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MUSC Health Stadium

Coordinates: 32°52′13″N 79°55′10″W / 32.8702487°N 79.919538°W / 32.8702487; -79.919538 (Blackbaud Stadium)
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Blackbaud Stadium
Battery Park
Map
Location1990 Daniel Island Drive
Charleston, South Carolina 29492
Coordinates32°52′13″N 79°55′10″W / 32.8702487°N 79.919538°W / 32.8702487; -79.919538 (Blackbaud Stadium)
OwnerCity of Charleston
OperatorCharleston Battery
Capacity5,100 (1999)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground1998
Opened1999
Construction cost$5.7 million USD
Tenants
Charleston Battery (USL Pro) (1999-Present)

Blackbaud Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium located on Daniel Island in Charleston, South Carolina, that opened in 1999. Charleston Battery call Blackbaud Stadium home. Its nickname is Battery Park.

Blackbaud Stadium seats 5,100 people, mostly in two large stands on either side of the field. The stadium is modelled on smaller, lower-division English soccer stadiums. It features an on-site pub, called "The Three Lions".

The stadium regularly hosts sporting events besides Battery matches, including United States women's national soccer team soccer,[1] and United States national rugby union team matches.[2]

In early 2008, the Battery announced a plan to convert much of the stadium to solar energy.[3] The panels are said to offset as much as 12 tons of carbon dioxide per annum.

Blackbaud Stadium is named after the Blackbaud Software Company, which is based adjacent to the stadium. Blackbaud's founder Tony Bakker is the majority owner of the Charleston Battery.

References

  1. ^ "U.S. Soccer Wire: Women's National Team to Kick Off New Year with Busy January". U.S. Soccer. 2001-12-17. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
  2. ^ "Hercus leads Team USA past Canada". The Post and Courier. 2009-07-05. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
  3. ^ "Blackbaud Stadium going solar". The Post and Courier. 2008-02-09. Retrieved 2014-09-18.

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