Fetzer Field

Infobox Stadium
stadium_name = Fetzer Field
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fullname = Irwin Belk Track at Fetzer Field
location = South Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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opened = 1935
renovated = 1988-1990
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owner = University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
operator = University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
surface = Field: Natural Grass
Track: Full-Depth Polyurethene ISS 2000 Encapsulated
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tenants = North Carolina Tar Heels (NCAA) 1935-
seating_capacity = 5,025
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Fetzer Field is a 5,025-capacity stadium located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The stadium is home to the North Carolina Tar Heels men's and women's soccer teams as well as the men's lacrosse and track and field teams. It has also hosted the NCAA Women's Soccer Championship on several occasions. It is named for former longtime athletic director Bob Fetzer.

The stadium opened in 1935 as a Works Progress Administration project, and was the home of the track and field team. It has been the home of the men's soccer team since its inception in 1947, of the men's lacrosse team since its inception in 1949, of the women's soccer team since its inception in 1979, and of the women's lacrosse team from 1996 to 1999.

In 1990, the track was named in honor of Charlotte businessman Irwin "Ike" Belk, a former Tar Heel track letterman.

External links

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