Toyota Field, Soccer stadium in San Antonio, United States.
Toyota Field is a soccer-specific stadium in San Antonio, Texas, opened on April 13, 2013. Its Phase 1 design seats 8,296, including 16 private suites, 864 midfield club seats, a field-level beer garden for over 200 fans as close as 15 feet behind the south goal, and a suite-level terrace for over 100. Architect Pro Sports Developments used ribbed and perforated metal facades with exposed steel, echoing the site's Longhorn Quarry industrial past.
Toyota Field opened on April 13, 2013, built from February 2012 for Gordon Hartman's S.O.A.R. Inc., with proceeds funding Morgan's Wonderland; the Scorpions lost 0–2 to the Tampa Bay Rowdies that day. In November 2015 the City of San Antonio and Bexar County bought it for $18 million, and Spurs Sports & Entertainment paid $3 million more for a 20-year lease. San Antonio FC began play there in March 2016.
The stadium's name comes from Toyota Motor Corporation, which holds the naming rights. Its industrial look, with ribbed and perforated metal facades and exposed steel, refers to the Longhorn Quarry where it stands. The metal roof canopy over the west side amplifies crowd noise, and the fan zone behind the north-end seating is where supporters gather for autographs before and after games.
Toyota Field sits beside Heroes Stadium, next to the STAR Soccer Complex and Morgan's Wonderland. The west-side roof canopy covers the suite balconies and main seating, while the field-level beer garden holds over 200 fans as close as 15 feet behind the south goal. A fan zone behind the north-end seating is where supporters gather for autographs before and after games.
The pitch is TifSport hybrid Bermuda grass laid over 8 inches of USGA sand and Dakota peat, built by Texas Multi-Chem of Kerrville, with internal drainage to prevent rain-outs. The stadium sits in the former Longhorn Quarry, and its ribbed and perforated metal facades echo that industrial past.
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