Citizens Bank Park

Capacity:
42,901
Country:
United States of America
Address:
1 Citizens Bank Way, Philadelphia, PA 19148, United States
City:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S
Surface:
Kentucky bluegrass (2004–2012, 2016–present)
Riviera Bermuda grass (2012–2016)
Team:
Philadelphia Phillies
Inauguration:
3 April 2004
Construction cost:
US$458 million
($657 million in 2021 dollars)
Architect:
Stanley Cole
Contractors:
L. F. Driscoll Co, Don Todd Associates, Inc, Synterra, Ltd., Hunt Construction
Architecture firms:
Populous, Ewing Cole Cherry Brott

Citizens Bank Park is a baseball stadium located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the city's South Philadelphia Sports Complex. It is the home playing field of the Philadelphia Phillies, the city's Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise. The stadium opened April 3, 2004, and hosted its first regular season baseball game on April 12 of the same year, with the Phillies losing to the Cincinnati Reds, 4–1. It is named after Citizens Financial Group.


The ballpark was built to replace the 33-year-old, now-demolished Veterans Stadium, a multipurpose football and baseball facility that was demolished in 2004. Citizens Bank Park features a natural grass-and-dirt playing field and a number of Philadelphia-style food stands that serve cheesesteak sandwiches, hoagies, Tastykakes, soft pretzels, Yards, Yuengling beer, and many other regional specialties. The ballpark lies on the northeast corner of the Sports Complex, which includes Lincoln Financial Field, the Wells Fargo Center, and Xfinity Live!, the Center's adjacent theme park and food court. The stadium seats 42,792.