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SAS Soccer Park
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| SAS Soccer Park | |
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| Facility statistics | |
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| Location | Cary, North Carolina |
| Broke ground | 2001 |
| Opened | May 2002 |
| Owner | Wake County |
| Operator | Town of Cary |
| Surface | Natural Grass |
| Construction cost | $14.5 million |
| Architect | Envirotek, Inc. |
| Naming Rights | SAS Institute |
| Former names | |
| State Capital Soccer Park | |
| Tenants | |
| Carolina Courage (WUSA) (2001-2003) Cary RailHawks U23's (PDL) (2002–Present) Carolina RailHawks(USL-1) (2007–Present) |
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| Seating capacity | |
| 7,130 (all-seater) | |
SAS Soccer Park is one of the premier soccer complexes in the United States. Originally opened in 2002 as the home of the Carolina Courage of the WUSA, SAS Soccer Park is now the home to the Carolina RailHawks of the USL First Division and the Cary RailHawks U23's in the USL Premier Development League (formerly the Raleigh Elite). The North Carolina State Wolfpack men's and women's teams of the ACC play select matches there and the complex regularly hosts major tournaments such as the NCAA College Cup, the ACC Soccer Championships, and the NCHSAA high school state soccer finals.
The soccer complex consists of a purpose-built, soccer-specific main stadium (SAS Stadium), two lighted practice fields, built to the same specifications as the stadium field, and four additional fields. The main stadium seats 7,000 and is expandable to 10,000 with temporary seating. Fields 1 (main stadium), 2, and 3 are all FIFA international regulation size (120 yards x 75 yards). A project is currently under consideration to add approximately 1,000 permanent seats to Field 2 making a second, smaller stadium field at SAS Soccer Park.
SAS Soccer Park opened in May 2002 as State Capital Soccer Park. The park is on 150 acres that the State of North Carolina has leased to Wake County. Money to build the soccer park came from $14.5 million in county-wide hotel room and prepared food and beverage taxes. The Town of Cary assumed responsibility for operations and maintenance in 2004 from Capital Area Soccer League. On January 26, 2006, the Town of Cary council amended its lease to allow it to sublet the property to Triangle Professional Soccer through the year 2011 for the exclusive promotion of professional soccer and lacrosse events at the complex.
The complex also sports a full-length, nationally-recognized cross-country track and houses the offices of Triangle Professional Soccer.
SAS Institute, a privately held software company, has its worldwide headquarters in Cary. SAS had naming rights to the soccer park through June 30, 2007 with the option to extend their naming rights for an additional 3 years. On September 27, 2007, the Town of Cary announced that SAS had not exercised their option on the naming rights and that WakeMed Health & Hospitals had purchased the naming rights to the stadium[1]. Effective January 1, 2008, the stadium will be known as Cary's WakeMed Soccer Park. The naming rights agreement with Cary is good for 3 years and cost $300,000 per year.
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SAS Soccer Park is located at 201 Soccer Park Drive in Cary, NC 27511.
- From I-40 Eastbound (Chapel Hill/Durham/RDU Airport)
Take the Cary 54 Exit (Exit 290) off of I-40. Turn right on top of the exit ramp (towards Cary). Turn left on SE Maynard Road. Take a left on Chatham Street and SAS Soccer Park is ½ mile on the right.
- From I-40 Westbound (Fayetteville)
Take Exit 291, Cary Towne Boulevard. Turn right on Cary Towne Blvd, then take a right on SE Maynard Road. Turn right on E. Chatham Street and SAS Soccer Park will be ½ mile on right.
- From Downtown Cary
Head East on Chatham Street towards Raleigh. SAS Soccer Park will be on your right.
- From Raleigh/Beltline
From I-440 Beltline, take Western Boulevard (Exit 2) and head west (toward Cary). Continue after merge with Hillsborough Street until it becomes E. Chatham Street. SAS Soccer Park will be on your left, ½ mile before Maynard Road intersection.
- 2002 USA Men's National Team World Cup Training Camp
- 2002 Women's Nike Cup 1st Round
- 2003 WUSA All-Star Game
- 2003 NCAA Women's College Cup
- 2003 ACC Soccer Championships
- 2004 ACC Soccer Championships
- 2004 NCAA Women's College Cup
- 2005 ACC Soccer Championships
- 2005 NCAA Men's College Cup
- 2006 Rochester Rhinos Spring Combine and Training Camp
- 2006 USA Men's National Team v. Jamaica
- 2006 USA Men's National Team World Cup Training Camp
- 2006 USL First Division All-Star Game (v. Sheffield Wednesday)
- 2006 USA Women's National Team v. Canada
- 2006 State Games of North Carolina (soccer events, ceremonies)
- 2006 ACC Women's Soccer Championships
- 2006 NCAA Women's College Cup
- 2007 El Salvador v. Honduras International Friendly
- 2007 ACC Men's Soccer Championships
- 2007 NCAA Men's College Cup
- 2008 NCAA Women's College Cup
- 2009 NCAA Men's College Cup
- ^ Town of Cary and WakeMed Announce Soccer Partnership. Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
- SAS Soccer Park @ Town of Cary website
- Live Field Closure/Status Information
- Pictures tagged with sassoccerpark at Flickr
- Travel Guide for Fans Visiting SAS Soccer Park
- Overhead view from WikiMapia
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