Francis Field is a
stadium at
Washington University in St. Louis, currently used by the university's
track and field,
cross country,
football, and
soccer teams. It is located in
St. Louis County, Missouri on the far western edge of the university's
Danforth Campus. It was built in time for the
1904 World's Fair, and was used as the main stadium for the
1904 Summer Olympics. At its height, the stadium had a 19,000 person
seating capacity, but stadium renovations in 1984 reduced the capacity to 4,000 persons. It is one of the oldest sports venues west of the Mississippi River still in use. Francis Field has been upgraded to include many of the characteristics of modern stadiums. Instead of grass, the stadium now utilizes artificial
Field Turf, which can be configured for both
soccer and
football.