Hersheypark Stadium

Hersheypark Stadium
Former names	Hershey Sports Stadium
Location	Hershey, Pennsylvania
Owner	Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company
Operator	Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company
Capacity	15,641 Soccer & Football ; 30,000 Concerts
Surface	A-Turf Premier XP
Construction
Broke ground	1937
Built	1937-1939
Opened	May 18, 1939
Expanded	1940
Construction cost	$1.5 million
Tenants
	Hershey Wildcats (A-League) (1997–2001); Hershey FC (NPSL) (2013–present)

Hersheypark Stadium is a stadium located in Hershey, Pennsylvania, on the grounds of Hersheypark. It opened on May 18, 1939.

It is used as a sporting facility, concert venue and location for various other large functions (including a birthday gala for President Dwight D. Eisenhower). In addition, it hosted the 2004 Presidential Race Campaign stop for President George W. Bush.

It also hosts the Tournament of Bands Atlantic Coast Championship marching band competition, every November. It formerly hosted the Cavalcade of Bands championship competition.

The stadium hosted the final round of the 2000 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament for the 2000 Summer Olympics.^[2] Two berths were afforded for the Olympics for CONCACAF members, and the United States and Honduras qualified by winning their semifinal matches in the qualification tournament.^[3] The stadium has hosted the U.S. men's national soccer team on one occasion, a 3–1 victory over Poland on May 9, 1990.

^ ^a ^b "Hershey Stadium To Be Opened Next Thursday". The Gettysburg Times. May 13, 1939. p. 5.
^ "Hershey To Host Olympic Soccer Qualifying The Concacaf Region Tournament Will Be Played In April. The United States Is An Automatic Entry. – Philly.com". Articles.philly.com. 2011-06-21. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
^ "Olympic qualifying: U.S. advances to semis after tying Canada 0-0". Soccertimes.com. 2000-04-30. Archived from the original on 2013-05-10. Retrieved 2013-03-27.

[Gettys-1] "Hershey Stadium To Be Opened Next Thursday". The Gettysburg Times. May 13, 1939. p. 5.

[2] "Hershey To Host Olympic Soccer Qualifying The Concacaf Region Tournament Will Be Played In April. The United States Is An Automatic Entry. – Philly.com". Articles.philly.com. 2011-06-21. Retrieved 2013-03-27.

[3] "Olympic qualifying: U.S. advances to semis after tying Canada 0-0". Soccertimes.com. 2000-04-30. Archived from the original on 2013-05-10. Retrieved 2013-03-27.

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