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| Location | 2502 South Tyler Street Tacoma, Washington United States |
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| Coordinates | 47°14′16.92″N 122°29′51.16″W / 47.2380333°N 122.4975444°W |
| Owner | Pierce County |
| Operator | Schlegel Sports Group |
| Executive suites | 16[3] |
| Capacity | 6,500[7] |
| Field size | Left field: 325 ft (99 m) Center field: 425 ft (130 m) Right field: 325 ft (99 m) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | January 2, 1960[1] |
| Built | 1960 |
| Opened | April 16, 1960[2] |
| Renovated | 1992, 1998, 1999, 2011[3] |
| Construction cost | $940,000[4] ($9.68 million in 2023 dollars[5]) $29–$30 million (renovations)[3][6] |
| Architect | E.L. Mills & Associates[4] Populous (2011 renovation) |
| Structural engineer | Anderson Birkeland & Anderson[1] |
| General contractor | Earley Construction Co.[1] Mortenson Construction (2011 renovation) |
| Tenants | |
| Tacoma Rainiers (PCL/AAAW), 1960–present[3] Tacoma Tides (ASL), 1976[8] Tacoma Defiance (USLC/MLS Next Pro), 2018–2022 OL Reign (NWSL), 2019–2021 | |
Cheney Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Tacoma, Washington, United States. It is primarily used for baseball and is home to the Tacoma Rainiers of the minor league Pacific Coast League. The stadium also hosted professional soccer teams, including the Tacoma Defiance of the USL Championship until 2022 and OL Reign of the National Women's Soccer League until 2021. Cheney Stadium opened in 1960 and has a capacity of 6,500 seats. It is next to Henry Foss High School, and the stadium has an agreement with the school to use the school parking lot for parking.
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newwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Website, Team. "Cheney Stadium". Retrieved February 23, 2016.
- ^ "Legends 1976". Washington State Legends of Soccer.