About Lincoln Financial Field
Lincoln Financial Field is a College Football and NFL stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It opened in 2003. It was designed by NBBJ. It seats 68,532. Its current tenants are Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) and Temple Owls (College Football). By capacity it ranks 15th of 30 current NFL venues and 25th of 241 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 276th oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use.
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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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Philadelphia Eagles While based here: 24 seasons · 221-156-2 regular season · 15 postseason trips · 2026 in progress
NFL · 2003–present
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NFL | 2003–present |
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Temple Owls While based here: 24 seasons · 112-165 regular season · 7 postseason trips · 2026 in progress
College Football · 2003–present
American 2013–2026 · Big East Conference 2012 · MAC 2007–2011 · 2 earlier conferences · FBS (Division I-A)
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College Football | 2003–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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of Lincoln Financial Field?
The capacity of Lincoln Financial Field is 68,532.
When was Lincoln Financial Field built?
Lincoln Financial Field opened in 2003.
Who designed Lincoln Financial Field?
Lincoln Financial Field was designed by NBBJ.
Who operates Lincoln Financial Field?
Lincoln Financial Field is operated by Philadelphia Eagles.
Who plays at Lincoln Financial Field?
Lincoln Financial Field is the home venue of Philadelphia Eagles, Temple Owls.
Where did the Philadelphia Eagles play before Lincoln Financial Field?
Before moving to Lincoln Financial Field in 2003, the Philadelphia Eagles played at Veterans Stadium from 1971 to 2002.
Where did the Temple Owls play before Lincoln Financial Field?
Before moving to Lincoln Financial Field in 2003, the Temple Owls played at Veterans Stadium from 1978 to 2002.
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 23 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| John F. Kennedy Stadium | 1926–1992 | 0.1 mi |
| Xfinity Mobile Arena | 1996– | 0.2 mi |
| CoreStates Spectrum | 1967–2010 | 0.3 mi |
| Citizens Bank Park | 2004– | 0.4 mi |
| Veterans Stadium | 1971–2004 | 0.4 mi |
| Keystone Park | 1.9 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.