47-592: Toyota Field is a soccer-specific stadium in San Antonio , Texas, United States. Located next to Heroes Stadium , and adjacent to the STAR Soccer Complex and Morgan's Wonderland , the facility opened on April 13, 2013. The stadium is the home of San Antonio FC and has a capacity of 8,296 for soccer matches and 13,000 for concerts and festivals. The stadium was the home of the San Antonio Scorpions of
94-582: A Romanesque stone structure at 226 Earl Garrett Street, is the site of the Hill Country Museum in downtown Kerrville. The Civil War slowed Kerrville's development, but with the start of the Reconstruction era , Kerrville's economic boom and ethnic diversification continued anew as demand grew in San Antonio for lumber, produce, and craftsmen. Kerrville's boom was also catalyzed by the combination of
141-543: A bluff just north of the Guadalupe River in the eastern half of today's county. The settlement was referred to as "Brownsborough", but after the area was formally platted in 1856 by James Kerr , a major in the Texas Revolution, the settlement was formally known as "Kerrville" and maintained a county seat with Texas. Starting in 1857, a German master-miller named Christian Dietert and millwright Balthasar Lich started
188-466: A contemporary industrial feel. The metal façades and the metal roof canopy that extends over the west side suite balconies and stadium seating, together amplify the crowd noise. The permanent west side roof canopy combined with lower bowl stadium seating that starts only 17 feet from the soccer touchlines gives Toyota Field an intimate feel, a quality the designers say will continue with the future expansion phases as planned. The soccer field playing surface
235-401: A game. The stadium capacity could reach approximately 9,000 spectators with standing-room only accommodations. The architectural design by PSD reflects the industrial heritage of the historic Longhorn Quarry which the stadium now resides in. The stadium contains ribbed metal and perforated metal facades with exposed structural elements throughout the facility, accentuating the steel and creating
282-440: A household in the city was $ 32,085, and for a family was $ 38,979. Males had a median income of $ 27,555 versus $ 19,923 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 20,193. About 11.7% of families and 15.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.8% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over. The Kerrville Folk Festival is an annual summer festival which features folk musicians from around
329-701: A large grist and saw mill on the bluff. This mill established a permanent source of power and protection from floods, and became the most extensive operation of its kind in the Hill Country area west of New Braunfels and San Antonio . Soon afterwards, Charles A. Schreiner rode Kerrville's newly found popularity by serving Kerrville's mercantile needs. Schreiner established a family-run empire that helped build Kerrville's early prosperity by owning almost all of Kerrville's business sectors, including freighting enterprises, retail, wholesale, banking, ranching, marketing, and brokering operations. Schreiner's elegant downtown home,
376-404: Is generally disfavored for soccer matches since players are more susceptible to injuries. However, some soccer specific stadiums, such as Portland's Providence Park and Creighton University's Morrison Stadium , do have artificial turf. The seating capacity is generally between 18,000 and 30,000 for a Major League Soccer franchise, or smaller for college or minor league soccer teams. This
423-600: Is home to the annual Texas State Arts and Crafts Fair , which features artisans and entertainers from around the state. The Texas Lions Camp and Echo Hill Ranch Summer Camp are also located in Kerrville. Kerrville hosted the Olympic trials for shooting sports for the 2012 Summer Olympics at the Hill Country Shooting Center. On Saturday, October 15, 2023, Kerrville experienced the moon's rare annular eclipse of
470-657: Is host to San Antonio's USL franchise, San Antonio FC , who started play in March 2016. Toyota Field was designed by San Antonio architecture firm, Pro Sports Developments (PSD), which is the sports entertainment division of Luna Architecture and Design. The stadium was designed as a soccer-specific stadium, to strategically expand to upwards of 18,000 seats in 3 total phases and to accommodate UIL , NCAA , MLS and FIFA standard international soccer events. The design also accommodates rugby , lacrosse , American football , boxing and concerts. The stadium currently exists as Phase 1 in
517-437: Is in comparison to the much larger American football stadiums that mostly range between 60,000 and 80,000 in which the original North American Soccer League teams played and most MLS teams occupied during the league's inception. As opposed to gridiron-style football stadiums, where the front row of seats is elevated several feet above the field of play to allow spectators to see over the heads of substitute players and coaches on
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#1732852356049564-629: Is particularly visible in European American football leagues and conflicts between teams sharing the stadium (a notable example are Eintracht Braunschweig and the Braunschweig Lions which share a stadium) and (often municipal) owners of the stadiums sometimes arise, leading to attempts at single sport-specific venues. In Australia the term has much the same meaning as that in the United States. The dominance of Australian rules football in
