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Encyclopedia > Rose Bowl Stadium
Rose Bowl
Facility statistics
Location 1001 Rose Bowl Drive
Pasadena, California 91103
Broke ground 1921
Opened 1922
Closed Open
Demolished N/A
Owner City of Pasadena
Operator Rose Bowl Operating Company
Surface Grass
Construction Cost $272,198 USD
Architect Myron Hunt
Former names
N/A
Tenants
Rose Bowl Game (NCAA) (1923-Present)
UCLA Bruins (NCAA) (1982-Present)
Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) (1996-2003)
Seating capacity
92,542
This article is about the Los Angeles stadium. For English cricket ground, see Rose Bowl, Southampton.

The Rose Bowl is a stadium in the Los Angeles suburb of Pasadena, California. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Pasadena is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Pasadena is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... The United States dollar, or American dollar, is the official currency of the United States. ... The Rose Bowl is an annual American college football game, usually played on January 1 at the stadium of the same name in Pasadena, California. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The University of California, Los Angeles, popularly known as UCLA, is a public, coeducational university situated in the neighborhood of Westwood within the city of Los Angeles. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium Home Depot Center Coach Steve Sampson, 2004- All-Time Leaders* Games Cobi Jones, 223 Goals Cobi Jones, 59 Assists Mauricio Cienfuegos, 80 Points Cobi Jones, 194 Shutouts Kevin Hartman, 47 First Game Los Angeles Galaxy 2 - 1 MetroStars (Rose Bowl; April 13... ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses of Rose Bowl, see Rose Bowl. ... The Olympia Stadium: start and finish lines visible, defining the length of one stadium (in this case 192. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ... Pasadena is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ...


The Rose Bowl was designed by architect Myron Hunt in 1921. His design was influenced by the Yale Bowl (New Haven, Connecticut, built 1914). The Rose Bowl was under construction from 1921-1922. The stadium was dedicated on January 1, 1923 when Penn State played USC. The Yale Bowl is a football stadium in New Haven, Connecticut. ... City nickname: The Elm City Location in the state of Connecticut Founded April 24, 1638 County New Haven County Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related land-grant university in Pennsylvania, with over 80,000 students at 24 campuses throughout the state. ... The University of Southern California (also known as USC, SC, Southern Cal, and Southern California), Californias oldest private research university, is located in the urban center of Los Angeles, California. ...


Its current official capacity is 92,542.


It is best-known in the United States for its hosting of the Rose Bowl, the most famous college football postseason bowl game. The Rose Bowl Game is commonly referred to as "The Granddaddy of Them All" because of its stature as the oldest of all the bowl games. The facility, however, has hosted countless other events. It has been the site of five Super Bowls, and has also been the home football field for UCLA since 1982. It was also the home ground for the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer from the team's inception in 1996 until it moved into the soccer-specific Home Depot Center in 2003. It also hosted the soccer events for the 1984 Summer Olympic Games, drawing the largest crowds ever to see soccer games on the North American continent. The Rose Bowl is an annual American college football game, usually played on January 1 at the stadium of the same name in Pasadena, California. ... A college football game between Colorado State University and the Air Force Academy. ... The BCS stands for Bowl Championship Series, a computer ranking format and bowl setup that has decided the unofficial but de facto NCAA Division I_A national football championship since 1998. ... The winning Super Bowl team receives the Vince Lombardi Trophy The first Super Bowl was played in 1967, as commemorated by this stamp issued in 1999 by the United States Postal Service featuring the ticket for that first game. ... The University of California, Los Angeles, popularly known as UCLA, is a public, coeducational university situated in the neighborhood of Westwood within the city of Los Angeles. ... Year Founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Stadium Home Depot Center Coach Steve Sampson, 2004- All-Time Leaders* Games Cobi Jones, 223 Goals Cobi Jones, 59 Assists Mauricio Cienfuegos, 80 Points Cobi Jones, 194 Shutouts Kevin Hartman, 47 First Game Los Angeles Galaxy 2 - 1 MetroStars (Rose Bowl; April 13... MLS logo This article refers to the current outdoor soccer league and should not be confused with the earlier indoor soccer league the Major Soccer League. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Columbus Crew Stadium opened in 1999 as the first of a growing number of American stadiums built for soccer Soccer-specific stadium (SSS) is a term used mainly in the United States and Canada. ... The Home Depot Center is a multiple-use sports complex located on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson, California, the focus of which is a 27,000 seat soccer-specific stadium. ... 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Summer Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event held every four years, organised by the International Olympic Committee. ...


Perhaps the stadium's most unusual honor is that it is one of two stadiums to have hosted the FIFA World Cup finals for both men and women. The Rose Bowl hosted the men's final in 1994 and the women's final in 1999. The other stadium with this honor is the RĂ¥sunda Stadium near Stockholm, which hosted the men's final in 1958 and the women's final in 1995. Interestingly, both Rose Bowl finals were scoreless after extra time and decided on penalty shootouts. FIFA World Cup Trophy The Football World Cup (official name: FIFA World Cup) is the most important competition in international football (soccer). ... The 1994 Football World Cup was held in the USA. It was won by Brazil, who beat Italy 3-2 on penalties, after the game and extra time ended 0-0. ... The FIFA Womens World Cup 1999 was held in the United States and won by the host team. ... RÃ¥sunda Stadium, located in the Stockholm suburb of Solna, is the home ground for football team AIK, the home of the Sweden mens national team and also hosts the headquarters of the headquarters of the Swedish Football Association. ...   Stockholm? is the capital of Sweden, located on the east coast at the entrance of lake Mälaren. ... The 1958 Football World Cup remained in Europe, this time being hosted by Sweden. ... The FIFA Womens World Cup 1995 was held in the Sweden and won by Norway womens national football team. ... Extra time is an additional period played at the end some games of football (soccer) if the score is tied after the two standard periods (halves) of play. ... Ricardo Pereira scores the winning penalty in the quarterfinals of Euro 2004 Penalty Shootouts (officially referred to as Kicks From The Penalty Mark) are sometimes used to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied result in a game of association football (soccer). ...


The 1999 women's final was the most-attended women's sports event in history, with an official attendance of 90,185. The FIFA Womens World Cup 1999 was held in the United States and won by the host team. ...


The Rose Bowl is a National Historic Landmark. USS Constitution. ...


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