William H. Greene Stadium

William H. Greene Stadium is a stadium in Washington, D.C., United States that opened in 1926. Its recorded capacity is 10,000.

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William H. Greene Stadium
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Key facts

William H. Greene Stadium is a stadium in Washington, D.C., United States that opened in 1926. Its recorded capacity is 10,000. It is owned by Howard University and Howard University. It is operated by Howard Univ. Athletics and Howard University. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 2 names in total, including Howard Stadium. Current tenants are Howard Bison men's soccer men's and women's soccer, Women's lacrosse, Howard Bison men's soccer, Howard Bison, Howard Bison football, 2011 Howard Bison football team, 2012 Howard Bison football team, 2013 Howard Bison football team, 2014 Howard Bison football team, 2015 Howard Bison football team, 2016 Howard Bison football team.

Location
Washington, D.C., United States
Type
Stadium
Capacity
10,000
Opened
1926
Status
Active
Current owner
Howard University, Howard University
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
0
Playing surface
Artificial turf
Location of William H. Greene Stadium
William H. Greene Stadium

William H. Greene Stadium is at latitude 38.925589, longitude -77.020787, in Washington, D.C., 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 William H. Greene Stadium
FieldValue
Latitude38.925589
Longitude-77.020787
CityWashington, D.C.
RegionWashington, D.C.
CountryUnited States
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for William H. Greene Stadium
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceArtificial turfWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of William H. Greene Stadium
192619762026Howard Stadium (1926 to 1986)

William H. Greene Stadium has carried 1 recorded name. Howard Stadium (no sponsor) ran 1926 to 1986. The average tenure of a name here is 60 years.

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Every recorded name of William H. Greene Stadium, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Howard StadiumNone1926 to 1986Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of William H. Greene Stadium, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerHoward University1926 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerHoward UniversityPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorHoward University1926 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OperatorHoward Univ. AthleticsPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of William H. Greene Stadium and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Howard Bison men's soccer men's and women's soccerNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Women's lacrosseNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Howard Bison men's soccerNot mapped1926 to presentCurrentSource
Howard BisonNot mapped1926 to presentCurrentSource
Howard Bison footballNot mapped1926 to presentCurrentSource
2011 Howard Bison football teamNot mapped1926 to presentCurrentSource
2012 Howard Bison football teamNot mapped1926 to presentCurrentSource
2013 Howard Bison football teamNot mapped1926 to presentCurrentSource
2014 Howard Bison football teamNot mapped1926 to presentCurrentSource
2015 Howard Bison football teamNot mapped1926 to presentCurrentSource
2016 Howard Bison football teamNot mapped1926 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

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

Change log for William H. Greene Stadium
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set34852026-10
29 September 2026venue_names(created)not setHoward Stadium2026-09
29 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set436172026-09
29 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set436162026-09
29 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set436152026-09
29 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set436142026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set403542026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set403532026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set403522026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set403512026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set403502026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set403492026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set403482026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set403472026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set403462026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set403452026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set403442026-09
28 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13722519592026-09
28 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleWilliam_H._Greene_StadiumWilliam H. Greene 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: William H. Greene Stadium (revision 1372251959). Wikidata item: Q8010433.