Roberts Stadium was a 2,356 seat soccer-specific stadium located on the campus of Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey. It was the home to the Princeton Tigers men's and women's soccer teams.[5] The stadium was named in honor of Thomas S. Roberts '85, a former Princeton goal keeper. The stadium's natural grass game field, Myslik Field, was named in memory of Robert H. Myslik '90, a soccer alumnus and assistant coach who died in 2003.[1] The team's artificial turf practice field, Plummer Field, was adjacent to the stadium.[1] The stadium was torn down in 2019 to make way for Perelman College, the future seventh residential college at Princeton University.

Roberts Stadium

Full name	Myslik Field at Roberts Stadium[1]
Location	Princeton, NJ 08540
Coordinates	40.342343°N 74.653965°W / 40.342343; -74.653965
Owner	Princeton University
Operator	Princeton University
Capacity	2,356
Field size	120 x 75 yards[2]
Surface	Grass
Construction
Broke ground	May, 2007
Opened	September 2, 2008
Demolished	2019
Construction cost	$8.4 million
Architect	Anderson Architects[3]
General contractor	Fitzpatrick & Associates, Inc[4]
Tenants
Princeton Tigers Men's & Women's Soccer (NCAA) (2008-present)

Roberts Stadium opened September 2, 2008, and was formally dedicated October 4, 2008, following a doubleheader with Dartmouth College. The stadium replaced the former Lourie-Love Field, which stood on the same grounds. Lourie-Love Field was named after Princeton football alumni Donold B. Lourie and George H. Love, both 1922 graduates.

In May 2010, the United States men's national soccer team held a week-long pre-World Cup training camp at Roberts Stadium.[6] In June 2012, the United States women's national soccer team held a two-week-long training camp at the stadium to prepare for an international friendly against the Chinese women's national football team at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, PA.[7]

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• Venue history