About California Memorial Stadium
California Memorial Stadium is a College Football stadium in Berkeley, California. It opened in 1923. It was designed by John Galen Howard. It seats 62,467. Its current tenant is California Golden Bears (College Football), since 1923. By capacity it ranks 36th of 241 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 20th oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use and 18th longest single tenancy (103 years) of the 100 longest on record.
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Venue Information
Location
Architect
Operator
Location 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.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
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California Golden Bears While based here: 104 seasons · 549-532-27 regular season · 25 postseason trips · 2026 in progress
College Football · 1923–present
ACC 2024–2026 · PAC-12 2011–2023 · Pacific-10 Conference 1978–2010 · 3 earlier conferences · FBS (Division I-A)
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College Football | 1923–present |
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of California Memorial Stadium?
The capacity of California Memorial Stadium is 62,467.
When was California Memorial Stadium built?
California Memorial Stadium opened in 1923.
Who designed California Memorial Stadium?
California Memorial Stadium was designed by John Galen Howard.
Who operates California Memorial Stadium?
California Memorial Stadium is operated by University of California, Berkeley.
Who plays at California Memorial Stadium?
California Memorial Stadium is the home venue of California Golden Bears.
Where did the California Golden Bears play before California Memorial Stadium?
Before moving to California Memorial Stadium in 1923, the California Golden Bears played at California Field from 1916 to 1922.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 15 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY): Photograph.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| California Field | 1904–1922 | 0.4 mi |
| Frank Youell Field | 1962–1969 | 5.4 mi |
| Oakland Arena | 1966– | 8.7 mi |
| Oakland Coliseum | 1966– | 8.7 mi |
| Oracle Park | 2000– | 9.9 mi |
| Chase Center | 2019– | 10 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.