Fifth Third Bank Stadium, multi-purpose stadium in Kennesaw, Georgia, United States
Fifth Third Bank Stadium is a 10,200-seat stadium about a mile from Kennesaw State University's main campus in Kennesaw, Georgia. Built as a soccer-specific ground on 6.5 acres of the KSU Sports & Entertainment Park, it opened on May 2, 2010, with its first match on May 9. A stage at one end lets the venue hold up to 16,316 people for concerts.
The stadium opened in 2010 originally as KSU Stadium for soccer and lacrosse, then was renamed Fifth Third Bank Stadium in 2013 following a sponsorship agreement. Kennesaw State University began using it for its American football team in 2015, with nearly ten thousand fans attending the inaugural game.
The stadium's name comes from a multimillion-dollar, multi-year sponsorship with Fifth Third Bank's Georgia regional office, which renamed KSU Stadium in February 2013 as Division I football arrived. The site was built through a public-private partnership between Kennesaw State University and the Atlanta Beat of Women's Professional Soccer, and the Beat played home matches here in 2010 and 2011.
The stadium is located at the end of Busbee Drive near Big Shanty Road and is easily accessible by car with nearby parking available. The bowl-shaped layout allows spectators to see the action clearly from nearly all seating positions without obstruction.
On March 29, 2014, the stadium hosted the second leg of a home-and-home rugby qualifier for the 2015 World Cup; the United States beat Uruguay 32-13 and advanced 59-40 on aggregate. Atlanta United have won all eight matches they have played here, including a 4-0 CONCACAF Champions League win over C.S. Herediano on February 28, 2019.
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