Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium

{{short description|American sport stadium}}

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| stadium_name = Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium

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| caption = Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium is located in the lower-right portion of this photo, on the University of New Haven's North Campus.

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| location = West Haven, Connecticut

| coordinates = {{Coord|41.29583|-72.9673|type:landmark_region:US-IL|display=inline,title}}

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| opened = September 19, 2009

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| owner = University of New Haven

| operator = University of New Haven

| surface = Blue & Gold Sprinturf

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| seating_capacity = 5,000{{cite web|url=http://www.northeast10.org/sports/fball/mediacenter/UNH/index|publisher=Northeast 10 Conference|title=Football Media Center (University of New Haven)|accessdate=January 13, 2013}}

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Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium is a sport stadium in West Haven, Connecticut. The facility is primarily used by the University of New Haven athletic teams, as well as the University of New Haven Chargers Marching Band.{{cite web|url=http://www.tommcmahon.net/2008/11/another-blue-football-field-ralph-f-dellacamera-stadium-at-the-university-of-new-haven.html|publisher=Tom McMahon.net|title=Another Blue Football Field: Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium at the University of New Haven|date=November 19, 2008|accessdate=January 12, 2013}}

The field turf is not the normal selection of green, but is instead blue. The selection of blue—a non-traditional field color—was made to generate excitement and publicity while the school was re-establishing its college football program. As of the 2012 season, New Haven is only one of five college programs to have the field color other than the traditional green{{cite web|url=http://www.lindenwood.edu/news/2012/885-BV.html|publisher=Lindenwood University|accessdate=September 7, 2012|title=Lindenwood Stadium Nearing Final Stages of Renovations|date=July 16, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120911043931/http://www.lindenwood.edu/news/2012/885-BV.html|archivedate=September 11, 2012}}

The first college football game played at the stadium was a 25–18 loss to the Bentley University Falcons on September 26, 2009.

The stadium is also used for local high school sporting events and other community events. The University of New Haven used DellaCamera Stadium for its Spring Commencement until May 2011, where the University moved the ceremony to the Oakdale Theatre.