Commonwealth Stadium is the name of a stadium in Lexington, Kentucky, USA. This stadium, named for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is located on the campus of the University of Kentucky and is the home field for the school’s football team, replacing the smaller Stoll Field/McLean Stadium.

	Capacity		67,530
	Opened		1973
	Owner		University of Kentucky
	Operator		University of Kentucky
	Surface		Bermuda Grass
	Location		1540 University Drive Lexington, Kentucky 40506
	Construction cost		$12 million USD

Built in 1973, it is the newest football stadium in the Southeastern Conference. The original capacity for the stadium was 57,800. In Commonwealth’s first game, played on September 15, 1973, the Wildcats defeated the Virginia Tech Hokies 31-26. The facility currently seats 67,530.

In 1999 both ends of the stadium were enclosed and 40 suites were added, 10 in each corner of the stadium. The total cost of the expansion was $27.6 million USD. During the 1999 season, Kentucky’s average home attendance for football games was 67,756. Attendance for the game against Tennessee that year was 71,022.

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