DIGNITY HEALTH SPORTS PARK- HOME OF AZTEC FOOTBALL FOR THE 2020 AND 2021 SEASONS As the San Diego State football program awaits the completion of its new state-of-the-art stadium in Mission Valley, the Aztecs will play their 2020 and 2021 home games at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. Developed by Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) and managed by AEG Facilities, the privately financed Dignity Health Sports Park was constructed for $150 million over a 125-acre site on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH). Offering world-class competition and training facilities for amateur, Olympic, collegiate and professional athletes in the heart of Southern California, Dignity Health Sports Park is home to Major League Soccer’s LA Galaxy, the five-time MLS Cup champions, as well as the United States Tennis Association’s (USTA) High-Performance Training Center and the national team training headquarters for the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF). In addition, Dignity Health Sports Park has welcomed many professional football events over the past several years, including the NFL’s Los Angles Chargers, who called the facility home for three seasons from in 2017-19, while the XFL’s Wildcats made their debut in the spring of 2020. The venue also played host to the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl from 2012-17. Dignity Health Sports Park features a 27,000-seat stadium for football, soccer and other athletic competitions and outdoor concerts; an 8,000-seat tennis stadium; a 2,000-seat facility for track & field, and a 2,450-seat indoor velodrome – the VELO Sports Center – for track cycling. Dignity Health Sports Park opened on June 1, 2003, with the inaugural Home Depot Track & Field Invitational and has showcased some of the best national and international competitions in the world. In the facility’s first year of operation, it hosted the 2003 MLS All-Star Game, the 2003 MLS Cup game and the 2003 FIFA Women’s World Cup championship match. Since then, Dignity Health Sports Park has featured numerous major soccer tournaments and matches, including the qualifying for the prestigious Copa Libertadores - InterLiga, SuperLiga, CONCACAF Men’s & Women’s Gold Cup matches and the World Series of Football. The complex also welcomed the LA Women’s Tennis Championships presented by Herbalife, a Tier II Sony Ericsson WTA Tour event, from 2004-09. The facility is also home to the nation’s premier indoor velodrome and hosted the UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics 2005-07, and, in 2005, hosted the World Championships. Dignity Health Sports Park's commitment to athletics and training also extends to the surrounding communities. Tennis courts, soccer training fields and a three-mile jogging trail with 12 fitness stations around the perimeter of the development is available to local residents, as well as other facilities and amenities. Through foundations established by AEG-operated entities such as the Galaxy, the Los Angeles Kings (NHL) and STAPLES Center, more than $5 million has been pledged to community organizations in the last decade, including new donations targeting the local Carson community established by the ASCSC Community Foundation. With the venue change, San Diego State football concluded its memorable 53-year run at SDCCU Stadium in 2019. In their final two home games at the facility, the Aztecs emerged victorious against long-time rivals Fresno State (17-7) and Brigham Young (13-3). Between 1967 and 2019, SDSU accumulated an overall record of 221-113-6 (.659) at the venue. From 1936-66, the Aztecs played most of their home games in Aztec Bowl, a 13,000-seat stadium on campus, where they compiled a record of 77-44-5 (.636), along with the 34,500-seat Balboa Stadium in downtown San Diego. In 1966, a then-record crowd of 35,342 fans jammed Balboa Stadium to see SDSU meet North Dakota State. North Dakota State was the No. 1 small college team in the nation at the time, but the Aztecs won the game in a rout, 36-0. The victory served as a springboard for San Diego State's national small college championships in 1966, 1967 and 1968 and a move to Division I after the conclusion of the 1968 season. From 1921-35, the Aztecs’ home field alternated between Balboa Stadium (38-42-4) and Lane Field (12-12-4) with an occasional game played on the old Normal School campus at College Field (9-3-1). Two games were also played at Aztec Field, the old track and field stadium which was located north of the Conrad Prebys Student Union. Dignity Health Sports Park - Stadium Facts
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