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Don Dallas Soccer Field

UMSL's Don Dallas Soccer Field is one of the better college soccer facilities in the country. The soccer field was recently renovated in the summer of 2002 with complete new bermuda surface, allowing for a safer and more playable field for the student-atheltes. In the summer of 2005, the press box was repainted and a new scoreboard was installed.

The complex features a permament seating structure for fans, complete with restrooms and press box. The field is lighted to allow for night games and has a sound system and electronic scoreboard for fan enjoyment.

     

The soccer field was originally built in 1970 as an intramural field and was upgraded in with portable bleachers to seat 500 people in 1975. A few years later, the complex saw its most significant improvements thanks to the efforts of then state senator James Murphy. In 1982, the field added lights and the following year saw the construction of the soccer stadium, complete with a press box, restrooms and permanent seating for 1,350 fans. The new look soccer complex was dedicated on October 11, 1983 as got some instant success and UMSL defeated SIU Edwardsville 1-0.

In October 1991, the field paid tribute to former head coach Don Dallas by officially naming the stadium in his honor. Dallas built the UMSL soccer program from scratch and coached the team for 23 years. He led the team to 236 wins, 16 NCAA Tournament apperances and the school's only NCAA National Championship in 1973. In October of 1993, the University added another tribute to Coach Dallas with a memorial entrance for all fans to see as they enter the stadium.

     
 
Close up view of press box after receiving fresh painting in summer 2005.   Entrance to the Don Dallas Soccer Field with the memorial honoring the former men's soccer coach.
     
 
Don Dallas Soccer field from behind the south goal area.   View of Don Dallas Soccer Field and stands.
     
   
Work on the soccer field to plant new bermuda grass was completed in the summer of 2002.    

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