History

Capacity (2,197)

The LSU Soccer Stadium has traditionally been a difficult place for visiting teams to play as the Tigers have posted a strong 153-89-36 home record for a .600 winning percentage over the last 28 seasons in program history. The stadium saw the 2007 and 2015 seasons standing out the most with unbeaten records on the home pitch. In 2007, the Tigers went 5-0-3 at home while the program went 8-0-4 in 2015.

The Tigers also captured its first of four SEC Western Division championships in 2007. LSU owns eight appearances in the NCAA Tournament, including last season when the Tigers hosted the first round tournament competition in Baton Rouge for the first time since 2009.

2023 marked the 28th season in the life of the LSU Soccer Stadium, which was first opened on Sept. 13, 1996, when the Tigers hosted SEC rival Tennessee.

The 2021 season saw multiple record breaking moments for the Tigers. LSU had the longest winning streak in the program with eight straight victories. The soccer stadium also saw a record breaking attendance that year.

In the Tigers match against Mississippi State on September 17, 2021, a crowd of 3,021 people showed out to watch the Tigers defeat the Bulldogs 2-0 at home. The attendance marked the highest in program history. LSU averaged 1,334 fans per home match during the 2021 season to set the program record, and that average ranked as the 12th highest in the nation.

Last year, Hudson drew in the program’s sixth largest crowd in program history against Missouri with 2,004 fans on September 22.

The LSU Soccer Stadium received a nice face lift in the spring of 2019 as their locker room was upgraded. A new team meeting room, officials locker room, and a new home locker room for the Tigers. In March of 2011, $2.3 million was invested in the facility while creating additional seating, installing new lighting and building a new press box for the media.

By adding a second level of bleacher seating to the existing structure, the official capacity of the LSU Soccer Stadium increased to 2,197, easily accommodating a fanbase that has created one of the more intimidating home-field advantages in the SEC. In addition, new gates were built on the west side of the complex with brick columns throughout. New gating was also installed at the top of the bleachers.

Fans attending matches at the LSU Soccer Stadium also benefit from the addition of the permanent concession stand located directly below the press box. With the building of two new restrooms at the facility, it now features a total of four as men’s and women’s facilities are located at both ends of the stadium.

LSU had 12 straight winning seasons at home from 2000-2011 that included a record of 75-24-12 for a winning clip of .729. In fact, LSU’s home performance is highlighted by a school record 18-game home unbeaten streak that came to an end on Oct. 26, 2008, with a 2-1 defeat to the No. 6-ranked Florida Gators.

A new era was born in 2011 with the grand re-opening of the LSU Soccer Stadium as the Tigers set an attendance record on Sept. 9 when 2,542 supporters witnessed a 1-0 blanking of the Oregon Ducks to open the LSU Invitational. That smashed the previous attendance mark of 2,402 fans that saw the Tigers pitch a 3-0 shutout of No. 6-ranked Tennessee for the team’s first win over an opponent ranked among the Top 10 teams in the nation.

The Tigers then raised the bar again in their home opener in 2012 when a new record of 2,624 fans turned out to witness the Tigers play visiting Rice to a 1-1 draw on Aug. 24 of that season.

In fact, the Tigers set the all-time attendance record three times during the 2007 season and finished the campaign ranked No. 10 nationally in average attendance and No. 7 in the country in average paid attendance while drawing 1,294 fans per match. LSU nearly matched that record when finishing the 2011 campaign ranked No. 17 in the nation with an average attendance of 1,174 fans in its nine matches at the LSU Soccer Stadium.

The program made history again in 2009 as the Tigers were awarded a No. 4 national seed in the NCAA Tournament and the former LSU Soccer Complex was selected as a regional host site of the NCAA First and Second Rounds for the first time. LSU hosted two games in Baton Rouge that year, a 7-0 shellacking of Arkansas Pine-Bluff in the first round before dropping a contest to Texas A&M in penalties in the NCAA Second Round. In 2018, the Tigers hosted an NCAA game for the third time at LSU Soccer Stadium. The Tigers advanced to the second round with a victory over Boston University in penalties.

This year, Hudson and the Tigers continued to shatter LSU Soccer Stadium attendance records as they welcomed another Top-10 crowd in program history in a conference matchup against Florida in 2023. The program continues to grow each year as more and more fans show out to the pitch.

Top 10 Crowds

1. 3,021 Sept. 17, 2021 vs. Mississippi St. (LSU won 2-0)
2. 2,624 Aug. 24, 2012 vs. Rice (Tied 1-1)
3. 2,542 Sept. 9, 2011 vs. Oregon (LSU won 1-0)
4. 2,402 Oct. 5, 2007 vs. #6 Tennessee (LSU won 3-0)
5. 2,160 Sept. 14, 2007 vs. McNeese State (LSU won 5-0)
6. 2,029 Sept. 29, 2023 vs. Florida (LSU lost 4-0)
7. 2,004 Sept. 22, 2022 vs. Missouri (LSU won 2-1)
8. 1,982 Oct. 1, 2010 vs. Alabama (Tied 0-0)
9. 1,910 Sept. 14, 2012 vs. #10 Texas A&M (Texas A&M won 1-0)
10. 1,828 Aug. 31, 2007 vs. Southern Miss (LSU won 3-0)

Year-by-Year Records at LSU Soccer Stadium

Season
Overall Record
SEC Record
1996
4-4-0
0-4-0
1997
0-9-0
0-5-0
1998
5-5-1
2-2-0
1999
4-6-0
2-2-0
2000
7-3-0
3-2-0
2001
5-2-1
2-1-1
2002
5-2-2
0-2-2
2003
8-2-0
2-2-0
2004
6-5-0
0-4-0
2005
5-3-0
2-3-0
2006
6-2-2
3-1-2
2007
5-0-3
2-0-3
2008
8-1-0
5-1-0
2009
7-1-2
4-0-1
2010
6-2-1
3-2-1
2011
7-1-1
4-1-0
2012
5-5-3
2-4-1
2013
4-3-2
2-2-1
2014
3-6-2
0-5-1
2015 8-0-4 3-0-2
2016 2-6-1 1-4-1
2017 6-4-1 1-3-1
2018 7-1-2 4-0-1
2019 2-5-1 1-3-1
2020-21 2-4-1 0-3-1
2021 5-2-0 3-2-0
2022 6-1-2 3-1-1
2023 6-2-3 2-1-2
Totals
153-89-36
56-60-22