DC Stadium

Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium

"RFK"
RFK Stadium from the east in 1988, looking towards the U.S. Capitol
Former names	District of Columbia Stadium (1961–1968)
Address	2400 East Capitol Street SE
Location	Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°53′24″N 76°58′19″W / 38.890°N 76.972°W / 38.890; -76.972Coordinates: 38°53′24″N 76°58′19″W / 38.890°N 76.972°W / 38.890; -76.972
Public transit	Stadium–Armory Blue Line Silver Line Orange Line
Owner	District of Columbia
Operator	Events DC
Capacity	Baseball: 43,500 (1961) 45,016 (1971) 45,596 (2005) Football/Soccer: 56,692 (1961) 45,596 (2005–present) 20,000 (2012–present) (MLS)
Field size	Left Field: 335 ft (102 m) Left-Center: 380 ft (116 m) Center Field: 410 ft (125 m) Right-Center: 380 ft (116 m) Right Field: 335 ft (102 m) Backstop: 54 ft (16 m)
Surface	TifGrand Bermuda Grass (Prescription Athletic Turf)
Construction
Broke ground	July 8, 1960
Opened	October 1, 1961 56 years ago
Construction cost	US$24 million ($192 million in 2017 dollars)
Architect	George Leighton Dahl, Architects and Engineers, Inc.
Structural engineer	Osborn Engineering Company
Services engineer	Ewin Engineering Associates
General contractor	McCloskey and Co.
Tenants
D.C. United (MLS) (1996–2018) Washington Redskins (NFL) (1961–1996) Geo. Washington Colonials (NCAA) (1961–1966) Washington Senators (II) (MLB) (1962–1971) Washington Whips (USA / NASL) (1967–1968) Washington Darts (NASL) (1971) Washington Diplomats (NASL) (1974–1981) Team America (NASL) (1983) Washington Federals (USFL) (1983–1984) Washington Freedom (WUSA) (2001–2003) Washington Nationals (MLB) (2005–2007) Military Bowl (NCAA) (2008–2012) Washington Freedom (WPS) (2009–2011)
Website
http://www.dcsec.com/Venues/RFKStadium.aspx

Stadium–Armory
Blue Line Silver Line

Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, commonly known as RFK Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Washington, D.C., located about two miles (3 km) due east of the U.S. Capitol building. It is the current home of D.C. United of Major League Soccer and the AT&T Nation's Football Classic. Also the U.S. men's national soccer team has played 22 matches from 1977 to 2013, more than any other stadium in the country.

The stadium opened 56 years ago as "District of Columbia Stadium" in October 1961, and was constructed as a joint venture of the D.C. Armory Board and the U.S. Department of the Interior. It is now owned and operated by Events DC (the successor agency to the DC Armory Board), a quasi-public organization affiliated with the city government under a long-term lease from the National Park Service, which owns the land. The lease expires in 2038. The previous venue for baseball and football in Washington was Griffith Stadium, about four miles (6 km) northwest.