Spartan Stadium

Opened in 1933

About Spartan Stadium

Spartan Stadium is a former name of CEFCU Stadium, used 1933–2015. CEFCU Stadium is a College Football stadium in San Jose, California. It opened in 1933. It seats 30,456. Its current tenant is San José State Spartans (College Football), since 1933. By capacity it ranks 100th of 241 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 61st oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use and 53rd longest single tenancy (93 years) of the 100 longest on record.

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Photo by Sjsualum at English Wikipedia. License: Public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Venue Information

Capacity

30,456

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1933

Location

San Jose, California 95192

Elevation

93 ft

28 m above sea level

Operator

San Jose State University

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.

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Teams

Home seasons at Spartan Stadium by team, 1933–2026. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.
Team League Years
San José State Spartans
While based here: 91 seasons · 373-455-14 regular season in the 77 seasons with results on record · 12 postseason trips · 2026 in progress
College Football · 1933–present
Mountain West 2013–2026 · Western Athletic Conference 1996–2012 · Big West Conference 1988–1995 · 2 earlier conferences · FBS (Division I-A)
College Football 1933–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.

Game results are on record only for top-division college football seasons; other seasons count toward seasons here but not toward the record.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the capacity of Spartan Stadium?

The capacity of Spartan Stadium is 30,456.

When was Spartan Stadium built?

Spartan Stadium opened in 1933.

Who operates Spartan Stadium?

Spartan Stadium is operated by San Jose State University.

Who plays at Spartan Stadium?

Spartan Stadium is the home venue of San José State Spartans.

Sources

Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.

Historical Names

CEFCU Stadium

2016 - Present

Spartan Stadium

1933 - 2015

Current

Location

Coordinates: 37.3197, -121.8683
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Nearby Venues

VenueYearsDistance
SAP Center 1993– 2.0 mi
Stevens Stadium 1962– 4.3 mi
Levi's Stadium 2014– 8.0 mi
Stanford Field 1905–1921 18 mi
Stanford Stadium 1921– 18 mi
Oakland Coliseum 1966– 35 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Read more on Wikipedia

Teams on Wikipedia

Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.

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