Anheuser-Busch Center
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| Former names | Anheuser-Busch Center St. Louis Soccer Park |
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| Location | 1 Soccer Park Road Fenton, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 38°32′50″N 90°26′20″W / 38.54722°N 90.43889°WCoordinates: 38°32′50″N 90°26′20″W / 38.54722°N 90.43889°W |
| Owner | St. Louis Scott Gallagher |
| Capacity | 5,500 |
| Surface | Turf (main field) |
| Opened | 1982 |
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Saint Louis Athletica (WPS) (2009-2010) AC St. Louis (D2 Pro League) (2010) St. Louis Scott Gallagher (2011-present) Webster University Gorloks (2012-present) Saint Louis FC (USL) (2015-present) |
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World Wide Technology Soccer Park, formerly known as St. Louis Soccer Park and Anheuser-Busch Center, is a soccer complex which includes four soccer-specific stadiums, with the main field, Marshall Wireless Stadium, holding 5,500 seats. Located in Fenton, Missouri, a suburb southwest of downtown St. Louis, it is operated by St. Louis Scott Gallagher Soccer Club whose 275 teams and 3,600 players use it for both practice and games. It is also the home field for Webster University's men's and women's soccer teams as well as Saint Louis FC. The complex has five playing fields—three turf and two grass—and one main exhibition turf field, most of which are lighted. The fields are primarily used for soccer but also host field hockey and lacrosse teams. In addition to the playing surfaces, the complex features offices, home and away locker rooms, a fan shop, a banquet hall, a veranda overlooking the main field, two concession stands, a press box, and a private office.
The St. Louis Soccer Park opened in 1982 with funding from Anheuser-Busch who outright purchased it in 1985 and renamed it the Anheuser-Busch Center. During the Anheuser-Busch ownership, the main exhibition field, now known as Marshall Wireless Stadium due to sponsorship reasons, was opened and capable of seating 5,500 spectators, for hosting international, collegiate and youth soccer competitions.
August Busch IV, the former CEO of Anheuser-Busch, who disliked going to Anheuser-Busch's headquarters renovated a portion of the Soccer Park offices complete with his own luxurious and secluded office that includes a private bathroom (formerly soccer club coaches offices with a shower) and conference room. During Anheuser-Busch's takeover by Belgium beer maker In-Bev, the board and executives of Anheuser-Busch met in August's conference room at the Soccer Park. At one point during the takeover proceedings, August said "My war room is the Soccer Park" describing the frantic effort of the executives to save Anheuser-Busch from being sold.
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