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{{Short description|Multipurpose stadium in Hartford, Connecticut}}
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| former names           = Dillon Stadium (1935–2022)
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| location               = 250 Huyshope Ave [[Hartford, CT|Hartford]], Connecticut 06106
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| opened                 = {{Start date|1935}}
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| operator               = City of Hartford
| surface                = Seeded grass (1935–2018)<br>[[FieldTurf]] (2019–present)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fox61.com/2018/11/19/dillon-stadium-rebuild-called-important-to-hartfords-rebirth/ |title=Dillon Stadium rebuild called 'important' to Hartford's rebirth |date=November 19, 2018 |work=[[WTIC-TV]] |first=Tony |last=Terzi}}</ref>
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| capacity               = [[American football|Football]] and [[Soccer]]: <br />9,600<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hartford.gov/parks/193-colt-park|title=Colt Park and Dillon Stadium}}</ref> (1935–2019)<br />5,500,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.courant.com/sports/hc-sp-dillon-stadium-hartford-athletic-update-20181119-story.html |title=What's next for Dillon Stadium and Hartford Athletic? A turf field, players and more |access-date=November 21, 2018 |first=Shawn |last=McFarland |newspaper=[[Hartford Courant]] |date=November 19, 2018}}</ref> expandable to 10,000<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.courant.com/sports/hc-sp-dillon-stadium-through-the-years-20190712-6twxa4wqdrds3babod6oxcpzhe-story.html|title=Football, The Rolling Stones, elephants and soccer: A look at Dillon Stadium through the years.|first=Shawn|last=McFarland|website=courant.com|date=July 12, 2019 }}</ref> (2019–)<br />[[Concerts]]:<br /> 20,000 (1935–2019)<br />10,000 (2019–)
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[[Hartford Charter Oaks]] ([[Atlantic Coast Football League|ACFL]]/[[Continental Football League|COFL]]) 1964–1968<br>[[Hartford Knights]] (ACFL/[[Seaboard Football League|SFL]]) 1968–1973<br>[[Connecticut Crushers]] ([[National Women's Football Association|NWFA]]/[[Independent Women's Football League|IWFL]]) 2001–2010<br>New England Nightmare ([[Women's Football Alliance|WFA]]) 2010–2012<br>
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[[Hartford S.C.]] ([[American Soccer League (1933–83)|ASL]]) 1964–1968<br>[[Connecticut Yankees (soccer)|Connecticut Yankees]] (ASL) 1972–1978<br>[[Hartford Bicentennials]] ([[North American Soccer League (1968–84)|NASL]]) 1975–1976<br>[[Hartford Athletic]] ([[USL Championship|USLC]]) 2019–present<br>[[UConn Huskies]] ''([[UConn Huskies men's soccer|men's]] & [[UConn Huskies women's soccer|women's]])'' ([[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]) 2019<br>[[AC Connecticut]] ([[USL League Two|USL2]]) 2021–2023<br>[[Hartford City FC]] ([[National Premier Soccer League|NPSL]]) 2022–present
; Ultimate Frisbee
[[New York Empire (UFA)|New York Empire]] ([[Ultimate Frisbee Association|UFA]]) 2024 (selected matches)
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'''Trinity Health Stadium'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hartfordathletic.com/news/2022/03/17/hartford-athletic-and-trinity-health-of-new-england-announce-stadium-naming-rights-partnership/|title=Hartford Athletic and Trinity Health Of New England Announce Stadium Naming Rights Partnership}}</ref> (formerly '''Dillon Stadium''') is a multipurpose facility in [[Hartford, Connecticut]].  It has been host to concerts and sporting events.  It was formerly the home of the New England Nightmare of the [[Women's Football Alliance|Women's Football Alliance (WFA)]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Menard |first=Vonda |title=New England NightMare Football Season Opener |url=https://www.courant.com/2013/04/05/reader-submitted-new-england-nightmare-football-season-opener-2/ |access-date=April 5, 2013 |newspaper=Hartford Courant |date=April 5, 2013}}</ref> It is now the home of [[USL Championship]] club [[Hartford Athletic]].  The [[UConn Huskies]] men's and women's soccer teams played a majority of their 2019 matches at Dillon Stadium after starting their seasons at [[Al-Marzook Field]] in [[West Hartford, Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2019 Men's Soccer Schedule |url=https://uconnhuskies.com/schedule.aspx?path=msoc |website=University of Connecticut Athletics |access-date=November 9, 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2019 Women's Soccer Schedule |url=https://uconnhuskies.com/schedule.aspx?path=wsoc |website=University of Connecticut Athletics |access-date=November 10, 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Sports==
===Football===
Dillon Stadium was built in 1935. Formerly named Municipal Stadium, it was renamed in 1956 after James H. Dillon, the City's recreation director.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dillon |first1=James |title=City to place Dillon's Name on Stadium in Park |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/371294329/?terms=%22Dillon%20Stadium%22&match=1 |access-date=January 13, 2022 |publisher=Hartford Courant |date=25 April 1956}}</ref> Dillon Stadium was the home of two minor league football teams in the 1960s and 70s: the '''[[Hartford Charter Oaks]]''' of the [[Atlantic Coast Football League]] and [[Continental Football League]], owned by the Brewer family, and the '''[[Hartford Knights]]''', also of the ACFL and [[Seaboard Football League]]. Dillon is now used primarily for high school football teams, including the '''Bulkeley Bulldogs''', the '''SMSA Tigers''', the '''Prince Tech Falcons''', and the '''Capital Prep Trailblazers'''. Dillon also hosts the annual [[Thanksgiving Day]] [[American football on Thanksgiving|Turkey Game]] between '''Hartford Public Owls''' and the '''Weaver Beavers'''.  Lights were added in 1964 to accommodate the Oaks. The stadium also hosted occasional [[club football|club-level]] [[college football]] games hosted by the [[University of Hartford]]. The [[Hartford Colonials]] of the [[United Football League (2009–)|United Football League]], in part because of a change of management at [[Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field|Rentschler Field]], experienced significant delays in renewing their lease for the 2011 season and had backup plans to relocate to Dillon Stadium (or [[New Britain Stadium|Willow Brook Park]]), although neither venue was believed to be ideal for the UFL.<ref>{{cite news |last=Doyle |first=Paul |date=2011-06-09 |url=https://www.courant.com/sports/hc-xpm-2011-06-09-hc-colonials-schedule-0610-20110609-story.html |title=Hartford Colonials Announce 2011 Schedule; Still Seek Home Field Agreement |newspaper=Hartford Courant |access-date=2011-06-10}}</ref> The Colonials did sign a deal with Rentschler in June, but suspended operations on August 10, 2011; the league later folded it outright.

