Skyline Sports Complex

Skyline Sports Complex
Construction
Location	201 Championship Way, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°15′26.88″N 76°53′27.90″W / 40.2574667°N 76.8910833°W / 40.2574667; -76.8910833
Owner	The City of Harrisburg, Department of Parks & Recreation
Capacity	4,000
Surface	Grass
Built	1987
Renovated	2008
Tenants
Harrisburg City Islanders (USL) (2004–2015)

Skyline Sports Complex is a sports complex/stadium on City Island, along the Susquehanna River, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

The original structure was built in 1987 and is adjacent to Metro Bank Park.

The complex/stadium hosts numerous events annually and was the home stadium for the Harrisburg City Islanders soccer team until 2016. It was formerly home to the Central Penn Piranha football team.

The field was under renovation in 2008, which included repositioning and the planting of new grass, in preparation for the 2009 Islanders' season. The upgrade project was headed by Mayor Stephen R. Reed and completed internally by the City of Harrisburg's Department of Parks and Recreation staff.

Due to Skyline Sports Complex field and stadium not meeting up with USL's standards, the Harrisburg City Islanders will splitting their home games next door at FNB Field and at Clipper Magazine Stadium in nearby Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Stadium Expansion/Upgrade

As of 2015, the parent company of the Harrisburg City Islanders, the Harrisburg Capital Soccer, Inc. have begun applying for grant funding to facilitate upgrades to the existing complex. The proposed upgrades are anticipated to include increasing capacity to 5,000 seats, dedicated VIP areas, entrance plaza, upgraded concessions, restrooms, indoor locker rooms, state-of-the-art broadcasting booth, and a new scoreboard. New seating is intended to be an upgrade from existing bleachers with a mix of individual bucket seats, ten luxury suites, a VIP deck with seating, and bleacher seats with back supports.^[1]

References

↑ http://cityislanders.com/club-news/harrisburg-city-islanders-take-next-step-in-new-stadium-project/

External links

2016 USL venues

Eastern Conference	City Stadium Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard FNB Field Goodman Stadium Highmark Stadium Legion Stadium Louisville Slugger Field MUSC Health Stadium Nippert Stadium Ontario Soccer Centre Ramblewood Soccer Complex Red Bull Arena Rochester Rhinos Stadium Titan Soccer Complex

Western Conference	Anteater Stadium Bonney Field H-E-B Park Children's Mercy Victory Field Marshall Wireless Field Merlo Field ONEOK Field Peoria Sports Complex Rio Tinto Stadium Switchbacks Stadium Starfire Sports StubHub Center Track and Field Stadium Taft Stadium Thunderbird Stadium Toyota Field

Sports venues in South Central Pennsylvania

Current

Biemesderfer Stadium (Millersville)
Clipper Magazine Stadium (Lancaster)
FNB Field (Harrisburg)
Giant Center (Hershey)
Hersheypark Arena (Hershey)
Hersheypark Stadium (Hershey)
Horst Athletic Center (Lancaster)
Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center (Harrisburg)
PeoplesBank Park (York)
Skyline Sports Complex (Harrisburg)
Sponaugle–Williamson Field (Lancaster)
Stumpf Field (Lancaster)
Susquehanna Sports Center (Lemoyne)
Utz Arena (York)
York City Ice Arena (York)

Coordinates: 40°15′26.88″N 76°53′27.90″W / 40.2574667°N 76.8910833°W / 40.2574667; -76.8910833

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