Hoops Family Field at Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex is a 1,006-capacity
soccer-specific stadium
Soccer-specific stadium is a term used mainly in the United States and Canada to refer to a sports stadium either purpose-built or fundamentally redesigned for soccer and whose primary function is to host soccer matches, as opposed to a multi- ...
in
Huntington, West Virginia where it is the home of
Marshall University
Marshall University is a public research university in Huntington, West Virginia. It was founded in 1837 and is named after John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States.
The university is currently composed of nine colleges: ...
's
men's and women's soccer teams. It was built on the former site of the
Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse
The Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse was an 8,500-seat (6,500 for basketball) multi-purpose arena in Huntington, West Virginia. It was built in 1950. Prior to the completion of the Huntington Civic Center (now known as Mountain Health Arena) in 197 ...
, which was demolished in order to build the stadium. An inaugural double-header took place on August 23, 2013. The men's team held a scrimmage against Marshall alumni from past years resulting in a 2–0 victory. The women's team faced the
Campbell University Fighting Camels and won 3–0.
The stadium hosted the
2016 Conference USA Men's Soccer Tournament and the second round of the
2019 NCAA Tournament.
"The Vet" has hosted the
Mountain State Derby three times with the Thundering Herd amassing a record of 2-0-1.
Top attended games
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Soccer venues in West Virginia
Marshall Thundering Herd soccer
Buildings and structures in Huntington, West Virginia
College soccer venues in the United States
Sports venues completed in 2013
2013 establishments in West Virginia
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