About Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium is a former name of L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium, used 1998–2018. L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium is a College Football stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. It opened in 1998. It seats 55,000. Its current tenant is Louisville Cardinals (College Football), since 1998. By capacity it ranks 51st of 241 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 234th oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use.
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Venue Information
Location
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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Louisville Cardinals While based here: 29 seasons · 217-121 regular season · 23 postseason trips · 2026 in progress
College Football · 1998–present
ACC 2014–2026 · American 2013 · Big East Conference 2005–2012 · 1 earlier conference · FBS (Division I-A)
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College Football | 1998–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 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium?
The capacity of Papa John's Cardinal Stadium is 55,000.
When was Papa John's Cardinal Stadium built?
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium opened in 1998.
Who operates Papa John's Cardinal Stadium?
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium is operated by University of Louisville.
Who plays at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium?
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium is the home venue of Louisville Cardinals.
Where did the Louisville Cardinals play before Papa John's Cardinal Stadium?
Before moving to Papa John's Cardinal Stadium in 1998, the Louisville Cardinals played at Cardinal Stadium from 1956 to 1997.
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), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.
Historical Names
L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
2019 - Present
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
1998 - 2018
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Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Parkway Field | 0.5 mi | |
| Cardinal Stadium | 1956–2019 | 0.9 mi |
| Freedom Hall | 1956– | 1.0 mi |
| Louisville Baseball Park | 1.5 mi | |
| Eclipse Park III | 1902–1922 | 2.4 mi |
| Louisville Gardens | 1905– | 3.1 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.