===Soccer===
====International matches====
{| class="wikitable" align=center style="margin-left:15px; text-align:center; background:#ffffff;"
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!style="background:#009943; color:white; border:2px solid #002974; text-align:center;"|Date
!style="background:#009943; color:white; border:2px solid #002974; text-align:center;"|Teams
!style="background:#009943; color:white; border:2px solid #002974; text-align:center;"|Match Type
!style="background:#009943; color:white; border:2px solid #002974; text-align:center;"|Attendance
!style="background:#009943; color:white; border:2px solid #002974; text-align:center;"|Notes
|-
| September 9, 1973 || '''{{fb-rt|USA}}''' 1–0 {{fb|BER}} || International Friendly || 4,200 || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.11v11.com/matches/usa-v-bermuda-09-september-1973-232572/ |title=USA v Bermuda, 09 September 1973 |website=11v11.com |publisher=[[Association of Football Statisticians]] (AFS)}}</ref>
|-
| June 21, 1975 || [[Connecticut Bicentennials|Hartford Bicentennials]] {{flagicon|USA}} 0–2 '''{{fb|POL}}''' || Friendly || 10,746 || <ref>{{cite web |last1=Morrison |first1=Dave |title=NASL Friendlies-Hartford Bicentennials |url=https://www.nasljerseys.com/Friendlies/Teams/Bicentennials%20Friendlies.htm |website=NASLjerseys.com}}</ref>
|-
| June 8, 1977 || Connecticut Bicentennials {{flagicon|USA}} 0–2 '''{{flagicon|ITA}} [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]]''' || Friendly || 3,154 || <ref>{{cite web |last1=Morrison |first1=Dave |title=Lazio Defeats Bicentennials, 2–0 |url=https://www.nasljerseys.com/images/2017/Bicentennials%201977-06-09%20Lazio%202.jpg |website=NASLjerseys.com}}</ref>
|-
| August 17, 2019 || '''[[2019 Hartford Athletic season|Hartford Athletic]]''' {{flagicon|USA}} 5–1 {{fb|PUR}} || Friendly || 4,685 || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hartfordathletic.com/news_article/show/1041135-preview-athletic-welcome-puerto-rico-national-team-to-hartford|title=PREVIEW: Athletic Welcome Puerto Rico National Team to Hartford|date=August 16, 2019|website=Hartford Athletic}}</ref>
|-
| October 26, 2019 || Hartford Athletic {{flagicon|USA}} 1–2 {{flagicon|JAM}} '''[[Portmore United F.C.]]''' || Friendly || – || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hartfordathletic.com/news_article/show/1051390-hartford-athletic-to-host-portmore-united-fc-of-jamaican-national-premier-league|title=Hartford Athletic To Host Portmore United FC of Jamaican National Premier League|date=September 24, 2019|website=Hartford Athletic}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2| July 21, 2023 || '''[[F.C. Motagua]]''' {{flagicon|HON}} 2–1 {{flagicon|GTM}} [[Comunicaciones F.C.]] || Friendly || – || <ref>{{Cite tweet |access-date=3 August 2023 |url-access=limited |title=Register |number=1682557191662841857 |user=motaguacom |url=https://twitter.com/motaguacom/status/1682557191662841857}}</ref>
|-
| [[C.D. Olimpia]] {{flagicon|HON}} 0–1 {{flagicon|GTM}} '''[[C.S.D. Municipal]]''' || Friendly || – || <ref>{{Cite tweet |access-date=3 August 2023 |url-access=limited |title=Register |number=1682595305768853505 |user=rojos_municipal |url=https://twitter.com/rojos_municipal/status/1682595305768853505}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2| July 16, 2024 || [[Olancho FC]] {{flagicon|HON}} 1–2 {{flagicon|GTM}} '''[[C.S.D. Municipal]]''' || Friendly || – ||
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| [[F.C. Motagua]] {{flagicon|HON}} 1–1 {{flagicon|GTM}} [[Comunicaciones F.C.]] || Friendly || – || 
|-
|}

