sport.wikisort.org - StadiumBelson Stadium is a 2,168-seat soccer-specific stadium located at Utopia Parkway and Union Turnpike in Queens, New York City, on the campus of St. John's University. It is the home of the St. John's Red Storm men's and women's soccer teams. The stadium is unique in that it is built on top of a parking garage to save space in the dense urban environment of Queens.[1]
Belson Stadium |
Location | 8000 Utopia Parkway Queens, New York City, NY 11439 |
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Owner | St. John's University |
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Operator | St. John's University |
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Capacity | 2,168 |
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Surface | FieldTurf |
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Broke ground | February 1, 2001 |
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Opened | September 21, 2002[1] |
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Construction cost | $6 million |
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St. John's Red Storm (NCAA) (2002–present) New York Pancyprian-Freedoms (USASA) (2005–present) F.C. New York (USL Pro/NPSL) (2011–2012) F.A. Euro (USL2) (2013–2018) New York Cosmos (NASL) (2015–2016) (USOC matches and Soccer Bowl 2016) New York Rumble (MLU) (2015) New York City FC II (MLS Next Pro) (2022–present) |
The stadium is named in honor of Maxine and Jerome Belson. Mr. Belson was a graduate of St. John's law school, a member of the university's Board of Trustees and a past benefactor to the university. The Belsons donated $6 million for the construction of the stadium and an additional $5 million was raised for the parking garage and landscaping.[2]
From 2013 to 2018, the stadium was the home field of F.A. Euro New York of USL League Two (USL2).[3]
On November 13, 2016, the stadium hosted the Soccer Bowl, the championship game of the North American Soccer League (NASL), between the New York Cosmos and the Indy Eleven. The Cosmos won on penalties 4–2 in front of a crowd of 2,150.[4] The Cosmos also played several U.S. Open Cup matches at the stadium in 2015 and 2016.[5]
The stadium is also the home field of the New York Pancyprian-Freedoms of the Cosmopolitan Soccer League of the United States Adult Soccer Association.[6][7]
References
- "BELSON SOCCER STADIUM". St. John's University Athletics. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- "St. John's University Dedicates New Belson Soccer Stadium". Queens Chronicle. September 26, 2002. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
- "FA Euro New York". uslpdl.com. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
- "Modern Dynasty: Cosmos Win 8th NASL Title (2nd Straight and 3rd in 4 Years)". nysportsday.com. November 14, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
- "Belson Stadium to host Cosmos, Revolution match". empireofsoccer.com. June 16, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
- "New York of Pancyprian-Freedoms". New York of Pancyprian-Freedoms. August 10, 2017.
- "Amateur Soccer in New York, Built on Immigrant Pride". New York Times. June 9, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
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St. John's University (New York City) |
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Academics |
- College of Insurance
- Notre Dame College (Staten Island)
- St. John's Preparatory School (Queens)
- St. John's University School of Law
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Athletics | |
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Campus | |
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People | |
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History | |
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Jamaica |
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Queens, New York City |
Green spaces |
- Captain Tilly Park
- Foch Sitting Area
- Proctor-Hopson Circle
- Prospect Cemetery
- Roy Wilkins Park
- Springfield Park
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Education |
- Al-Iman School
- Archbishop Molloy High School
- August Martin High School
- Children's Library Discovery Center
- Dominican Commercial High School
- Hillcrest High School
- Jamaica High School
- The Mary Louis Academy
- Queens Gateway to Health Sciences Secondary School
- Queens High School for the Sciences
- Thomas A. Edison High School
- York College
- The Young Women's Leadership School of Queens
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Religion |
- First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica
- First Reformed Church
- Grace Episcopal Church Complex
- Greater Allen A. M. E. Cathedral of New York
- Jamaica First German Presbyterian Church
- Masjid Al-Mamoor
- St. Monica's Church
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Culture |
- Afrikan Poetry Theatre
- Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning
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Other buildings/ structures |
- 85-15 Wareham Place
- Baisley Park Houses
- Belson Stadium
- Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building
- Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
- Jamaica Savings Bank
- Jamaica Av location
- Sutphin Blvd location
- King Manor
- Jamaica Race Course
- J. Kurtz and Sons Store Building
- La Casina
- Loew's Valencia Theatre
- Queens Detention Facility
- Sidewalk clock on Jamaica Avenue
- South Jamaica Houses
- Triboro Hospital for Tuberculosis
- United States Post Office
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Transportation | Subway stations |
- 169th Street
- Jamaica–179th Street
- Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer
- Jamaica–Van Wyck
- Parsons Boulevard
- Sutphin Boulevard
- Sutphin Boulevard–Archer Avenue–JFK Airport
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Other stations |
- 165th Street Bus Terminal
- Hillside Facility
- Jamaica
- Locust Manor
- St. Albans
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Former stations |
- 160th Street
- 168th Street
- Cedar Manor
- Metropolitan Avenue
- Queens Boulevard
- Rockaway Junction
- Sutphin Boulevard
- Union Hall Street
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Geography | |
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Soccer stadiums of the Big East Conference |
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Sports venues in the New York metropolitan area |
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Active | The Bronx | |
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Brooklyn | |
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Manhattan | |
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Queens | |
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Staten Island | |
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Nassau | |
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Suffolk | |
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New Jersey | |
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Hudson Valley | |
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Defunct | The Bronx | |
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Brooklyn | |
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Manhattan | |
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Queens | |
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Staten Island | |
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Long Island | |
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New Jersey | |
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Proposed | |
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Never built | |
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Current stadiums in USL League Two |
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Current as of the 2021 USL League Two season |
Eastern Conference | Metropolitan Division | |
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Mid Atlantic Division | |
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Northeast Division | |
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Southern Conference | Deep South Division | |
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South Atlantic Division | |
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Southeast Division | |
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Central Conference | Great Lakes Division | |
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Heartland Division | |
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Mid South Division | |
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Western Conference | Mountain Division | |
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Northwest Division | |
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