Kezar Stadium

Kezar Stadium
Kezar Stadium is located in San Francisco
Kezar Stadium
Kezar Stadium
Location within San Francisco
Address670 Stanyan Street
LocationSan Francisco, California
Coordinates37°46′01″N 122°27′22″W / 37.767°N 122.456°W / 37.767; -122.456
Public transit Carl and Stanyan N Judah
OwnerCity and County
of San Francisco
OperatorSan Francisco Recreation & Parks Department
Capacity59,942 (1925–1989)
10,000 (1990–present)[1]
SurfaceNatural grass
Construction
Broke ground1924
OpenedMay 2, 1925; 99 years ago (1925-05-02)
Renovated1989–1990 (reconstruction)
Demolished1989 (original)
Construction cost$300,000 (original structure)
($5.21 million in 2023 dollars[2])
ArchitectWillis 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 (/ˈkzɑːr/) 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").

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