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, owned and operated by the

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and hosts the school's

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, as well as their soccer program. The stadium, with an initial seating capacity of 8,500 (originally called Bob Ford field, named after Bob Ford, who was head coach at Albany from 1970 until retiring at the end of the 2013 season, with the playing field still called that) opened on September 14, 2013, when Albany made its debut in

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football against

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. It was renamed Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium in 2015 after Tom & Mary Casey gave a $10 million gift to the school. It replaced University Field as the school's current stadium.

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*8,500 seats, including 629 chair-backs, bleachers, and a natural grass berm. *

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display and point-source sound system behind the south end zone. *Press level with four luxury suites, print media area, and booths for radio, television, coaches, and replay.

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game was held at Bob Ford Field on April 18, 2015. It was the first time since March 10, 2007 that a top-10 matchup was held in the Capital District, with #4 UAlbany defeating #10 Delaware 13–7. Since then, multiple top-25 in the nation games have been held there. The official seating capacity for lacrosse at Casey Stadium is 6,394. Most home lacrosse games are played next door at John Fallon Field (Max-Capacity 2,500)

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