About City Stadium
City Stadium is recorded as a College Football stadium in Richmond, Virginia. It opened in 1929. Its recorded capacity is 22,000. Its only tenant was Richmond Spiders (College Football, 2003). It has also been known as University of Richmond Stadium (1983–2009).
Venue Information
Year Opened
Location
Elevation
64 m above sea level
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.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
|
Richmond Spiders While based here: 1 season
College Football · 2003
Atlantic 10 Conference 2003 · FCS (Division I-AA)
|
College Football | 2003 |
Game results are on record only for top-division college football seasons; other seasons count toward seasons here but not toward the record.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of City Stadium?
The capacity of City Stadium is 22,000.
When was City Stadium built?
City Stadium opened in 1929.
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 2 m of this point).
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY): Photograph.
Historical Names
City Stadium
2010 - Present
CurrentUniversity of Richmond Stadium
1983 - 2009
City Stadium
1929 - 1982
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Allen Pasture | 1.5 mi | |
| Hovey Field | 2.2 mi | |
| E. Claiborne Robins Stadium | 2010– | 3.5 mi |
| Zable Stadium | 1935– | 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.