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| Former names | Hershey Sports Stadium |
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| Location | Hershey, Pennsylvania |
| Owner | Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company |
| Operator | Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company |
| Capacity | 15,641 Soccer & Football 30,000 Concerts |
| Surface | A-Turf Premier XP |
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| Broke ground | 1937 |
| Built | 1937-1939 |
| Opened | May 18, 1939[1] |
| Expanded | 1940 |
| Construction cost | $1.5 million[1] |
| Tenants | |
| Hershey Wildcats (A-League) (1997–2001) Hershey FC (NPSL) (2013–present) | |
Hersheypark Stadium is a stadium located in Hershey, Pennsylvania, on the grounds of Hersheypark. It opened on May 18, 1939.
It is used as a sporting facility, concert venue and location for various other large functions (including a birthday gala for President Dwight D. Eisenhower). In addition, it hosted the 2004 Presidential Race Campaign stop for President George W. Bush.
It also hosts the Tournament of Bands Atlantic Coast Championship marching band competition, every November. It formerly hosted the Cavalcade of Bands championship competition.
The stadium hosted the final round of the 2000 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament for the 2000 Summer Olympics.[2] Two berths were afforded for the Olympics for CONCACAF members, and the United States and Honduras qualified by winning their semifinal matches in the qualification tournament.[3] The stadium has hosted the U.S. men's national soccer team on one occasion, a 3–1 victory over Poland on May 9, 1990.
- ^ a b "Hershey Stadium To Be Opened Next Thursday". The Gettysburg Times. May 13, 1939. p. 5.
- ^ "Hershey To Host Olympic Soccer Qualifying The Concacaf Region Tournament Will Be Played In April. The United States Is An Automatic Entry. – Philly.com". Articles.philly.com. June 21, 2011. Archived from the original on September 22, 2015. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
- ^ "Olympic qualifying: U.S. advances to semis after tying Canada 0-0". Soccertimes.com. April 30, 2000. Archived from the original on May 10, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2013.