UWM Sports Complex is an indoor
soccer-specific stadium Pontiac, Michigan
Pontiac ( ') is a city in and the county seat of Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 61,606. A northern suburb of Metro Detroit, Pontiac is about northwest of Detroit.
Founde ...
. The facility is one of the largest fully enclosed full-size
association football arenas in the
United States. It features four
AstroTurf
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pitches: 3 are full-size 110x75-yard pitch, while the 4th is an 85x47-yard pitch. It was formerly known as Ultimate Soccer Arenas. 20,000 square feet.
It has 1,650 permanent seating, a full-service restaurant, a full-service coffee shop, a full service Soccer store and mezzanine level.
The ceiling is 72 feet (21 m) tall.
The facility was home of the
Michigan Bucks of the
USL Premier Development League, a minor-league affiliate of the
Columbus Crew of
Major League Soccer
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and the
Detroit Sun FC of
United Women's Soccer. The
Detroit Mechanix of the
American Ultimate Disc League use the facility as well.
In 2020, it was acquired by United Wholesale Mortgage for $23.3 million, with the intention to keep the stadium open to the public and also become part of the company's Pontiac, Michigan campus.
References
External links
Ultimate Soccer ArenasOfficial Website
Indoor soccer venues in Michigan
Sports in Pontiac, Michigan
Sports venues completed in 2008
2008 establishments in Michigan
Ultimate (sport) venues
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