====Professional matches====
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!style="background:#009943; color:white; border:2px solid #002974; text-align:center;"|Date
!style="background:#009943; color:white; border:2px solid #002974; text-align:center;"|Teams
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| December 3, 1973 || '''Hartford Hellenic''' {{flagicon|CT}} 3-2 {{flagicon|CT}} New Haven City || [[1973 National Challenge Cup#Eastern Division|1973 National Challenge Cup<br>First Round]] || – || 
|-
| October 10, 2020 || [[2020 Hartford Athletic season|Hartford Athletic]] {{flagicon|CT}} 0–1 {{flagicon|Missouri}} '''[[Saint Louis FC]]''' || [[2020 USL Championship season#Bracket|USL Championship Quarterfinal]] || 2,194 || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/hartfordathletic-saintlouisfc-2170734 |title=Hartford Athletic vs. Saint Louis FC – October 10, 2020 |website=USLChampionship.com}}</ref>
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| March 22, 2022 || [[Hartford City FC]] {{flagicon|CT}} 0–3 {{flagicon|NY}} '''Oyster Bay United FC''' || [[2022 U.S. Open Cup#First Round matches|2022 U.S. Open Cup<br>Round 1]] || 200 || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2022/03/23/united-states/us-open-cup/hartford-city/oyster-bay-united/3747729/ |title=HARTFORD CITY VS. OYSTER BAY UNITED 0 – 3 |website=us.soccerway.com}}</ref>
|-
| April 7, 2022 || '''[[2022 Hartford Athletic season|Hartford Athletic]]''' {{flagicon|CT}} 3–1 {{flagicon|NY}} Oyster Bay United FC || [[2022 U.S. Open Cup#Second Round matches|2022 U.S. Open Cup<br>Round 2]] || 1,634 || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2022/04/08/united-states/us-open-cup/hartford-athletic/oyster-bay-united/3755527/ |title=HARTFORD ATHLETIC VS. OYSTER BAY UNITED 3 – 1 |website=us.soccerway.com}}</ref>
|-
| April 20, 2022 || Hartford Athletic {{flagicon|CT}} 1–2 {{flagicon|New Jersey}} '''[[2022 New York Red Bulls season|New York Red Bulls]]''' || [[2022 U.S. Open Cup#Third Round matches|2022 U.S. Open Cup<br>Round 3]] || 5,144 || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2022/04/21/united-states/us-open-cup/hartford-athletic/new-york-red-bulls/3778922/ |title=HARTFORD ATHLETIC VS. NEW YORK RB 1 – 2 |website=us.soccerway.com}}</ref>
|-
| March 23, 2023 || [[Hartford City FC]] {{flagicon|CT}} 1–2 {{flagicon|NY}} '''[[Lansdowne Yonkers FC]]''' || [[2023 U.S. Open Cup#First round|2023 U.S. Open Cup<br>Round 1]] || 500 || <ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/664892 |title=Hartford City FC vs Landsowne Yonkers FC |website=espn.com}}</ref>
|-
| April 4, 2023 || '''[[2023 Hartford Athletic season|Hartford Athletic]]''' {{flagicon|CT}} 3–0 {{flagicon|NY}} [[Lansdowne Yonkers FC]] || [[2023 U.S. Open Cup#Second round|2023 U.S. Open Cup<br>Round 2]] || 500 || <ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.mlssoccer.com/competitions/u-s-open-cup/2023/matches/hfdvslyo-04-04-2023 |title=Hartford Athletic vs Landsowne Yonkers FC |website=mlssoccer.com}}</ref>
|-
| April 17, 2024 || [[2024 Hartford Athletic season|Hartford Athletic]] {{flagicon|CT}} 2-3 {{flagicon|New York}} '''[[New York City FC II]]''' || [[2024 U.S. Open Cup#Third Round matches|2024 U.S. Open Cup<br>Round 3]] || 2,552 || <ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.mlssoccer.com/competitions/u-s-open-cup/2024/matches/hfdvsnyc-04-17-2024/|title=Hartford Athletic vs New York City FC II |website=mlssoccer.com}}</ref>
|-
| March 18, 2025 || '''[[2025 Hartford Athletic season|Hartford Athletic]]''' {{flagicon|CT}} 3–0 {{flagicon|New York}} [[New York Shockers]] || [[2025 U.S. Open Cup#First round|2025 U.S. Open Cup <br>Round 1]] || 2,287 || <ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/732258/new-york-shockers-hartford-athletic|title=Hartford Athletic vs New York Shockers |website=espn.com}}</ref>
|}

