About Alamodome
Alamodome is a College Football stadium in San Antonio, Texas. It opened in 1993. It was designed by Populous. It seats 65,000. Its current tenant is UTSA Roadrunners (College Football), since 2011. It was formerly home to San Antonio Spurs (NBA, 1994–2002). By capacity it ranks 31st of 241 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 202nd oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use.
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Venue Information
Address
Architect
Address derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.
Architect and operator credits from Wikidata.
Capacity by layout
| Layout | Seats | Source |
|---|---|---|
| General | 65,000 | |
| Football | 65,000 | Wikidata |
| Canadian football | 59,000 | Wikidata |
| Baseball | 52,295 | Wikipedia |
| Professional wrestling | 52,020 | Wikipedia |
| Boxing | 40,000 | Wikipedia |
| Hockey | 36,000 | Wikipedia |
| Basketball | 20,662 | Wikipedia |
Seating capacity depends on how the building is laid out for each event. Figures are the best sourced claim per layout.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
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UTSA Roadrunners While based here: 16 seasons · 97-81 regular season · 7 postseason trips · 2026 in progress
College Football · 2011–present
American 2023–2026 · C-USA 2013–2022 · Western Athletic Conference 2012 · FBS (Division I-A)
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College Football | 2011–present |
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San Antonio Spurs While based here: 9 seasons · 458-248 regular season · 8 postseason trips
NBA · 1994–2002
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NBA | 1994–2002 |
Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of Alamodome?
The capacity of Alamodome is 65,000.
When was Alamodome built?
Alamodome opened in 1993.
Who designed Alamodome?
Alamodome was designed by Populous.
Who plays at Alamodome?
Alamodome is the home venue of UTSA Roadrunners.
Where did the San Antonio Spurs play before Alamodome?
Before moving to Alamodome in 1994, the San Antonio Spurs played at HemisFair Arena from 1974 to 1993.
Where did the San Antonio Spurs play after Alamodome?
After leaving Alamodome in 2002, the San Antonio Spurs moved to Frost Bank Center in 2003.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Address.
- VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Capacity, football layout, Capacity, canadian football layout, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 6 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY): Photograph.
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA): Capacity, baseball layout, Capacity, professional wrestling layout, Capacity, boxing layout, Capacity, hockey layout, Capacity, basketball layout.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| HemisFair Arena | 1968–1995 | 0.3 mi |
| Freeman Coliseum | 1949– | 2.5 mi |
| Frost Bank Center | 2002– | 2.6 mi |
| Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium | 2008– | 3.5 mi |
| UFCU Stadium | 1981– | 47 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.