Laney College Football Stadium

{{Short description|Multi-purpose stadium}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox venue

| stadium_name = Laney College Football Stadium

| location = 8th Street and 5th Avenue
Oakland, CA 94607{{cite web|title=Laney College Football Stadium|url=https://laney.edu/locations/laney-college-football-stadium/|website=laney.edu|access-date=September 13, 2021}}

| coordinates = {{coord|37.7945|N|122.2587|W|region:US|display=inline, title}}

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| image = Laney_College_Football_Stadium,_Oakland,_California,_US.jpg

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| surface = Natural grass

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| owner = Laney College

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| capacity = 5,500

| tenants = Laney Eagles (CCCAA)
Oakland Roots SC (USLC) (2019–present)

| publictransit = {{rint|bart}} {{rint|bart|blue}} {{rint|bart|green}} {{rint|bart|orange}} Lake Merritt

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Laney College Football Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located on the Laney College campus in Oakland, California, on the former site of Frank Youell Field. It is owned and operated by Laney College and is the home field of the Laney Eagles track & field and football teams, both of which are part of the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA).{{Cite web|title=Laney Track and Field Home|url=https://www.laneyathletics.com/sports/track-and-field/home|access-date=2021-09-14|website=Laney Athletics|date=26 March 2019 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Laney Football Home|url=https://www.laneyathletics.com/sports/football/home|access-date=2021-09-14|website=Laney Athletics|date=21 October 2019 |language=en-US}} The stadium is also the home field of the Oakland Roots SC soccer team of the USL Championship.{{cite web|last1=|first1=|title=Oakland Roots calls Laney College's historic stadium home for the 2019 season|url=https://laney.edu/blog/oakland-roots-calls-laney-colleges-historic-stadium-home-for-the-2019-season/|website=|publisher=Laney College|accessdate=2020-12-30|ref=laney1|date=2019-07-25}} For Roots games, the pitch is widened using a modular turf system. The stadium has room for up to 5,500+ with standing room.{{cite web|url=https://blog.sfgate.com/soccer/2019/10/20/oakland-roots-earn-draw-in-front-of-another-sell-out-crowd/|title=Oakland Roots earn draw in front of another sell out crowd}}