Lincoln Financial Field
| "The Linc" | |
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| Address | 1020 Pattison Avenue |
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| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 39°54′3″N 75°10′3″W / 39.90083°N 75.16750°WCoordinates: 39°54′3″N 75°10′3″W / 39.90083°N 75.16750°W |
| Public transit | AT&T Station: |
| Owner | City of Philadelphia |
| Operator | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Executive suites | 172 |
| Capacity | 69,176 |
| Field size | 790 by 825 feet (241 m × 251 m) – 15 acres (6.1 ha) (Stadium footprint) |
| Surface | Desso GrassMaster |
| Scoreboard | Daktronics-HDTV 2 (ea @ 27'x96'), 1 (14'x25') |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | May 7, 2001 |
| Opened | August 3, 2003 |
| Renovated | 2013-14 |
| Expanded | 2013-14 |
| Construction cost | US$512 million ($667 million in 2017 dollars) |
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NBBJ Agoos Lovera Architects |
| Project manager | KUD International |
| Structural engineer | Ove Arup & Partners |
| Services engineer | M-E Engineers Inc. |
| General contractor | Turner Construction |
| Main contractors | Keating Building Corp., McKissack Group Inc. |
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Philadelphia Eagles (NFL) (2003–present) Temple Owls (AAC) (2003–present) Philadelphia Union (MLS) (2010) |
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Lincoln Financial Field is the home stadium of the National Football League's Philadelphia Eagles and the Temple Owls football team of Temple University. It has a seating capacity of 69,176. It is located in South Philadelphia on Pattison Avenue between 11th and South Darien streets, also alongside I-95 as part of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex. Many locals refer to the stadium simply as "The Linc".
The stadium opened on August 3, 2003 after two years of construction that began on May 7, 2001, replacing Veterans Stadium. While total seating capacity is similar to that of "The Vet," the new stadium contains double the number of luxury and wheelchair-accessible seats, along with more modern services. The field's construction included several light emitting diode (LED) video displays, as well as more than 624 feet (190 m) of LED ribbon boards.
Naming rights were sold in June 2002 to Lincoln Financial Group, for a sum of $139.6 million over 21 years. Additional construction funding was raised from the sale of Stadium Builder's Licenses to Eagles season ticket holders.
The Army–Navy football game has been played at the stadium. Temple University's Division I college football team also plays their home games at Lincoln Financial Field, paying the Eagles $1 million a year to do so. The Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer have played exhibition games here against high-profile international clubs when their stadium Talen Energy Stadium does not provide adequate seating. The stadium also plays host to several soccer games each year, and in the past (2005, 2006, 2013) it has played host to the NCAA lacrosse national championship.
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