Ohiri Field is a multi-purpose stadium

Multi-purpose stadium

Multi-purpose stadiums are a type of stadium designed in such a way as to be easily used by multiple sports. While any stadium could potentially host more than one sport, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy that stresses multi-functionality over specificity...

 located on the campus of Harvard University in the Allston neighborhood of Boston

Boston

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. (Although the core of the Harvard campus is in Cambridge

Cambridge, Massachusetts

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, the athletic complex lies within Boston.) From its opening in 1983 until 2010, it was home to the Harvard Crimson

Harvard Crimson

The Harvard Crimson are the athletic teams of Harvard University. The school's teams compete in NCAA Division I. As of 2006, there were 41 Division I intercollegiate varsity sports teams for women and men at Harvard, more than at any other NCAA Division I college in the country...

 men's and women's soccer

College soccer

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 teams; with the opening of the new Soldiers Field Soccer Stadium

Soldiers Field Soccer Stadium

Soldiers Field Soccer Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located on the campus of Harvard University in the Allston neighborhood of Boston. It opened in September 2010 and replaced Ohiri Field as the primary home of the Harvard Crimson men's and women's soccer teams...

 in September 2010, it has become the secondary home to both teams.

The stadium seats

Seating capacity

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 1,500 people and has held as much as 5,200 people for NCAA tournament games. It opened in 1983. It is named after former Harvard athlete Chris Ohiri.

External links

• Ohiri Field. Men's Soccer. Harvard University Athletics official website
• Soldiers Field Soccer Stadium. Men's Soccer. Harvard University Athletics official website