Template:Infobox stadium/doc

This templates generates an infobox to summarize information about stadia, arenas, or other sporting venues.

For non-stadium venues, please use {{Infobox Venue}}.

Code

{{Infobox Stadium
| stadium_name        = 
| nickname            = 
| image               = 
| fullname            = 
| location            = 
| coordinates         = 
| broke_ground        = 
| built               = 
| opened              = 
| renovated           = 
| expanded            = 
| closed              = 
| demolished          = 
| owner               = 
| operator            = 
| surface             = 
| construction_cost   = 
| architect           = 
| structural engineer = 
| services engineer   = 
| general_contractor  = 
| project_manager     = 
| main_contractors    = 
| former_names        = 
| tenants             = 
| seating_capacity    = 
| dimensions          = 
| scoreboard          = 
}}

Parameters

Note: * denotes required fields.

Parameter	Explanation
stadium_name *	Insert the name of the sporting venue
nickname	Insert nicknames of the venue
image	Insert an image link in the form: [[Image:MyImage.jpg|250px]]
fullname	Insert the official full name of the venue
location *	Insert the venue's address, city, state/province, country
coordinates	Insert the geographical coordinates, preferably with {{coord}}
broke_ground	Insert the date when ground was broken to build the venue
built	Insert a date range of when the venue was under construction
opened *	Insert the date of when it opened
renovated	Insert the date of when it was renovated
expanded	Insert the date of when it was expanded
closed	Insert the date of when it was closed
demolished	Insert the date of when it was demolished
owner *	Insert the name(s) of the venue's owner(s)
operator	Insert the name(s) of the venue's operator(s)
surface	Enter the surface of the venue (e.g. grass, sand, artificial turf)
construction_cost	Enter the construction cost, preferably in the currency that the venue is located in (see WP:DATE for details)
architect	Insert the name(s) of the venue's architect(s)
structural engineer	Insert the name(s) of the venue's structural engineer(s)
services	Insert the name(s) of the venue's services engineer(s)
project_manager	Insert the name(s) of the project manager(s) who led the venue's construction
main_contractors	Insert the name(s) of the venue's main contractor(s)
former_names	Insert the venue's former name(s). Use the format: FormerName (Year - Year)
tenants *	Insert the teams and any other parties who use the venue as their home stadium or arena. Use the format: TeamName (League/organization) Year - Year
seating_capacity *	Insert the seating capacity of the venue. If it is a multi-purpose venue, use the format: Capacity (Purpose)
dimensions	Insert the dimensions of the venue: For a football (soccer) pitch size, use the format: 100 x 70 m For baseball dimensions, use the format: Left Field: 300 ft (91 m) Center Field: 400 ft (122 m) Right Field: 300 ft (91 m)
scoreboard	Insert a simple description, e.g. 100 ft Jumbotron

Microformat

The HTML mark up produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the place-name and location parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue articles across Wikipedia, or via a browser tool operated by a person, to (for example) add the subject to an address book. Within the hCard is a Geo microformat, which additionally makes the coordinates (latitude & longitude) parsable, so that they can be, say, looked up on a map, or downloaded to a GPS unit. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.

Sub-templates

If the place or venue has an "established", "founded", "opened" or similar date, use {{start date}} unless the date is before 1583 CE.

If it has a URL, use {{URL}}.

Please do not remove instances of these sub-templates.

Classes

hCard uses HTML classes including:

• adr
• agent
• category
• county-name
• extended-address
• fn
• label
• locality
• nickname
• note
• org
• region
• street-address
• uid
• url
• vcard

Geo is produced by calling {{coord}}, and uses HTML classes:

• geo
• latitude
• longitude

Please do not rename or remove these classes nor collapse nested elements which use them.

Precision

When giving coordinates, please use an appropriate level of precision. Do not use {{coord}}'s |name= parameter.