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Sahlen’s Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park is a premier soccer-specific facility located at 201 Soccer Park Drive in Cary, North Carolina, United States. Opened in May 2002, it serves as the central hub for professional and elite amateur soccer (and ultimate frisbee) in the Research Triangle region.
Address: 201 Soccer Park Drive, Cary, North Carolina 27511, United States.
Country: United States of America.
Opened: May 2002.
Construction Cost: $14 million.
Seating Capacity: Approximately 10,000 (expandable for major events).
Primary Uses: Football (soccer) and ultimate frisbee.
Main Tenants: North Carolina Courage (NWSL), North Carolina FC (USL League One), Raleigh Flyers (AUDL – ultimate frisbee).
The stadium is the proud and dedicated home to two of the most successful professional soccer clubs in the United States.
A Women’s Soccer Powerhouse: The stadium is best known as the fortress of the North Carolina Courage, one of the most dominant teams in the history of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). The Courage have won multiple NWSL championships (2018, 2019) and regular-season shields, drawing passionate crowds to their fast-paced, attacking style of play.
A Pillar of Men’s Soccer: The stadium is also the long-time home of North Carolina FC (founded in 2006 as the Carolina RailHawks). The club has competed at various levels of the American professional pyramid and is a staple of the local sports scene. Its history includes a landmark sold-out friendly against England’s West Ham United in 2016, which drew 10,000 fans.
Soccer-Specific Design: As a true soccer venue, the stadium offers excellent sightlines and an intimate atmosphere where fans are close to the action, creating an ideal environment for the growth of the sport.
The stadium’s design and location within the larger WakeMed Soccer Park complex make it a versatile community asset.
Home of the Raleigh Flyers: In a unique arrangement, the stadium is also the home field for the Raleigh Flyers, a professional ultimate frisbee team in the American Ultimate Disc League (AUDL). This showcases the venue’s adaptability for field sports.
A Tournament Hub: The broader WakeMed Soccer Park features numerous other fields, making it one of the largest soccer complexes on the East Coast. It regularly hosts major youth and amateur tournaments, collegiate championships, and U.S. Soccer national team training camps.
Community Impact: The $14 million investment has paid significant dividends, establishing Cary as a national destination for soccer. The stadium and park drive tourism and provide a world-class facility for local athletes of all ages.
Sahlen’s Stadium stands as a model for how a thoughtfully designed, soccer-specific stadium can become the thriving heart of a community’s sporting culture, supporting professional champions, amateur athletes, and fans alike.
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With the growing popularity of nighttime sports events, professional competitions demand higher lighting quality. The glare from traditional fixtures can no longer meet athletes’ expectations for sensory experience. Leveraging breakthroughs in MECREE’s sports lighting technology, our precise light control and anti-glare designs enable athletes to perform at their peak and enjoy an exceptional sports experience.
Issues caused by unnecessary nighttime lighting, such as light pollution and light trespass, are increasingly concerning and have led to rising public complaints. Amid growing environmental awareness, lighting designers must prioritize controlling “Light Pollution” and “Light Trespass.” We are committed to addressing this challenge through innovative optical technologies.
Currently common traditional stadium lights model for some international stadiums as below:
MVF406/1800W, HNF003, MVF401, MVF403, MVF024, EF-2000, YOA56305, YOAX56400, 2kW: HQI-TS 2000WDS, 2kW: HQI-TS 1000WDS, MHN-SA 2KW 400V/956, MHN-SB/HO 2KW 400V/956, LPW2000M/D, LPW1000MB/L, LPP2000MHN-SA, LPP2000MHN-SB.
There is big problem that traditional lamps can not cannot meet the needs of 4K and 8K high-definition broadcast and huge energy consumption.
With the strengthening of environmental lighting awareness and the pursuit of high-quality lighting, there is a trend to replace traditional lamps by high quality of LED Stadium Lights.
MECREE has launched the following series of LED Sport Stadium Lighting:
MECREE’s specially engineered precision lighting control is designed to meet the needs of such users. The polarized light range of 65-73° is defined as the P73-L and A65 series products, which deliver an unparalleled visual experience while offering access to thousands of IES profiles.
Our precisely engineered optics of polarized light aim light directly onto the field of play, to shine uniformly and to minimize glare. Outdoor venues benefit from spill light control, no more skyglow and no more complaints from the neighbors.
1. Such light shield is useless,just misleading customers.
2. As tested it will cause 30% reduction of light output
3. While 70% still have high overflow
4. Unbearable strong glare
5. Waste energy,outdated reflective technology
The power supply and lamp body can be mounted separately, reducing the withstand weight of the lamp pole and facilitating maintenance.
Customized crossarms are available to meet all your existing old poles without replacing the main rod, crossarms bolt directly to light pole, easy and accurate installation saves time, ensures performance, safety and reliability,also lower the budget.
In current sports lighting projects, high-altitude light calibration is recognized as a major efficiency bottleneck. The process carries high safety risks, is prone to aiming deviations, and involves cumbersome installation and removal procedures, making it difficult to achieve the required uniformity.
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Easy Installation: With a simple design, it allows rapid mounting and dismounting, significantly lowering the operational threshold.
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Efficient Operation: Reduces labor and time costs by up to 80%. Calibrating 200 fixtures at height previously took 20 days; now the same workload can be completed in just 4 days.
Choosing MECREE means choosing a safer, more precise, and highly efficient sports lighting solution.
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