Cedar Valley Soccer Complex

In April of 2004, the University of Northern Iowa formed a partnership with the Cedar Valley Youth Soccer Association that allowed the Panthers to play all home soccer games at the Cedar Valley Soccer Complex in Cedar Falls. A centralized soccer facility in the Cedar Valley area, the construction of the soccer complex was completed in the fall of 2000. The facility offers 11 fields including four practice fields. The Panthers play all their games on the Premiere Field, which is the only field with lights and a scoreboard.

The Cedar Valley Youth Soccer Association is a non-profit organization with 26 area communities having teams within the league. The association has grown from 186 players on 12 teams in 1992 to nearly 4,000 players on 281 teams in 2000. Prior to development of the soccer complex these teams were required to play on fields in city parks or school grounds throughout Waterloo and Cedar Falls. As the sport's popularity grew, it became increasingly difficult to find soccer facilities to serve the needs of the CVYSA.

Planning for the project began in earnest in 1997 after a 115-acre parcel of land for the new soccer complex was donated by John Deere Company in southwest Waterloo. The facility is ideally located and readily accessible from the adjacent U.S. Highway 20 Corridor for out-of-town users and from various local streets for Waterloo or Cedar Falls residents.