noun
football pitch; soccer field
Rare term; modern Japanese normally uses サッカー場 or フットボール場. 蹴球 is an older word for football/soccer, and this compound follows that pattern.
古い新聞に「蹴球場」という言葉が載っていた。
The word 蹴球場 appeared in an old newspaper.
Common modern term for a football (soccer) field. 蹴球場 is its rare, dated counterpart.
Compound of 蹴球 (しゅうきゅう, 'football/soccer', an older term) + 場 (じょう, 'place/ground'). The word 蹴球 is itself a kanji compound coined in Japan, now largely replaced by the loanword サッカー.