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Stevens Stadium is a 7,000-seat soccer stadium on the west coast of the United States, located on the campus of Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California. The stadium is the current home of the Santa Clara Broncos soccer teams and was the former home of the now-defunct football team as well as the baseball team. The baseball team moved to their new home at Stephen Schott Stadium in 2005.

Stevens Stadium

Buck Shaw Field
View from northwest in 2008
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Former names	Buck Shaw Stadium (1962–2015)
Address	500 El Camino Real
Location	Santa Clara University Santa Clara, California, U.S.
Coordinates	37°21′2″N 121°56′12″W
Public transit	Santa Clara Station
Owner	Santa Clara University
Operator	Santa Clara University
Capacity	Soccer: 10,525[1] (2008–2015) 7,000[2] (2015–present)
Field size	74 by 115 yd (68 by 105 m)
Surface	Natural grass
Construction
Broke ground	1961
Opened	September 22, 1962; 60 years ago (1962-09-22)
Construction cost	$4 million (2008 upgrades) ($5.03 million in 2021[3])
Tenants
Santa Clara University (NCAA Division I WCC): Soccer (1962–present) Football (NCAA-WFC; 1962–1992) Baseball (1963–2005) Professional sports San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) (2008–2014) FC Gold Pride (WPS) (2009)

The former home of the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer, the stadium's capacity was increased in the winter of 2007 from a capacity of 6,800 to 10,300. It was named Buck Shaw Stadium up until a renovation was done in 2015.[4]

Stadium history

Buck Shaw Stadium opened its gates for the first time on September 22, 1962 when it hosted a football game between UC Davis and Santa Clara. Named for Lawrence T. "Buck" Shaw, a former football coach of the SCU Broncos, the playing surface still retains his name to the present day, being named Buck Shaw Field. The stadium was used for football games until 1992 and baseball games until 2005.

In 2005, the venue was converted from a multipurpose facility to a soccer-only facility when the dugouts, baseball infield, and baseball backstop were permanently removed. The name was changed to Stevens Stadium following a renovation project in 2015.

The stadium is the current location of the commencement ceremonies for the university. The site was first used for the undergraduate commencement on Saturday, June 9, 2001.

San Jose Earthquakes

On October 26, 2007, the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer announced that they would play a majority of their home games during the 2008 season at the stadium. Upgrades such as additional seating and bathrooms were added to the stadium in order for it to comply with MLS standards and funded by the Earthquakes organization over the last part 2008. The capacity was increased from 6,800 seats to 10,300 seats. In addition, the field was moved closer to the existing grandstand, with a small section removed from section 107 to accommodate the shift. The Santa Clara practice field between the Leavey Center and Stevens was replaced with an "Italgrass" artificial turf surface.

Drainage improvements were also made to the stadium's field in concert with the field crown being removed to produce a flat pitch. A new video scoreboard was added along with additional concession and merchandising stands. General facilities were also modernized or improved including the addition of new lighting, a TV press box, new sound system, and an additional grandstand on the stadium's west side. The new grandstand included all of the seating additions made to the stadium. About half of the new grandstand included tip up seating. Overall, the enhancements cost around $4 million.[5]

After the Earthquakes departed for their new Avaya Stadium, the university undertook an improvement project that removed the original east side press box from the stadium as well as the Earthquakes temporary bleachers on the west side of the stadium. In their place a new smaller permanent west side grandstand, press box and entry plaza were installed. Capacity of the stadium was reduced back to 7,000 permanent seats as a result.

Other sports events

Soccer

In summer of 1981 the stadium was the main venue for the World Games 1981.

During the 1994 FIFA World Cup, the stadium was the official practice field of the Brazil soccer team. The Brazilians won the World Cup that year. It also played host to the Romanian national team for their practice prior to that year's quarterfinal match.

Stevens Stadium holds the current record for highest attendance at a women's outdoor collegiate sporting event. In 1996 the NCAA Women's College Cup (Division I soccer finals) was played at Buck Shaw, which had its capacity temporarily expanded to 8,800 seats and sold out both days of the tournament.

