Keyworth Stadium is a 7,933 seat multi-purpose

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located in

Hamtramck, Michigan Hamtramck ( ) is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 28,433. Hamtramck is surrounded by the city of Detroit except for a small portion that borders the fellow enclave city of Hi ...

, an

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. It was opened by former president

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on October 15, 1936, during his second campaign for president. Keyworth was the first

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project in the state of Michigan. Democratic Senator

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spoke at Keyworth Stadium during his successful 1960 presidential campaign. The stadium is owned by Hamtramck Public Schools and it is currently used mostly for

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and

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matches. The professional soccer club

Detroit City FC Detroit City FC (DCFC) is an American professional soccer club based in Detroit, Michigan, that competes in the USL Championship. The club played in the National Premier Soccer League from 2012 to 2019 and the National Independent Soccer Associ ...

initiated a crowd-based investment program to renovate and rehabilitate the stadium, intending to move their home games to the stadium in 2016. On February 5, 2016, Detroit City owners announced that they had successfully raised the minimum $400,000 to begin renovations, with the investment drive topping off at $741,250 by the midnight deadline on February 15, 2016. The club played their first game at their new home on May 20, 2016. DCFC set a new club attendance record of 7,887 in a 0–10 loss to

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side

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on July 31, 2018. On September 11, 2020, the

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announced that Keyworth Stadium would host the 2020 NISA Fall Playoffs. The tournament took place behind closed doors owing to the then on-going

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References

External links

Detroit City FC Stadium Guide
{{USL Championship venues Sports venues in Wayne County, Michigan Hamtramck, Michigan Soccer venues in Michigan National Premier Soccer League stadiums Sports venues in Michigan Works Progress Administration in Michigan Former National Independent Soccer Association stadiums