Toyota Field
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| Location | 5106 David Edwards Drive San Antonio, TX 78233 |
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| Coordinates | 29°32′20.07″N 98°23′40.62″W / 29.5389083°N 98.3946167°WCoordinates: 29°32′20.07″N 98°23′40.62″W / 29.5389083°N 98.3946167°W |
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Bexar County City of San Antonio |
| Operator | Spurs Sports & Entertainment |
| Executive suites | 16 |
| Capacity | 8,296 (soccer) 13,000 (festivals and concerts) |
| Record attendance | 8,466 |
| Field size | 110 x 70 yards |
| Surface | TifSport Bermudagrass |
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| Broke ground | February 2012 |
| Built | February 2012–April 2013 |
| Opened | April 13, 2013 |
| Architect | Pro Sports Developments |
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San Antonio Scorpions (NASL) (2013–2015) San Antonio FC (USL) (2016–present) |
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Toyota Field is a soccer-specific stadium in San Antonio, Texas, United States. Located next to Heroes Stadium, and adjacent to the STAR Soccer Complex and Morgan's Wonderland, the facility opened on April 13, 2013. The stadium is the home of San Antonio FC and has a capacity of 8,296 for soccer matches and 13,000 for concerts and festivals. The stadium was the home of the San Antonio Scorpions of the North American Soccer League until the team's dissolution following the 2015 season. The stadium is expandable to 18,000+ seating capacity in three phases and is currently built to its Phase 1 design. Toyota Motor Corporation currently holds the sponsor naming rights for the facility.
Toyota Field was originally owned and operated by S.O.A.R. Inc., a non-profit organization founded by San Antonio philanthropist Gordon Hartman. During S.O.A.R. Inc.'s operation of the facility, all proceeds went to Morgan's Wonderland, which is across the street from the stadium. Hartman also started Soccer For A Cause, a community-wide effort to bring pro soccer to San Antonio in order to help fund the operation of Morgan’s Wonderland. This led to Hartman’s acquisition of the San Antonio Scorpions in 2010, with the team starting play in the 2012 season.
Construction of Toyota Field ran from February 2012 through April 2013. On April 13, 2013, the Scorpions started play at Toyota Field in a NASL match against the Tampa Bay Rowdies with a 0-2 defeat. The team had played at nearby Heroes Stadium during construction.
Toyota Field was host of Soccer Bowl 2014, where the Scorpions claimed their first and only NASL championship over the Fort Lauderdale Strikers, 2-1.
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