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GCU Stadium

Phoenix, AZ August 21, 2025 : The Lopes defeat Jacksonville 2-1 in their home opener at GCU Stadium. David Kadlubowski/GCU

Men's Soccer

Women's Soccer

By the Numbers

Capacity	6,000
Broke ground	May 1, 2015
Opened	Aug. 26, 2016
Men's record through 2025	54-24-8
Women's record through 2025	49-40-7

Top Crowds — Men's Soccer

Att.	Date	Opponent
6,648	8/24/18	Wisconsin
6,402	8/26/16	UCF
5,018	9/10/21	St. Mary's
3,849	10/8/16	Air Force

Top Crowds — Women's Soccer

Att.	Date	Opponent
3,475	9/12/24	Northern Arizona
3,241	9/1/22	Arizona
3,208	8/27/17	Weber State
1,559	8/26/18	Northern Arizona

What They're Saying

"This is truly one of a kind. To see soccer taken to heart by faculty, administrators, students and management — that's something special."

— Cobi Jones, former soccer star

"Already with the only major college men's soccer program in the state, Grand Canyon now is laying in an elite facility and drawing a rabid following for its fall equivalent of football."

— Jeff Metcalfe, Arizona Republic

"When you look at top-class facilities in the collegiate game, this is certainly one of them. The field is immaculate. The surroundings are great for playing soccer."

— Gregg Berhalter, former US Men's National Team coach

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With the completion of GCU Stadium for the Grand Canyon men's and women's soccer programs, the Lopes ushered in a new era of GCU soccer as they began calling one of the country's top collegiate soccer stadiums¹ home on Friday, Aug. 26, 2016.

GCU Stadium is a modern facility which features seating capacity for more than 6,000 spectators and includes an academic wing underneath the stadium. At 41,852 square feet, the stadium provides 3,000 shaded individual chairback seats and is located in the heart of GCU's campus, just east of Antelope Gym and steps away from the Student Union.

The all-natural turf is surrounded by a 10-foot grass berm on three sides to house 3,000 spectators. Students and alumni enjoy an exclusive tailgating area on a 2,100-square-foot raised, concrete platform on the east side for extra seating that houses the raucous, nationally-recognized Havocs student section. In addition to the pitch, the complex includes a spacious indoor facility that features team locker rooms and a satellite training room. Fans also have access to a Lopes team store and a concession stand.

The facility also accommodates the GCU Student-Athlete Academic Center. The wing serves as the epicenter for academic support which includes an expansive academic tutoring center for student-athletes. The multipurpose facility also provides two full-sized educational classrooms.

Housed atop the grandstand at midfield, the press box provides ample amounts of room and amenities to accommodate working press and broadcast media. Individual booths provide noise and space barriers for all working media.

GCU Stadium hosted its first competitive match on Aug. 26, 2016, as the men's soccer team took on Central Florida. In front of 6,402 fans — the largest crowd to ever see a collegiate soccer game in Arizona — the Lopes topped the Knights 4-2 to christen the stadium.

GCU Stadium's constant flow of outside visitors not only includes elite college programs such as Creighton, Akron and Washington, but also includes national and professional teams for both matches and practices. The pitch has been the temporary home of both the United States and Mexican men's national teams while preparing for local competition in the area. On the men's side, GCU has also faced off against Phoenix Rising FC, OKC Energy, Sporting KC, and the Portland Timbers in spring exhibitions.

In its first season, GCU Stadium averaged 2,508 fans per match for men's soccer, a mark which ranked No. 7 nationally.

^1. Top 10 College Soccer Facilities — slamstox.com ?

Year-by-Year

Men's Soccer

Year	Record	Average	Cumulative	National Rank	Largest Crowd
2016	5-3-1	2,508	22,568	7th	6,402 — 8/26 vs. UCF
2017	6-2-1	1,602	14,416	18th	3,506 — 9/7 vs. Evansville
2018	6-3	2,264	20,375	8th	6,648 — 8/24 vs. Wisconsin
2019	3-4-1	1,907	15,254	7th	3,328 — 8/30 vs. Northern Kentucky
2020 ^	4-0	— ^	—	—	—
2021	8-1	1,555	17,110	13th	5,018 — 9/10 vs. Saint Mary's (CA)
2022	4-4-1	1,390	12,508	28th	3,263 — 10/7 vs. Utah Valley
2023	6-1-1	990	7,920	37th	2,022 — 9/8 vs. Stetson
2024	3-5-1	1,099	9,887	36th	2,012 — 9/6 vs. Omaha
2025	9-1-2	719	8,626	38th	1,423 — 11/1 vs. UNLV
10 Seasons	54-24-8 (.674)	1,560	128,664

^ Season played in spring 2021; attendance limited due to COVID-19. Not included in attendance averages.

Women's Soccer

Year	Record	Average	Cumulative	National Rank	Largest Crowd
2016	5-3	732	5,857	44th	1,503 — 9/2 vs. Northern Arizona
2017	4-4-2	870	8,701	34th	3,208 — 8/27 vs. Weber State
2018	4-3-1	703	5,624	48th	1,559 — 8/26 vs. Northern Arizona
2019	2-8	593	5,927	96th	1,083 — 8/29 vs. UTEP
2020 ^	4-7-1	— ^	—	—	—
2021	9-1	483	4,830	77th	852 — 10/9 vs. New Mexico State
2022	5-5	583	9,316	35th	3,214 — 9/1 vs. Arizona
2023	8-2-1	556	6,117	95th	1,603 — 8/31 vs. UTSA
2024	6-3	848	7,628	52nd	3,475 — 9/12 vs. Northern Arizona
2025	2-4-2	437	3,496	129th	605 — 9/5 vs. Sam Houston
10 Seasons	49-40-7 (.547)	581	57,496