Cochrane Stadium
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| Location | 1 Chapel Avenue Jersey City, NJ 07305[1] |
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| Owner | Jersey City Board of Education |
| Operator | Jersey City Department of Recreation and Youth Development[1] |
| Capacity | 4,000 |
| Surface | FieldTurf |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1983 |
| Renovated | 2008 |
| Construction cost | $1.07 million (renovation)[2] |
| Tenants | |
| Jersey City Board of Education (1983–present) Saint Peter's Peacocks (NCAA) (1983–2006) Rugby New York (MLR) (2021) | |
Cochrane Stadium is a 4,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Jersey City, New Jersey. Opened in October 1983,[3] the stadium is located in the Ed "Faa" Ford Athletic Complex[4] in the Caven Point area of Jersey City near Liberty State Park and Liberty National Golf Club.
In 2008, the stadium's field was re-surfaced with FieldTurf six months after the previous playing surface was found to be contaminated with lead.[2]
Cochrane Stadium (often referred to as Caven Point due to the surrounding area) served as the home field for the St. Peter's Peacocks football team until the school folded its program in 2007.[5]
In 2021, the stadium hosted five home games for Rugby New York of Major League Rugby (MLR).[6]
Five Jersey City high schools (two Catholic, three public) currently share Cochrane Stadium. They are:
- St. Peter's Preparatory School
- Hudson Catholic High School
- James J. Ferris High School
- Lincoln High School
- Henry Snyder High School
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Parks & Rec/Youth Development - City of Jersey City". jerseycitynj.gov. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ^ a b Shortell, Tom (October 7, 2008). "Ribbon cut for new turf field in Jersey City". nj.com. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ "SPORTS PEOPLE; Empty Seats in Jersey". The New York Times. August 26, 1983. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ Villanova, Patrick (June 15, 2012). "Jersey City athletic complex named for Ed "Faa" Ford, colorful sports icon widely known and loved". nj.com. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ "St. Peter's drops football program due to trouble competing". ESPN.com. Associated Press. June 14, 2007. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ "New York's first home games at New Jersey's Cochrane Stadium". americasrugbynews.com. April 12, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2024.