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JAMES W. COWNIE SOCCER PARK

The James. W Cownie Soccer Complex opened for use in the Spring of 1998.  It is located at 2600 E. Hartford Avenue.  Over 85,000 participants have utilized the park since its inception with many more to come. 

James Cownie Soccer Park

“Coach” Cownie Stadium
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The soccer park has much to offer including:

  • Field #9 lighting of 50-foot-candles
  • Split face block bleachers with seating to accommodate 2,000 spectators including 300 individual seats
  • Press box with video platform
  • Scoreboard
  • Fencing with admission gates
  • Family seating area behind south goal
  • MidAmerican Energy Stadium and “Play It Safe Plaza”:
  • Field #6 lighting of 30-foot candles
  • Split face block bleachers with seating to accommodate 750 spectators
  • Scoreboard
  • Enhanced entrance to concession with asphalt-stamped 70’ diameter soccer balls and landscaping

Other Improvements:

  • Expanded maintenance facility with meeting room and showers for officials and office space for maintenance staff
  • Bleacher seating to accommodate 400 on field #8
  • Scoreboards on fields 4, 5, 7 and 8
  • Additional landscaping improvements
  • 12 irrigated fields over 60 acres
  • Prescription turf
  • Parking for over 1,200 vehicles
  • Sidewalk system leading to all 12 fields
  • 1500 square foot concession stand
  • Two lighted fields, one with a 1,000 bleacher seating and press box

 

For further details or to obtain information on field rental, please call (515) 248-6332

Parks and Recreation
602 Robert D. Ray Drive
Des Moines, Iowa 50309
Phone: (515) 237-1386

E-Mail: actionctr@dmgov.org
Web Site: www.dmgov.org

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