Reese Stadium is a

multi-purpose stadium A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy tha ...

located on the campus of

Yale University Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the wo ...

New Haven, Connecticut New Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Connecticut and is part of the New York City metropolitan area. With a population of 134,02 ...

. It is home to the Yale Bulldogs soccer and

lacrosse teams 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 ...

. Reese Stadium is also the home of the

Elm City Express Elm City Express is a men's soccer club based in New Haven, Connecticut that most recently competed in the National Premier Soccer League. The club's colors are blue and white, and plays its home matches at Jess Dow Field at Southern Connectic ...

professional soccer team. The stadium seats 3,000 people and opened in 1981. It is named for the Reese family who donated money for the project. During the

1995 Special Olympics World Summer Games The 1995 Special Olympics World Summer Games were held in New Haven, Connecticut, United States on July 1–9, 1995. More than 7,000 athletes from 143 countries gathered for competition in 21 sports. The opening and closing ceremonies were held in ...

, it hosted the soccer matches.

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Sports venues completed in 1981 Sports venues in New Haven, Connecticut Yale University buildings College lacrosse venues in the United States College soccer venues in the United States Multi-purpose stadiums in the United States Lacrosse venues in Connecticut Soccer venues in Connecticut National Premier Soccer League stadiums 1981 establishments in Connecticut {{Connecticut-sports-venue-stub