National Sports Center - wikipedia National Sports Center National Sports Center Location Blaine, Minnesota Owner State of Minnesota Operator National Sports Center Foundation Capacity 10,000 Surface Natural grass Construction Broke ground 1987 ( money appropriated ) Opened Architect none Tenants Minnesota Thunder ( 1990 -- 1993 ) ; ( USL ) ( 1994 -- 2003 ) ( 2008 -- 2009 ) Minnesota United FC ( NASL ) ( 2010 -- 2016 ) Minnesota Wind Chill ( AUDL ) ( 2013 -- present ) Website Official Website The National Sports Center ( NSC ) is a 600 - acre multi-sport complex located in Blaine, Minnesota. It includes a soccer stadium, over 50 full - sized soccer fields, a golf course, a velodrome, a meeting and convention facility, and an eight - sheet ice rink, the Schwan Super Rink, which is the largest ice arena in the world. The National Sports Center has hosted numerous National and World Championship events in soccer, hockey, figure skating, short track speedskating, broomball, rugby, ultimate and lacrosse. The National Sports Center opened in 1990 after 1987 legislature created the Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission ( MASC ) and appropriated $14.7 million for the construction of the NSC. The facility welcomes over 3.8 million visitors annually, making it the most - visited sports facility in the state of Minnesota. The Herb Brooks Foundation, the foundation created by the hockey coach 's family, has partnered with the National Sports Center to develop the Herb Brooks Training Center, a state - of - the - art dryland and ice hockey training facility that is part of the Schwan Super Rink. Each July, the National Sports Center plays host to Schwan 's USA CUP, the largest soccer tournament in the Western Hemisphere with over 1,100 teams and participants from 19 countries. Contents 1 Mission and governance 2 NSC Stadium 3 External links 4 References Mission and governance The mission of the National Sports Center is two-fold : 1 ) to create out - of - state economic impact for Minnesota through amateur sports events, and 2 ) to create sports and fitness opportunities for Minnesota residents. The NSC is operated by the National Sports Center Foundation, a 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) non-profit corporation. Even though the facility is a State of Minnesota facility, and operations are overseen by the MASC, the NSC receives no operating subsidy from the state, and it is a self - supporting operation. NSC stadium The NSC Stadium has a large grandstand along the west sideline of the field and smaller grandstands on the opposite sideline and on either end. The United States women 's national soccer team has played four home matches at the NSC, including international matches against Canada, Australia, Norway and Sweden. Mia Hamm scored her 150th international goal at the NSC in a 3 -- 0 victory over Australia in 2004. The NSC has also hosted men 's U.S. national team U-17 and U-20 matches. The largest crowd in NSC history was for a 2001 women 's soccer match between the United States and Canada, when 15,615 fans watched a 1 -- 0 U.S. victory. The playing field is 118x75 yards. The NSC played host to the now - defunct Minnesota Thunder of the USL First Division. The stadium served as the Thunder 's home from 1990 to 2003 and from May 24, 2008, until the end of the 2009 season when the team folded. For the 2010 season the NSC Minnesota Stars ( now Minnesota United FC ) were founded to replace the Minnesota Thunder in the North American Soccer League, and the Stars played their home games at the stadium. The Stars were the champions of the inaugural season of the re-instituted North American Soccer League. Minnesota United FC used the stadium as their home ground until they moved to TCF Bank Stadium after joining Major League Soccer in 2017. Coordinates : 45 ° 09 ′ 27 '' N 93 ° 13 ′ 33.33 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 45.15750 ° N 93.2259250 ° W ﻿ / 45.15750 ; - 93.2259250 External links Stadium pictures at StadiumDB.com References Jump up ^ `` NSC Stadium ''. Jump up ^ `` Story of Schwan 's USA CUP ''. Schwan 's USA CUP. Retrieved 21 August 2016. Jump up ^ `` Meet the Team : Schwan 's USA Cup ''. ABC Newspapers. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016. Jump up ^ `` Schwan 's USA Cup Kicks Off Nine Days of Soccer Friday : 1,178 Teams and 2,524 Games ''. KSTP - TV. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016. Minnesota United FC Founded 2010 Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota Club History 2010 -- 16 2017 -- Sports facilities National Sports Center Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome TCF Bank Stadium ( 2017 ) Allianz Field ( future ) Players Current roster All - time roster Culture Colors and badge The Black Phoenix Rivalries The Flyover Cup : FC Edmonton Key personnel Owner Bill McGuire President Nick Rogers Sporting Director Manny Lagos Head Coach Adrian Heath Other topics Related articles Major honors NASL Soccer Bowl Champions 2011 NASL Spring Season Winners 2014 North American Supporters ' Trophy 2014 Seasons USSF Division 2 Professional League ( 2010 ) North American Soccer League 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Major League Soccer 2017 North American Soccer League stadiums Current Carroll Stadium Clarke Stadium Hodges Stadium Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Kezar Stadium MCU Park Riccardo Silva Stadium WakeMed Soccer Park Future Titan Stadium Torero Stadium Proposed New York Cosmos Stadium Previous Al Lang Stadium Atlanta Silverbacks Park Central Broward Stadium Community First Park Foote Field George M. 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Shuart Stadium Keith Harris Stadium Lockhart Stadium Miller Stadium National Sports Center Saputo Stadium Shell Place ( two regular season games ) TD Place Stadium Toyota Field Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=National_Sports_Center&oldid=799420768 '' Categories : Sports in Blaine Minnesota United FC sports facilities Soccer venues in Minnesota Sports venues in Minneapolis -- Saint Paul Minnesota Thunder Buildings and structures in Anoka County, Minnesota Tourist attractions in Anoka County, Minnesota North American Soccer League stadiums 1990 establishments in Minnesota Defunct National Premier Soccer League stadiums Sports venues completed in 1990 Ultimate ( sport ) venues Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from August 2013 Pages using deprecated image syntax Pages using infobox venue with unknown parameters Coordinates on Wikidata Talk Contents About Wikipedia Cebuano Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Edit links This page was last edited on 7 September 2017, at 16 : 42. 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Question: who owns the national sports center in blaine
Answer: State of Minnesota