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Three Rivers Stadium

Opened in 1970

About Three Rivers Stadium

Three Rivers Stadium was a College Football, MLB and NFL stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It opened in 1970 and closed in 2001. Its last recorded capacity was 59,000. Tenants included Pittsburgh Pirates (MLB, 1970, 1971–2000), Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL, 1970–2000) and Pittsburgh Panthers (College Football, 2000). In all, 3 teams from 3 leagues have called it home. On our ranked lists it ranks 30th for most tenants among 67 venues with 3 or more teams.

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Photo of Three Rivers Stadium — Photo by User MaxVeers on en.wikipedia. License: Public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Venue Information

Capacity

59,000

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1970

Year Closed

2001

Location

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Elevation

731 ft

223 m above sea level

Operator

Stadium Authority of the City of Pittsburgh

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.

Capacity by layout

Layout	Seats	Source
General	59,000	Wikidata
Football	59,000	Wikipedia
Baseball	47,971	Wikipedia

Seating capacity depends on how the building is laid out for each event. Figures are the best sourced claim per layout.

Teams

Home seasons at Three Rivers Stadium by team, 1970–2001. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.

Team	League	Years
Pittsburgh Panthers While based here: 1 season · 7-4 regular season · 1 postseason trip College Football · 2000 Big East Conference 2000 · FBS (Division I-A) Territory map on ImperialismMap Pitt Stadium 1925–1999 Three Rivers Stadium 2000 Acrisure Stadium 2001–present All 8 home venues of the Pittsburgh Panthers Exposition Park 1896–1900 Schenley Park 1901 Recreation Park 1902–1903 Exposition Park 1904–1908 Forbes Field 1909–1924 Pitt Stadium 1925–1999 Three Rivers Stadium 2000 Acrisure Stadium 2001–present	College Football	2000
Pittsburgh Pirates While based here: 31 seasons · 2491-2392-5 regular season · 9 postseason trips (postseason results on record for 30 of 31 seasons) MLB · 1970–2000 Territory map on ImperialismMap Forbes Field 1909–1970 Three Rivers Stadium 1970–2000 PNC Park 2001–present All 7 home venues of the Pittsburgh Pirates Exposition Park I 1882 Exposition Park II 1883 Recreation Park 1884–1890 Exposition Park III 1891–1909 Forbes Field 1909–1970 Three Rivers Stadium 1970–2000 PNC Park 2001–present	MLB	1970–2000
Pittsburgh Steelers While based here: 31 seasons · 278-193-1 regular season · 18 postseason trips NFL · 1970–2000 Territory map on ImperialismMap Forbes Field 1933–1957 Pitt Stadium 1958–1969 Three Rivers Stadium 1970–2000 Acrisure Stadium 2001–present	NFL	1970–2000

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.

A season split between two home venues counts in full at each.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the capacity of Three Rivers Stadium?

The capacity of Three Rivers Stadium is 59,000.

When was Three Rivers Stadium built?

Three Rivers Stadium opened in 1970.

Who operates Three Rivers Stadium?

Three Rivers Stadium is operated by Stadium Authority of the City of Pittsburgh.

Where did the Pittsburgh Panthers play before Three Rivers Stadium?

Before moving to Three Rivers Stadium in 2000, the Pittsburgh Panthers played at Pitt Stadium from 1925 to 1999.

Where did the Pittsburgh Panthers play after Three Rivers Stadium?

After leaving Three Rivers Stadium in 2000, the Pittsburgh Panthers moved to Acrisure Stadium in 2001.

Where did the Pittsburgh Pirates play before Three Rivers Stadium?

Before moving to Three Rivers Stadium in 1970, the Pittsburgh Pirates played at Forbes Field from 1909 to 1970.

Where did the Pittsburgh Pirates play after Three Rivers Stadium?

After leaving Three Rivers Stadium in 2000, the Pittsburgh Pirates moved to PNC Park in 2001.

Where did the Pittsburgh Steelers play before Three Rivers Stadium?

Before moving to Three Rivers Stadium in 1970, the Pittsburgh Steelers played at Pitt Stadium from 1958 to 1969.

Where did the Pittsburgh Steelers play after Three Rivers Stadium?

After leaving Three Rivers Stadium in 2000, the Pittsburgh Steelers moved to Acrisure Stadium in 2001.

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 (Public domain): Photograph.
Wikipedia (CC BY-SA): Capacity, football layout, Capacity, baseball layout.

Location

Coordinates: 40.4467, -80.0128

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Nearby Venues

Venue	Years	Distance
Exposition Park	1890–1915	0.1 mi
Exposition Park I	1882–	0.1 mi
Exposition Park II	1883–	0.1 mi
Exposition Park III	1890–1915	0.1 mi
Acrisure Stadium	2001–	0.2 mi
PNC Park	2001–	0.4 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Teams on Wikipedia

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