Macpherson Stadium, located in
Browns Summit, North Carolina
Browns Summit (sometimes called Brown Summit) is a small unincorporated community in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States.
The community remains rural, consisting of wooded areas and a mixture of open meadows and rolling farmland, howev ...
's Bryan Park (Browns Summit is a suburb of
Greensboro
Greensboro (; ) is a city in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States, and its county seat. At the 2020 census, its population was 299,035; it was estimated to be 307,381 in 2024. It is the third-most populous city in North Carolina, af ...
), is a
USL League Two
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stadium
A stadium (: stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage completely or partially surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit ...
that seats 7,000 and is the home to PDL club
North Carolina Fusion U23
Salem City FC is an American amateur soccer club based in Bermuda Run, North Carolina that fields a men's team in USL League Two, and a women's team as the North Carolina Fusion in the USL W League. The teams plays their home games at the Truist ...
and the
Greensboro College
Greensboro College is a private college in Greensboro, North Carolina. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and was founded in 1838 by Rev. Peter Doub. The college enrolls students from 32 states, the District of Columbia, and 29 co ...
men's
soccer
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team. Prior to the opening of Macpherson Stadium, the team played at
UNCG Soccer Stadium
The UNCG Soccer Stadium is a 3,540-capacity soccer-specific stadium located on the campus of University of North Carolina (UNCG) in Greensboro, North Carolina.
The stadium was opened for the practise of soccer in 1991 and is home to the UNC Gre ...
. The stadium hosted the soccer events for the 2007
State Games of North Carolina
The 'State Games of North Carolina'' (for sponsorship reasons known as thBODYARMORState Games) is an Olympic-style competition in North Carolina, and a member of thNational Congress of State Games The BODYARMOR State Games are the largest sports ...
.
On February 12, 2008 the Dynamo announced plans to expand the stadium to 7,000 seats after the 2008 season from its previous capacity of 3000 all seated
Macpherson Stadium will be one of the hosts for the
2020 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament
The 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament was the 62nd edition of the NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament, a postseason tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I men's college soccer. Pending developments wit ...
and the
2020 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament.
References
External links
Carolina DynamoMacpherson Stadium
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Soccer venues in North Carolina
Sports venues in Greensboro, North Carolina
College soccer venues in the United States
North Carolina Fusion U23
Sports venues completed in 2002
2002 establishments in North Carolina