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Wallis Annenberg Stadium
	The stadium in 2023
Location	Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34°4′21″N 118°26′43″W / 34.07250°N 118.44528°W
Owner	University of California, LA
Capacity	2,145 (seated)
Surface	Grass
Scoreboard	Daktronics LED video board
Opened	August 17, 2018; 5 years ago
Tenants
	UCLA Bruins men's soccer; UCLA Bruins women's soccer; UCLA Bruins rugby;
Website
	uclabruins.com/stadium

Wallis Annenberg Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium located on the campus of University of California, Los Angeles. The stadium is home to the UCLA Bruins men's and women's soccer programs, and replaced Drake Stadium as the home venue for the two programs. The stadium is also home to the UCLA Bruins men's rugby team.

Construction on the stadium was funded with private donations, and began in the Fall of 2016. Ahead of the 2018 men's and women's seasons, the stadium opened.^[1]^[2] The stadium is named for Wallis Annenberg of the Annenberg Foundation. A capacity crowd of 2,237 saw the Bruins defeating the Cal Golden Bears on September 24, 2022.^[3]

Significant events

November 9–18, 2018 – First, second and third round matches of the 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament vs. San Jose State, Minnesota and NC State, respectively
November 15–24, 2019 – First, second and third round matches of the 2019 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament vs. Lamar, Clemson and Wisconsin, respectively
November 12, 2021 – First round match of the 2021 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament vs. UC Irvine
November 18, 2021 – First round match of the 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament vs. UC Santa Barbara
October 30, 2022 – New attendance record of 2,446 was set on senior day at Wallis Annenberg Stadium with the UCLA women's soccer team ranking No. 1
November 11-21, 2022 – First and second rounds, round of 16, and quarterfinal matches of the 2022 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Tournament vs. Northern Arizona, UCF Knights, Northwestern and Virginia Cavaliers, respectively; the UCLA Bruins went on to win the national title

References

^ Walters, Tanner (April 12, 2016). "UCLA Athletics receives $5M donation for new soccer-specific stadium". The Daily Bruin. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
^ David, Liza. "UCLA Athletics receives $5 million donation for soccer venue". UCLA.
^ No. 1 UCLA Beats Cal, 4-2, to Remain Unbeaten , UCLABruins.com, Retrieved September 24, 2018

External links

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[1] Walters, Tanner (April 12, 2016). "UCLA Athletics receives $5M donation for new soccer-specific stadium". The Daily Bruin. Retrieved July 21, 2018.

[2] David, Liza. "UCLA Athletics receives $5 million donation for soccer venue". UCLA.

[3] No. 1 UCLA Beats Cal, 4-2, to Remain Unbeaten , UCLABruins.com, Retrieved September 24, 2018

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v t e UCLA Bruins men's soccer
Venues	Drake Stadium (1969–2017) Wallis Annenberg Stadium (2018–present)
Rivalries	California UC Santa Barbara
Culture & lore	Joe Bruin " Sons of Westwood" " Mighty Bruins" Longest NCAA Soccer Game
Seasons	1970 1972 1973 1974 1984 1985 1990 1994 1997 1999 2002 2006 2011 2012 2014 2015 2022
National championship seasons in bold; College Cup seasons in italics

v t e Soccer venues of the Pac-12 Conference
Men and women	Edwards Stadium ( California) Wayne Stadium ( Oregon) Cagan Stadium ( Stanford) Wallis Annenberg Stadium ( UCLA) Husky Soccer Stadium ( Washington)
Men only	SDSU Sports Deck ( San Diego State)
Women only	Mulcahy Soccer Stadium ( Arizona) Sun Devil Soccer Stadium ( Arizona State) Prentup Field ( Colorado) Papé Field ( Oregon) McAlister Field ( USC) Ute Soccer Field ( Utah) Lower Soccer Field ( Washington State)