About League Park
League Park is a former name of Elks' Field, used 1906–1921. Elks' Field was a College Football and NFL stadium in Akron, Ohio. It opened in 1906 and closed in 1922. Its last recorded capacity was 5,000. Tenants included Akron Zips (College Football, 1913) and Akron Pros (NFL, 1920–1922). On our ranked lists it ranks 48th shortest-lived of 273 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years.
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- 48th shortest-lived of 273 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years
- 14th shortest-lived of 142 football stadiums with known opening and closing years
- 7th shortest-lived of 55 NFL stadiums with known opening and closing years
- 8th shortest-lived of 110 College Football stadiums with known opening and closing years
Venue Information
Year Opened
Year Closed
Location
Elevation
310 m above sea level
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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Akron Pros While based here: 3 seasons · 17-8-6 regular season
APFA, NFL · 1920–1922
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APFA, NFL | 1920–1922 |
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Akron Zips While based here: 1 season
College Football · 1913
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College Football | 1913 |
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.
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 League Park?
The capacity of League Park is 5,000.
When was League Park built?
League Park opened in 1906.
Who operates League Park?
League Park is operated by Akron Pros.
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 4 m of this point), Architect and operator.
Historical Names
Elks' Field
1922 - 1922
League Park
1906 - 1921
CurrentLocation
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field | 2009– | 0.5 mi |
| Rubber Bowl | 1940–2008 | 3.3 mi |
| Memorial Stadium | 1941–1968 | 9.6 mi |
| Dix Stadium | 1969– | 11 mi |
| Richfield Coliseum | 1974–1994 | 13 mi |
| League Field | 20 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.