Eugene E. Stone III Stadium (Greenville)
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Eugene Stone III Soccer Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium
in Greenville, South Carolina
on the campus of Furman University
.
The 3,000-seat (expandable) stadium opening in 1995 during a ceremony featuring Brazil national football team
legend Pelé
. The stadium is named for the late South Carolina
benefactor Eugene Stone who donated a large sum of money which helped build the stadium.
It is considered one of the finer soccer stadiums in South Carolina.
Soccer-specific stadium
Soccer-specific stadium is a term used mainly in the United States, Canada, Australia and South Korea coined by Lamar Hunt, to refer to a sports stadium either purpose built or fundamentally redesigned for soccer and whose primary function is to host soccer matches, as opposed to a multipurpose...
in Greenville, South Carolina
Greenville, South Carolina
-Law and government:The city of Greenville adopted the Council-Manager form of municipal government in 1976.-History:The area was part of the Cherokee Nation's protected grounds after the Treaty of 1763, which ended the French and Indian War. No White man was allowed to enter, though some families...
on the campus of Furman University
Furman University
Furman University is a selective, private, coeducational, liberal arts college in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Furman is one of the oldest, and more selective private institutions in South Carolina...
.
The 3,000-seat (expandable) stadium opening in 1995 during a ceremony featuring Brazil national football team
Brazil national football team
The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...
legend Pelé
Pelé
However, Pelé has always maintained that those are mistakes, that he was actually named Edson and that he was born on 23 October 1940.), best known by his nickname Pelé , is a retired Brazilian footballer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time...
. The stadium is named for the late South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
benefactor Eugene Stone who donated a large sum of money which helped build the stadium.
It is considered one of the finer soccer stadiums in South Carolina.