L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
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L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium, also known as L&N Stadium and formerly known as Cardinal Stadium and Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, is a football stadium located in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, on the southern end of the campus of the University of Louisville. Debuting in 1998, it serves as the home of the Louisville Cardinals football program. The official seating capacity in the quasi-horseshoe-shaped facility was 42,000 through the 2008 season. An expansion project that started after the 2008 season was completed in time for the 2010 season has brought the official capacity to 55,000.[5] An additional expansion project aiming to close the open end of the horseshoe to add 6,000 additional seats was announced on August 28, 2015, and was completed in 2019.[6]
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Cardinal Stadium | |
Former names | Papa John's Cardinal Stadium (1998–2018) Cardinal Stadium (2018–2023) |
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Location | 2800 South Floyd Street Louisville, KY 40209 |
Coordinates | 38°12′21″N 85°45′32″W |
Owner | University of Louisville |
Operator | University of Louisville |
Capacity | 60,800 |
Record attendance | 59,225 (November 25, 2023) |
Surface | FieldTurf Revolution |
Construction | |
Broke ground | June 19, 1996[1] |
Opened | September 5, 1998[2] |
Expanded | 2018 |
Construction cost | $135 million ($252 million in 2023 dollars[3]) |
Architect | Rosser International Luckett & Farley |
General contractor | Huber, Hunt & Nichols[4] |
Tenants | |
Louisville Cardinals (NCAA) (1998–present) | |
Website | |
gocards.com/l-n-federal-credit-union-stadium |