Yurcak Field
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| Yurcak Field | |
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| Location | Piscataway, NJ 08854 |
| Opened | 1994 |
| Owner | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey |
| Operator | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction cost | $28 million + $102 million expansion |
| Capacity | 5000 |
| Tenants | |
| Sky Blue FC (NWSL) (2013-present) Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's and women's soccer (NCAA) (1994–present) Sky Blue FC (WPS) (2009—2011) New Jersey Pride (MLL) (2001-2008) |
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Yurcak Field is a multi-purpose soccer and lacrosse stadium on the main campus of Rutgers University in Piscataway Township, New Jersey, United States. It was built in 1994 and holds 5,000 people. The stadium is officially named "The Soccer/Lacrosse Stadium at Yurcak Field" in honor of Ronald N. Yurcak, a 1965 All-American Rutgers Lacrosse player.
Rutgers University hosts its home games at this stadium, as does Sky Blue FC in Women's Professional Soccer. It hosted the Division II & III NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship games in 1998, 2001, and 2002. The stadium also hosted games for the New Jersey Pride of Major League Lacrosse from 2001 through 2008.
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Coordinates: 40°31′07″N 74°27′49″W / 40.518642°N 74.463654°W
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