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| Former names | Fairgrounds Stadium (1956–1982) |
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| Location | 937 Phillips Lane Louisville, Kentucky United States |
| Coordinates | 38°12′8″N 85°44′34″W / 38.20222°N 85.74278°W |
| Owner | Kentucky State Fair Board |
| Operator | Kentucky Exposition Center |
| Capacity | 47,925 Stage Set-up: 19,901 End Stage Set-up: 47,925 Football: 36,103 Baseball: 19,901 |
| Field size | Baseball: Left field - 360 feet (110 m) Center field - 405 feet (123 m) Right field - 312 feet (95 m) |
| Surface | AstroTurf |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1956 |
| Closed | 2014 |
| Demolished | 2019 |
| Tenants | |
| Louisville Cardinals football (NCAA) 1957–1997 Louisville Raiders (UFL) 1960–1962 Louisville Colonels (IL) 1968–1972 Kentucky Trackers (AFA) 1979–1982 Louisville Cardinals men's soccer 1979–1999 Louisville Redbirds/RiverBats (AA/IL) 1982–1999 Louisville Cardinals baseball (NCAA) 1998–2004 | |
Cardinal Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in Louisville, Kentucky. It was on the grounds of the Kentucky Exposition Center, and was called Fairgrounds Stadium when it first opened for an NFL exhibition football game between the Baltimore Colts and Philadelphia Eagles on September 9, 1956.[1] It was demolished in 2019.[2]
- ^ Trouppers, Gerti (2008). The Tiger Gridiron Record. Lulu.com. p. 66. ISBN 9780557253562. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
- ^ Smith, Lawrence (June 4, 2019). "Demolition of old Cardinal Stadium clears the way for major changes at Ky. Expo Center". WDRB. Retrieved July 30, 2019.