadium (Pacific, women's) Aggie Field (UC Davis) Anteater Stadium (UC Irvine) UCR Soccer Stadium (UC Riverside) Harder Stadium (UC Santa Barbara)

Sports in Orange County, California

Baseball	MLB Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

Ice hockey	NHL Anaheim Ducks

Tennis	WTT Orange County Breakers

Roller derby	RDCL Orange County Roller Girls

College athletics	NCAA Division I Cal State Fullerton UC Irvine

Soccer	USL Orange County Blues FC PDL OC Blues U23

Defunct/Relocated	NFL Los Angeles Rams ABA Anaheim Amigos NBA Los Angeles Clippers² NBA D-League Anaheim Arsenal NASL California Surf APSL Los Angeles Salsa AFL Anaheim Piranhas NLL Anaheim Storm RHI Anaheim Bullfrogs WFL Southern California Sun CISL Anaheim Splash

Venues	Anaheim Convention Center Angel Stadium Anteater Ballpark Anteater Recreation Center Anteater Stadium Bren Events Center Crawford Hall Goodwin Field Honda Center Titan Gym Titan Stadium

¹Currently on hiatus. ²Only played occasional games in Orange County

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