Legion Field - Birmingham, AL - Modern Olympic Venues on Waymarking.com

Legion Field is a large stadium in Birmingham, Alabama primarily designed to be used as a venue for American football, but is occasionally used for other large outdoor events. The stadium is named in honor of the American Legion, a U.S. organization of military veterans. At its peak it seated 83,091 people for football.

Recently, Legion Field had been used successfully as a site for major soccer events, including matchups in the 1996 Olympic Games — the opening match between the United States and Argentina drew 83,810 spectators, the stadium's all-time record for any event. Legion Field had also hosted exhibition games by the U.S. men's and women's national soccer teams, and in 2005 it hosted a World Cup qualifier between the U.S. and Guatemala. US Soccer will no longer be scheduling games for play at Legion Field because of a switch from natural grass to artificial turf.

From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legion_Field

Olympic Games: Atlanta Summer 1996 Sport held at venue: Football (Soccer) Start and/or Finish: Not Aplicable Web Address with Additional Details: [Web Link] Reference Supporting Olympic Use: Plaque at Location Details of Reference Supporting Olympic Use: It is noted on the side of the stadium. Also on Wikipedia. Current Use: soccer played here Olympic Games No 2: Not listed Olympic Games No 3: Not listed Sport held at venue No 2: Not listed Additional sport(s) held at venue: Not listed Parking Area: Not Listed

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