Fact Sheet
TEN PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAMSEagles (football)
Flyers (hockey)
76ers (basketball)
Phillies (baseball)
Union (men’s soccer)
Independence (women’s soccer)
Wings (lacrosse)
KiXX (men’s indoor soccer)
Soul (indoor football)
Freedoms (tennis)
Flyers (hockey)
76ers (basketball)
Phillies (baseball)
Union (men’s soccer)
Independence (women’s soccer)
Wings (lacrosse)
KiXX (men’s indoor soccer)
Soul (indoor football)
Freedoms (tennis)
Philadelphia Classic Regatta Series (March – November)
Penn Relays (April)
Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta (May)
Blue Cross Broad Street Run (May)
Devon Horse Show (May)
TD Bank Philadelphia International Cycling Championship (June)
Philadelphia Insurance Triathlon (June)
ING Rock ‘n’ Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon (September)
Philadelphia Marathon (November)
Army-Navy Game (December)
SPECIAL EVENTS HISTORY
Penn Relays (April)
Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta (May)
Blue Cross Broad Street Run (May)
Devon Horse Show (May)
TD Bank Philadelphia International Cycling Championship (June)
Philadelphia Insurance Triathlon (June)
ING Rock ‘n’ Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon (September)
Philadelphia Marathon (November)
Army-Navy Game (December)
SPECIAL EVENTS HISTORY
Army-Navy Game – host to 83 since 1899, including 71 of last 81.
2000 NCAA Women’s Final Four
2001 & 2002 ESPN X-Games
2001 U.S. Gymnastics Championship
2001 World Dragon Boat Championships
2002 NBA All-Star Weekend
2003 FIFA Women’s World Cup™
2003 Senior PGA Championship
2003 NCAA Men’s Gymnastics Championships
2004 & 2005 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament
2005 U.S. Men’s Amateur (Golf)
2005 & 2006 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championships
2006 Tyson American Cup
2006 NCAA Men’s Basketball First and Second Rounds
2007 NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Championships
2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Table Tennis
2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Gymnastics
2009 Walker Cup
2009 NCAA Men’s Basketball First & Second Rounds
2010 AT&T National
2011 NCAA Wrestling Championships
2011 NCAA Women’s Basketball 1st & 2nd Rounds
2011 USA Sevens Rugby Collegiate Championship
2011 AT&T National
2011 USA Sevens Rugby Collegiate Championship
2011 AT&T National
2012, 2013, 2015, 2017 Army-Navy Games
2011 Federation Internationale d'Escrime Congress (fencing)2012 USA Curling National Championships
2012 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Quarterfinals
2013 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championships
2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball 2nd & 3rd Rounds
2013 U.S. Open
2014 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four
Wells Fargo Center, home to the 76ers (basketball) & Flyers (hockey), debuted in 1996; Capacity: 21,000
Citizens Bank Park, home to the Phillies (baseball), opened in 2004; Capacity: 43,500
PPL Park, home to Union (men’s soccer), opened in 2010; Capacity: 18,500
Franklin Field, University of Pennsylvania. Capacity: 52,000
The Palestra, University of Pennsylvania. Capacity: 9,000
Liacouras Center, Temple University. Capacity: 10,200
The Pavilion, Villanova University. Capacity: 6,500
Gola Arena, LaSalle University. Capacity: 3,500
Daskalakis Athletic Center, Drexel University. Capacity: 2,300
Hagan Arena, Saint Joseph’s University. Capacity:3,500
The Pennsylvania Convention Center, Opened 1993; 1 million SF of exhibition space.
