Ford Field
Ford Field is a stadium in Detroit, United States that opened in 2002. Its recorded capacity is 65,000.
Key facts
Ford Field is a stadium in Detroit, United States that opened in 2002. Its recorded capacity is 65,000. It is owned by Detroit/Wayne County Stadium Authority. It is operated by Detroit Lions and Detroit Lions. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Detroit Lions, Little Caesars Pizza Bowl, GameAbove Sports Bowl, Michigan Panthers, Detroit Lions, Michigan Panthers.
- Location
- Detroit, United States
- Type
- Stadium
- Capacity
- 65,000
- Opened
- 2002
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Detroit/Wayne County Stadium Authority
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
- Playing surface
- Artificial turf
- Roof
- Fixed roof
Ford Field is at latitude 42.34, longitude -83.045556, in Detroit, 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 | 42.34 |
| Longitude | -83.045556 |
| City | Detroit |
| Region | Detroit |
| Country | United States |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roof | Fixed roof | Wikipedia category | Source |
| Surface | Artificial turf | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
No naming history is recorded for this venue.
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Detroit/Wayne County Stadium Authority | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Detroit Lions | 2002 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | Detroit Lions | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | National Football League | Present | Current | Source |
| Little Caesars Pizza Bowl | National Football League | Present | Current | Source |
| GameAbove Sports Bowl | National Football League | Present | Current | Source |
| Michigan Panthers | National Football League | Present | Current | Source |
| Detroit Lions | National Football League | 2002 to present | Current | Source |
| Michigan Panthers | National Football League | 2002 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
20 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 | 2487 | 2026-10 |
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 2486 | 2026-10 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 157 | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | org_aliases | (deleted) | Philadelphia Stars | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | venue_roles | (deleted) | 34938 | not set | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 34938 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 3292 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 31094 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 31093 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 31092 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 31091 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 31090 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 31089 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 23090 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 23089 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 23088 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1375366384 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | capacity | 70000 | 65000 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1375366384 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Ford_Field | Ford Field | 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: