Sports Backers Stadium

Sports Backers Stadium
Soccer practice at the stadium in 2017
Interactive map of Sports Backers Stadium
AddressRichmond, VA
United States
Coordinates37°34′11″N 77°27′45″W / 37.569855°N 77.462411°W / 37.569855; -77.462411
OwnerSports Backers[1]
Capacity3,250
TypeStadium
Current use
Soccer
Track and field
Construction
OpenedAugust 1999 (1999-08)
Tenants

Sports Backers Stadium was a 3,250-seat stadium in Richmond, Virginia, owned by Sports Backers, a local sports organization. The facility, which opened in 1999, had a running track ("Richard A. Hollander Track") surrounding a field.

Sports Backers Stadium was used throughout the year by various parties including the soccer and track and field teams from Virginia Commonwealth University, and Virginia Union University. The "Marathon Training Team" meet at the stadium every Saturday and Sunday for 23 weeks to prepare runners for the Anthem Richmond Marathon.

The stadium hosted two CAA women's soccer tournament finals, in 2004 and 2005. In the first of them, the VCU Rams women's soccer team won their conference tournament after defeating William & Mary 3–1.

On June 17, 2026, the City of Richmond purchased Sports Backers Stadium for $25 million.[2] Demolition of Sports Backers Stadium began shortly after to make way for the Diamond District development plan.[3] VCU's Track and Field and soccer teams will move into a new stadium located in their new athletic village with plans to begin play in August 2026.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Sports Backers (August 10, 2013). "Powering an Active RVA". Sports Backers. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  2. ↑ Nadeau, Ryan. "Richmond leaders celebrate Diamond District milestones despite new lawsuit". wric.com. WRIC.
  3. ↑ Spiers, Johnathan. "Demo underway on Sports Backers Stadium, clearing way for Diamond District". Richmond Bizsense.
  4. ↑ Kolenich, Eric. "VCU to scale down size of athletics village track facility as costs mount". Richmond Times Dispatch.
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