Klöckner Stadium is a multi-purpose sports stadium located on the campus of the
University of Virginia
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in
Charlottesville, Virginia. The stadium is home to the
Virginia Cavaliers's
men's and
women's soccer team in the fall, and the
men's and women's
lacrosse
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teams in the spring.
The stadium was designed by VMDO Architects and built in 1992 at a cost of $3.4 million, and its
naming rights
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were awarded to the
Klöckner Group of
Germany
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for $1.2 million.
History
The Virginia men's soccer team won national championships in the first three years they played at Klöckner and subsequently added two more in 2009 and 2014.
Additionally, both Virginia lacrosse teams have won national championships while at Klöckner—1999, 2003, 2006, and 2011 for the men, and 1993 and 2004 for the women (who were also national runners-up in 2005 and 2007).
The fourth team playing at the stadium, women's soccer, participated in the 1991, 2013, and 2014 NCAA Final Fours.
The largest soccer crowd to see a game at Klöckner Stadium was on September 28, 2007, when 7,906 fans watched an
ACC
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* Atlantic Coast Conference, an NCAA Division I collegiate athletic conference located in the US
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game against
Virginia Tech
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.
The largest lacrosse crowd was first seen on April 12, 2008, when a game against
Duke University attracted the stadium capacity, 8,000 spectators. When
Duke University returned to Klöckner Stadium on April 17, 2010, the stadium capacity of 8,000 was reached again. As at
Scott Stadium (the prior home of Virginia's soccer and lacrosse teams), some spectators sit or stand in the grassy areas behind each goal, as well as in the bleachers.
During the 2006 soccer season, a video board was installed at Klöckner Stadium. It debuted on September 27, 2006, during a men's soccer game between Virginia and
American University. The video board was upgraded prior to the 2019 season.
References
External links
Information at UVA athletics
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Buildings of the University of Virginia
College lacrosse venues in the United States
College soccer venues in the United States
Lacrosse venues in the United States
Soccer venues in Virginia
Tourist attractions in Charlottesville, Virginia
Sports venues completed in 1992
1992 establishments in Virginia