Switchbacks Stadium

Switchbacks Stadium
Home of the Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC
Former names Sand Creek Stadium (2015–2016)
Location 6303 Barnes Road,
Colorado Springs CO
Coordinates 38°53′45″N 104°42′41″W / 38.895826°N 104.711321°W / 38.895826; -104.711321Coordinates: 38°53′45″N 104°42′41″W / 38.895826°N 104.711321°W / 38.895826; -104.711321
Owner Ragain Sports, LLC
Executive suites 12
Capacity 4,000
Field size Grass Pitch 120 x 76
Surface Grass
Construction
Built 2014
Opened 2015
Renovated 2014
Construction cost $4,000,000
Architect Populous Architects
Tenants
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC (USL) (2015–present)

Switchbacks Stadium is a 4,000 seat soccer-specific stadium built in Colorado Springs.

After Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC were awarded a USL Pro franchise, it was announced on June 14, 2014 that Colorado Springs City Council had approved an agreement that gave the new franchise a ten-year lease on the site.[1]

On March 7, 2016 Sand Creek Stadium had is name proposal approved by the City of Colorado Springs Parks Department and it change names to Switchbacks Stadium. This happen to avoid further confusion with the name of the near by school Sand Creek High School.[2]

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