Louisville Facilities



  • Bass-Rudd Tennis Center
  • Cardinal Arena
  • Cardinal Boathouse
  • Soccer and Track Stadium
  • Cardinal Stadium
  • Cardinal Club
  • Freedom Hall
  • Natatorium
  • Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
  • Trager Stadium
  • Ulmer Stadium
  • Among some of the finest facilities in college athletics, the University of Louisville offers its student-athletes and entire student body one of the top physical plants in the mid-South.

    The brightest jewel in the Cards' crown of facilities is Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. Funded by U of L supporters and fans for U of L supporters and fans, Papa John's Cardinal Stadium features the newly installed FieldTurf which allows the stadium to host multiple events.

    Adjacent to PJCS is the Cardinal football complex which houses offices for the U of L football and support staff.

    Along with team meeting space and locker facilities, the Cardinal football complex owns more than 9,100 square feet for strength and conditioning and 4,000 square feet for training and rehabilitation needs. The BellSouth / Johnny Unitas Football Museum serves as an entrance way to the football complex.

    With the move to PJCS, the U of L baseball and field hockey teams acquire the old football facilities at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center as well as practicing and playing in football's former home - Cardinal Stadium.

    With its artificial surface, Cardinal Stadium allows both squads the freedom to schedule and not worry about inclement weather.

    Inside the complex is a strength room along with training, equipment and locker facilities.

    The Cardinals' men and women's basketball teams play their home games in the legendary Freedom Hall located two miles from campus on the KFEC grounds.

    Host to six NCAA Division I men's basketball finals, Freedom Hall will serve as the men's home floor for the 48th consecutive season while the women's team will play its home games in the hallowed halls for the fifth consecutive year.

    The women's basketball team's former home, Cardinal Arena, remains the domain of the Cardinal women's volleyball teams as well as serving as a practice facility for the hoops teams during the winter.

    With a capacity of 1,000 and located on campus at the Student Activities Center, Cardinal Arena provides an intimidating venue for boisterous Cardinal fans to root on Cards. Strength and training facilities along with the administrative offices for the entire athletic department are also included in the SAC.

    Home to the Cardinal tennis teams, the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center has been recognized as one of the nation's top facilities with six indoor and eight outdoor courts located on the southeast corner of campus.

    The U of L rowing team uses the Boathouse, a beatifully renovated brick warehouse located downtown on the Ohio River. The Boathouse provides ample storage for the fleet of shells, oars, cox-boxes, bench pull stands and other accessories. The launching site is a chute created by Towhead Island, which creates a protected stretch of water for launching and docking.

    The Boathouse is adjacent to the Louisville Rowing Club, which features year-round activity for rowers as well as the nationally known Adaptive Rowing Program.

    U of L continues to stand on the forefront of athletic facilities with the newly opened Cardinal Park, which serves as a front lawn for the University, bordering Interstate 65 and features a cardiovascular path to serve the entire Louisville community encircling the various facilities.

    Ulmer Stadium, located on the north section of Cardinal Park, serves as home to the Cardinals' softball team. One of the nicest playing complexes in all of college athletics, the venue features stadium lighting, chairback seating for more than 700 and an enclosed press box.

    In the middle of Cardinal Park is a state-of-the-art track encircling a playing field for the Cardinal soccer teams. This area boasts field lighting, men's and women's locker rooms for soccer, softball and track and field, meeting rooms, coaches' dressing rooms, a fully equipped training room and a climate-controlled press box. Bleachers accommodate approximately 2,200 fans.

    Trager Stadium, located on the south section of Cardinal Park, was opened on Sept. 22, 2000 as the Louisville field hockey team hosted Ohio University. The new home of the field hockey team is considered one of the best in the nation and will serve as host to the 2002 NCAA Field Hockey Championship.

    The lighted, artificial turf field has bleachers along one side that seat approximately 1,200 fans and a press box between the benches.

    Also planned in the Cardinal Park project is a natatorium, fieldhouse, boathouse and a new baseball stadium.

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