Lincoln Financial Field is a stadium located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Lincoln Financial Field currently houses the NFL team the Philadelphia Eagles and the AAC team the Temple Owls. The stadium opened as Lincoln Financial Field on August 3, 2003 with the construction taking just over a two years at a cost of just over $512 million, $639 million in today’s dollars. In 2002 Lincoln Financial signed a 21-year naming rights deal worth $140 million. The stadium was built to replace the aging Veterans Stadium.
The Philadelphia Eagles are three time Super Bowl Champions and are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference within the NFL. They are known by their team colors consisting of dark teal, black, gray, silver and white. The current owner of the Philadelphia Eagles is Jeffrey Lurie.
The Temple Owls play in the American Athletic Conference within the NCAA. The Owls use to be a part of the Big East Conference until they were kicked out due a lack of competitiveness. They are known by their team colors consisting of red and white.
The stadium currently holds 68,532 fans. There are 172 luxury suites and with over 3,000 seats at the club level. Currently, it was the 22nd largest stadium in the NFL. Lincoln Financial Field is also a great venue for concerts and has hosted such musicians as U2, Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen. Other uses include various men and women’s professional soccer games.
The majority of tickets for Eagles’ games are sold out and there is an extensive waitlist for season tickets. However, fans can find available individual game tickets at ticket exchanges.