Protective Stadium
Protective Stadium is a stadium in Birmingham, United States that opened in 2021. Its recorded capacity is 47,100.
Key facts
Protective Stadium is a stadium in Birmingham, United States that opened in 2021. Its recorded capacity is 47,100. It is owned by Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Authority. It is operated by Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Authority. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are UAB Blazers 2021–present, Birmingham Bowl 2021–present, Birmingham Stallions 2022–2026, New Orleans Breakers 2022–2023, Houston Gamblers, UAB Blazers football.
- Location
- Birmingham, United States
- Type
- Stadium
- Capacity
- 47,100
- Opened
- 2021
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Authority
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
Protective Stadium is at latitude 33.527778, longitude -86.808889, 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 | 33.527778 |
| Longitude | -86.808889 |
| City | Birmingham |
| Region | Birmingham |
| Country | United States |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Naming rights
No naming history is recorded for this venue.
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Authority | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Authority | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAB Blazers 2021–present | NCAA Division I FBS | Present | Current | Source |
| Birmingham Bowl 2021–present | NCAA Division I FBS | Present | Current | Source |
| Birmingham Stallions 2022–2026 | NCAA Division I FBS | Present | Current | Source |
| New Orleans Breakers 2022–2023 | NCAA Division I FBS | Present | Current | Source |
| Houston Gamblers | NCAA Division I FBS | 2021 to present | Current | Source |
| UAB Blazers football | NCAA Division I FBS | 2021 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
15 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (deleted) | 6 | not set | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 423 | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | org_aliases | (deleted) | Birmingham Legion FC 2022–present | not set | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 2720 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372222162 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Protective_Stadium | Protective Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 6 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 21483 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 21482 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 21481 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 21480 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 21479 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 21478 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 12775 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 12774 | 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: