Welch Stadium
Welch Stadium is a stadium in Kansas, United States that opened in 1937. Its recorded capacity is 7,000.
Key facts
Welch Stadium is a stadium in Kansas, United States that opened in 1937. Its recorded capacity is 7,000. It is owned by Emporia State University and Emporia State University. It is operated by Emporia State University and Emporia State University. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Emporia State University, Emporia State Hornets, Emporia State Hornets football, 2014 Emporia State Hornets football team, 2015 Emporia State Hornets football team, 2016 Emporia State Hornets football team, 2017 Emporia State Hornets football team, 2019 Emporia State Hornets football team.
- Location
- Kansas, United States
- Type
- Stadium
- Capacity
- 7,000
- Opened
- 1937
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Emporia State University, Emporia State University
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
Welch Stadium is at latitude 38.417, longitude -96.1796, in Kansas, 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 | 38.417 |
| Longitude | -96.1796 |
| City | Kansas |
| Region | Kansas |
| Country | United States |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Naming rights
No naming history is recorded for this venue.
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Emporia State University | 1937 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | Emporia State University | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Emporia State University | 1937 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | Emporia State University | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emporia State University | Not mapped | 1937 to present | Current | Source |
| Emporia State Hornets | Not mapped | 1937 to present | Current | Source |
| Emporia State Hornets football | Not mapped | 1937 to present | Current | Source |
| 2014 Emporia State Hornets football team | Not mapped | 1937 to present | Current | Source |
| 2015 Emporia State Hornets football team | Not mapped | 1937 to present | Current | Source |
| 2016 Emporia State Hornets football team | Not mapped | 1937 to present | Current | Source |
| 2017 Emporia State Hornets football team | Not mapped | 1937 to present | Current | Source |
| 2019 Emporia State Hornets football team | Not mapped | 1937 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
15 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43611 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43610 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 40306 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 40305 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 40304 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 40303 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 40302 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 40301 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 40300 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 40299 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 40298 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 40297 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | capacity | 10000 | 7000 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372180404 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Francis_G._Welch_Stadium | Francis G. Welch Stadium | 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: