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Hersheypark Stadium is a stadium located in Hershey, Pennsylvania, on the grounds of Hersheypark. It opened on May 18, 1939.

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Former namesHershey Sports Stadium
LocationHershey, Pennsylvania
OwnerHershey Entertainment & Resorts Company
OperatorHershey Entertainment & Resorts Company
Capacity15,641 Soccer & Football
30,000 Concerts
SurfaceA-Turf Premier XP
Construction
Broke ground1937
Built1937-1939
OpenedMay 18, 1939 (1939-05-18)[1]
Expanded1940
Construction cost$1.5 million[1]
Tenants
Hershey Wildcats (A-League) (1997–2001)
Hershey FC (NPSL) (2013–present)
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It is used as a sporting facility, concert venue and location for various other large functions (including a birthday gala for President Dwight D. Eisenhower). In addition, it hosted the 2004 Presidential Race Campaign stop for President George W. Bush.

It also hosts the Tournament of Bands Atlantic Coast Championship marching band competition, every November. It formerly hosted the Cavalcade of Bands championship competition.

The stadium hosted the final round of the 2000 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament for the 2000 Summer Olympics.[2] Two berths were afforded for the Olympics for CONCACAF members, and the United States and Honduras qualified by winning their semifinal matches in the qualification tournament.[3] The stadium has hosted the U.S. men's national soccer team on one occasion, a 3–1 victory over Poland on May 9, 1990.

Ice hockey

Hersheypark Stadium hosted the fourth annual AHL Outdoor Classic in 2013, with the local Hershey Bears facing the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. The "Baby Pens" defeated the Bears in front of a capacity crowd of 17,311 fans by a score of 2–1.[4]

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Date Away Team Score Home Team Attendance
January 20, 2013Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins2–1 (OT)Hershey Bears17,311
January 20, 2018Lehigh Valley Phantoms5–2Hershey Bears13,091
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International soccer

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Date Teams Competition Attendance
May 9, 1990United States  3–0  PolandInternational Friendly-
April 22, 1999United States  2–1  ChinaWomen's International Friendly15,257
April 21, 2000United States  3–0  Honduras2000 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament Group D-
April 23, 2000Canada  0–2  Honduras2000 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament Group D-
April 25, 2000Canada  0–0  United States2000 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament Group D-
April 28, 2000United States  3–0  Guatemala2000 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament Semifinals-
April 28, 2000Honduras  0–0  Mexico
(5–4 p)		2000 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament Semifinals-
April 30, 2000Guatemala  0–5  Mexico2000 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament Third Place-
April 30, 2000United States  1–2  Honduras2000 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament Final-
June 23, 2000United States  11–0  Trinidad and Tobago2000 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup10,483
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Events

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1 Concert rescheduled due to thunderstorm evacuation.[9]


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