City of Davis

Playfields lighted Soccer Field is 110 yards long by 70 yards wide. This is halfway between the minimum and maximum dimensions set by FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). The field was originally built in 1994 with natural turf, and has now been replaced with a synthetic, all-weather material.

In the winter months most city fields are closed during and following rain. Playfields all weather soccer field will not be restricted due to rain.

The project will result in a savings of 1.4 million gallons of water and reduction in the use of nearly one ton of fertilizer per year. The project will also result in decreased staff maintenance hours and less use of gasoline powered equipment reducing air and noise pollution in the environment.

The most significant aspect of the project is that the city successfully secured grants and outside money to fund the project. The city of Davis was the recipient of a $250,000 Department of Water Resources Urban Drought Conservation Grant and $119,000 from the State Land and Water Conservation Fund. The total project budget is close to one million dollars with 80% of the funding coming from grants, RDA and development agreement sources.

Combined with existing lights at the field, the hours of use available at Playfields will be equal to 2-3 non-lighted natural turf fields. The field is also equipped with a state-of-the-art cooling system to reduce the playing field surface temperature on hot days.

Playfields soccer field is the only city-owned lighted soccer field. The field is also available for use by other non-soccer sports groups. The principal users of the field during the evenings are the Davis Senior League for men over 40 and women over 30 years of age and Davis Adult Recreation Soccer League (DARSL). Both leagues are low key, focusing on fun and love of the game and yes, you will get exercise. Davis Senior League and DARSL are open to new players and women are especially encouraged to participate. Davis Senior League representative Kimball Sargeant can be reached at 756-3493 and DARSL information can be found on daviswiki.org.

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