611-468: Is primarily for soccer. Some facilities (for example SeatGeek Stadium , Toyota Stadium and Historic Crew Stadium ) have a permanent stage at one end of the stadium used for staging concerts. A soccer-specific stadium typically has amenities, dimensions and scale suitable for soccer in North America, including a scoreboard, video screen, luxury suites and possibly a roof. The field dimensions are within
658-612: Is sometimes used in countries where the sport is known as football rather than soccer, although the term is not common in countries where football is the dominant sport and thus football-specific stadiums are quite common. The term tends to have a slightly different meaning in these countries, usually referring to a stadium without an athletics track surrounding the field. Some soccer stadiums in Europe are also used for other sports, including rugby, American football, and field hockey. The problem with oversized stadiums designed for another sport
705-591: The Köppen Climate Classification system, Kerrville has a humid subtropical climate , abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 24,278 people, 9,627 households, and 6,059 families residing in the city. As of the census of 2000, 20,425 people, 8,563 households, and 5,411 families resided in the city. The population density was 1,222.5 inhabitants per square mile (472.0/km ). The 9,477 housing units averaged 567.2 per square mile (219.0/km ). The racial makeup of
752-699: The NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Championship . On March 26, 2023, Toyota Field hosted CF Monterrey vs Atlas FC , both of Liga MX, in a friendly match. Monterrey won the match 2-0. On July 15, 2023, Toyota Field hosted an international friendly match between San Antonio FC and Sunderland AFC , of EFL Championship . Sunderland defeated San Antonio 3-1. On September 12, 2023, Toyota Field hosted an international friendly match between San Antonio FC and C.D. Tapatío of Liga de Expansión MX . Tapatío defeated San Antonio 4-1. On January 20, 2024, Toyota Field hosted an international friendly match between
799-549: The North American Soccer League until the team's dissolution following the 2015 season. The stadium is expandable up to 18,500 seating capacity in three phases and is currently built to its Phase 1 design. Toyota Motor Corporation currently holds the sponsor naming rights for the facility. Toyota Field was originally owned and operated by S.O.A.R. Inc., a non-profit organization founded by San Antonio philanthropist Gordon Hartman. During S.O.A.R. Inc.'s operation of
846-657: The United States and Slovenia . Slovenia won 1–0. Toyota Field is scheduled to host an the final match of the 2024 NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup on October 25, 2024. On March 30, 2019, Toyota Field hosted the Austin Elite and Rugby United New York of Major League Rugby . Rugby United New York would win 19-11 in front of 1,000 fans. See also: List of museums in Central Texas Soccer-specific stadium A soccer-specific stadium , mainly in
893-507: The United States Census Bureau , Kerrville has a total area of 20.7 square miles (53.7 km ), of which 20.3 square miles (52.6 km ) are land and 0.42 square miles (1.1 km ) (2.00%) are covered by water. The Guadalupe River runs through the city, with the downtown area sitting on the northeastern side. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to
940-404: The 1990s, after the multi-purpose stadium era. The term "soccer-specific stadium" was coined by Lamar Hunt , who financed the construction of Columbus Crew Stadium , the first soccer-specific stadium constructed specifically for Major League Soccer. In the 2000s, other Major League Soccer teams in the United States began constructing their own stadiums. Canada's first soccer-specific stadium
987-564: The Hills Catholic High School and Notre Dame Catholic School and Grace Academy of Kerrville are also located in Kerrville, serving as the primary alternative to the public school system. Kerrville is home to Schreiner University , a private four-year university which was established in 1923 by an ex-Texas Ranger, Captain Charles Schreiner. The school is consistently listed as one of the top regional liberal arts colleges in
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#17328523560491034-637: The Kerrville Triathlon (since 2011), and the Kerrville Renaissance Festival (since 2017), as well as Mooney Aviation Company , James Avery Jewelry , and Schreiner University . The Museum of Western Art (founded 1983) features the work of living artists specializing in the themes of the American West . Archeological evidence (including burned rock middens, lithic artifacts , and Caddoan pottery pieces) suggests that humans lived in
1081-640: The Scorpions started play at Toyota Field in a NASL match against the Tampa Bay Rowdies with a 0–2 defeat. The team had played at nearby Heroes Stadium during construction. Toyota Field was host of Soccer Bowl 2014 , where the Scorpions claimed their first and only NASL championship over the Fort Lauderdale Strikers , 2–1. In November 2015, the City of San Antonio and Bexar County jointly acquired
1128-530: The Scorpions versus FC Tucson of the PDL . On July 6, 2013, Toyota Field hosted its first international friendly match between the Scorpions versus Tigres UANL of Liga MX . On October 13, 2013, Toyota Field hosted Santos Laguna versus Club Tijuana , both of Liga MX, in a friendly match. On December 6–7, 2013, Toyota Field hosted the NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Championship and