====College====
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! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Connecticut Huskies|color=white}};" | Date
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Connecticut Huskies|color=white}};" | Teams
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Connecticut Huskies|color=white}};" | Competition
! style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Connecticut Huskies|color=white}};" | Attendance
|-
| September 8, 2019 || [[Boston University Terriers]] 1–3 '''[[UConn Huskies women's soccer|UConn Huskies]]''' || Non-conference || 328
|-
| September 15, 2019 || '''[[Harvard Crimson]]''' 3–1 UConn Huskies || Non-conference || 567
|-
| September 17, 2019 || [[Manhattan Jaspers soccer|Manhattan Jaspers]] 1–2 '''[[2019 UConn Huskies men's soccer team|UConn Huskies]]''' || Non-conference || 1,221
|-
| September 20, 2019 || '''[[Columbia Lions men's soccer|Columbia Lions]]''' 3–2 UConn Huskies || Non-conference || 2,241
|-
| September 26, 2019 || '''[[East Carolina Pirates]]''' 1–0 UConn Huskies || [[American Athletic Conference|Conference]] || 457
|-
| September 26, 2019 || '''[[Cincinnati Bearcats]]''' 1–0 UConn Huskies || Conference || 0
|-
| October 4, 2019 || '''[[Memphis Tigers men's soccer|Memphis Tigers]]''' 1–0 UConn Huskies || [[American Athletic Conference|Conference]] || 1,007
|-
| October 8, 2019 || '''[[Providence Friars men's soccer|Providence Friars]]''' 2–1 UConn Huskies || Non-conference || 758
|-
| October 10, 2019 || [[Houston Cougars]] 1–2 '''UConn Huskies''' || Conference || 216
|-
| October 13, 2019 || [[SMU Mustangs women's soccer|Southern Methodist Mustangs]] 0–1 '''UConn Huskies''' || Conference || 2,109
|-
| October 20, 2019 || '''[[UCF Knights men's soccer|Central Florida Knights]]''' 2–1 UConn Huskies || Conference || 1,625
|-
| October 31, 2019 || [[Temple Owls]] 1–1 UConn Huskies || Conference || 561
|-
| November 5, 2019 || [[Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's soccer|Tulsa Golden Hurricane]] 3–6 '''UConn Huskies''' || Conference || 1,114
|-
|}

