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Lambeau Field (/ ˈ l æ m b oʊ / ⓘ) is an outdoor athletic stadium in the north central United States, located in Green Bay, Wisconsin.The home field of the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL), it opened in 1957 as City Stadium, replacing the original City Stadium at Green Bay East High School as the Packers' home field.
The playing field at the stadium sits at an elevation of 640 feet (195 m) above sea level. Lambeau Field is the N.F.L. stadium continually operated the longest. In 2007, the Packers completed their 51st season at Lambeau, breaking the all-time N.F.L. record set by the Chicago Bears at Wrigley Field (1921–70).
Soldier Field in Chicago is the oldest, having opened in 1924; however, the Bears did not play at Soldier Field until 1971 and did not play there in 2002 while the stadium was under reconstruction, and thus the oldest continuously operating stadium in the NFL is Lambeau Field, hosting the Green Bay Packers since its opening in 1957.
A 1957 aerial view of the construction of new City Stadium, which was renamed Lambeau Field in 1965. More: 10 reasons Green Bay will never host a Super Bowl Rashad Alexander can be contacted at ...
Over 7,000 more seats were added to the south endzone in 2013 and the Lambeau Field Atrium was expanded in 2015. [11] These renovations increased the stadium's capacity to 81,441, making it one of the largest football stadiums by capacity in the United States. [12] Lambeau Field has been continuously ranked as one of the best stadiums in the NFL.
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A new grab-and-go food station in the Lambeau Field concourse pictured during a media tour on Aug. 15, 2023, in Green Bay, Wis. Ten new grab-and-go stations were added on the third level.
Former Milwaukee ticket holders were offered tickets at Lambeau to one pre-season game and games 3 and 6 of the regular season schedule (later changed to games 2 and 5), in what is referred to as the "Gold package". County Stadium was partly responsible for Lambeau Field's existence.