Krenzler Field is a
soccer stadium in
Cleveland
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,
Ohio
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on the campus of
Cleveland State University (CSU). It serves as the home field to the CSU men's and women's varsity soccer teams, the CSU varsity men's
lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century. The game was extensiv ...
team, and formerly the
Cleveland City Stars
The Cleveland City Stars were an American professional soccer team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Founded in 2006, the team played in the USL First Division (USL-1), the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid in 2009. The club folde ...
of the
USL First Division
The USL First Division (usually referred to as USL-1) was a professional men's soccer league in the United States and Canada from 2005 to 2010.
During its existence, it formed the second tier of soccer in the United States soccer league system ...
. Krenzler Field became the home of Cleveland's Minor League Soccer team
AFC Cleveland of the
National Premier Soccer League
The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is an American men's soccer league. The NPSL is a semi-professional league, comprising some teams that have paid players and some that are entirely amateur. The league is officially affiliated to the Uni ...
in 2013. It is named in honor of Judge
Alvin Krenzler.
The 1,680-seat stadium was built in 1985 and has received many upgrades since, including the addition of an
air supported dome in winter months to provide an indoor practice facility. The field surface is
FieldTurf.
References
External links
Information at CSU athletics*
ttps://web.archive.org/web/20070806074026/http://csuvikings.cstv.com/facilities/krenzler.html Krenzler Field - Official Athletic Site of Cleveland State UniversityAFC Cleveland Royals - Stadium
Sports venues in Cleveland
Cleveland State Vikings
Soccer venues in Ohio
College lacrosse venues in the United States
College soccer venues in the United States
Cleveland City Stars
Cleveland SC
Sports venues completed in 1985
Air-supported structures
National Premier Soccer League stadiums
1985 establishments in Ohio
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