Legion Field
Legion Field is a stadium in Birmingham, United States that opened in 1927. Its recorded capacity is 71,594.
Key facts
Legion Field is a stadium in Birmingham, United States that opened in 1927. Its recorded capacity is 71,594. It is owned by City of Birmingham and Birmingham. It is operated by University of Alabama at Birmingham. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Alabama Crimson Tide football Alabama Crimson Tide, Birmingham–Southern Panthers football Birmingham–Southern Panthers, Samford Bulldogs football Samford Bulldogs, Magic City Classic, Dixie Bowl, TicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl Birmingham Bowl, Birmingham Americans, Alabama Vulcans AFA), Birmingham Fire, Birmingham Barracudas, Birmingham Thunderbolts XFL), Birmingham Iron, United States Football League USFL, Birmingham Iron, UAB Blazers football, Birmingham Barracudas, Alabama Crimson Tide football, UAB Blazers, Birmingham Fire, BBVA Compass Bowl, 1987 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, 1991 UAB Blazers football team, 1992 UAB Blazers football team, 1993 UAB Blazers football team, 1994 UAB Blazers football team, 1995 UAB Blazers football team, 1996 UAB Blazers football team, 1997 UAB Blazers football team, 1998 UAB Blazers football team, 1999 UAB Blazers football team, 2000 UAB Blazers football team, 2001 UAB Blazers football team, 2002 UAB Blazers football team, 2003 UAB Blazers football team, 2004 UAB Blazers football team, 2005 UAB Blazers football team, 2006 UAB Blazers football team, 2007 UAB Blazers football team, 2008 UAB Blazers football team, 2009 UAB Blazers football team, 2010 UAB Blazers football team, 2011 UAB Blazers football team, 2012 UAB Blazers football team, 2013 UAB Blazers football team, Birmingham Americans, 2014 UAB Blazers football team, 1937 Auburn Tigers football team, 1938 Auburn Tigers football team, 2017 UAB Blazers football team, 2019 UAB Blazers football team.
- Location
- Birmingham, United States
- Type
- Stadium
- Capacity
- 71,594
- Opened
- 1927
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- City of Birmingham, Birmingham
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
- Playing surface
- Artificial turf, Natural grass
Legion Field is at latitude 33.511389, longitude -86.842778, in Birmingham, 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 | 33.511389 |
| Longitude | -86.842778 |
| City | Birmingham |
| Region | Birmingham |
| 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 |
| Surface | Natural grass | 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 | Birmingham | 1927 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | City of Birmingham | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | University of Alabama at Birmingham | 1927 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
Tenants
Recorded changes
58 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 | 3172 | 2026-10 |
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 3171 | 2026-10 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42497 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42496 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42495 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42494 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42493 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42492 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42491 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42490 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42489 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42488 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42487 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42486 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42485 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42484 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37858 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37857 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37856 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37855 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37854 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37853 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37852 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37851 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37850 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37849 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37848 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37847 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37846 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37845 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37844 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37843 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37842 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37841 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37840 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37839 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37838 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37837 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37836 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37835 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37834 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37833 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37832 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37831 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37830 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37829 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37828 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37827 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37826 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37825 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37824 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37823 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37822 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37821 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37820 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372213446 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Legion_Field | Legion Field | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 324 | 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: