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Candlestick Park

Candlestick Park is a stadium in San Francisco, United States that opened in 1960. Its recorded capacity is 43,765.

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Candlestick Park
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Key facts

Candlestick Park is a stadium in San Francisco, United States that opened in 1960. Its recorded capacity is 43,765. It is owned by San Francisco. It is operated by San Francisco Recreation & Park Department and San Francisco Recreation & Park Department. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 5 names in total, including Harney Stadium, 3Com Park at Candlestick Point, San Francisco Stadium at Candlestick Point, Monster Park. Current tenants are San Francisco Giants, San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders, San Francisco Golden Gate Gales, Oakland Raiders, San Francisco 49ers, San Francisco Giants, San Francisco Golden Gate Gales.

Location
San Francisco, United States
Type
Stadium
Capacity
43,765
Opened
1960
Status
Demolished
Current owner
San Francisco
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
4
Playing surface
Artificial turf, Natural grass
Location of Candlestick Park
Candlestick Park

Candlestick Park is at latitude 37.713611, longitude -122.386111, in San Francisco, United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

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Recorded location of Candlestick Park
FieldValue
Latitude37.713611
Longitude-122.386111
CitySan Francisco
RegionSan Francisco
CountryUnited States
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Candlestick Park
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceArtificial turfWikipedia infoboxSource
SurfaceNatural grassWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of Candlestick Park
195619912026Harney Stadium (1956 to 1959)3Com Park at Candlestick Point (1995 to 2002)San Francisco Stadium at Candlestick Point (2002 to 2004)Monster Park (2004 to 2008)

Candlestick Park has carried 5 recorded names. Candlestick Park (1960–1995, 2008–2013) (no sponsor) ran Present. Harney Stadium (no sponsor) ran 1956 to 1959. 3Com Park at Candlestick Point (no sponsor) ran 1995 to 2002. San Francisco Stadium at Candlestick Point (no sponsor) ran 2002 to 2004. Monster Park (no sponsor) ran 2004 to 2008. The average tenure of a name here is 4 years.

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Every recorded name of Candlestick Park, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Candlestick Park (1960–1995, 2008–2013)NonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Harney StadiumNone1956 to 1959Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
3Com Park at Candlestick PointNone1995 to 2002Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
San Francisco Stadium at Candlestick PointNone2002 to 2004Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Monster ParkNone2004 to 2008Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Candlestick Park, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerSan Francisco1960 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OperatorSan Francisco Recreation & Park Department1960 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OperatorSan Francisco Recreation & Park DepartmentPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Candlestick Park and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
San Francisco GiantsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
San Francisco 49ersNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Oakland RaidersNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
San Francisco Golden Gate GalesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Oakland RaidersNot mapped1960 to presentCurrentSource
San Francisco 49ersNot mapped1960 to presentCurrentSource
San Francisco GiantsNot mapped1960 to presentCurrentSource
San Francisco Golden Gate GalesNot mapped1960 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

33 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for Candlestick Park
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set24712026-10
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set24702026-10
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
24 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set353472026-09
24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)22839not set2026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)City and County of San Francisconot set2026-09
24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)34929not set2026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set349292026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set32852026-09
23 September 2026venue_names(created)not setMonster Park2026-09
23 September 2026venue_names(created)not setSan Francisco Stadium at Candlestick Point2026-09
23 September 2026venue_names(created)not set3Com Park at Candlestick Point2026-09
23 September 2026venue_names(created)not setHarney Stadium2026-09
23 September 2026venue_names(created)not setCandlestick Park (1960–1995, 2008–2013)2026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set310622026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set310612026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set310602026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set310592026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set310582026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set228432026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set228422026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set228412026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set228402026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set228392026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set228382026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13730269062026-09
23 September 2026venuescapacity69732437652026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13730269062026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleCandlestick_ParkCandlestick Park2026-09

Sources and licenses

Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: Candlestick Park (revision 1373026906). Wikidata item: Q1033076.

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