Forbes Field

Forbes Field is a multi purpose in Oakland, United States that opened in 1909. Its recorded capacity is 23,000.

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Forbes Field
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Key facts

Forbes Field is a multi purpose in Oakland, United States that opened in 1909. Its recorded capacity is 23,000. No current owner is recorded. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Pittsburgh Pirates, Pittsburgh Steelers, Philadelphia–Pittsburgh "Steagles", Card-Pitt, Pittsburgh Panthers, Carnegie Tech Tartans, Duquesne Dukes, Homestead Grays, Pittsburgh Phantoms, Pittsburgh Pirates, 1912 Pittsburgh Panthers football team, 1909 Pittsburgh Panthers football team, 1941 Duquesne Dukes football team, 1947 Duquesne Dukes football team, Pittsburgh Phantoms, 1916 Pittsburgh Panthers football team, 1918 Pittsburgh Panthers football team, 1917 Pittsburgh Panthers football team, 1928 Carnegie Mellon Tartans football team, 1910 Pittsburgh Panthers football team, 1920 Pittsburgh Panthers football team, 1919 Pittsburgh Panthers football team, 1921 Pittsburgh Panthers football team, 1922 Pittsburgh Panthers football team, 1923 Pittsburgh Panthers football team, 1924 Pittsburgh Panthers football team, 1914 Pittsburgh Panthers football team, 1913 Pittsburgh Panthers football team, 1911 Pittsburgh Panthers football team.

Location
Oakland, United States
Type
Multi purpose
Capacity
23,000
Opened
1909
Status
Demolished
Current owner
Not recorded
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
0
Playing surface
Natural grass
Location of Forbes Field
Forbes Field

Forbes Field is at latitude 40.44118, longitude -79.95255, in Oakland, 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
Recorded location of Forbes Field
FieldValue
Latitude40.44118
Longitude-79.95255
CityOakland
RegionOakland
CountryUnited States
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Forbes Field
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceNatural grassWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

No naming history is recorded for this venue.

Ownership and operation

No ownership or operator rows are recorded for this venue.

Tenants

Tenants of Forbes Field and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Pittsburgh PiratesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Pittsburgh SteelersNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Philadelphia–Pittsburgh "Steagles"Not mappedPresentCurrentSource
Card-PittNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Pittsburgh PanthersNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Carnegie Tech TartansNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Duquesne DukesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Homestead GraysNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Pittsburgh PhantomsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Pittsburgh PiratesNot mapped1909 to presentCurrentSource
1912 Pittsburgh Panthers football teamNot mapped1909 to presentCurrentSource
1909 Pittsburgh Panthers football teamNot mapped1909 to presentCurrentSource
1941 Duquesne Dukes football teamNot mapped1909 to presentCurrentSource
1947 Duquesne Dukes football teamNot mapped1909 to presentCurrentSource
Pittsburgh PhantomsNot mapped1909 to presentCurrentSource
1916 Pittsburgh Panthers football teamNot mapped1909 to presentCurrentSource
1918 Pittsburgh Panthers football teamNot mapped1909 to presentCurrentSource
1917 Pittsburgh Panthers football teamNot mapped1909 to presentCurrentSource
1928 Carnegie Mellon Tartans football teamNot mapped1909 to presentCurrentSource
1910 Pittsburgh Panthers football teamNot mapped1909 to presentCurrentSource
1920 Pittsburgh Panthers football teamNot mapped1909 to presentCurrentSource
1919 Pittsburgh Panthers football teamNot mapped1909 to presentCurrentSource
1921 Pittsburgh Panthers football teamNot mapped1909 to presentCurrentSource
1922 Pittsburgh Panthers football teamNot mapped1909 to presentCurrentSource
1923 Pittsburgh Panthers football teamNot mapped1909 to presentCurrentSource
1924 Pittsburgh Panthers football teamNot mapped1909 to presentCurrentSource
1914 Pittsburgh Panthers football teamNot mapped1909 to presentCurrentSource
1913 Pittsburgh Panthers football teamNot mapped1909 to presentCurrentSource
1911 Pittsburgh Panthers football teamNot mapped1909 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

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

Change log for Forbes Field
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set30432026-10
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set421102026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set421092026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set421082026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set421072026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set421062026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set421052026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set421042026-09
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28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set421022026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set361242026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set361232026-09
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28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set361212026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set361202026-09
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28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set361182026-09
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28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set361102026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set361092026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set361082026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set361072026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set361062026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set361052026-09
28 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13721768122026-09
28 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleForbes_FieldForbes Field2026-09

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: Forbes Field (revision 1372176812). Wikidata item: Q1963954.