Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
 
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| Location | 2800 South Floyd Street Louisville, KY 40209 |
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| Coordinates | 38°12′21″N 85°45′32″W / 38.20583°N 85.75889°WCoordinates: 38°12′21″N 85°45′32″W / 38.20583°N 85.75889°W |
| Owner | University of Louisville |
| Operator | University of Louisville |
| Capacity | 55,000 (65,000 in 2018) |
| Surface | FieldTurf Revolution |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | June 19, 1996 |
| Opened | September 5, 1998 |
| Expanded | 2010 |
| Construction cost |
$135 million ($198 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Architect |
Rosser International Luckett & Farley |
| General contractor | Huber, Hunt & Nichols |
| Tenants | |
| Louisville Cardinals (NCAA) (1998–present) | |
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium is a football stadium located in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, on the southern end of the campus of the University of Louisville. Debuting in 1998, it serves as the home of the Louisville Cardinals football program. The official seating capacity in the quasi-horseshoe shaped facility was 42,000 through the 2008 season. An expansion project that started after the 2008 season was completed in time for the 2010 season has brought the official capacity to 55,000. An additional expansion project aiming to close the open end of the horseshoe to add 10,000 additional seats was announced on August 28, 2015, with the goal of opening within 2 years.
Due to the Kentucky General Assembly being unable to provide any public funding, construction of the stadium began with private funds, which included the reclamation of the land upon which the South Louisville Rail Yard was situated. The soils of the 92 acre brownfield site contained 47 different contaminants of concern before the project began. The rail yard's shift horn was saved and installed in the stadium's north end zone scoreboard and is sounded whenever the Cardinals score.
The new parking at the stadium allowed many commuting students more parking access. This ultimately led to more redevelopment of on-campus parking lots, turning them into various athletic facilities.
In 2000, Central Avenue was widened and extended from Taylor Boulevard to Crittenden Drive, a major redevelopment project. Because the road connected Churchill Downs, an entrance to the Kentucky Exposition Center (which is home to Freedom Hall) and the university's new baseball venue, Jim Patterson Stadium, all located within a mile of each other, the road has now been dubbed as "Louisville's Sports Corridor."
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