Tampa Stadium

Tampa Stadium is a stadium in Tampa, United States that opened in 1967. Its recorded capacity is 46,481.

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Tampa Stadium
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Key facts

Tampa Stadium is a stadium in Tampa, United States that opened in 1967. Its recorded capacity is 46,481. It is owned by Tampa Sports Authority. It is operated by Tampa Sports Authority. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Tampa Bay Rowdies, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Outback Bowl, Tampa Bay Mutiny, South Florida Bulls, Tampa Spartans football, Tampa Spartans football, 1968 Tampa Spartans football team, 1969 Tampa Spartans football team, 1970 Tampa Spartans football team, 1971 Tampa Spartans football team, 1972 Tampa Spartans football team, 1973 Tampa Spartans football team, 1974 Tampa Spartans football team, Tampa Bay Rowdies, 1997 South Florida Bulls football team, 1998 South Florida Bulls football team.

Location
Tampa, United States
Type
Stadium
Capacity
46,481
Opened
1967
Status
Demolished
Current owner
Tampa Sports Authority
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
1
Playing surface
Natural grass
Location of Tampa Stadium
Tampa Stadium

Tampa Stadium is at latitude 27.978889, longitude -82.503611, in Tampa, 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 Tampa Stadium
FieldValue
Latitude27.978889
Longitude-82.503611
CityTampa
RegionTampa
CountryUnited States
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Tampa Stadium
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceNatural grassWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of Tampa Stadium

Tampa Stadium has carried 2 recorded names. Houlihan's Stadium (January 16, 1996 – April 11, 1999) (no sponsor) ran Present. Tampa Stadium (November 4, 1967 – December 28, 1995) (no sponsor) ran Present.

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Every recorded name of Tampa Stadium, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Houlihan's Stadium (January 16, 1996 – April 11, 1999)NonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Tampa Stadium (November 4, 1967 – December 28, 1995)NonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Tampa Stadium, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerTampa Sports AuthorityPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorTampa Sports AuthorityPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Tampa Stadium and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Tampa Bay RowdiesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Tampa Bay BuccaneersNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Outback BowlNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Tampa Bay MutinyNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
South Florida BullsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Tampa Spartans footballNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Tampa Spartans footballNot mapped1967 to presentCurrentSource
1968 Tampa Spartans football teamNot mapped1967 to presentCurrentSource
1969 Tampa Spartans football teamNot mapped1967 to presentCurrentSource
1970 Tampa Spartans football teamNot mapped1967 to presentCurrentSource
1971 Tampa Spartans football teamNot mapped1967 to presentCurrentSource
1972 Tampa Spartans football teamNot mapped1967 to presentCurrentSource
1973 Tampa Spartans football teamNot mapped1967 to presentCurrentSource
1974 Tampa Spartans football teamNot mapped1967 to presentCurrentSource
Tampa Bay RowdiesNot mapped1967 to presentCurrentSource
1997 South Florida Bulls football teamNot mapped1967 to presentCurrentSource
1998 South Florida Bulls football teamNot mapped1967 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

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

Change log for Tampa Stadium
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set26292026-10
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Tampa Bay Banditsnot set2026-09
24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)35054not set2026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set350542026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set350532026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set34082026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set34072026-09
23 September 2026venue_names(created)not setTampa Stadium (November 4, 1967 – December 28, 1995)2026-09
23 September 2026venue_names(created)not setHoulihan's Stadium (January 16, 1996 – April 11, 1999)2026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set314082026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set314072026-09
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23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set253322026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13722393142026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13722393142026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleTampa_StadiumTampa 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: Tampa Stadium (revision 1372239314). Wikidata item: Q2095984.