Lincoln Financial Field

Lincoln Financial Field
"The Linc"
View of Lincoln Financial Field
Data
place	1020 Pattison Avenue Philadelphia , Pennsylvania 19148
Coordinates	39 ° 54 '2.8 "  N , 75 ° 10' 2.8"  W Coordinates: 39 ° 54 '2.8 "  N , 75 ° 10' 2.8"  W.
owner	City of Philadelphia
operator	Philadelphia Eagles
start of building	May 7, 2001
opening	August 3, 2003
First game	August 3, 2003 Manchester United - FC Barcelona 3: 1 August 22, 2003 Philadelphia Eagles - New England Patriots 12:24 ( Preseason ) September 8, 2003 Philadelphia Eagles - Tampa Bay Buccaneers 00:17 ( Regular Season )
Renovations	2013-2015
Extensions	2013-2015
surface	Hybrid lawn (Desso GrassMaster)
costs	512 million US dollars (2003) 125 million US dollars (2013-2015)
architect	NBBJ Agoos Lovera Architects
capacity	69,176 seats
playing area	129 × 82.3 m
Societies)
Philadelphia Eagles ( NFL , since 2003) Temple Owls ( NCAA - college football , since 2003) Philadelphia Union ( MLS , 2010)
Events
2003 Women's World Cup Army – Navy Game 2003–2006, 2008–2010, 2012, 2013, 2015 Final Four of the NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship 2005, 2006, 2013, 2015, 2016 CONCACAF Gold Cup 2009 International Champions Cup 2014 CONCACAF Gold Cup 2015 Copa América Centenario 2016 International Champions Cup 2018 CONCACAF Gold Cup 2019

The Lincoln Financial Field is an American football - stadium in the US city of Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania . It is owned by the City of Philadelphia and administered by the NFL team, the Philadelphia Eagles , which play their home games there. In the stands it offers 69,176 seats, of which 3,040 are VIP seats in 172 boxes and 10,828 business seats.

history

Lincoln Financial Field was built to replace the 1971 Veterans Stadium . The design comes from NBBJ in collaboration with Studio Agoos Lovera. The plans were implemented by the construction company Turner Construction . Construction began in May 2001 and is located in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex . West of the stadium is the multi-purpose hall Wells Fargo Center , in which the Philadelphia 76ers and the Philadelphia Flyers play, which is north ballpark Citizens Bank Park the Philadelphia Phillies to find. The Football Arena received a June 2002 sponsors name after the Lincoln Financial Group , a company in the finance and insurance, the naming rights for 21 years and a total of 139.6 million dollars earned.

The inauguration of the US $ 512 million (now US $ 710 million) venue was celebrated on August 3, 2003. Compared to the Veterans Stadium, the spectator capacity has only increased slightly, but the number of luxurious and wheelchair-accessible seats has increased significantly. There are 685 places for wheelchair users. Inside the stadium, three are HD - video walls of Daktronics installed. The two large screens measure 96 × 27 ft (29.26 × 8.23 ​​m), the small display panel measures 25 × 14 ft (7.62 × 4.27 m). There are 308 sales stands in the building. 22,000 parking spaces are available around the stadium. On August 13, 2013, the Philadelphia Eagles and gave Temple University announced that the NCAA - college football team of the University, the Temple Owls ( AAC will unsubscribe) for the next 15 years their games at Lincoln Financial Field.

Between 2010 and 2013, the animal rights organization PETA named the stadium the most vegetarian- friendly stadium in the NFL.

From 2013 to 2015, the plant was modernized for 125 million US dollars. It was u. a. the available space increased by 1,600, the public address system modernized and a Wi-Fi system installed. The boxes were equipped with new furniture and carpets and LED televisions were installed. The two large HD video walls were placed at the end zones between the lower and upper tier and the entrances to the stadium were redesigned.

Events

Lincoln Financial Field was born on 3 August 2003 a football - friendly match between Manchester United and FC Barcelona : dedicated (3: 1). The Eagles' first game in the new stadium was on August 22, 2003, a preseason game against the New England Patriots that the home team lost by 12:24. The Philadelphia Eagles lost their first home game of the 2003 Regular Season to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 0:17. The Temple Owls played their first game in the new stadium on November 6, 2003 against the Villanova Wildcats . The Owls lost after the second overtime with 20:23. Since 2003, the venue has hosted the Army-Navy Game , in which the two teams of the United States Military Academy and the United States Naval Academy have faced each other since 1890. The sports facility is also the venue for lacrosse games. The NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship took place in Philadelphia in 2005, 2006, 2013, 2015 and 2016. The two semi-finals and the final in the Final Four were played. An Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam monster truck event stopped at Lincoln Financial Field on June 4, 2012.

