Dorrance Field

35°54′31″N 79°02′42″W / 35.90861°N 79.04500°W / 35.90861; -79.04500OwnerUniversity of North CarolinaOperatorNorth Carolina Tar HeelsCapacity4,200SurfaceGrassConstructionBroke groundMay 2017OpenedMarch 2, 2019; 5 years ago (March 2, 2019)ArchitectCRA Associates, Inc.^[1]General contractorTA Loving^[1]TenantsNorth Carolina Tar Heels:
men's & women's soccer
men's & women's lacrosseWebsitegoheels.com/dorrancefield

Dorrance Field is the on-campus soccer and lacrosse stadium at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

The stadium was constructed on the site of the old Fetzer Field. Construction on the new field began in May 2017 and the stadium opened on March 2, 2019.^[2]^[3]

The field was named after longtime women's soccer coach Anson Dorrance, officially dedicated on September 29, 2019.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Central Campus Athletics Project". taloving.com. TA Loving. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
^ "Dorrance Field". goheels.com. University of North Carolina. June 19, 2019. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
^ "Soccer & Lacrosse Stadium". ramsclub.com. The Rams Club. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
^ "Carolina to honor Anson Dorrance with field dedication". unc.edu. University of North Carolina. September 23, 2019. Retrieved June 9, 2020.

External links

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Official website

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Located in: Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Academics

Scholarships
Carolina Population Center
Center for Global Initiatives
Center for the Study of the American South
Kenan–Flagler Business School
School of Information and Library Science
School of Journalism and Media
School of Law
School of Medicine
School of Pharmacy
School of Public Health
School of Social Work
Southern Observatory for Astrophysical Research
L. L. Thurstone Psychometric Laboratory

Athletics

North Carolina Tar Heels

Teams: Baseball; Men's basketball; Women's basketball; Field hockey; Football; Handball; Men's lacrosse; Women's lacrosse; Men's soccer; Women's soccer; Softball; Men's tennis; Women's tennis

Facilities: Bryson Field at Boshamer Stadium; Bynum Gymnasium; Carmichael Arena; Dean Smith Center; Eddie Smith Field House; Dorrance Field; Fetzer Hall; Finley Golf Course; Henry Stadium; Kenan Memorial Stadium; Tin Can; Woollen Gymnasium

Other: Academic-athletic scandal; Atlantic Coast Conference; Carlyle Cup; Carolina Basketball Museum; Carolina blue; Duke–North Carolina rivalry; The Marching Tar Heels; "Hark The Sound"; "Here Comes Carolina"; "I'm a Tar Heel Born"; North Carolina–NC State rivalry; North Carolina–Wake Forest rivalry; Olympians; Rameses; The Rams Club; South's Oldest Rivalry; Tar Heel; Tar Heel Sports Network; Tobacco Road; Victory Bell

Campus

Student life

History

Founded: 1789

v t e North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer
Venues	Fetzer Field WakeMed Soccer Park Dorrance Field
Rivalries	Duke NC State Virginia Tobacco Road
Culture & lore	Rameses The Marching Tar Heels
People	Elmar Bolowich Carlos Somoano
Seasons	1987 2001 2008 2009 2010 2011 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2020 2021 2022 2023
NCAA/ISFA/NSCAA national championships in bold; NCAA College Cup appearances in italics

v t e North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer
Venues	Fetzer Field (1979–2017) Dorrance Field (2017–)
Rivalries	Duke NC State Tobacco Road
Culture & lore	Rameses The Marching Tar Heels
Seasons	2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
College Cup finals	2018 2019 2022
NCAA national championships in bold

v t e Soccer and lacrosse stadiums of the Atlantic Coast Conference
Newton Campus Soccer Field (Boston College) Koskinen Stadium† (Duke) Seminole Soccer Complex (Florida State) Riggs Field (Clemson) Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium & UofL Lacrosse Stadium† (Louisville) Cobb Stadium (Miami) Dail Soccer Field & Method Road Soccer Stadium (NC State) Dorrance Field† & Henry Stadium† (North Carolina) Alumni Stadium and Arlotta Stadium† (Notre Dame) Ambrose Urbanic Field at the Petersen Sports Complex (Pittsburgh) JMA Wireless Dome† and SU Soccer Stadium (Syracuse) Klöckner Stadium† (Virginia) Thompson Field† (Virginia Tech) Spry Stadium (Wake Forest)
† lacrosse stadium

Soccer and lacrosse stadiums of the Atlantic Coast Conference

Newton Campus Soccer Field (Boston College)
Koskinen Stadium† (Duke)
Seminole Soccer Complex (Florida State)
Riggs Field (Clemson)
Dr. Mark & Cindy Lynn Stadium & UofL Lacrosse Stadium† (Louisville)
Cobb Stadium (Miami)
Dail Soccer Field & Method Road Soccer Stadium (NC State)
Dorrance Field† & Henry Stadium† (North Carolina)
Alumni Stadium and Arlotta Stadium† (Notre Dame)
Ambrose Urbanic Field at the Petersen Sports Complex (Pittsburgh)
JMA Wireless Dome† and SU Soccer Stadium (Syracuse)
Klöckner Stadium† (Virginia)
Thompson Field† (Virginia Tech)
Spry Stadium (Wake Forest)

† lacrosse stadium

v t e Sports venues in the Research Triangle
Current	Boshamer Stadium (Chapel Hill) Cameron Indoor Stadium (Durham) Carter–Finley Stadium (Raleigh) Dean Smith Center (Chapel Hill) Doak Field (Raleigh) Dorton Arena (Raleigh) Durham Athletic Park (Durham) Durham Bulls Athletic Park (Durham) Durham County Stadium (Durham) Eddie Smith Field House (Chapel Hill) Dorrance Field (Chapel Hill) Five County Stadium (Zebulon) Henry Stadium (Chapel Hill) Jack Coombs Field (Durham) J. W. Isenhour Tennis Center (Raleigh) Kenan Memorial Stadium (Chapel Hill) Koskinen Stadium (Durham) McDougald–McLendon Arena (Durham) PNC Arena (Raleigh) O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium (Durham) Orange County Speedway (Little River Township) Reynolds Coliseum (Raleigh) Wake County Speedway (Garner) WakeMed Soccer Park (Cary) Wallace Wade Stadium (Durham) WRAL Soccer Center (Raleigh)
Future	--
Defunct	Bynum Gymnasium (Converted, Chapel Hill) Fetzer Field (Chapel Hill) Occoneechee Speedway (In preservation, Hillsborough) Raleigh Speedway (Demolished, Raleigh) Riddick Stadium (Demolished, Raleigh) State Fairgrounds Speedway (Converted, Raleigh) Thompson Gym (Converted, Raleigh) Tin Can (Demolished, Chapel Hill)