

Lincoln Financial Field is the home stadium of the National Football Leagues Philadelphia Eagles. It has a seating capacity of 68,532 (69,144 with Standing Room Only tickets). It is located in South Philadelphia on Pattison Avenue between 11th and 10th Streets, also aside I-95 (Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania) as part of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex.
The Stadium opened on August 3, 2003 after 2 years of construction beginning in May 7, 2001 and replaced the old Veterans Stadium. While its total capacity barely changed, the new stadium contained double the amount of luxury and wheelchair-accessible seats, along with the newer, more modern services. Like the Vet, Lincoln Financial Field had a jail inside the stadium, that contained four cells. However, this jail was done away within two years as the level of unruly behavior had dropped considerably from the worst days of the Vet. The Linc also plays host to several soccer games each year, and in the past two years it has played host to the NCAA lacrosse national championship.
Naming rights were granted in June 2002 to Lincoln Financial Group (Lincoln National Corporation) for a sum of $139.6 million over 21 years. Additional construction funding was raised from the sale of Stadium Builders Licenses to Eagles season ticket holders.
The Army-Navy (Army-Navy Game) football (American football) game is also played at the stadium. Temple Universitys Division I FBS college football team (Temple Owls football) also plays their home games at Lincoln Financial Field, paying the Eagles $1 million a year to do so.
Stadium Name: Lincoln Financial Field
Allias Name: "The Linc"
Birth Location: 1020 Pattison Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19148
Coordinates: Coord39543N75103Wtype:landmark_scale:2000_region:USdisplay=inline,title
Broke Ground: May 7, 2001
Opened: August 3, 2003
Owner: Philadelphia Eagles
Surface: Grass
Construction Cost: USD $ (United States dollar) 512 million
Architect: NBBJ
Tenants: Philadelphia Eagles (NFL (National Football League)) (2003-present),Temple Owls (Temple Owls football) (MAC (Mid-American Conference)) (2003-present),Philadelphia Union (MLS (Major League Soccer)) (2010)
Seating Capacity: 68,532, 69,144 (with Standing Room)
Dimensions: 790' x 825' - 15 acres (Stadium Footprint)
Scoreboard: Daktronics-HDTV,2 (ea @ 27'x96'), 1 (14'x25')