Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium

Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
RFK
Aerial photo from 1988
Earlier names
DC Stadium (1961-1969)
Data
place	2400 East Capitol Street South East 20003 Washington, DC
Coordinates	38 ° 53 '23.1 "  N , 76 ° 58' 18.2"  W Coordinates: 38 ° 53 '23.1 "  N , 76 ° 58' 18.2"  W.
owner	Washington, DC
operator	DC Sports & Entertainment Commission
start of building	July 8, 1960
opening	October 1, 1961
First game	October 1, 1961 Washington Redskins - New York Giants 9:24 PM
surface	Natural grass (TifGrand Bermuda Grass)
costs	24 million US dollars (1961)
architect	George Leighton Dahl, Architects and Engineers, Inc.
capacity	45,423 seats ( football ) 45,596 seats ( baseball ) 19,467 seats ( soccer )
playing area	Left Field: 335 ft (102 m) Left Center: 380 ft (116 m) Center Field: 410 ft (125 m) Right Center: 380 ft (116 m) Right Field: 335 ft (102 m) Backstop: 54 ft (16 m)
Societies)
Washington Redskins ( NFL , 1961-1996) George Washington Colonials ( NCAA , 1961–1966) Washington Senators ( MLB , 1962-1971) Washington Whips ( USA / NASL , 1967–1968) Washington Darts (NASL, 1971) Washington Diplomats (NASL, 1974-1981) Team America (NASL, 1983) Washington Federals ( USFL , 1983-1984) DC United ( MLS , 1996-2017) Washington Freedom ( WUSA , 2001-2003) Washington Nationals ( MLB , 2005-2007) Washington Freedom ( WPS , 2009-2011)
Events
MLB All-Star Game 1962, 1969 Football World Cup 1994 1996 Summer Olympics soccer tournaments MLS Cup 1997, 2000, 2007 MLS All-Star Game 2002, 2004 2003 Women's World Cup Military Bowl (2008-2012) CONCACAF Gold Cup 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup 2011 Central American Cup 2014 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup 2014

The Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium ( RFK Stadium for short ) is a stadium in the US capital Washington, DC. The owner is the city and the stadium is administered by the DC Sports & Entertainment Commission . The stadium currently offers 45,423 seats. In its history, the sports facility was mainly used for American football , baseball and soccer .

history

On October 1, 1961, it opened as the DC Stadium . It was the home of the Washington Redskins American football team for 36 years . The Redskins played their first game against the New York Giants (21:24) on the opening day in front of 36,767 spectators , in the presence of US President John F. Kennedy . In 1997, the Redskins moved to Landover , Maryland , where they play their games at FedExField . The RFK was also home to many other Washington sports teams.

On January 18, 1969, the venue was renamed the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in honor of the 1968 assassinated US Senator and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy .

In 1994 five games were played in the RFK as part of the soccer world championship and in 2003 six group games of the women's soccer world championship were held as a double event . It was also the venue for the Military Bowl , a college football final game, from 2008 to 2012 .

The national soccer team of the United States has played a total of 22 games in the RFK Stadium, more than in any other stadium in the world. On June 2, 2013, as part of the celebrations for the 100th birthday of the US Football Association, she won 4: 3 against the German national football team .

From 1996 to 2017 played at RFK the Major League Soccer - Franchise D.C. United . On October 22, United played their last league game in the stadium. In front of 41,418 spectators, the home team lost 2-1 to rivals New York Red Bulls . For the 2018 season, the team is moving to the newly built Audi Field .

gallery

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  RFK Stadium during a baseball game (2005)

and display information about the image

Interior panorama from August 2012

See also

• List of the largest football stadiums in the world

Web links

Commons : Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium  - Album containing pictures, videos and audio files

• dcsec.com: Official website of the RFK Stadium (English)
• stadiumdb.com: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium (English)
• ballparks.com: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium (English)
• setlist.fm: concert list of the DC Stadium and the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ dcsec.com: Stadium capacity ( memento of the original from February 19, 2015 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. (English) 
2. ↑ dcsec.com: Stadium history ( Memento of the original from January 4, 2017 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. (English) 
3. ↑ US Men's National Team Defeats Germany 4-3 in Centennial Celebration Match in Nation's Capital . ( Memento of the original from June 8, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: ussoccer.com . 
4. ↑ weltfussball.de: Match report DC United against New York Red Bulls
5. ↑ stadionwelt.de: Last game in the RFK article from October 24, 2017