Kroger Field

Kroger Field is a stadium in Lexington, United States. Its recorded capacity is 61,000.

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Kroger Field
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Key facts

Kroger Field is a stadium in Lexington, United States. Its recorded capacity is 61,000. It is owned by University of Kentucky. It is operated by University of Kentucky. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 2 names in total, including Commonwealth Stadium. Current tenants are Kentucky Wildcats football, Kentucky Wildcats, 1974 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 1975 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 1976 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 1977 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 1983 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 1984 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 1988 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 1989 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 1993 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 1996 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 1997 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 1998 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 1999 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 2000 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 2001 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 2002 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 2003 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 2004 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 2005 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 2006 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 2007 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 2008 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 2009 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 2010 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 2011 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 2012 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 2013 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 2014 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 1979 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 2015 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 2016 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 1973 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 1995 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 1994 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 1978 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 2017 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 2018 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 2019 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 1992 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 1991 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 1990 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 1986 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 1987 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 1982 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 1985 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 1981 Kentucky Wildcats football team, 1980 Kentucky Wildcats football team, Kentucky Wildcats 1973–present.

Location
Lexington, United States
Type
Stadium
Capacity
61,000
Opened
Not recorded
Status
Active
Current owner
University of Kentucky
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
0
Playing surface
Artificial turf, Natural grass
Location of Kroger Field
Kroger Field

Kroger Field is at latitude 38.022778, longitude -84.505278, in Lexington, 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 Kroger Field
FieldValue
Latitude38.022778
Longitude-84.505278
CityLexington
RegionLexington
CountryUnited States
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Kroger Field
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceArtificial turfWikipedia infoboxSource
SurfaceNatural grassWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of Kroger Field
197320002026Commonwealth Stadium (1973 to 2017)

Kroger Field has carried 1 recorded name. Commonwealth Stadium (no sponsor) ran 1973 to 2017. The average tenure of a name here is 44 years.

Data table for this chart
Every recorded name of Kroger Field, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Commonwealth StadiumNone1973 to 2017Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Kroger Field, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerUniversity of KentuckyPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorUniversity of KentuckyPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Kroger Field and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Kentucky Wildcats footballNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
Kentucky WildcatsNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
1974 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
1975 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
1976 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
1977 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
1983 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
1984 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
1988 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
1989 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
1993 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
1996 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
1997 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
1998 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
1999 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
2000 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
2001 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
2002 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
2003 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
2004 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
2005 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
2006 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
2007 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
2008 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
2009 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
2010 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
2011 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
2012 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
2013 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
2014 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
1979 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
2015 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
2016 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
1973 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
1995 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
1994 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
1978 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
2017 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
2018 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
2019 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
1992 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
1991 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
1990 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
1986 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
1987 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
1982 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
1985 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
1981 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
1980 Kentucky Wildcats football teamNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
Kentucky Wildcats 1973–presentNCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

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

Change log for Kroger Field
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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: Kroger Field (revision 1372211550). Wikidata item: Q517268.