1175-421: The United States and Canada, is a sports stadium either purpose-built or fundamentally redesigned for soccer and whose primary function is to host soccer matches, as opposed to a multi-purpose stadium which is for a variety of sports. A soccer-specific stadium may host other sporting events (such as lacrosse , American football and rugby ) and concerts, but the design and purpose of a soccer-specific stadium
1222-498: The Western U.S. by U.S. News & World Report ' s America's Best Colleges Guide. Until 2020, Schreiner University was also home to Greystone Preparatory School . Greystone offered a one-year preparatory course to help individuals prepare for an appointment to one of the five federal service academies. Since the departure of Greystone, Schreiner Institute was created to fill this role. Directed by veteran Marine Shannon Deville,
1269-496: The area known as Kerrville as early as 10,000 years ago. The early modern residents were successful shinglemakers whose mercantile business became a hub that served the middle and upper Hill Country area in the late 1840s. One of the earliest shinglemakers was Joshua D. Brown. With his family, Joshua Brown had led several other families on an exploration of the Guadalupe Valley. These early pioneers organized their settlements near
1316-521: The area to start a shingle-making camp. Being nestled in the hills of Texas Hill Country , Kerrville is best known for its beautiful parks that line the Guadalupe River , which runs directly through the city; other features include its nearby youth summer camps, hunting ranches, and RV parks. It is also the home of Texas' Official State Arts & Crafts Fair, the Kerrville Folk Festival ,
1363-598: The area. Kerrville is located in eastern Kerr County. Via Interstate 10 , it is 65 miles (105 km) northwest of San Antonio and 52 miles (84 km) southeast of Junction . Texas State Highway 16 (Sidney Baker Street) is the main road through the center of Kerrville. Highway 16 leads northeast 24 miles (39 km) to Fredericksburg and southwest the same distance to Medina . Texas State Highway 173 leads south 25 miles (40 km) to Bandera , while State Highway 27 leads west 6 miles (10 km) to Ingram and east 18 miles (29 km) to Comfort . According to
1410-660: The arts, and tourism. By the mid-1990s the Wall Street Journal described Kerrville as one of the wealthiest small towns in America. By 1995, the city's official population was still under 18,000, with another 20,000 people in relatively affluent residential areas south of the river and in the rest of the county. In 2000, the population reached 20,425. Much of the growth in population included retirees and young professionals and semiprofessionals; for many years Kerrville also experienced significant out-migration of young adults raised in
1457-433: The cessation of Indian raids and the expansion into the business of cattle, sheep, and goat ranching. Cattle drives punctuated the boom-years of the late 1880s and the 1890s. In 1887, the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway reached Kerrville, and in 1889 the town incorporated, with an aldermanic form of city government. The Kerrville Water Works Company began to provide water for town dwellers in 1894. Telephone service
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1504-542: The city was 85.89% White, 2.99% African American, 0.55% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 8.20% from other races, and 1.73% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 22.73% of the population. Of the 8,563 households, 8.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.8% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.8% were not families. About 33.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.4% had someone living alone who
1551-528: The country and Canada. The TaxExemptWorld.com website, which compiles Internal Revenue Service data, reported that in 2013, 465 distinct, active, tax exempt/nonprofit organizations in Kerrville, excluding credit unions, had a total income of $ 414.4 million and assets of $ 958.8 million. One example of a performing arts nonprofit organization in Kerrville would be Art 2 Heart . There are seventy-three (73) churches in or near Kerrville, Texas. Adventure Cycling Association Southern Tier Bicycle Route Kerrville
1598-479: The facility, all proceeds went to Morgan's Wonderland , which is across the street from the stadium. Hartman also started Soccer For A Cause, a community-wide effort to bring pro soccer to San Antonio in order to help fund the operation of Morgan’s Wonderland. This led to Hartman’s acquisition of the San Antonio Scorpions in 2010, with the team starting play in the 2012 season . Construction of Toyota Field ran from February 2012 through April 2013. On April 13, 2013,
1645-523: The lower tier state league clubs own their own venues which also qualify as soccer specific. Kerrville, Texas Kerrville is a city in Texas, and the county seat of Kerr County , Texas , United States. The population of Kerrville was 24,278 at the 2020 census . Kerrville is named after James Kerr , a major in the Texas Revolution , and friend of settler-founder Joshua Brown , who settled in
1692-407: The range found optimal by FIFA : 110–120 yards (100–110 m) long by 70–80 yards (64–75 m) wide. These soccer field dimensions are wider than the regulation American football field width of 53 + 1 ⁄ 3 yards (48.8 m), or the 65-yard (59 m) width of a Canadian football field. The playing surface typically consists of grass as opposed to artificial turf , as the latter
1739-478: The sidelines, soccer-specific venues typically have the front row closer to the level of the pitch. In the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, first-division professional soccer leagues in the United States, such as the North American Soccer League and Major League Soccer, primarily used American football fields, many of which were oversized in terms of seating capacity and undersized in terms of the width of
1786-515: The soccer field; they often used artificial turf (none of which, at the time, were approved for international soccer under FIFA rules). Although many of the baseball parks had smaller capacities, natural grass, and a wider field, these parks were generally in use during summer, when North American–based soccer leagues, such as Major League Soccer, also hold their seasons, and the irregular field dimensions and sightlines were often considered undesirable. Soccer-specific stadiums first came into use in
1833-621: The southern states means that unlike in New South Wales and Queensland , rectangular stadiums and grounds capable of hosting top level A-League soccer are rare. Hindmarsh Stadium in Adelaide, South Australia is an example of such a soccer-specific stadium, being built in the 1960s and progressively updated, the vast majority of matches played there are soccer, with very rare Rugby League or Rugby Union games. The Wyndham City Stadium and Wyndham Regional Football Facility are also examples. Many of
1880-444: The stadium expansion phases. The stadium currently has a capacity of 8,296 seats, including 16 private suites, 864 midfield club seats, a field level beer garden for over 200 fans with tiered table and chair seating as close as 15 feet behind the south goal. A suite level observation terrace for over 100 fans overlooks the entire field, plus a fan zone behind the north-end seating allows fans to gather and get autographs before and after
1927-432: The stadium for $ 18 million. Spurs Sports & Entertainment (SS&E) paid an additional $ 3 million to Hartman, bringing the total purchase price of the facility to $ 21 million. SS&E received an initial 20-year lease to operate the facility with a new professional soccer team, with penalty fees of up to $ 5 million should the organization not bring a Major League Soccer franchise after the first six years. Toyota Field
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1974-581: The sun. Six months later, on Monday, April 8, 2024, the Kerrville Eclipse Festival celebrated the moon's rare total eclipse of the sun. Kerrville is served by the Kerrville Independent School District , which maintains four elementary schools (Tally, Nimitz, Starkey, and Daniels), two middle schools (BT Wilson 6th Grade and Peterson), and two high schools (Hill Country High School and Kerrville (TX) Tivy ). Our Lady of
2021-542: Was BMO Field in Toronto , home to Toronto FC . This stadium was renovated to accommodate Canadian football for the 2016 and subsequent seasons. The distinction is less prominent in Canada, where MLS's attendance figures are comparable to those of the domestic Canadian Football League , and the CFL's wider field means fewer compromises must be made to accommodate both; Tim Hortons Field
2068-446: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.79. In the city, the population was distributed as 21.0% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 29.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females, there were 87 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.0 males. The median income for
2115-450: Was built purposely to both soccer specifications and CFL regulations. Of the three Canadian cities that host both MLS and CFL teams, only one (Montreal) has separate stadiums for each. All USL Championship teams and USL League One teams will be required to play in self-owned, soccer-specific stadiums by the 2022 season. The following is a list of current USL stadiums that are soccer-specific stadiums: The term "football-specific stadium"
2162-502: Was designed and built by sports field contractor Texas Multi-Chem, of Kerrville . The field's natural grass surface is TifSport hybrid Bermuda and the root zone consists of an 8" layer of USGA sand and Dakota peat. The field also contains an internal drainage system to help avoid rain outs. The Scorpions played their first game at Toyota Field on April 13, 2013 against the Tampa Bay Rowdies , losing 2–0. On May 21, 2013, Toyota Field hosted its first Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup match between
2209-603: Was introduced in 1896, and the city began to pave streets in 1912. Kerrville adopted a "commission" form of city government in 1917, then changed to the "city-manager" form in 1928. In 1942, the town adopted a home-rule charter, while continuing with a city manager. Kerrville has displayed steady population growth throughout the 20th century, increasing from 1,423 residents in 1900 to 2,353 in 1920, 5,572 in 1940, 8,901 in 1960, and 15,276 in 1980. Its economic base has diversified and broadened through business, agriculture, light manufacturing, health care, transportation, services, education,
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