Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac Silverdome is a stadium in Pontiac, United States that opened in 1973. Its recorded capacity is 82,000.
Key facts
Pontiac Silverdome is a stadium in Pontiac, United States that opened in 1973. Its recorded capacity is 82,000. It is owned by Andreas Apostolopoulos. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 3 names in total, including Pontiac Metropolitan Stadium, Pontiac Silverdome. Current tenants are Detroit Lions, Detroit Pistons, Detroit Express, Michigan Panthers, Cherry Bowl, Motor City Bowl, Detroit Mechanix, Detroit Lions, Detroit Express, Detroit Express, 1982 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, 1983 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.
- Location
- Pontiac, United States
- Type
- Stadium
- Capacity
- 82,000
- Opened
- 1973
- Status
- Demolished
- Current owner
- Andreas Apostolopoulos
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 1
- Playing surface
- Artificial turf
- Roof
- Fixed roof
Pontiac Silverdome is at latitude 42.645833, longitude -83.255, in Pontiac, 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 | 42.645833 |
| Longitude | -83.255 |
| City | Pontiac |
| Region | Pontiac |
| 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 | Wikidata statement | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
Pontiac Silverdome has carried 2 recorded names. Pontiac Metropolitan Stadium (no sponsor) ran 1975 to 1976. Pontiac Silverdome (no sponsor) ran 1976 to 2013. The average tenure of a name here is 19 years.
Data table for this chart
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Andreas Apostolopoulos | 1973 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Detroit Pistons | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Detroit Express | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Michigan Panthers | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Cherry Bowl | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Motor City Bowl | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Detroit Mechanix | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Detroit Lions | Not mapped | 1973 to present | Current | Source |
| Detroit Express | Not mapped | 1973 to present | Current | Source |
| Detroit Express | Not mapped | 1973 to present | Current | Source |
| 1982 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships | Not mapped | 1973 to present | Current | Source |
| 1983 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships | Not mapped | 1973 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
26 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 | 2595 | 2026-10 |
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 2594 | 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 |
| 24 September 2026 | org_aliases | (deleted) | Triple Sports & Entertainment | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | venue_roles | (deleted) | 35025 | not set | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 35025 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 3371 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Pontiac Silverdome | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Pontiac Metropolitan Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 31332 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 31331 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 31330 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 31329 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 31328 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 31327 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 31326 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 24865 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 24864 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 24863 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 24862 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 24861 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 24860 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1374832707 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1374832707 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Pontiac_Silverdome | Pontiac Silverdome | 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: