Boxer Stadium
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| Former names | Balboa Stadium |
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| Location | San Francisco, California |
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| Owner | City and County of San Francisco |
| Operator | San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department |
| Capacity | 3,500 |
| Field size | 100 x 65 m |
| Surface | natural grass |
| Opened | 1953 |
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| San Francisco Soccer Football League Golden Gate Women's Soccer League San Francisco Unified School District San Francisco Stompers FC (NPSL) (2013-present) |
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Boxer Stadium (also known as Matthew J. Boxer Stadium) is a soccer stadium in San Francisco, California. It is owned and operated by the San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department and is the only public soccer-specific stadium in San Francisco.[1] Located within the confines of Balboa Park, the stadium has a capacity of 3,500. Boxer Stadium is the primary home of the century year-old San Francisco Soccer Football League.[2]
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History
Boxer Stadium opened September 27, 1953 as the Balboa Park Soccer Stadium at a cost of $150,000.[3] The concrete bleachers were added later after the November 1953 Proposition G bond passage.[4] The stadium was renamed in honor of the late SFSFL President, Matthew J. Boxer in the 1990s.
Stadium Tenants
The stadium is home to the San Francisco Soccer Football League,[5] the Golden Gate Women's Soccer League,[6] and the San Francisco Unified School District CIF high school and middle school soccer.[7][8]
For the 2013 season the San Francisco Stompers FC of the National Premier Soccer League played their home games at Boxer Stadium.[9]
High school Lacrosse teams from SHC also use Boxer Stadium.[10][11]
Rugby and Gaelic Athletic Association teams had used Boxer Stadium until the opening of Ray Sheeran Field on Treasure Island in 2005.[12][13] In addition, beginning in 2016, Boxer Stadium will be the home pitch for the San Francisco professional rugby team set to play in the recently announced PRO Rugby league in the United States.
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