Sea Foam Stadium

Sea Foam Stadium
Sea Foam Stadium
Location in Minnesota
Sea Foam Stadium
Location in the United States
Address281 Hamline Ave. N
LocationSaint Paul, Minnesota
Coordinates44°57′01″N 93°09′29″W / 44.9504°N 93.158°W / 44.9504; -93.158
OwnerConcordia University, Saint Paul
OperatorConcordia University, Saint Paul
Capacity3,500
SurfaceField: Sprinturf (artificial)
Track: Beynon 10mm full pour[1]
Construction
Opened2009
Construction costInitial: $8 million[1]
($11.7 million in 2024 dollars[2])
Projected final: $14.5 million[3]
($21.3 million in 2024 dollars[2])
Tenants
Concordia Golden Bears football, women's soccer, men's & women's track & field (2009–)
Fire SC 98 (WPSL)[4]
Minnesota Wind Chill (UFA) (2019-)[5] Minnesota Vixen (WFA)

Sea Foam Stadium is the football field on the campus of Concordia University, Saint Paul in Saint Paul, Minnesota.[6] It opened in 2009, and seats about 3,500 spectators. The Stadium includes a football/soccer field with artificial turf, running track, scoreboard, lights, bleachers, parking, concession facilities, locker rooms, weight room, press box, outdoor plaza, and inflatable dome, somewhat resembling a marshmallow, during the winter months. As of August 2023, the stadium has a Daktronics videoboard and speaker on the north end-zone.

The stadium cost a total of $14.5 million to construct[3] and is named so because of a $5 million donation by Sea Foam Sales Company.[7]

The stadium also hosts the Ultimate Frisbee Association's (UFA) Minnesota Wind Chill, who have been playing their home games at Sea Foam since 2019.[5] Most noticeably, it was the location of the Central Division Championship game of the 2024 (UFA) season, where the Wind Chill defeated the Madison Radicals 23-14,[8] eventually leading that season to win the UFA Championship.

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Sea Foam Stadium". The Official Athletics Website of the Concordia University, St. Paul Golden Bears. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  2. ^ a b 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Don Jacobson (March 22, 2009). "Hot property: Sea Foam Stadium". StarTribune. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  4. ^ "Sea Foam Stadium". Fire SC 98. Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  5. ^ a b https://www.windchilltalk.com/post/minnesota-s-rising-ultimate-frisbee-team
  6. ^ "Home of the Concordia University, St. Paul Golden Bears". Archived from the original on May 23, 2010. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
  7. ^ "Facilities".
  8. ^ https://www.watchufa.com/windchill/game/2024-08-10-MAD-MIN