John F. Kennedy Stadium (Philadelphia)
John F. Kennedy Stadium is a stadium in Philadelphia, United States that opened in 1926. Its recorded capacity is 102,000.
Key facts
John F. Kennedy Stadium is a stadium in Philadelphia, United States that opened in 1926. Its recorded capacity is 102,000. It is owned by City of Philadelphia and City of Philadelphia. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 3 names in total, including Philadelphia Municipal Stadium, John F. Kennedy Stadium. Current tenants are Philadelphia Quakers, Philadelphia Eagles, Army–Navy Game, Liberty Bowl, Philadelphia Quakers.
- Location
- Philadelphia, United States
- Type
- Stadium
- Capacity
- 102,000
- Opened
- 1926
- Status
- Demolished
- Current owner
- City of Philadelphia, City of Philadelphia
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 2
- Playing surface
- Natural grass
John F. Kennedy Stadium is at latitude 39.9014, longitude -75.1719, in Philadelphia, 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 | 39.9014 |
| Longitude | -75.1719 |
| City | Philadelphia |
| Region | Philadelphia |
| Country | United States |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Natural grass | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
John F. Kennedy Stadium has carried 3 recorded names. Philadelphia Municipal Stadium (no sponsor) ran 1926 to 1964. Sesquicentennial Stadium (no sponsor) ran 1926 to present. John F. Kennedy Stadium (no sponsor) ran 1964 to 1992. The average tenure of a name here is 33 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Municipal Stadium | None | 1926 to 1964 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Sesquicentennial Stadium | None | 1926 to present | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| John F. Kennedy Stadium | None | 1964 to 1992 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | City of Philadelphia | 1926 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | City of Philadelphia | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Quakers | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Philadelphia Eagles | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Army–Navy Game | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Liberty Bowl | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Philadelphia Quakers | Not mapped | 1926 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
19 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 | 2606 | 2026-10 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | org_aliases | (deleted) | Philadelphia Bell | not set | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 3381 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | John F. Kennedy Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Sesquicentennial Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Philadelphia Municipal Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 31354 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 31353 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 31352 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 31351 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 31350 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 25079 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 25078 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372207953 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372207953 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | John_F._Kennedy_Stadium | John F. Kennedy Stadium | 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: