Marina Auto Stadium
Marina Auto Stadium was officially named what from May 2009 to 2010?
Marina Auto Stadium Marina Auto Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium in Rochester , New York . It is currently home to the Rochester Lancers and Lady Lancers of the NPSL and UWS , respectively . In 2022 , the stadium will be home to Flower City Union of the National Independent Soccer Association . The stadium previously hosted the Rochester Rhinos of the USL , the Rochester Rattlers of MLL , and the Western New York Flash of the NWSL . The stadium hosts other sporting events such as collegiate soccer , Rochester Rhinos Elite youth soccer games and practices , American football , field hockey and drum and bugle corps competitions as well as concerts , as well as occasionally hosting the New York State Public High School Athletic Association ( NYSPHSAA ) Section V football championship and Far West Regional championship ( played between Sections V and VI ) . History . The stadium was designed by HOK Sport ( now Populous ) . It was constructed on a filled-in section of the Erie Canals original routing through Rochester . This was also once the route of the Rochester Subway , which was built in the old canal bed and ended operations in 1956 . The facility was funded jointly by the state of New York , the city of Rochester , and the Rhinos ( the State of New York paying $23 million while the Rhinos and the city paid the remaining amount ) . Infrastructure improvements will be paid for by the city of Rochester . The park hit some minor stumbling blocks even before the first shovel hit dirt : the original designs needed to be revised when it was revealed that the playing field was below the water table , and the environmental impact report revealed that the site had pockets of petroleum that needed to be treated . The groundbreaking took place on July 9 , 2004 , and the first phase of the construction was completed . The stadium had its grand opening ( as PAETEC Park ) on June 3 , 2006 , which featured the Rhinos first home game of the season . The game was played in front of a capacity crowd of 13,768 fans and ended in a 2–2 draw against the Virginia Beach Mariners . On August 22 , 2018 , it was announced that the Rhinos , then on a 1-year hiatus from the United Soccer League , would be leaving Marina Auto Stadium to pursue building a new stadium in the suburbs of Rochester . Naming rights . Naming rights to the park were purchased by PAETEC Communications , a local telecommunications company , in 2004 for a reported total of $23 million over 12 years . However , when the club changed ownership , the agreement was voided at the end of the 2008 season . The stadium then became known as Rochester Rhinos Stadium . In mid-2009 , the team had a raffle to determine the naming rights for the stadium . For each $1,000 an individual , group , company , or other entity paid to the Rhinos , they would be given one chance to win the right to name the stadium . On May 30 , 2009 , the night of the Rhinos 2009 home opener , Marina Auto Group , a Webster-based automobile dealership group , won the raffle . The Marina Auto name was retained through 2010 under a traditional naming rights agreement . On February 10 , 2011 , it was announced that the new name of the stadium would be Sahlens Stadium after the deal with Marina Auto expired . This was part of a five-year naming rights agreement with Sahlens Packing Company , Inc . of Buffalo , New York , with an option to renew the agreement for another five years . The cost of the agreement was not released , but was estimated at about $2 million . In October 2015 , the stadium operators announced that they would not exercise the option to continue the existing naming agreement with Sahlens , but would instead seek a new agreement . In the interim , the stadium reverted to being known as Rochester Rhinos Stadium . On January 24 , 2017 , Capelli Sport entered a corporate partnership with the Rhinos and the stadium was renamed Capelli Sport Stadium . Marina Auto Group entered into a new naming rights deal in 2018 , reverting the name of the stadium back to Marina Auto Stadium . Events . The Rochester Rhinos and Rochester Rhinos Women soccer teams of the USL First Division and USL W-League , respectively , and the Rochester Rattlers of Major League Lacrosse moved to the facility in 2006 . The Rattlers were dissolved following the 2008 MLL season but returned for the 2011 MLL season . The Rochester Rhinos Women dissolved and were replaced by the Rochester Ravens in 2009 ; the Ravens were replaced by the Western New York Flash in 2011 . The Flash then played matches in the stadium until they were purchased in January 2017 and moved to Cary , North Carolina . PAETEC Park hosted Major League Lacrosse championship weekend in 2007 . On June 5 , 2010 , the stadium was the site of the first outdoor game in Indoor Football League history as the Rochester Raiders faced off against the Chicago Slaughter . The Drum Corps Associates drum corps championships were held at the stadium each Labor Day weekend from 2006–2011 . The championships returned to Rochester from 2014-2017 . International friendlies . - On September 13 , 2006 , the United States womens national soccer team ( USWNT ) played an international friendly against Mexico , winning 3-1 in front of 6,784 . - On July 19 , 2009 , the USWNT played an international friendly against Canada in front of 8,433 , winning 1-0 on a goal scored by Rochester native Abby Wambach . - On September 1 , 2012 , the USWNT played international friendly against Costa Rica in front of 13,208 fans as part of their 2012 Olympic championship celebration , winning 8-0 . - On September 18 , 2014 , the USWNT played an international friendly against Mexico in front of 5,680 fans , winning 4-0 . - In July 2006 , the Rochester Rhinos hosted Sheffield Wednesday for an international friendly in front of 6,289 fans , losing 0-2 . Prior to the stadiums construction , the team also played matches at Frontier Field and at Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium in Brockport .