War Memorial Stadium (Buffalo)
War Memorial Stadium is a stadium in Buffalo, United States that opened in 1937. Its recorded capacity is 1,882.
Key facts
War Memorial Stadium is a stadium in Buffalo, United States that opened in 1937. Its recorded capacity is 1,882. It is owned by City of Buffalo. It is operated by City of Buffalo. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 3 names in total, including Grover Cleveland Stadium, Civic Stadium. Current tenants are 1937–1949, 1978–1988, Buffalo Indians-Tigers 1940–1941, Buffalo Bulls 1946–1954, Buffalo White Eagles 1962, Buffalo Bisons, Buffalo Blazers, Buffalo Indians, Buffalo Bills, Buffalo Bisons, Buffalo Bills, 1958 Buffalo Bulls football team.
- Location
- Buffalo, United States
- Type
- Stadium
- Capacity
- 1,882
- Opened
- 1937
- Status
- Demolished
- Current owner
- City of Buffalo
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 2
- Playing surface
- Natural grass
War Memorial Stadium is at latitude 42.90567, longitude -78.857053, in Buffalo, 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 | 42.90567 |
| Longitude | -78.857053 |
| City | Buffalo |
| Region | Buffalo |
| Country | United States |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Natural grass | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
War Memorial Stadium has carried 3 recorded names. Grover Cleveland Stadium (no sponsor) ran 1937 to 1938. Roesch Memorial Stadium (no sponsor) ran 1937 to present. Civic Stadium (no sponsor) ran 1938 to 1960. The average tenure of a name here is 11.5 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grover Cleveland Stadium | None | 1937 to 1938 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Roesch Memorial Stadium | None | 1937 to present | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Civic Stadium | None | 1938 to 1960 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | City of Buffalo | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | City of Buffalo | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937–1949, 1978–1988 | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Buffalo Indians-Tigers 1940–1941 | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Buffalo Bulls 1946–1954 | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Buffalo White Eagles 1962 | Not mapped | Present | Current | Source |
| Buffalo Bisons | Not mapped | 1937 to present | Current | Source |
| Buffalo Blazers | Not mapped | 1937 to present | Current | Source |
| Buffalo Indians | Not mapped | 1937 to present | Current | Source |
| Buffalo Bills | Not mapped | 1937 to present | Current | Source |
| Buffalo Bisons | Not mapped | 1937 to present | Current | Source |
| Buffalo Bills | Not mapped | 1937 to present | Current | Source |
| 1958 Buffalo Bulls football team | Not mapped | 1937 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
20 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 3484 | 2026-10 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Civic Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Roesch Memorial Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Grover Cleveland Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43609 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43608 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43607 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43606 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43605 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43604 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 40296 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 40295 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 40294 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 40293 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 40292 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 40291 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 40290 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | capacity | 46206 | 1882 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1374758699 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | War_Memorial_Stadium_(Buffalo,_New_York) | War Memorial Stadium (Buffalo, New York) | 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: