Bethlehem Area School District Stadium

Bethlehem Area School District Stadium
BASD Stadium
Bethlehem Area School District Stadium in March 2021
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Full nameBethlehem Area School District Stadium
Location1115 Linden Street, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 18018
Coordinates40°37′47″N 75°22′24″W / 40.6297°N 75.3734°W / 40.6297; -75.3734
OwnerBethlehem Area School District
OperatorBethlehem Area School District
Capacity16,000 (14,000 seated)
SurfaceFieldTurf
ScoreboardDaktronics
Construction
Broke ground1938
Built1938-1939
Opened1939
Renovated2005, 2016-2018
General contractorBethlehem Steel
Main contractorsWorks Progress Administration
Tenants
Liberty High School, Freedom High School

Bethlehem Area School District Stadium, or BASD Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It is one of Pennsylvania's largest high school stadiums, seating up to 14,000 and occupying up to 16,000 including the stadium's standing room section and is the home stadium for three large Bethlehem-based Eastern Pennsylvania Conference public high schools, Liberty High School, Freedom High School, and Bethlehem Catholic High School.[1]

The stadium, which was built in 1939 by Bethlehem Steel, has been described as "a local football mecca."[2]

  1. ^ Fisher, Jeff (2017-05-07). "Stadium Project: Bethlehem Area School District Stadium (Pennsylvania)". High School Football America. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  2. ^ "Busy BASD stadium has become a local football mecca," The Morning Call, November 4, 2014