SEATING
- LOCATION: Downtown Portland
- CAPACITY: 27,396
- PLAYING SURFACE: Length 120 yards; Width 70 yards
- WOMEN'S WORLD CUP SCHEDULE: First Round Doubleheaders - June 20, 23, 24
The Portland Oregon Sports Authority
can be contacted at:
Telephone: 503-234-4500
Fax: 03-234-3853
e-mail: info@pdxsports.org
Internet: www.pdxsports.org/authority
- Soccer is the largest youth sport in Oregon with both girls and boys participating.
- More than 60 registered women's teams and more than 60 registered co-ed teams play in the City.
- The Lynn Sweeney Memorial Tournament, one of the first and largest women's tournaments, celebrated its 20th anniversary in 1997.
- Portland-Metro supports seven indoor facilities (500+ games per week).
- The University of Portland is first in the nation
for paid attendance for NCAA Men's Soccer.
Olympic Gold Medalists Tiffeny Milbrett and Shannon MacMillan along with National Team Pool players Justi Baumgardt and Michele French have local connections. - Oregon is ranked 7th in the nation in per capita
play according to the Soccer Industry Council.