Heroes Stadium

Heroes Stadium
Location	4799 Thousand Oaks Dr; San Antonio, Texas 78233
Coordinates	29.536862°N 98.397826°W
Owner	North East ISD
Operator	North East ISD
Capacity	11,122
Acreage	58
Surface	Fieldturf Duraspine
Construction
Broke ground	December 18, 2007
Opened	August 28, 2009
Architect	Rehler Vaughn & Koone, Inc.
General contractor	Joeris General Contractors, Ltd.
Tenants
	Churchill High School; Johnson High School; Lee High School; MacArthur High School; Madison High School; Reagan High School; Roosevelt High School; San Antonio Scorpions (2012)

Heroes Stadium is an 11,000-seat, open style football stadium serving the public school district North East ISD in San Antonio, Texas, USA. It opened in 2009, built on the 58-acre (230,000 m²) site of the abandoned Longhorn Quarry, and has 2,525 paved parking spaces.^[4] $27.5 million of funding was provided by a 2007 school district bond.^[5] A video board system measuring 15 by 25 ft (4.6 by 7.6 m) was installed in 2010. Along with Comalander Stadium, Heroes is the home venue for the football, track and field, soccer, and band events for the high schools in the North East Independent School District, and also plays host to various athletic events for the district's middle and elementary schools.

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The stadium received national exposure on August 27, 2010, when it held a game between local Madison Mavericks and Steele Knights of Cibolo. The game was televised by ESPN, as part of its High School Rise Kickoff Event.^[6]

The venue hosted the San Antonio Scorpions in their inaugural 2012 NASL season.^[7] The team played at the site to an average attendance of 9,176, including a couple of sellout crowds,^[8] while their stadium, Toyota Field, was being completed.

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"Heroes Stadium Inaugural Year" (PDF). North East ISD.
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"Projects". Paragon Sports Constructors. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18.
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"Heroes Stadium Brochure" (PDF). North East ISD.
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"2007 Bond Project: Heroes Stadium". NEISD. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-04-30.
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"2007 Bond Project". NEISD.
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"Steele Knights vs. Madison Mavericks". ESPN.
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"NASL chief gives OK to Heroes
Stadium". San Antonio Express-News.
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dohertysoocer. "2012 NASL Attendance". dohertysoocer. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-10-02.

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[1] [1]
"Heroes Stadium Inaugural Year" (PDF). North East ISD.

[2] [2]
"Projects". Paragon Sports Constructors. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18.

[3] [3]
"Heroes Stadium Brochure" (PDF). North East ISD.

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"2007 Bond Project: Heroes Stadium". NEISD. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-04-30.

[5] [5]
"2007 Bond Project". NEISD.

[6] [6]
"Steele Knights vs. Madison Mavericks". ESPN.

[7] [7]
"NASL chief gives OK to Heroes
Stadium". San Antonio Express-News.

[8] [8]
dohertysoocer. "2012 NASL Attendance". dohertysoocer. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-10-02.

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Location	4799 Thousand Oaks Dr San Antonio, Texas 78233
Coordinates	29.536862°N 98.397826°W / 29.536862; -98.397826 (Heroes Stadium)
Owner	North East ISD
Operator	North East ISD
Capacity	11,122^[1]
Acreage	58
Surface	Fieldturf Duraspine^[2]^[3]
Broke ground	December 18, 2007
Opened	August 28, 2009
Architect	Rehler Vaughn & Koone, Inc.
General contractor	Joeris General Contractors, Ltd.
Tenants
Churchill High School Johnson High School Lee High School MacArthur High School Madison High School Reagan High School Roosevelt High School San Antonio Scorpions (2012)