Goebel Soccer Complex is a multi-purpose, $3.4 million project that opened in the spring of 2004 on of land in

Evansville, Indiana Evansville is a city in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States, and its county seat. With a population of 118,414 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is Indiana's List of cities in Indiana, third-most populous city after India ...

. The facility has nine Olympic-size irrigated

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fields and one Olympic-size AstroPlay turf field. The main field and five of the grass fields have lights for night play. In addition to

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

, the complex also hosts

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and

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events.

Professional teams

The facility has been home to various minor league football teams including the Evansville Enforcers of the Great Midwest Football League, the Evansville Vipers of the Ohio Valley Football League, the Tri-State Titans of the Mid Ohio Football League, the Ohio River Bearcats of the Midwest Football League and the Evansville Express of the

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. Starting in 2021, the Evansville Legends FC of the Ohio Valley Premier League will be playing home matches on the facility’s main ground, Old National Bank Field.

References

External links

Goebel Soccer Complex website
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Professional teams

See also

References

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