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'''TowneBank Stadium''' is located in [[Newport News, Virginia|Newport News]], [[Virginia]], and serves as the home stadium for the [[Christopher Newport Captains football|Christopher Newport Captains football team]] since their inaugural 2001 season.<ref name="2008Media">[http://www.cnusports.com/sports/football/08fbmediaguide.pdf Christopher Newport Captains 2008 Football Media Guide]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} "POMOCO Stadium," Christopher Newport University, 2008. p. 46. Accessed 2008-12-30</ref> It was previously known as Pomoco Stadium, until it was renamed in 2019<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cnu.edu/news/2019/08/16-cnu-townebank/#.XeNBquhKiM8|title=Athletic Teams Will Play at Newly Named TowneBank Stadium|last=August 16|first=Jim Hanchett {{!}}|last2=2019|date=2019-11-08|website=Christopher Newport University|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-01}}</ref> |
'''TowneBank Stadium''' is located in [[Newport News, Virginia|Newport News]], [[Virginia]], and serves as the home stadium for the [[Christopher Newport Captains football|Christopher Newport Captains football team]] since their inaugural 2001 season.<ref name="2008Media">[http://www.cnusports.com/sports/football/08fbmediaguide.pdf Christopher Newport Captains 2008 Football Media Guide]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} "POMOCO Stadium," Christopher Newport University, 2008. p. 46. Accessed 2008-12-30</ref> It was previously known as Pomoco Stadium, until it was renamed in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cnu.edu/news/2019/08/16-cnu-townebank/#.XeNBquhKiM8|title=Athletic Teams Will Play at Newly Named TowneBank Stadium|last=August 16|first=Jim Hanchett {{!}}|last2=2019|date=2019-11-08|website=Christopher Newport University|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-01}}</ref> TowneBank Stadium has a maximum seating capacity of 4,200, with the largest crowd ever on-hand of 6,135 occurring during the inaugural game against [[Salisbury University]] on September 1, 2001.<ref name="2008Media"/> |
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The stadium also hosts home soccer games for [[Lionsbridge FC]] of the [[USL League Two]]. |
The stadium also hosts home soccer games for [[Lionsbridge FC]] of the [[USL League Two]]. |
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| Former names | Pomoco Stadium |
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| Location | Moores Lane Newport News, VA 23606 |
| Owner | Christopher Newport University |
| Operator | Christopher Newport University |
| Capacity | 4,200 |
| Surface | Kentucky Bluegrass |
| Opened | 2001 |
| Tenants | |
| Christopher Newport Captains football (2001–present) Lionsbridge FC (USL2) (2018–present) | |
TowneBank Stadium is located in Newport News, Virginia, and serves as the home stadium for the Christopher Newport Captains football team since their inaugural 2001 season.[1] It was previously known as Pomoco Stadium, until it was renamed in 2019.[2] TowneBank Stadium has a maximum seating capacity of 4,200, with the largest crowd ever on-hand of 6,135 occurring during the inaugural game against Salisbury University on September 1, 2001.[1]
The stadium also hosts home soccer games for Lionsbridge FC of the USL League Two.
References
- ^ a b Christopher Newport Captains 2008 Football Media Guide[permanent dead link] "POMOCO Stadium," Christopher Newport University, 2008. p. 46. Accessed 2008-12-30
- ^ August 16, Jim Hanchett |; 2019 (2019-11-08). "Athletic Teams Will Play at Newly Named TowneBank Stadium". Christopher Newport University. Retrieved 2019-12-01.
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