Glenn Warner Soccer Facility
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The Glenn Warner Soccer Facility is a soccer-specific stadium
at the United States Naval Academy
in Annapolis, Maryland
. The college soccer
facility is named for beloved longtime coach Glenn Warner
. It was the site of Crystal Palace Baltimore's first-ever match, a 3–1 loss to its parent club
on July 15, 2006.
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...
at the United States Naval Academy
United States Naval Academy
The United States Naval Academy is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located in Annapolis, Maryland, United States...
in Annapolis, Maryland
Annapolis, Maryland
Annapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland, as well as the county seat of Anne Arundel County. It had a population of 38,394 at the 2010 census and is situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east of Washington, D.C. Annapolis is...
. The college soccer
College soccer
College soccer is a term used to describe association football played by teams who are operated by colleges and universities as opposed to a professional league operated for exclusively financial purposes...
facility is named for beloved longtime coach Glenn Warner
Glenn Warner (coach)
Glenn Warner is the commonly known name of Floyd Hall Warner , head coach of the Naval Academy's men's soccer team from 1942 to 1975, who led the team to a national title in 1964....
. It was the site of Crystal Palace Baltimore's first-ever match, a 3–1 loss to its parent club
Crystal Palace F.C.
Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...
on July 15, 2006.