Titan Stadium (Fullerton, California)

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As Cal State Fullerton establishes itself as one of the nation's elite soccer programs, the cornerstone can be seen in the form of Titan Stadium. Completed in 1992, the 10,000-seat facility has been called by many "one of the finest soccer facilities in the nation." With deference to the much larger, but fan-unfriendly Rose Bowl, site of the 1994 World Cup and the 1999 Women's World Cup, Titan Stadium is the second-best soccer facility in Southern California behind only the Home Depot Center in Carson - the home of the Los Angeles Galaxy and Club Deportivo Chivas USA of Major League Soccer as well as the U.S. Soccer Federation's national team training headquarters, in 2003. Titan Stadium, which was home to the Titans' football program for one year before the sport was dropped after the 1992 season, features 2,000 chairback seats and 2,500 bleachers with backrests in the western grandstand and about 5,000 seats on concrete steps along the eastern sideline. The pitch features an underground drainage system that allows it to be almost perfectly flat and is of maximum width and length (75x120 yards). The main press box seats more than 50 and features 10 booths for broadcasting, hospitality, etc. In 1993 and 1994, Titan Stadium served as the home of the Los Angeles Salsa of the American Professional Soccer League and hosted NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament action in 1994, 1996, and 1998. With its proximity to Hollywood, the stadium is also a hot-spot for the entertainment industry and is regularly featured in television commercials and programs. UCLA also utilized the facility in 2003 for its fall football camp. The playing surface was totally renovated in July of 2005 and played host to the Big West Conference Women's Soccer Tournament and first two rounds of the NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament later that year.