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Veterans Stadium (Philadelphia)

Veterans Stadium is a stadium in Philadelphia, United States that opened in 1971. Its recorded capacity is 61,831.

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Veterans Stadium
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Key facts

Veterans Stadium is a stadium in Philadelphia, United States that opened in 1971. Its recorded capacity is 61,831. It is owned by City of Philadelphia and City of Philadelphia. It is operated by Philadelphia Department of Recreation and City of Philadelphia. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Philadelphia Phillies, Philadelphia Eagles, Philadelphia Atoms, Philadelphia Fury, Temple Owls, Philadelphia Phillies, Philadelphia Eagles, Philadelphia Fury, Philadelphia Atoms, 1992 Temple Owls football team, 2002 Temple Owls football team, Philadelphia Fury, 2000 Temple Owls football team, 2001 Temple Owls football team, 1975 Temple Owls football team, 1997 Temple Owls football team.

Location
Philadelphia, United States
Type
Stadium
Capacity
61,831
Opened
1971
Status
Demolished
Current owner
City of Philadelphia, City of Philadelphia
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
0
Playing surface
Artificial turf
Location of Veterans Stadium
Veterans Stadium

Veterans Stadium is at latitude 39.906667, longitude -75.171111, in Philadelphia, 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 Veterans Stadium
FieldValue
Latitude39.906667
Longitude-75.171111
CityPhiladelphia
RegionPhiladelphia
CountryUnited States
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Veterans Stadium
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceArtificial turfWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

No naming history is recorded for this venue.

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Veterans Stadium, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerCity of Philadelphia1971 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerCity of PhiladelphiaPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorCity of Philadelphia1971 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OperatorPhiladelphia Department of RecreationPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Veterans Stadium and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Philadelphia PhilliesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Philadelphia EaglesNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Philadelphia AtomsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Philadelphia FuryNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Temple OwlsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Philadelphia PhilliesNot mapped1971 to presentCurrentSource
Philadelphia EaglesNot mapped1971 to presentCurrentSource
Philadelphia FuryNot mapped1971 to presentCurrentSource
Philadelphia AtomsNot mapped1971 to presentCurrentSource
1992 Temple Owls football teamNot mapped1971 to presentCurrentSource
2002 Temple Owls football teamNot mapped1971 to presentCurrentSource
Philadelphia FuryNot mapped1971 to presentCurrentSource
2000 Temple Owls football teamNot mapped1971 to presentCurrentSource
2001 Temple Owls football teamNot mapped1971 to presentCurrentSource
1975 Temple Owls football teamNot mapped1971 to presentCurrentSource
1997 Temple Owls football teamNot mapped1971 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

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

Change log for Veterans Stadium
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2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set25432026-10
24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)34979not set2026-09
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23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13722490122026-09
23 September 2026venuescapacity62306618312026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13722490122026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleVeterans_StadiumVeterans 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: Veterans Stadium (revision 1372249012). Wikidata item: Q1545870.

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