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Hersheypark Stadium

Hersheypark Stadiumis a stadium located inHershey, Pennsylvania,on the grounds ofHersheypark.It opened on May 18, 1939.

Hersheypark Stadium
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Former namesHershey Sports Stadium
LocationHershey, Pennsylvania
OwnerHershey Entertainment & Resorts Company
OperatorHershey Entertainment & Resorts Company
Capacity15,641 Soccer & Football
30,000 Concerts
SurfaceA-Turf Premier XP
Construction
Broke ground1937
Built1937-1939
OpenedMay 18, 1939(1939-05-18)[1]
Expanded1940
Construction cost$1.5 million[1]
Tenants
Hershey Wildcats(A-League) (1997–2001)
Hershey FC(NPSL) (2013–present)

It is used as a sporting facility, concert venue and location for various other large functions (including a birthday gala for PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower). In addition, it hosted the 2004 Presidential Race Campaign stop for PresidentGeorge W. Bush.

It also hosts theTournament of BandsAtlantic Coast Championship marching band competition, every November. It formerly hosted theCavalcade of Bandschampionship competition.

The stadium hosted the final round of the2000 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournamentfor the2000 Summer Olympics.[2]Two berths were afforded for the Olympics for CONCACAF members, and theUnited StatesandHondurasqualified by winning their semifinal matches in the qualification tournament.[3]The stadium has hosted theU.S. men's national soccer teamon one occasion, a 3–1 victory overPolandon May 9, 1990.

Ice hockey

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Hersheypark Stadium hosted the fourth annualAHL Outdoor Classicin 2013, with the localHershey Bearsfacing theWilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.The "Baby Pens" defeated the Bears in front of a capacity crowd of 17,311 fans by a score of 2–1.[4]

Date Away Team Score Home Team Attendance
January 20, 2013 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 2–1 (OT) Hershey Bears 17,311
January 20, 2018 Lehigh Valley Phantoms 5–2 Hershey Bears 13,091

International soccer

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Date Teams Competition Attendance
May 9, 1990 United States3–0Poland International Friendly -
April 22, 1999 United States2–1China Women's International Friendly 15,257
April 21, 2000 United States3–0Honduras 2000 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic TournamentGroup D -
April 23, 2000 Canada0–2Honduras 2000 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic TournamentGroup D -
April 25, 2000 Canada0–0United States 2000 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic TournamentGroup D -
April 28, 2000 United States3–0Guatemala 2000 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic TournamentSemifinals -
April 28, 2000 Honduras0–0Mexico
(5–4p)		 2000 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic TournamentSemifinals -
April 30, 2000 Guatemala0–5Mexico 2000 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic TournamentThird Place -
April 30, 2000 United States1–2Honduras 2000 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic TournamentFinal -
June 23, 2000 United States11–0Trinidad and Tobago 2000 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup 10,483

Events

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1Concert rescheduled due to thunderstorm evacuation.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ab"Hershey Stadium To Be Opened Next Thursday".The Gettysburg Times.May 13, 1939. p. 5.
  2. ^"Hershey To Host Olympic Soccer Qualifying The Concacaf Region Tournament Will Be Played In April. The United States Is An Automatic Entry. – Philly".Articles.philly. June 21, 2011. Archived fromthe originalon September 22, 2015.RetrievedMarch 27,2013.
  3. ^"Olympic qualifying: U.S. advances to semis after tying Canada 0-0".Soccertimes. April 30, 2000. Archived fromthe originalon May 10, 2013.RetrievedMarch 27,2013.
  4. ^Mace, Gregg."Bears lose Outdoor Classic – abc27 WHTM".Abc27. Archived fromthe originalon January 25, 2013.RetrievedMarch 27,2013.
  5. ^Patton, Alli (December 1, 2022)."Morgan Wallen Announces 2023 World Tour".American Songwriter.RetrievedDecember 1,2022.
  6. ^"Summer 2021".
  7. ^"Hersheypark Stadium Events – Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey PA".hersheyparkstadium.RetrievedApril 9,2018.
  8. ^"Hersheypark Stadium Events – Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey PA".hersheyparkstadium.RetrievedApril 9,2018.
  9. ^Adams, Sean (August 19, 2019)."Backstreet Boys concert postponed, Hersheypark Stadium evacuated due to thunderstorm".PennLive.The Patriot-News.RetrievedJanuary 6,2020.
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