Soccer

At the end of July and beginning of August 2004, Manchester United and Celtic Glasgow (July 28) as well as AC Milan and Chelsea played against each other in the Philadelphia stadium. Two quarter-finals of the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup were played at the Philadelphia Stadium. On July 21, 2010, Manchester United came to a friendly against Philadelphia Union (1-0) in the city. Three days later, the Union met Spanish record champions Real Madrid (1: 2) in front of 57,305 fans . As part of the International Champions Cup 2014, the two Italian soccer clubs Inter Milan and AS Roma (2-0) met in the Eagles' stadium on August 2nd . The final of the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2015 at Lincoln Financial Field between Jamaica and Mexico (1: 3) saw 68,930 spectators. During the 2016 Copa America Centenario , three games were played at the Philadelphia Eagles' stadium.

At the International Champions Cup 2018 on July 25th, Juventus Turin and FC Bayern Munich will meet at Lincoln Financial Field.

International matches

So far, the United States national soccer team has played four games at Lincoln Financial Field. The game on August 10, 2011 was the first game under coach Jürgen Klinsmann .

• July 18, 2009: United States - Panama 2: 1 aet (quarter-finals in the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2009 )  
• May 29, 2010: United States - Turkey 2: 1 (Friendly Match)  
• Aug. 10, 2011: United States - Mexico 1: 1 (Friendly Match)  
• June 11, 2016: United States - Paraguay 1: 0 (preliminary round of the Copa America Centenario 2016 )  

The United States women's national soccer team has played three games in Philadelphia. The first encounter took place on September 25th as part of the 2003 World Cup against Nigeria.

• 0Nov. 6, 2004. United States - Denmark 1: 3 (Friendly Match)  
• 13 Sep 2008: United States - Ireland 2: 0 (Achieve Your Gold Tour 2008)  

Shortly after it opened, the stadium hosted the 2003 Women's World Cup .

• Sep 20 2003 Group A: Nigeria - North Korea 0: 3 (0: 1)  
• Sep 20 2003 Group B: Norway - France 2: 0 (0: 0)  
• 25 Sep 2003 Group A: Sweden - North Korea 1: 0 (1: 0)  
• 25 Sep 2003, Group A: United States - Nigeria 5-0 (2-0)  

Concerts

Bruce Springsteen gave the first concerts in the sports arena. On August 8, 9 and 11, 2003, three sold out events took place in the stadium.

• 2007: Sugarland , Pat Green , Sara Evans , Kenny Chesney , Brooks & Dunn
• 2008: Keith Urban , LeAnn Rimes , Sammy Hagar , Kenny Chesney , Gary Allan
• 2009: Sugarland , Montgomery Gentry , Miranda Lambert , Lady Antebellum , Kenny Chesney , Puddle of Mudd
• 2011: Uncle Kracker , Kenny Chesney , Zac Brown Band , U2 , Interpol , James Wesley , Taylor Swift , Hunter Hayes
• 2012: Grace Potter and the Nocturnals , Jake Owen , Tim McGraw , Kenny Chesney
• 2013: Kacey Musgraves , Eli Young Band , Eric Church , Kenny Chesney , Taylor Swift , Ed Sheeran , Austin Mahone , Joel Crouse
• 2014: One Direction , 5 Seconds of Summer , Cole Swindell , Brantley Gilbert , Luke Bryan , Lee Brice , Dierks Bentley , Boyz II Men , GBGx15
• 2015: Taylor Swift , Shawn Mendes , Vance Joy , Chase Rice , Old Dominion , Brantley Gilbert , Eric Church , Kenny Chesney , One Direction , Icona Pop
• 2016: Beyoncé , Wolfmother , Guns n 'Roses , Foxes , Coldplay , Alessia Cara

