Hermann Stadium
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Hermann Stadium, or fully, Robert R. Hermann Stadium is located in Midtown
Midtown St. Louis
Midtown St. Louis is three miles west of the St. Louis, Missouri riverfront at the crossroads of Grand Boulevard and Lindell Boulevard. It includes the campus of Saint Louis University and the Grand Center arts district.-Historic status:...

 St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...

, on the campus of Saint Louis University
Saint Louis University
Saint Louis University is a private, co-educational Jesuit university located in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1818 by the Most Reverend Louis Guillaume Valentin Dubourg SLU is the oldest university west of the Mississippi River. It is one of 28 member institutions of the...

. The first game played was August 21, 1999. This is where the both the Billiken men's
Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer
The Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of Saint Louis University. The Billikens compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I...

 and women's soccer
Saint Louis Billikens women's soccer
Women's Soccer has been played at the Saint Louis University since 1996. The Billikens play at Hermann Stadium in Midtown, St. Louis, Missouri. Tim Champion is the first and only head coach for the team...

 teams play. Also, several other events take place here, such as pep rallies and the University's Relay for Life
Relay For Life
Relay For Life is the main volunteer-driven cancer fundraising event of the American Cancer Society. Originating in the United States, the Relay For Life event has spread to 21 countries. Relay events are held in local communities, campus universities, military bases, and in cyberspace...

. The seating capacity of the stadium is 6,050.

Past and future events

  • 2000 Conference USA Women's Soccer Championships
  • 2000 Conference USA Men's Soccer Championships
  • 2002 Conference USA Men's Soccer Championships
  • 2004 Conference USA Women's Soccer Championships
  • 2005 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Championships
  • 2006 Atlantic 10 Women's Soccer Championships
  • 2006 NCAA Men's College Cup
  • 2009 Superliga match between Kansas City Wizards
    Kansas City Wizards
    Sporting Kansas City is an American professional soccer club based in Kansas City, Kansas that competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States of America and Canada...

     and Atlas
  • 2011 Atlantic 10 Men's Soccer Championships

History

  • The Billiken men's team christened Hermann Stadium by knocking off defending national champion and preseason No. 1 Indiana 3-2 in an exhibition game on Aug. 21, 1999, before a record on-campus crowd of 6,517.

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