<P> As of 2016 , the current home of the Green Bay Packers is Lambeau Field , a 81,435 seating capacity stadium in Green Bay , Wisconsin . By the 1950s , City Stadium was seen by the NFL as too small and outdated to host an NFL team . After threats of forcing the team to move to Milwaukee , the City of Green Bay built New City Stadium , which was funded by a voter - approved bond issue , in 1957 . In April 1956 , Green Bay voters responded by approving ( 70.3 % ) a bond issue to finance the new stadium . After the Packers founder , Curly Lambeau , died in 1965 , the stadium was renamed to Lambeau Field . Its original capacity was 32,500 seats , although it was continually expanded from 1961 to 1995 to a capacity of 60,890 seats . The stadium was farther renovated from 2001 to 2003 to a capacity of 72,515 , while also updating various aspects of the stadium . The south endzone was expanded in 2013 and the Lambeau Atrium entrance was completed in 2015 . These renovations increased the stadium 's capacity to 81,435 , making it the third largest football stadium in America . It has been continuously ranked as providing one of the best game time experiences for fans in the NFL . As of 2016 , it is also the oldest continually operating NFL stadium , with the Packers having completed their 59th season . Only the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park and the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field have longer active home - field tenures in American professional sports . </P>
<P> As of 2016 , the current home of the Green Bay Packers is Lambeau Field , a 81,435 seating capacity stadium in Green Bay , Wisconsin . By the 1950s , City Stadium was seen by the NFL as too small and outdated to host an NFL team . After threats of forcing the team to move to Milwaukee , the City of Green Bay built New City Stadium , which was funded by a voter - approved bond issue , in 1957 . In April 1956 , Green Bay voters responded by approving ( 70.3 % ) a bond issue to finance the new stadium . After the Packers founder , Curly Lambeau , died in 1965 , the stadium was renamed to Lambeau Field . Its original capacity was 32,500 seats , although it was continually expanded from 1961 to 1995 to a capacity of 60,890 seats . The stadium was farther renovated from 2001 to 2003 to a capacity of 72,515 , while also updating various aspects of the stadium . The south endzone was expanded in 2013 and the Lambeau Atrium entrance was completed in 2015 . These renovations increased the stadium 's capacity to 81,435 , making it the third largest football stadium in America . It has been continuously ranked as providing one of the best game time experiences for fans in the NFL . As of 2016 , it is also the oldest continually operating NFL stadium , with the Packers having completed their 59th season . Only the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park and the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field have longer active home - field tenures in American professional sports . </P>
when was the green bay packers stadium built
when was the green bay packers stadium built
1957
1957