soccer field vs athletic field

soccer field and athletic field both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
soccer field	Yes	No	No	No
athletic field	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, athletic field is a hypernym of soccer field; that is, athletic field is a word with a broader meaning than soccer field:

soccer field: a sports field with predetermined dimensions for playing soccer
athletic field: a piece of land prepared for playing a game

Other hypernyms of soccer field include field, playing area, playing field.

soccer field (noun)	athletic field (noun)
a sports field with predetermined dimensions for playing soccer	a piece of land prepared for playing a game