Santa Ana Stadium, Multi-purpose stadium in downtown Santa Ana, California, US
Santa Ana Stadium, also called Eddie West Field or the Santa Ana Bowl, is a city-owned 9,000-capacity American football and soccer stadium in downtown Santa Ana. Built in 1963 by the R.E. Gallegos Construction Company, it was named after Eddie West, a writer for the Orange County Register. The venue was retrofitted by the City of Santa Ana in 2016.
The stadium opened in 1963 and was named in honor of Eddie West, a sports journalist who worked for the Orange County Register. Over the decades, it has become an important venue for regional sporting events and local competitions.
The field is named after Eddie West, an Orange County Register writer who championed Santa Ana College Dons and county sports. The stadium hosts high school and college commencement ceremonies alongside football and soccer, and local leagues use it for children's and adult matches.
The venue is located along North Flower Street in downtown Santa Ana and is easily accessible by buses from the Orange County Transit Authority. Before visiting, check the schedule of upcoming events to make sure there is something happening on the day you plan to go.
On June 10, 1966, Bayern Munich, a club with an estimated 87 million fans worldwide, drew 3–3 with the Orange County Soccer Club at Santa Ana Stadium. That same year the Orange County club reached the final of the National Challenge Cup, then the name of the U.S. Open Cup, and lost it.
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