Cardinal Stadium
Cardinal Stadium is a multi purpose in Louisville, United States that opened in 1956. Its recorded capacity is 47,925.
Key facts
Cardinal Stadium is a multi purpose in Louisville, United States that opened in 1956. Its recorded capacity is 47,925. It is owned by Kentucky State Fair Board and Kentucky Exposition Center. It is operated by Kentucky Exposition Center. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 2 names in total, including Fairgrounds Stadium. Current tenants are Louisville Cardinals men's soccer Men's soccer, Louisville Raiders UFL), Louisville Colonels Louisville Colonels, Kentucky Trackers AFA), Louisville Bats Louisville Redbirds AA/IL), Louisville Cardinals football, 1957 Louisville Cardinals football team, 1974 Louisville Cardinals football team, 1990 Louisville Cardinals football team, 1991 Louisville Cardinals football team, 1992 Louisville Cardinals football team, 1993 Louisville Cardinals football team, 1997 Louisville Cardinals football team, 1987 Louisville Cardinals football team, 1988 Louisville Cardinals football team, 1989 Louisville Cardinals football team, 1994 Louisville Cardinals football team, 1995 Louisville Cardinals football team, 1986 Louisville Cardinals football team, 1985 Louisville Cardinals football team.
- Location
- Louisville, United States
- Type
- Multi purpose
- Capacity
- 47,925
- Opened
- 1956
- Status
- Demolished
- Current owner
- Kentucky State Fair Board, Kentucky Exposition Center
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
- Playing surface
- Artificial turf
Cardinal Stadium is at latitude 38.202222, longitude -85.742778, in Louisville, United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 38.202222 |
| Longitude | -85.742778 |
| City | Louisville |
| Region | Louisville |
| Country | United States |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Artificial turf | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
Cardinal Stadium has carried 1 recorded name. Fairgrounds Stadium (no sponsor) ran 1956 to 1982. The average tenure of a name here is 26 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairgrounds Stadium | None | 1956 to 1982 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Kentucky Exposition Center | 1956 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | Kentucky State Fair Board | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Kentucky Exposition Center | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
Recorded changes
27 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 3280 | 2026-10 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Fairgrounds Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42838 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42837 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42836 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42835 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42834 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42833 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42832 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38744 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38743 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38742 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38741 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38740 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38739 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38738 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38737 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38736 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38735 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38734 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38733 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38732 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38731 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38730 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 38729 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1374252175 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Cardinal_Stadium_(1956) | Cardinal Stadium (1956) | 2026-09 |
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:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: