Kino Sports Complex

Kino Sports Complex
Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium (baseball)
North Stadium (soccer)
Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium during a spring training game, March 2013
Map
Former namesTucson Electric Park (1998–2010)
Coordinates32°10′36″N 110°56′0″W / 32.17667°N 110.93333°W / 32.17667; -110.93333
OwnerPima County
OperatorPima County Stadium District
CapacityKino Veterans Memorial Stadium
11,500
North Stadium
3,200
Field sizeFoul lines – 340 ft (103.6 m)
Center field – 405 ft (123.4 m)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke groundFebruary 14, 1997
OpenedFebruary 27, 1998[1]
Construction cost$38 million[2]
($71 million in 2023 dollars[3])
ArchitectPopulous
Structural engineerHMW Consulting Structural Engineers Inc.[4]
Services engineerM-E Engineers, Inc.[5]
General contractorConelly Swinerton[6]
Tenants
Memorial Stadium
Arizona Diamondbacks (MLB)* (1998–2010)
Chicago White Sox (MLB)* (1998–2008)
Tucson Sidewinders (PCL) (1998–2008)
Tucson Padres (PCL) (2011–2013)
Tucson Saguaros (PL) (2016–2017, 2022–present)
North Stadium
FC Tucson (USL2) (2012–present)
Pima CC Aztecs football (2014–2018)
Website
www.kinosportscomplex.com

Kino Sports Complex is a multiple-use sports complex in Tucson, Arizona. The Arizona Diamondbacks and Chicago White Sox formerly utilized the complex's main ballpark, Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium, for Cactus League games each March and had their minor league complexes on-site. The ballpark was also home to the Tucson Sidewinders of the Pacific Coast League for the team's last decade in Tucson, running from the stadium's 1998 opening season to the 2008 season. The ballpark was a temporary home (2011–2013) to the Tucson Padres (formerly the Portland Beavers) of the Pacific Coast League during the team's relocation to El Paso, Texas. It is also the regular season home of the Pecos League's Tucson Saguaros baseball team since 2016. It seats 11,500 fans, and hosts concerts in addition to its primary function as a baseball park.

Kino Sports Complex is also used to host soccer matches. FC Tucson of USL League Two plays its home matches at the complex's North Stadium, its primary soccer stadium. The complex serves as the preseason home of Major League Soccer's New York Red Bulls and host of the Desert Diamond Cup preseason soccer tournament.

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  4. ^ "Tucson Electric Park – Holben, Martin & White Consulting Structural Engineers Inc". Archived from the original on May 5, 2014.
  5. ^ "sports.html". January 15, 2002. Archived from the original on 2002-01-15.
  6. ^ Teichgraeber, Tara (April 5, 1998). "Field Construction Hot Ticket for Valley Crest". Phoenix Business Journal.