Foxboro Stadium
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Foxboro Stadium was a former outdoor sports venue in Foxborough, Massachusetts, best known as the longtime home of the NFL’s New England Patriots before it was replaced by Gillette Stadium.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Foxboro Stadium (as Patriots home) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American football venue
ⓘ
defunct sports venue ⓘ stadium ⓘ |
| architectureType | open-air stadium ⓘ |
| capacityApprox | 60000 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| demolished | 2002 ⓘ |
| demolitionReason |
obsolete facilities
ⓘ
replacement by modern stadium ⓘ |
| fieldOrientation | north–south ⓘ |
| formerName |
Schaefer Stadium
ⓘ
Schaefer Stadium ⓘ
surface form:
Sullivan Stadium
|
| hasScoreboardType | end-zone scoreboard ⓘ |
| homeVenueOf |
New England Patriots
ⓘ
New England Revolution ⓘ |
| hostedEvent |
AFC Championship Game
ⓘ
surface form:
AFC Championship Games
NFL playoff games ⓘ college football games ⓘ high school football games ⓘ international soccer matches ⓘ |
| leagueHosted |
Major League Soccer
ⓘ
National Football League ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Foxborough, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Greater Boston ⓘ Massachusetts ⓘ New England ⓘ Norfolk County, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Schaefer Brewing Company
ⓘ
Sullivan family ⓘ |
| nearbyFacility |
Patriot Place
ⓘ
surface form:
Patriot Place (later development on adjacent land)
|
| nearbyRoad | U.S. Route 1 ⓘ |
| notableFor | longtime home of the New England Patriots ⓘ |
| opened | 1971 ⓘ |
| otherUse |
association football
ⓘ
concerts ⓘ |
| ownerDuringNFLEra | New England Patriots ownership ⓘ |
| parkingType | surface parking lots ⓘ |
| primaryUse | American football ⓘ |
| region | Northeastern United States ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Gillette Stadium ⓘ |
| replacedEarlierVenue | Alumni Stadium (as primary Patriots home) ⓘ |
| servedAs |
home field for New England Patriots from 1971 to 2001
ⓘ
home field for New England Revolution from 1996 to 2001 ⓘ |
| structureType | concrete and metal bleacher stadium ⓘ |
| surface | natural grass ⓘ |
| tenant |
New England Patriots
ⓘ
New England Revolution ⓘ |
| weatherExposure | outdoor ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Foxboro Stadium (as Patriots home)
subject surface form:
New England Patriots