About City Field
City Field was an NFL stadium in Newark, New Jersey. It opened in 1925 and closed in 2009. Its last recorded capacity was 15,000. Its only tenant was Newark Tornadoes (NFL, 1930). On our ranked lists it ranks 258th shortest-lived of 272 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years.
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Venue Information
Year Opened
Year Closed
Location
Elevation
34 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Newark Tornadoes While based here: 1 season · 1-10-1 regular season
NFL · 1930
|
NFL | 1930 |
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 City Field?
The capacity of City Field is 15,000.
When was City Field built?
City Field opened in 1925.
Where did the Newark Tornadoes play before City Field?
Before moving to City Field in 1930, the Newark Tornadoes played at Knights of Columbus Stadium 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 0 m of this point).
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Knights of Columbus Stadium | 2.0 mi | |
| Harrison Park | 1915–1923 | 2.5 mi |
| Prudential Center | 2007– | 2.6 mi |
| Waverly Fairgrounds | 5.4 mi | |
| Giants Stadium | 1976–2010 | 6.5 mi |
| MetLife Stadium | 2010– | 6.5 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.