UK Soccer Complex
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The University of Kentucky Soccer Complex (or UK Soccer Complex) is a soccer-specific stadium
in Lexington, Kentucky
on the campus of the University of Kentucky
.
The stadium, which opened in 1996, is home to Kentucky Wildcats soccer, both men
's (Conference USA
) and women's (Southeastern Conference
). It usually seats 1,500 but can seat 3,000. The stadium served as host of the 1996 SEC Women's Soccer Tournament
.
Soccer-specific stadium
Soccer-specific stadium is a term used mainly in the United States, Canada, Australia and South Korea coined by Lamar Hunt, to refer to a sports stadium either purpose built or fundamentally redesigned for soccer and whose primary function is to host soccer matches, as opposed to a multipurpose...
in Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...
on the campus of the University of Kentucky
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...
.
The stadium, which opened in 1996, is home to Kentucky Wildcats soccer, both men
Kentucky Wildcats men's soccer
The Kentucky Wildcats men's soccer team is an intercollegiate varsity sports team of the University of Kentucky. The team is a member of the Conference USA of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.- Roster :As of September 2, 2011...
's (Conference USA
Conference USA
Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports...
) and women's (Southeastern Conference
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
). It usually seats 1,500 but can seat 3,000. The stadium served as host of the 1996 SEC Women's Soccer Tournament
SEC Women's Soccer Tournament
The SEC Women's Soccer Tournament is the conference championship tournament in college soccer for the Southeastern Conference .-Tournament:...
.