UMBC Stadium is a 4,500-seat stadium on the campus of

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. The stadium opened in 1976. It is home to the

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men's and women's lacrosse, field hockey, and track and field programs, as well as an alternate venue for soccer. The stadium has also hosted championships for the

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in track and field and conference tournaments for the

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in men's and women's lacrosse, as well as tryouts for

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's team to compete in the Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships

In 2008, it also became the home field of

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, a professional outdoor soccer team that announced plans to become a member of the 2010 incarnation of the

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. The NASL's launch was delayed due to a controversy between that league and the

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. Eventually, the two bodies came to a temporary truce, with the

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establishing a temporary league,

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, for the 2010 season only. Crystal Palace Baltimore plays in this league for 2010. However, midway through the 2010 season, Crystal Palace Baltimore left UMBC and hopped to several different stadiums in the

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area. The stadium is part of the a complex which also includes

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and UMBC's softball stadium and is located across the street from the

UMBC Event Center The Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (formerly the UMBC Event Center) is a basketball arena, concert and multi-purpose event venue on the campus of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) in Catonsville, Maryland. It is the home ...

and Retriever Soccer Park.

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