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Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium

Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium is a stadium in Washington, D.C., United States that opened in 1960. Its recorded capacity is 43,500.

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Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
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Key facts

Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium is a stadium in Washington, D.C., United States that opened in 1960. Its recorded capacity is 43,500. It is owned by government of the District of Columbia. It is operated by Events DC and Events DC. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Washington Redskins 1961–1996, Howard Bison 1974–1976, Washington Diplomats 1974, 1977–1981, Washington Federals 1983–1984, D.C. United 1996–2017, Washington Freedom 2001–2003, Military Bowl 2008–2012, Washington Senators, Team America, Washington Nationals, Washington Senators, George Washington Colonials football, D.C. United, Washington Commanders, Team America, Washington Diplomats, Washington Whips, 1994 Washington Redskins season, Orlando Renegades.

Location
Washington, D.C., United States
Type
Stadium
Capacity
43,500
Opened
1960
Status
Demolished
Current owner
government of the District of Columbia
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
0
Playing surface
Natural grass
Location of Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium

Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium is at latitude 38.89, longitude -76.971944, in Washington, D.C., United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

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Recorded location of Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
FieldValue
Latitude38.89
Longitude-76.971944
CityWashington, D.C.
RegionWashington, D.C.
CountryUnited States
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceNatural grassWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium

Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium has carried 1 recorded name. District of Columbia Stadium (no sponsor) ran Present.

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Every recorded name of Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
District of Columbia StadiumNonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
Ownergovernment of the District of Columbia1960 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OperatorEvents DC1960 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OperatorEvents DCPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Washington Redskins 1961–1996Not mappedPresentCurrentSource
Howard Bison 1974–1976Not mappedPresentCurrentSource
Washington Diplomats 1974, 1977–1981Not mappedPresentCurrentSource
Washington Federals 1983–1984Not mappedPresentCurrentSource
D.C. United 1996–2017Not mappedPresentCurrentSource
Washington Freedom 2001–2003Not mappedPresentCurrentSource
Military Bowl 2008–2012Not mappedPresentCurrentSource
Washington SenatorsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Team AmericaNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Washington NationalsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Washington SenatorsNot mapped1960 to presentCurrentSource
George Washington Colonials footballNot mapped1960 to presentCurrentSource
D.C. UnitedNot mapped1960 to presentCurrentSource
Washington CommandersNot mapped1960 to presentCurrentSource
Team AmericaNot mapped1960 to presentCurrentSource
Washington DiplomatsNot mapped1960 to presentCurrentSource
Washington WhipsNot mapped1960 to presentCurrentSource
1994 Washington Redskins seasonNot mapped1960 to presentCurrentSource
Orlando RenegadesNot mapped1960 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

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

Change log for Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
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2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set25822026-10
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Washington Diplomats 1988–1990not set2026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Washington Whips 1967–1968not set2026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)George Washington Colonials 1961–1966not set2026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)United States government District of Columbianot set2026-09
24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)35006not set2026-09
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23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13722254902026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13722254902026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleRobert_F._Kennedy_Memorial_StadiumRobert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium2026-09

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:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium (revision 1372225490). Wikidata item: Q153312.

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