===Rugby===
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| June 19, 1982 || '''{{ru-rt|ENG}}''' 59–0 {{ru|USA}} || [[1982 England rugby union tour of Canada and the United States|1982 England Tour]] || 9,000 || <ref name="USA ENG 1982">{{cite web |title=England XV tour in Canada/United States of America 1982 1982 |url=https://www.espn.com/rugby/match?gameId=21508&league=17908 |website=espnscrum |access-date=1 May 2021}}</ref>
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| May 18, 1991 || '''{{ruA|SCO|name=Scotland XV}}''' 41–12 {{ru|USA}} || Friendly || || <ref>{{cite web |title=Rugby Union’s USA Eagles Add Extra UK Tour Match |url=https://www.sportcal.com/pressreleases/rugby-unions-usa-eagles-add-extra-uk-tour-match/#:~:text=The%20Eagles%20hosted%20Scotland%20in%20Hartford%2C%20CT%2C,USA%20squad%20remains%20as%20previously%20announced%2C%20and |website=Sportcal |access-date=25 September 2024}}</ref>
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| July 3, 2004 || '''{{ru-rt|FRA}}''' 39–31 {{ru|USA}} || Friendly || 5,840 || <ref name="USA FRA 2004">{{cite web |title=FRANCE TOUR – Hartford, 3 July 2004, 13:00 local, 17:00 GMT |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/match/24736.html |website=espnscrum |access-date=1 May 2021}}</ref>
|-
|}
Trinity Health Stadium has hosted rugby on multiple occasions; including hosting the US men's national team and club nationals. In 1984, the [[USA Rugby]] Club National Championship was held at Trinity Health Stadium between [[Dallas Harlequin]] and [[Los Angeles Rugby Club]] with Dallas coming out victorious with a final score of 31-12.<ref>{{cite web |title=1984 USA Rugby National Club Championship – Dallas Harlequins vs LA |date=August 30, 2019 |url=https://texasrugbyunion.com/2019/08/30/1984-usa-rugby-national-club-championship-dallas-harlequins-vs-la/ |access-date=17 October 2023}}</ref> The venue would then host the USA Rugby Club Sevens National Championship Series on August 21 and 23, 1993.<ref>{{cite web |title=1993 USA Rugby National Club 7s Championship Series |url=http://rugby7.com/st.asp?T=USA-1993&Clase=USA |access-date=17 October 2023}}</ref> [[Old Blue R.F.C.]] would defeat the [[Kansas City Blues (rugby union)|Kansas City Blues]] 40-22 to secure the national championship.

===Ultimate frisbee===
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!style="text-align:center;"|Attendance
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| June 29, 2024 || [[Salt Lake Shred]] || 14-25 || [[New York Empire (UFA)|New York Empire]] || [[Ultimate Frisbee Association|UFA]] || -- || <ref>{{cite web |title=Salt Lake vs New York |url=https://www.watchufa.com/league/game/2024-06-29-SLC-NY |access-date=12 July 2024}}</ref>
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| July 20, 2024 || [[DC Breeze]] || 24-20 || New York Empire || UFA || ||
|-
|}

==Renovation==

[[Hartford City FC]], a projected indoor soccer franchise that also hoped to compete in the outdoor [[North American Soccer League (2011–2017)|North American Soccer League]], announced plans to reconstruct Dillon Stadium to create a 15,000 seat soccer-only stadium for the 2017 season.

In 2014, the city awarded a $12 million contract to Premier Sports Management to redevelop the stadium in hopes of attracting a professional soccer team. The company was unable to interest various soccer leagues and instead partnered with an outside investor seeking to build a larger stadium on the site with city funding.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kauffman |first1=Matthew |last2=Carlesso |first2=Jenna |date=February 23, 2018 |title=Mitchell Anderson Receives Six-Month Sentence in Dillon Stadium Fraud |url=http://www.courant.com/community/hartford/hc-news-dillon-stadium-mitch-anderson-sentencing-20180220-story.html |work=Hartford Courant |access-date=May 10, 2018}}</ref> However, the city ended the project in October 2015 over financial and legal concerns with the investment group, who were later found guilty of embezzling $1 million from the redevelopment fund.<ref>{{cite news |last=Goldman |first=Ben |date=May 9, 2018 |title=Hartford recovers $510,000 lost in Dillon Stadium deal |url=http://fox61.com/2018/05/09/first-on-fox61-hartford-recovers-510000-lost-in-dillon-stadium-deal/ |work=WTIC-TV |access-date=May 10, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kauffman |first1=Matthew |last2=Carlesso |first2=Jenna |date=December 6, 2017 |title=Ex-Dillon Stadium Developer James Duckett Gets 36 Months In Prison |url=http://www.courant.com/community/hartford/hc-news-james-duckett-dillon-stadium-sentencing-20171204-story.html |work=Hartford Courant |access-date=May 10, 2018}}</ref>

On February 17, 2018, the State Bond Commission approved $10 million in public funding. This would help the '''Hartford Sports Group''' establish a [[United Soccer League|USL]] club in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.courant.com/community/hartford/hc-news-hartford-crda-dillon-stadium-20171130-story.html |title=CRDA Backs Woodbridge Businessman For Dillon Stadium Renovation |access-date=November 30, 2017 |first=Jenna |last=Carlesso |date=November 30, 2017 |work=Hartford Courant}}</ref>

On March 19, 2025, the Hartford Athletic Chairman Bruce Mandell announced they will expand the stadium's capacity to 15,000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Statement from Hartford Athletic Chairman Bruce Mandell on Promotion and Relegation |url=https://www.hartfordathletic.com/news/2025/03/19/promotion-and-relegation/ |access-date=March 19, 2025 |date=March 19, 2025 |website=Hartford Athletic |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |first=Kels |last=Dayton |title=Hartford Athletic's league to adopt promotion-relegation |url=https://www.courant.com/2025/03/19/promotion-and-relegation-is-coming-to-the-usl-heres-how-it-will-impact-the-hartford-athletic/ |access-date=March 20, 2025 |date=March 19, 2025 |newspaper=Hartford Courant |language=en-US |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250319223718/https://www.courant.com/2025/03/19/promotion-and-relegation-is-coming-to-the-usl-heres-how-it-will-impact-the-hartford-athletic/ |archive-date=March 19, 2025}}</ref>

==Concerts==
On June 27, 1966, [[The Rolling Stones]] played in Dillon Stadium, supported by [[The McCoys]] (with their up-and-coming guitarist, [[Rick Derringer]]). Near the end of the Stones' performance, fans rushed the stage, so electricity to the amplifiers was cut. [[Mick Jagger]] threw his microphone stand out into the crowd, and the Stones then left the venue, as fans began breaking chairs. Police gathered the crowd towards the exits.

The [[Beach Boys]] performed there in 1972 and again in 1973.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.setlist.fm/venue/dillon-stadium-hartford-ct-usa-2bd62cfa.html|title=Dillon Stadium, Hartford, CT, USA Concert Setlists – setlist.fm|website=www.setlist.fm}}</ref>

On July 16, 1972, the [[Grateful Dead]] played in Dillon Stadium and were joined on stage by [[Dickey Betts]], [[Berry Oakley]] and [[Jai Johanny Johanson]] of the [[Allman Brothers]]. Their July 31, 1974, performance at the field was released as an album titled ''[[Dave's Picks Volume 2]]''.<ref>{{cite web |first=Mark |last=Leone |url=https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~mleone/gdead/dead-sets/72/7-16-72.txt |title=Grateful Dead Set Lists |website=[[Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science]]}}</ref>

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| June 27, 1966 || [[The Rolling Stones]] || [[The McCoys]]<br>[[The Standells]] || [[The Rolling Stones American Tour 1966]] || || || <ref>{{cite web |title=The Rolling Stones |url=https://rocktourdatabase.com/concerts/rolling-stones-180 |website=rocktourdatabase.com |quote=Venue: Dillon Stadium}}</ref>
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| July 16, 1972 || [[Grateful Dead]] || || Summer 1972 || 14,000 || || <ref>{{cite news |last1=Regan |first1=Michael |title=Heat Only Problem at 'Dead' Concert |url=http://www.gratefulseconds.com/2017/03/pretty-uneventful-month-except-for.html |access-date=2 August 2020 |work=The Hartford Courant |date=July 17, 1972}}</ref>
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| August 18, 1972 || [[The Doors]] || [[The Beach Boys]]<br>[[The Kinks]]<br>Phlorescent Leech & Eddie || || 14,000 || || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://mildequator.com/performancehistory/concertinfo/1972/720818.html |title=The Doors – Hartford – Dillon Stadium 1972 |website=MildEquator.com}}</ref>
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| August 20, 1972 || [[Jefferson Airplane]] || || || || || <ref>{{cite web |title=Jefferson Airplane – Aug. 20, 1972 |url=https://www.concertarchives.org/concerts/jefferson-airplane-ff5d7e04-9b64-43e9-a682-fb7b2db7f538 |website=concertarchives.org |quote=Venue: Dillon Stadium}}</ref>
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| September 25, 1972 || [[Yes (band)|Yes]] || || [[Close to the Edge Tour]] || || || <ref>{{cite web |title=Yes |url=https://rocktourdatabase.com/concerts/yes-117 |website=rocktourdatabase.com |quote=Venue: Dillon Stadium}}</ref>
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| June 23, 1973 || [[The Allman Brothers Band]] || [[The Marshall Tucker Band]]<br>[[Sons of Champlin]] || || || || <ref>{{cite web |title=The Allman Brothers Band / The Marshall Tucker Band / Sons of Champlin – June 23, 1973 |url=https://www.concertarchives.org/concerts/the-allman-brothers-band-the-marshall-tucker-band-the-sons-of-champlin |website=concertarchives.org |quote=Venue: Dillon Stadium}}</ref> 
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| August 17, 1973 || [[Santana (band)|Santana]] || || [[Caravanserai Tour]] || || ||
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| August 24, 1973 || The Beach Boys || [[Poco (band)|Poco]]<br>[[Jonathan Edwards (musician)|Jonathan Edwards]] || || || || <ref>{{cite web |title=The Beach Boys / Poco / Jonathan Edwards – Aug. 24, 1973 |url=https://www.concertarchives.org/concerts/the-beach-boys-poco-jonathan-edwards |website=concertarchives.org |quote=Venue: Dillon Stadium}}</ref> 
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| July 31, 1974 || Grateful Dead || || Summer 1974 || 20,000 || || <ref>{{cite web |title=Dave's Picks Vol. 2 |url=http://www.thebestofwebsite.com/Bands/Grateful_Dead/Reviews/Dave's_Picks_Vol_2.htm#Notes: |website=The Best Of Website |access-date=3 August 2020 |quote=From the Grateful Dead Website... The show in question is a three-set wonder from Hartford's Dillon Stadium during the heart of the Wall of Sound era, July 31, 1974, four days after the release of the Dead's fine Mars Hotel album. Dwarfed by the Wall's irregular columns of speakers on a hot and humid Wednesday afternoon, the band thrilled the sold-out crowd of 20,000 with a far-ranging collection of tunes and jams that showed how far they'd come as musicians, songwriters and interpreters of others' songs in their decade together.}}</ref>
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| August 26, 1974 || [[Aerosmith]] || [[Deep Purple]]<br>[[Elf (band)|Elf]] || || || || <ref>{{cite web |title=Deep Purple / ELF / Aerosmith – Aug. 26, 1974 |url=https://www.concertarchives.org/concerts/the-beach-boys-poco-jonathan-edwards |website=concertarchives.org |quote=Venue: Dillon Stadium}}</ref>
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| August 29, 1974 || [[The Doobie Brothers]] || [[Loggins and Messina]] || || || || <ref>{{cite web |title=Loggins & Messina / The Doobie Brothers – Aug. 29, 1974 |url=https://www.concertarchives.org/concerts/loggins-messina-the-doobie-brothers |website=concertarchives.org |quote=Venue: Dillon Stadium}}</ref>
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| May 26, 1976 || [[Ted Nugent]] || || || || || <ref>{{cite web |title=Tex Nugent – May 26, 1976 |url=https://www.concertarchives.org/concerts/ted-nugent-7e3524c0-d217-42d4-8571-bfa3da55d7d3 |website=concertarchives.org |quote=Venue: Dillon Stadium}}</ref>
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==References==
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