Kezar Stadium
Outdoor athletic and football stadium in San Francisco / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kezar Stadium is an outdoor athletics stadium in San Francisco, California, located adjacent to Kezar Pavilion in the southeastern corner of Golden Gate Park. It is the former home of the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland Raiders (first AFL season only) of the National Football League (NFL) and of the San Francisco Dragons of Major League Lacrosse. It serves as the home of San Francisco City FC of USL League Two.
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Address | 670 Stanyan Street |
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Location | San Francisco, California |
Coordinates | 37.767°N 122.456°W / 37.767; -122.456 |
Public transit | Carl and Stanyan |
Owner | City and County of San Francisco |
Operator | San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department |
Capacity | 59,942 (1925–1989) 10,000 (1990–present)[1] |
Surface | Natural grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1924 |
Opened | May 2, 1925; 99 years ago (1925-05-02) |
Renovated | 1989–1990 (reconstruction) |
Demolished | 1989 (original) |
Construction cost | $300,000 (original structure) ($5.21 million in 2023 dollars[2]) |
Architect | Willis Polk |
Tenants | |
San Francisco Dons football (NCAA Division I/NCAA Division II) (1930–1951, 1959–1971) Santa Clara Broncos football (1935–1952) Saint Mary's Gaels football (1927–1950) San Francisco 49ers (AAFC/NFL) (1946–1970) Oakland Raiders (AFL) (1960) San Francisco Golden Gate Gales (USA) (1967) San Francisco Bay Seals (A-League) (1998–1999) San Francisco Freedom (PC) (2004) San Francisco Dragons (MLL) (2006–2007) California Victory (USL-1) (2007) San Francisco Stompers FC (NPSL) (2012, 2014) San Francisco Dogfish (MLU) (2013) Bay Area Breeze (W-League) (2013) San Francisco Deltas (NASL) (2017) San Francisco City FC (USL2) (2001–2016, 2018–present) |
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Kezar also hosts amateur and recreation sports leagues, as well as numerous San Francisco high school football games (including the city championship, known popularly as the "Turkey Bowl").