Soldier Field

Soldier Field is a stadium in Chicago, United States that opened in 1924. Its recorded capacity is 66,944.

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Soldier Field
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Key facts

Soldier Field is a stadium in Chicago, United States that opened in 1924. Its recorded capacity is 66,944. It is owned by Chicago Park District and Chicago. It is operated by ASM Global and SMG. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 2 names in total, including Municipal Grant Park Stadium. Current tenants are Chicago Winds, Chicago Rockets, Chicago Fire FC, Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears, Chicago Sting, athletics at the 1959 Pan American Games, 1926 NCAA Men's Track and Field Championships, 1927 NCAA Men's Track and Field Championships, 1928 NCAA Men's Track and Field Championships, Chicago Fire, Chicago Spurs, 1929 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, 1942 Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets football team.

Location
Chicago, United States
Type
Stadium
Capacity
66,944
Opened
1924
Status
Active
Current owner
Chicago Park District, Chicago
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
0
Playing surface
Artificial turf, Natural grass
Location of Soldier Field
Soldier Field

Soldier Field is at latitude 41.8625, longitude -87.616667, in Chicago, 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 Soldier Field
FieldValue
Latitude41.8625
Longitude-87.616667
CityChicago
RegionChicago
CountryUnited States
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

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

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of Soldier Field
192419752026Municipal Grant Park Stadium (1924 to 1925)

Soldier Field has carried 1 recorded name. Municipal Grant Park Stadium (no sponsor) ran 1924 to 1925. The average tenure of a name here is 1 years.

Data table for this chart
Every recorded name of Soldier Field, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Municipal Grant Park StadiumNone1924 to 1925Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Soldier Field, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerChicago1924 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerChicago Park DistrictPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorSMG1924 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OperatorASM GlobalPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Soldier Field and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Chicago WindsNational Football League, Major League Soccer1924 to presentCurrentSource
Chicago RocketsNational Football League, Major League Soccer1924 to presentCurrentSource
Chicago Fire FCMajor League Soccer1924 to presentCurrentSource
Arizona CardinalsNational Football League, Major League Soccer1924 to presentCurrentSource
Chicago BearsNational Football League1924 to presentCurrentSource
Chicago StingNational Football League, Major League Soccer1924 to presentCurrentSource
athletics at the 1959 Pan American GamesNational Football League, Major League Soccer1924 to presentCurrentSource
1926 NCAA Men's Track and Field ChampionshipsNational Football League, Major League Soccer1924 to presentCurrentSource
1927 NCAA Men's Track and Field ChampionshipsNational Football League, Major League Soccer1924 to presentCurrentSource
1928 NCAA Men's Track and Field ChampionshipsNational Football League, Major League Soccer1924 to presentCurrentSource
Chicago FireNational Football League, Major League Soccer1924 to presentCurrentSource
Chicago SpursNational Football League, Major League Soccer1924 to presentCurrentSource
1929 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football teamNational Football League, Major League Soccer1924 to presentCurrentSource
1942 Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets football teamNational Football League, Major League Soccer1924 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

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

Change log for Soldier Field
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set24732026-10
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set24722026-10
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set2842026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set1452026-09
23 September 2026venue_names(created)not setMunicipal Grant Park Stadium2026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set310642026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set310632026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set228592026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set228582026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set228572026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set228562026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set228552026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set228542026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set228532026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set228522026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set228512026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set228502026-09
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23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set228452026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set228442026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13762871212026-09
23 September 2026venuescapacity63500669442026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13762871212026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleSoldier_FieldSoldier Field2026-09

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: Soldier Field (revision 1376287121). Wikidata item: Q1132413.