Lincoln Financial Field

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Lincoln Financial Field

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Lincoln Financial Field in March 2012
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Address	1020 Pattison Avenue
Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates	39°54′3″N 75°10′3″W / 39.90083°N 75.16750°W / 39.90083; -75.16750
Public transit	Broad Street Line NRG SEPTA bus: 4, 17
Owner	City of Philadelphia[1]
Operator	Philadelphia Eagles
Executive suites	172
Capacity	67,594[2]
Record attendance	77,900 (Ed Sheeran, June 3, 2023)[3]
Field size	790 by 825 feet (241 m × 251 m) – 15 acres (6.1 ha) (Stadium footprint)
Surface	Grassmaster hybrid[4]
Scoreboard	Panasonic North End-zone 192' x 27' South End-zone 160' x 27'
Construction
Broke ground	May 7, 2001; 23 years ago (May 7, 2001)
Opened	August 3, 2003; 21 years ago (August 3, 2003)
Renovated	2013–14
Expanded	2013–14
Construction cost	US$512 million ($848 million in 2023 dollars[5])
Architect	NBBJ Agoos Lovera Architects[1]
Project manager	KUD International[1]
Structural engineer	Ove Arup & Partners[1]
Services engineer	M-E Engineers Inc.[1]
General contractor	Turner Construction[1]
Main contractors	Keating Building Corp., McKissack Group Inc.[1]
Tenants
Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) (2003–present) Temple Owls (NCAA) (2003–present) Philadelphia Union (MLS) (2010) Army-Navy Game (NCAA) (2003–2006, 2008–2010, 2012–2015, 2017–2019, 2022, 2027)
Website
lincolnfinancialfield.com

Lincoln Financial Field is an American football stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is the home stadium of the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL) and the Temple Owls football team of Temple University. The stadium is located in South Philadelphia on Pattison Avenue between 11th and South Darien streets alongside I-95. It is part of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex and has a seating capacity of 67,594.

The stadium opened on August 3, 2003, after two years of construction that began on May 7, 2001, replacing Veterans Stadium, which opened in 1971 and served as the home field for both the Eagles and Philadelphia Phillies through 2002 and 2003, respectively. While total seating capacity is similar to that of Veterans Stadium, the new stadium includes double the number of luxury and wheelchair-accessible seats and more modern services. The field's construction included several LED video displays and more than 624 feet (190 m) of LED ribbon boards.^[6]

Naming rights were sold in June 2002 to the Lincoln Financial Group, for a sum of $139.6 million over 21 years. The City of Philadelphia and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania cumulatively contributed approximately $188 million in public funding to the stadium construction.^[7] Additional construction funding was raised from the sale of stadium builder's licenses, which are necessary to purchase season tickets for some of the stadium's best seating levels.^[8]

The Army–Navy football game is frequently played at the stadium due to Philadelphia being located halfway between both service academies, the stadium being able to house the large crowds in attendance, and the historic nature of the city. Temple University's Division I college football team also plays their home games at Lincoln Financial Field, paying the Eagles $3 million a year to do so as of February 2020.^[9] The Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer have played exhibition games here against high-profile international clubs when their stadium Subaru Park does not provide adequate seating. The stadium also plays host to several soccer games each year and will host matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. It has also played host to the NCAA lacrosse national championship five times: 2005, 2006, 2013, 2019, and 2023.