Spartan Municipal Stadium, Historical football stadium in Portsmouth, Ohio.
Spartan Municipal Stadium features white walls, concrete stands, and a rectangular field with natural grass surrounded by high poles with floodlights.
The Portsmouth Spartans played their NFL games at this stadium from 1930 to 1933, before relocating to Detroit and becoming the Lions franchise.
Local high schools continue to maintain the football tradition at this stadium, which stands as a symbol of Portsmouth's NFL heritage.
The stadium contains 8,500 seats arranged in concrete bleachers, with a centrally positioned press box offering views across the entire field.
The stadium hosted one of the NFL's first night games in 1930, when the Portsmouth Spartans faced the Brooklyn Dodgers under artificial lights.
Location: Ohio
Capacity: 8500
GPS coordinates: 38.72860,-82.97830
Latest update: September 23, 2025 14:06
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