Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis

Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis

Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium is an open-air stadium located off the campus of the United States Naval Academy. Opened in 1959, it serves as the home stadium of the Navy Midshipmen college football and lacrosse teams, and the professional Chesapeake Bayhawks of Major League Lacrosse. The stadium is also the host of the Military Bowl.

The stadium's opener was a 29–2 win over William & Mary on September 26, 1959, and its current seating capacity is 34,000.The attendance record is 38,792, set in 2017 during Navy's 48–45 defeat of Air Force on October 7. Prior to 1959, Navy played its home games at Thompson Stadium, which seated only 12,000. Its site on campus is now occupied by Lejeune Hall, the venue for USNA water sports.

The stadium hosted soccer games as part of the 1984 Summer Olympics. In April 2018, D.C. United of the Major League Soccer played a regular season game versus Columbus Crew.

The stadium serves as a memorial to the Navy and Marine Corps; it is dedicated to those who have served (and will serve) as upholders of the traditions and renown of the Navy and Marine Corps of the United States. The thousands of memorial bench-back and wall plaques are a constant reminder, as well as the list of numerous battles involving the Naval and Marine Corps forces since the early 1900s.

Several first round matches in the association football (soccer) tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics were played at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

On March 3, 2018 the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League hosted the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2018 NHL Stadium Series, an outdoor regular season hockey game on an ice surface constructed at the stadium.
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Sight Name: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Sight Location: Annapolis, USA (See walking tours in Annapolis)
Sight Type: Park/Outdoor

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