Columbia Soccer Stadium
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Columbia Soccer Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium
located in New York City
. It is home to the Columbia Lions soccer teams of Columbia University
, and is located next to Baker Field on the extreme northern tip of Manhattan
, north of 218th street, rather than on the main Morningside Heights campus.
The stadium opened in 1985 and seats 3,500 people.
Multi-purpose stadium
Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...
located in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. It is home to the Columbia Lions soccer teams of Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, and is located next to Baker Field on the extreme northern tip of Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
, north of 218th street, rather than on the main Morningside Heights campus.
The stadium opened in 1985 and seats 3,500 people.