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Protective Stadium is a football stadium owned and operated by the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Authority in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. [2] [3] Since its opening in 2021, the stadium has been named for Protective Life, a financial service holding company based in Birmingham, which pays $1 million per year as part of a 15-year naming rights deal. [4]
The stadium's future beyond the 2020 college football season is uncertain. The Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center Authority started construction of a new stadium on the Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex grounds in July 2019. [9] UAB football moved into the new 47,000-seat Protective Stadium, in 2021. [10] [11]
Construction of a new football stadium, located just east of the main complex, began on July 25, 2019 with grading work. [12] [13] A ceremonial groundbreaking had been held on December 13, 2018. During construction, the venue was named Protective Stadium via a sponsorship deal with the Birmingham-based Protective Life insurance company. [14]
The technical area in association football is the area at the side of the pitch which the teams' managers, other coaching personnel, and substitutes are allowed to occupy during a match. [1] The technical area usually includes a seated area referred to as the "dugout" or "bench" as well as a marked zone in front of it and adjacent to the pitch. [1]
Protective Stadium, current venue of the Birmingham Bowl. The bowl marked the return of post-season football to the city of Birmingham, which previously hosted the Dixie Bowl from 1947 to 1948, the Hall of Fame Classic from 1977 to 1985 (which relocated to Tampa and became the Outback Bowl), and the All-American Bowl from 1986 to 1990 (which was canceled when the SEC Championship Game was ...
The stadium has a maximum seating capacity of 1,600, and opened for the homecoming football game against Sewanee on November 8, 2008 as Panther Stadium. [2] The 49–0 Panthers victory saw an overflow crowd of 3,575 in attendance. [2] In 2015, the stadium was renamed to its current name after General Charles C. Krulak. [3]
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium, also known as The Hoover Met, is a baseball stadium located in Hoover, Alabama, United States, a suburb of Birmingham. It was home of the Birmingham Barons of the Southern League from 1988 to 2012 , replacing historic Rickwood Field in Birmingham.
The Birmingham–Southern Panthers football team represented Birmingham–Southern College (BSC) in the NCAA Division III and competed as part of the Southern Athletic Association. BSC played its home games at the 1,600 seat Panther Stadium , which is located on-campus in Birmingham, Alabama and opened in November 2008.