Rfk Stadium Tickets

RFK Stadium
While sports culture can be found in full force all over America"s capitol Washington D.C., RFK Stadium is one place that can easily be termed as the hub of top-notch sporting events in the city.

Stands for Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium; RFK is one of the most professional and well facilitated sports stadiums of USA.

Located on East Capitol Street along the banks of the Anacostia River, RFK Stadium is a multi-purpose sports facility that can host both football and baseball besides concerts and live shows. Currently, it is home to Major League Soccer's D.C. United, but has also served as the home ground of major teams in the past.

Here we highlights history of this booming ballpark and various factors that have played an important role in making RFK the most preferred sports arena of the citizens of Washington, including its tenants and amenities.

Owned by the city and operated by the D.C. Sports & Entertainment Commission, RFK Stadium first opened in October 1961. Then called District of Columbia Stadium, it was renamed in honor of Robert F. Kennedy in 1969.

The site on which RFK stands today remained a park or open space in the early 1900"s. The Congress approved construction of a stadium o this site 1957 and after four years of construction work, the citizens of Washington D.C. welcomed this new sports stadium with open arms.

Today, the RFK Stadium is considered one of the largest sports venues of the region spreading over 190 acres approximately. Its location at the eastern edge of the city makes it an important attraction of Washington D.C. as it is nestled between Capitol Hill neighborhood and the Anacostia River"s western banks.

The games played here make it a key site of American football scene. And the service and facilities within the stadium makes it one of the most facilitated sporting venues of the country. All in all, RFK Stadium is a perfect place for sports enthusiasts.

A home turf at RFK Stadium provides a perfect setting for big sporting events. With a seating capacity that exceeds more than fifty-five thousand depending on the nature of event, RFK can host events of multitude attendance.

The facility boosts of natural grass playing field of 3-1/2 acre, electronic display scoreboard and video board, open air arena for huge-scale civic events, well-facilitated locker rooms and lounge areas and luxurious club rooms for private and group affairs.

The stadium is accessible from all the major points of the city and can accommodate parking of over 10,000 cars. There are seven entrances to the stadium that ensure smooth crowd movement before and after the event.

Robert F. Kennedy or RFK stadium is a state-of-the-art venue with all the modernized equipments and facilities. It houses a Hall of Stars that honors local sports and entertainment stars. It occasionally host live concerts but most of the time, sports continue here with full force. Be it football, soccer, baseball, college athletics or high school games, the venue accommodates all important sports.

The RFK stadium is not only a safe heaven for the sports lovers, but it is equally admired by major teams and clubs. Indeed, the venue is lucky to host some of the most loved teams of America. Since its opening till 1996, it remained home of NFL's Washington Redskins who played 36 seasons on its field.

The era from 1962 to 1971 has witnessed RFK hosting the expansion Washington Senators of the American League. A Major League baseball team Washington Nationals relocated here in 2005 and played here for two years. Its present soccer tenants, D.C. United, played their inaugural Major League Soccer season here in 1996 and are still playing their home games here.

Over the years, RFK Stadium has witnessed many historic soccer and baseball moments. It has hosted various significant events since its inception. Some of the Soccer World Cup"s qualifiers and finals were hosted here in 1994.

Olympic matches graced the venue in 1996 while MLS All-Star games made their way here in first in 2002, and the again 2004. Indeed, it is first venue that has hosted MLS Cup Championship three times.

Those who are not much into sports love to attend concerts and shows at RFK Stadium. The venue has hosted the likes of Michael Jackson, Elton John, the Grateful Dead, the Eagles and Rolling Stones and many other music acts and celebrities over the years. It is also used for open air convocations and religious ceremonies.

Whatever the event may be, crowd always come in big numbers at RFK Stadium. If the 1997 match played here is remembered as the most exciting match in stadium"s history, where a crowd 57,000 overflowed the stadium in order to see United D.C. winning its second consecutive championship, more thrilling games and spectacular events are expected to make their way to the magnificent RFK Stadium.

So make sure you don"t miss out any exciting event at RFK, Washington D.C as this the venue is abuzz with loud cheers and claps.