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Weidner Field is an 8,000-seat soccer-specific stadium located in downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. It opened on April 24, 2021, and is home to the Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC who compete in the USL Championship, the second level of U.S. men's professional soccer. The stadium is situated at an altitude of 6,035 feet (1,839 ...
Switchbacks Stadium Logo (2016-17) "Martin 'Ed' Ragain Field" is a 5,000-seat soccer-specific stadium built in Colorado Springs, Colorado.At an altitude of roughly 6,600 feet above sea-level, [1] the stadium had the highest elevation of any primary home stadium used by a professional team in the American soccer pyramid through the 2020 season.
UCHealth Park (formerly known as Sky Sox Stadium from its opening until 2005 and as Security Service Field from then until 2019) is a baseball park in the western United States, on the eastern edge of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Since 2019, it has hosted the Rocky Mountain Vibes, an independent minor league team in the Pioneer League.
Colorado Springs is 70 miles south of Denver, which has the largest population of any city in Colorado. Colorado Springs has the largest area of any city in the state, with 194.87 square miles (504.7 km 2) in 2013. [6] Of that, 132 square miles (340 km 2) is developed land. [1]: 32 It has 16,331 parkland acres and 7,431 street land miles. [6]
Colorado Springs City Hall in 2008. On November 2, 2010, Colorado Springs voters adopted a council-strong mayor form of government. The City of Colorado Springs transitioned to the new system of government in 2011. Under the council-strong mayor system of government, the mayor is the chief executive and the city council is the legislative branch.
The stadium includes many unique elements, including a statue of Saturn that symbolizes the city's nickname as the Olympic City, as well as one of the first "corkonut" turf fields approved by FIFA. [21] Plans for the stadium were officially announced by the City of Colorado Springs in July 2018. [22] Construction began on December 7, 2019.
The Broadmoor World Arena (originally known as the Colorado Springs World Arena) in Colorado Springs, Colorado is an 8,000 seat multi-purpose arena and entertainment venue. The arena opened in 1998. In addition to the main arena, the adjacent Ice Hall contains two practice rinks, one NHL-sized and one Olympic-sized.
The stadium was built in 1995 with a capacity of 1,000. In 1998, it was upgraded and expanded to a capacity of 2,000 in order to host NCAA tournament games. In 2003, permanent lights were added to the stadium. [1] [2]