About Petco Park
Petco Park is an MLB stadium in San Diego, California. It opened in 2004. It was designed by Populous. It seats 42,302. Its current tenant is San Diego Padres (MLB), since 2004. By capacity it ranks 13th of 30 current MLB venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 281st 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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San Diego Padres While based here: 23 seasons · 1784-1841 regular season · 7 postseason trips
MLB · 2004–present
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MLB | 2004–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 Petco Park?
The capacity of Petco Park is 42,302.
When was Petco Park built?
Petco Park opened in 2004.
Who designed Petco Park?
Petco Park was designed by Populous.
Who operates Petco Park?
Petco Park is operated by San Diego Padres.
Who plays at Petco Park?
Petco Park is the home venue of San Diego Padres.
Where did the San Diego Padres play before Petco Park?
Before moving to Petco Park in 2004, the San Diego Padres played at Qualcomm Stadium from 1969 to 2003.
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 17 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY): Photograph.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Hall | 0.8 mi | |
| City Stadium | 1914– | 1.0 mi |
| Balboa Park | 1868– | 1.8 mi |
| San Diego International Sports Center | 1966– | 4.6 mi |
| Torero Stadium | 1961– | 4.8 mi |
| SDCCU Stadium | 1967–2021 | 5.7 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.