Located in the heart of North Carolina is the state-of-the-art WakeMed Soccer Park. This soccer complex has become a major destination for soccer players and fans from all over, providing some of the best training and competition grounds in North Carolina. With 10,000 seats, the stadium has hosted numerous professional and amateur sports events since its establishment in 2002, including Major League Soccer (MLS) matches between North Carolina FC and Carolina RailHawks. It has also been home to North Carolina FC U23s, National Premier Soccer League's Tobacco Road FC and Triangle Brigade, and international soccer matches including a friendly match between Mexico and Venezuela in 2014. Wakemed is continuously innovating to offer fans the best possible experience at their games. Just a few miles west of Research Triangle Park, Cary is considered one of the best places to live in North Carolina, deemed as one of "America's Best Places to Live". The thriving downtown area features dozens of restaurants and shopping options, while parks and recreational facilities offer nature trails, outdoor concerts, and summer festivals WakeMed Soccer Park is a major soccer complex in Cary, North Carolina, United States. It consists of a purpose-built, soccer-specific main stadium called Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park, two lighted practice fields, and four additional fields. Sahlen's Stadium and the two lighted fields (2 & 3) are all FIFA international regulation size (120 by 75 yards (110 m × 69 m)). Sahlen's Stadium seats 10,000, while Field 2 also has 1,000 permanent bleacher seats. The complex also sports a full-length, nationally recognized cross-country course and houses the offices of Triangle Professional Soccer. Originally opened in 2002 as the home of the Carolina Courage of the WUSA, WakeMed Soccer Park is now the home to North Carolina FC of the United Soccer League and the North Carolina Courage of the National Women's Soccer League. The North Carolina State Wolfpack men's and women's teams of the ACC play select matches there and the complex regularly hosts major tournaments such as the NCAA College Cup, the ACC Soccer Championships, and the NCHSAA high school state soccer finals. SAS Institute, a Cary-based software company, had naming rights to the complex through June 30, 2007, with the option to extend their naming rights for an additional three years. On September 27, 2007, the Town of Cary announced that SAS had not exercised its option on the naming rights and that WakeMed Health & Hospitals had purchased the naming rights to the complex for $300,000 per year. Effective January 1, 2008, the complex became known as WakeMed Soccer Park.