Construction data

• Size of the plot: 43 ac (174 015 m ² )
• Total area of ​​the stadium: 1,723,000 sq ft (approx. 160,072 m ² , excluding the playing field)
• Stadium length and width: 825 × 790 ft (251.5 × 240.8 m)
• Excavation : 100,000 yd ³ (76,455.5 m ³ )
• Foundation piles : more than 3,200
• Foundation pile length: 175,000 linear feet (53.34 km)
• Reinforcing steel : 7,200 t
• Concrete : 58,500 yd ³ (44,726.4 m ³ )
• Structural steel : 15,500 t
• Precast concrete elements : 4,000
• Hand walks : 53,000 linear feet (16,154 km)
• Electric cable: 5,250,000 linear feet (1,600.2 km )
• Pipelines : Over 313,000 linear feet (95.4 km)
• Height of the stadium at the highest point: 150 ft (45.72 m, the height of a 12- story building )
• Playing field size: 424 × 270 ft (129.2 × 82.3 m)
• Rolling gates : 18
• Start of the demolition of the T-warehouse: April 3, 2001
• Start of digging the excavation pit for the west stand: May 7, 2001 (from north to south)
• Removal of the previous wooden posts: May 17, 2001 (from north to south)
• Start of digging the excavation pit for the east stand: May 18, 2001 (from north to south)
• Start of the pile foundation for the west stand: May 30, 2001
• Start of the pile foundation for the east stand: June 7, 2001
• Start of pouring the concrete foundation : mid-July 2001
• Start for steel construction : beginning of September 2001
• Topping-out ceremony for the west stand: mid-end of May 2002
• Topping-out ceremony for the east and south stands: early-mid-2002
• Start of the installation of the stadium seats: August 2002
• Creation of the playing field: March 3 to May 2, 2003
• Growing of the pitch: May 5 to August 1, 2003
• Target completion date: August 1, 2003
• Scheduled workers on site: 900 to 1,000
• Number of workers involved in the construction: approx. 4,000

gallery

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  The South Philadelphia Sports Complex. At the top left the Veterans Stadium (demolished in 2004, photo montage), at the top right Citizens Bank Park (completed 2004), at the bottom left the Wells Fargo Center (completed 1996) and at the bottom right the Lincoln Financial Field.

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  Aerial photo from September 2011

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  Invasion of the 111th Army – Navy Game on December 11, 2010

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  Before the Philadelphia Eagles game against the Green Bay Packers on January 9, 2011

See also

• List of the largest stadiums in the world

Web links

Commons : Lincoln Financial Field  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

• lincolnfinancialfield.com: Official website of the Lincoln Financial Field (English)
• owlsports.com: The Lincoln Financial Field on the site of the Temple Owls (English)
• football.ballparks.com: Lincoln Financial Field (English)
• stadiumsofprofootball.com: Lincoln Financial Field (English)
• stadiumdb.com: Lincoln Financial Field (English)
• stadionwelt.de: picture gallery

Individual evidence

1. ↑ stadiumdb.com: stadium capacity (English)
2. ↑ nbbj.com: The Lincoln Financial Field on the website of NBBJ (English)
3. ↑ agooslovera.com: The Lincoln Financial Field on the website of Studio Agoos Lovera (English)
4. ↑ turnerconstruction.com: The Lincoln Financial Field on the site of Turner Construction (English)
5. ↑ owlsports.com: data on the stadium (English)
6. ↑ philadelphia.cbslocal.com: Philadelphia Named Most Vegetarian-Friendly City for Sports Fans article from November 19, 2013 (English)
7. ↑ peta.org: Top 5 Vegetarian-Friendly NFL Stadiums 2013 Article from November 18, 2013 (English)
8. ↑ nfl.com: Philadelphia Eagles announce $ 125M stadium revitalization plan article from June 9, 2013
9. ↑ events.lincolnfinancialfield.com: Lincoln Financial Field: Stadium Revitalization (English)
10. ↑ Manchester United Beats FC Barcelona 3-1 ( Memento from March 7, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
11. ↑ Patriots spoil Eagles' debut in new stadium ( Memento from June 14, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
12. ↑ espn.com: Bucs defense suffocates Eagles article from September 9, 2003 (English)
13. ↑ espn.com: Villanova 23, Temple 20 article from September 7, 2003 (English)
14. ↑ frugalphillymom.com: Event: Monster Truck Jam coming to Lincoln Financial Field (English)
15. ↑ localfunforkids.com: Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam: Philadelphia 2012 Article from June 20, 2012 (English)
16. ↑ Manchester United Returns To Lincoln Financial Field ( Memento of March 24, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
17. ↑ Man United to play 3 preseason games in US ( Memento of May 9, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
18. ↑ philadelphiaunion.com: After shaky start, Union prove a point against Real Madrid Article of July 24, 2010 (English)
19. ↑ phillysportslive.com: Inter Milan Defeats AS Roma in International Champions Cup ( Memento of the original from December 2, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Article dated August 2, 2014 
20. ↑ dailymail.co.uk: Jamaica 1-3 Mexico: Andres Guardado, Jesus Corona and Oribe Peralta all on target as El Tri stroll to CONCACAF Gold Cup glory article from July 27, 2015 (English)
21. ↑ bavarianfootballworks.com: Bayern Munich wants to play Juventus in Philadelphia in International Champions Cup article from April 14, 2018 (English)
22. ↑ setlist.fm: Lincoln Financial Field concert list (English)
23. ↑ football.ballparks.com: Stadium data (English)