In 2009, the stadium also hosted FC Gold Pride, one of the seven charter teams of Women's Professional Soccer. However, Gold Pride moved to Pioneer Stadium in Hayward for the 2010 season.

Rugby

The stadium has also hosted several international rugby matches. In 2006, Buck Shaw hosted three pool matches in the Churchill Cup rugby union competition, becoming the first U.S. venue to host matches in that tournament (all matches in the 2003–2005 editions had been in Canada). In May 2009 the stadium again hosted an international rugby match, with 10,000 fans turning out to watch the game between the United States and Ireland.[6]

International matches

Date	Home	Score	Opponent	Competition	Attendance
June 3, 2006	United States	13–28	Ireland A	2006 Churchill Cup	3,700[7]
June 8, 2006	United States	6–74	Māori All Blacks	2006 Churchill Cup	3,562[8]
June 10, 2006	Māori All Blacks	27–6	Ireland A	2006 Churchill Cup
July 1, 2006	United States	91–0	Barbados	2007 Rugby World Cup qualifying	[9]
May 31, 2009	United States	10–27	Ireland	Summer Internationals	10,000[10]

References

External links

• Official Santa Clara University Site

Events and tenants
Preceded by first stadium	Home of the Santa Clara Broncos soccer 1962–present	Succeeded by current stadium
Preceded by unknown	Home of the Santa Clara Broncos baseball 1962–2005	Succeeded by Stephen Schott Stadium
Preceded by unknown	Home of the Santa Clara Broncos football 1962–1992	Succeeded by final stadium
Preceded by Fetzer Field	Home of the Women's College Cup 1995	Succeeded by UNCG Soccer Stadium
Preceded by Spartan Stadium	Home of the San Jose Earthquakes 2008–2014	Succeeded by Avaya Stadium
Preceded by first stadium	Home of FC Gold Pride 2009	Succeeded by Pioneer Stadium

На других языках

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[de] Buck Shaw Stadium

Das Buck Shaw Stadium ist ein Fußballstadion in Santa Clara, Kalifornien. Es liegt auf dem Campus der Santa Clara University. Das Stadion beheimatet die Fußballmannschaften der Santa Clara Broncos und wurde früher auch für die Football- und Baseballmannschaften der University genutzt. Die Footballmannschaft wurde 2005 aufgelöst und das Baseballteam spielt nun im Stephen Schott Stadium, welches sich ebenfalls auf dem Universitätsgelände befindet.

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- [en] Stevens Stadium

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[es] Estadio Buck Shaw

Buck Shaw Stadium es un estadio multiusos con un aforo para 10 300 espectadores de Santa Clara University en Santa Clara, California. El estadio es actualmente la sede de los equipos de fútbol Santa Clara Broncos y fue también sede de los desaparecidos equipos de Santa Clara de fútbol y béisbol. El equipo de béisbol se trasladó a Stephen Schott Stadium en 2005. Además también se utilizó para partidos de local de los San José Earthquakes de la Major League Soccer desde 2008 hasta 2014. La capacidad del estadio se incrementó en el invierno de 2007 de 6800 a 10 300 asientos.

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[fr] Stevens Stadium

Le Stevens Stadium est le nom du stade de soccer de 10.300 places situé à Santa Clara en Californie. Il accueille actuellement les matchs de l'équipe universitaire de soccer des Santa Clara Broncos depuis son ouverture ainsi que les matchs de MLS des San José Earthquakes entre 2008 et 2014.

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[ru] Стивенс Стэдиум

«Сти́венс Стэ́диум» (ранее «Бак Шо Стэ́диум») — футбольный стадион, расположенный на территории кампуса Университета Санта-Клары в северо-западном пригороде Сан-Хосе, городе Санта-Клара, штата Калифорния, США. Домашний стадион университетской футбольной команды «Санта-Клара Бронкос». С 2009 по 2014 гг. также являлся домашним стадионом клуба MLS «Сан-Хосе Эртквейкс».

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