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Durham County Memorial Stadium
Full name	Durham County Memorial Stadium
Address	750 Stadium Drive
Location	Durham County, North Carolina
Owner	County of Durham
Capacity	8,500
Surface	Artificial Turf (Astroturf); 8 Lane Polyurethane Track (Beynon Sports Surfaces BS2000RE Encapsulated)
Construction
Built	1958
Renovated	2010
Tenants
	Northern Durham Knights (NCHSAA); Carolina Flyers (AUDL); Tobacco Road FC (USL2)
Website
	www.dconc.gov/county-departments/departments-a-e/county-stadium

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Durham County Memorial Stadium is an 8,500-seat multi-purpose stadium located in Durham, North Carolina. Originally built in 1958, the stadium underwent significant renovations in 2010 that updated the facility to include an artificial turf lined for soccer, football and lacrosse and a track and field facility with an eight lane track. Durham County Memorial Stadium is the home field of Northern Durham High School Football, Carolina Flyers of the AUDL and Tobacco Road FC of USL-2. The stadium is also used as a special events facility hosting local, regional and national events.

The stadium hosted Shaw University Football from 2007 to 2018, and again after the 2022 season. Shaw also hosts a majority of their men's and women's soccer matches at the stadium despite the school's location in neighboring Wake County.

Durham County Memorial Stadium is managed by the Durham County Memorial Stadium Authority and owned by the County of Durham.

Notable events

NAIA Football National Championship 2021-2022^[1]
USATF Youth National Championship 2019
CIAA Football Conference Championship 2008-2012 and 2014-2015^[2]
State Games of North Carolina (Track and Field and Lacrosse)

References

^ "NAIA Football Championship and Senior Football Classic Coming to Durham County Memorial Stadium". September 15, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-09-16.
^ Journal, John Dell/Winston-Salem. "CIAA football-title game is going back to Durham". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved 2022-01-07.

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[1] "NAIA Football Championship and Senior Football Classic Coming to Durham County Memorial Stadium". September 15, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-09-16.

[2] Journal, John Dell/Winston-Salem. "CIAA football-title game is going back to Durham". Winston-Salem Journal. Retrieved 2022-01-07.

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 '''Durham County Memorial Stadium''' is an 8,500-seat [[multi-purpose stadium]] located in [[Durham, North Carolina]].  Originally built in 1958, the stadium underwent significant renovations in 2010 that updated the facility to include an artificial turf lined for soccer, football and lacrosse and a track and field facility with an eight lane track.  Durham County Memorial Stadium is the home field of [[Northern High School (Durham, North Carolina)|Northern Durham High School Football]], [[Carolina Flyers]] of the [[American Ultimate Disc League|AUDL]] and [[Tobacco Road FC]] of [[USL League Two|USL-2]].  The stadium is also used as a special events facility hosting local, regional and national events.
-The stadium hosted [[Shaw University|Shaw University Football]] from 2007 to 2018, despite the school's location in neighboring [[Wake County, NC|Wake County]].
+The stadium hosted [[Shaw University|Shaw University Football]] from 2007 to 2018, and again after the 2022 season. Shaw also hosts a majority of their men's and women's soccer matches at the stadium despite the school's location in neighboring [[Wake County, NC|Wake County]].
 Durham County Memorial Stadium is managed by the Durham County Memorial Stadium Authority and owned by the [[Durham County, North Carolina|County of Durham]].