Veterans Memorial Stadium (Long Beach)

Veterans Memorial Stadium
The stadium as seen in 2017
Interactive map of Veterans Memorial Stadium
AddressLew Davis St.
Long Beach, CA
United States
Coordinates33°49′41.66″N 118°8′10.13″W / 33.8282389°N 118.1361472°W / 33.8282389; -118.1361472
OwnerLong Beach City College
OperatorLong Beach City College Athletics
Capacity11,600
TypeStadium
SurfaceSprinTurf
Current useFootball
Soccer
Construction
Opened1950 (1950)
Tenants
Website
lbcc.edu/veterans-stadium

Veterans Memorial Stadium (also known as Veterans Stadium, Vets Stadium or simply The Vet) is an 11,600-seat stadium used mostly for American football and soccer located south of the Liberal Arts Campus of Long Beach City College in Long Beach, California. It is the home stadium to a number of local area high school football teams, as well as Long Beach City College's football team. It was also home to Long Beach State's football team until the program disbanded in 1991. The Los Angeles Force use the stadium for soccer matches.

The stadium is also popular as a movie set for a number of Hollywood motion pictures. It also hosted the 1985 and 1988 Motorcycle Speedway World Team Cup Finals.