New San Jose State Stadium
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New San Jose State Stadium was a planned a multi-use stadium
in San Jose, California
. Scheduled for completion in 2009, it would have been used mostly for soccer
and football
matches. The stadium was to have been shared by the San Jose State University
Spartans
football team and a revived San Jose Earthquakes
Major League Soccer
franchise. The University and real estate developer Lew Wolff, who owns the rights to the Earthquakes, discontinued negotiations over the proposed stadium in April 2007, over revenue sharing and land use issues.
The stadium would have had a capacity of 30,000 people for football and 23,000 for soccer. It would have been built next to, and replaced, the existing Spartan Stadium
, on the SJSU South Campus. The location is currently used as practice fields, stadium parking, and for sporting events that do not attract a crowd large enough to justify using the 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 Jose, California
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
. Scheduled for completion in 2009, it would have been used mostly for soccer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
and football
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...
matches. The stadium was to have been shared by the San Jose State University
San José State University
San Jose State University is a public university located in San Jose, California, United States...
Spartans
San José State Spartans
The San Jose State Spartans is the name of the athletic teams representing San Jose State University. SJSU sports teams compete in the Western Athletic Conference at the NCAA Division I level...
football team and a revived San Jose Earthquakes
San Jose Earthquakes
The San Jose Earthquakes professional soccer team is located in the San Jose, California, United States suburb of Santa Clara, and participates in Major League Soccer , the top level soccer league in the United States and Canada....
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
franchise. The University and real estate developer Lew Wolff, who owns the rights to the Earthquakes, discontinued negotiations over the proposed stadium in April 2007, over revenue sharing and land use issues.
The stadium would have had a capacity of 30,000 people for football and 23,000 for soccer. It would have been built next to, and replaced, the existing Spartan Stadium
Spartan Stadium (San Jose)
Spartan Stadium, located in San Jose, California, is the official stadium of the San José State University Spartans athletics teams. It is currently the home of the Spartan football and soccer teams....
, on the SJSU South Campus. The location is currently used as practice fields, stadium parking, and for sporting events that do not attract a crowd large enough to justify using the stadium.
External news links
- San Jose Mercury News article "Stadium deal builds at SJSU" by Jon Wilner and Barry Witt, 13 January 2007
- KTVU Channel 2 segment Diane Guerrazzi Reports On New Stadium Plans For San Jose State And Major League Soccer, 14 January 2007
- SI.com article "The way to San Jose - MLS close to Bay Area return, stadium plan in place" by Jonah Freedman, 1 February 2007
- San Jose Mercury News article "Deal near for SJSU stadium" by Jon Wilner and Barry Witt, 28 February 2007