Kezar Stadium

Kezar Stadium
	Kezar Stadium Location within San Francisco
Address	670 Stanyan Street
Location	San Francisco, California
Coordinates	37°46′01″N 122°27′22″W / 37.767°N 122.456°W
Public transit	Carl and Stanyan
Owner	City and County; of San Francisco
Operator	San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department
Capacity	59,942 (1925–1989); 10,000 (1990–present)
Surface	Natural grass
Construction
Broke ground	1924
Opened	May 2, 1925; 99 years ago
Renovated	1989–1990 (reconstruction)
Demolished	1989 (original)
Construction cost	$300,000 (original structure); ($5.21 million in 2023 dollars)
Architect	Willis Polk
Tenants
	San Francisco Dons football (NCAA Division I/NCAA Division II) (1930–1951, 1959–1971); Santa Clara Broncos football (1935–1952); Saint Mary's Gaels football (1927–1950); San Francisco 49ers (AAFC/NFL) (1946–1970); Oakland Raiders (AFL) (1960); San Francisco Golden Gate Gales (USA) (1967); San Francisco Bay Seals (A-League) (1998–1999); San Francisco Freedom (PC) (2004); San Francisco Dragons (MLL) (2006–2007); California Victory (USL-1) (2007); San Francisco Stompers FC (NPSL) (2012, 2014); San Francisco Dogfish (MLU) (2013); Bay Area Breeze (W-League) (2013); San Francisco Deltas (NASL) (2017); San Francisco City FC (USL2) (2001–2016, 2018–present)

Kezar Stadium (/ˈkiːzɑːr/) is an outdoor athletics stadium in San Francisco, California, located adjacent to Kezar Pavilion in the southeastern corner of Golden Gate Park. It serves as the home of San Francisco City FC of USL League Two.

It is the former home of the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland Raiders (first AFL season only) of the National Football League (NFL) and of the San Francisco Dragons of Major League Lacrosse.

Kezar also hosts amateur and recreation sports leagues, as well as numerous San Francisco high school football games (including the city championship, known popularly as the "Turkey Bowl").

^ "Stadium Rentals". San Francisco Recreation and Parks. Archived from the original on March 19, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.

[1] "Stadium Rentals". San Francisco Recreation and Parks. Archived from the original on March 19, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2015.

[inflation-US-2] 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.

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Kezar Stadium Location within San Francisco
Address	670 Stanyan Street
Location	San Francisco, California
Coordinates	37°46′01″N 122°27′22″W / 37.767°N 122.456°W / 37.767; -122.456
Public transit	Carl and Stanyan
Owner	City and County of San Francisco
Operator	San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department
Capacity	59,942 (1925–1989) 10,000 (1990–present)^[1]
Surface	Natural grass
Broke ground	1924
Opened	May 2, 1925; 99 years ago (1925-05-02)
Renovated	1989–1990 (reconstruction)
Demolished	1989 (original)
Construction cost	$300,000 (original structure) ($5.21 million in 2023 dollars^[2])
Architect	Willis Polk
Tenants
San Francisco Dons football (NCAA Division I/NCAA Division II) (1930–1951, 1959–1971) Santa Clara Broncos football (1935–1952) Saint Mary's Gaels football (1927–1950) San Francisco 49ers (AAFC/NFL) (1946–1970) Oakland Raiders (AFL) (1960) San Francisco Golden Gate Gales (USA) (1967) San Francisco Bay Seals (A-League) (1998–1999) San Francisco Freedom (PC) (2004) San Francisco Dragons (MLL) (2006–2007) California Victory (USL-1) (2007) San Francisco Stompers FC (NPSL) (2012, 2014) San Francisco Dogfish (MLU) (2013) Bay Area Breeze (W-League) (2013) San Francisco Deltas (NASL) (2017) San Francisco City FC (USL2) (2001–2016, 2018–present)