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Where is the College World Series held? Location, capacity of Charles Schwab Field Omaha

Where is the College World Series held? Location, capacity of Charles Schwab Field Omaha

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Where is the College World Series held? Location, capacity of Charles Schwab Field Omaha
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The 2025 College World Series field is set.
Eight teams have punched their ticket to the double-elimination tournament that will determine who wins the national championship. The tournament is back at its usual home: Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska.
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The stadium is home to the Creighton University baseball program, but has also hosted the Big Ten baseball tournament since 2018 and has hosted the CWS every year since its opening in 2011. Playing at the CWS is the dream of every college baseball player.
But why is the baseball tournament held exclusively in Omaha? Here's everything to know about the CWS location, including the venue it's held at:
College World Series field, location
Venue: Charles Schwab Field
Charles Schwab Field Address: 1200 Mike Fahey St, Omaha, NE 68102
1200 Mike Fahey St, Omaha, NE 68102 Location: Omaha, Nebraska
The College World Series is held at Charles Schwab Field Omaha in Omaha, Nebraska. Omaha has hosted the CWS since 1950. The double-elimination tournament was hosted at Rosenblatt Stadium ― also in Omaha ― from 1950 to 2010. In 2011, TD Ameritrade Park Omaha opened, and it has hosted the CWS since. The stadium was re-branded as Charles Schwab Field Omaha in 2021.
The NCAA and CWS have a contract signed through 2036 to keep the national championship tournament in Omaha.
CWS stadium capacity
Capacity: 24,000 fans
Charles Schwab Field has a total capacity of 24,00 people, but can hold up to 35,000 fans. That makes it the largest non-MLB stadium in the U.S. The record attendance number of 28,846 was set on June 18, 2015, when TCU eliminated and LSU in the second round.

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