Comalander Stadium
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Comalander Stadium is an 11,000-seat, open style football
stadium
in San Antonio, Texas
. Built as North East Stadium in 1962, it was renamed to Comalander Stadium in 2000, for long time district athletic director Jerry Comalander. As a part of the Blossom Athletic Center
, it is owned and operated by the North East Independent School District
. Along with Heroes Stadium
, the stadium is the home venue for the football, track and field, and band events for the high school and middle schools in the district. The playing surface was upgraded in 1998.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
stadium
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
. Built as North East Stadium in 1962, it was renamed to Comalander Stadium in 2000, for long time district athletic director Jerry Comalander. As a part of the Blossom Athletic Center
Blossom Athletic Center
The Virgil T. Blossom Athletic Center is a multi-sport athletic complex owned by the North East ISD located in San Antonio, Texas. Best known for Comalander Stadium, a 10,952-seat football stadium, the center is also home to facilities for a number of other sports. The Josh Davis Natatorium, named...
, it is owned and operated by the North East Independent School District
North East Independent School District
North East Independent School District is a school district located in Bexar County, Texas, . North East ISD serves the north central and northeast areas of Bexar County, covering approximately . North East ISD serves the cities of San Antonio, Castle Hills, Hill Country Village, Hollywood Park,...
. Along with Heroes Stadium
Heroes Stadium
Heroes Stadium is an 11,000-seat, open style football stadium in San Antonio, Texas. It opened in 2009, built on the site of the abandoned Longhorn Quarry. $27.5 million of funding was provided by a 2007 school district bond. A video board system measuring was installed in 2010...
, the stadium is the home venue for the football, track and field, and band events for the high school and middle schools in the district. The playing surface was upgraded in 1998.