Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  STADIUM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/17/2011		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS CORP [BGFV]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
199 ELM STREET		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW CANAAN, CT 06840-5321		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 3,369,383
I
See Footnote (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
STADIUM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
199 ELM STREET
NEW CANAAN, CT 06840-5321		     X    
KENT BRADLEY R
550 NW FRANKLIN AVENUE, SUITE 478
BEND, OR 97701		     X    
SEAVER ALEXANDER M
199 ELM STREET
NEW CANAAN, CT 06840-5321		     X    

Signatures

Stadium Capital Management, LLC, General Partner, by Bradley R. Kent, Manager 08/19/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Alexander M. Seaver 08/19/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Bradley R. Kent 08/19/2011
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The reporting persons disclaim membership in a group with any other person within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b)(i) and Rule 16a-1(a)(1) under the Exchange Act. These securities are owned by investment limited partnerships, of which Stadium Capital Management, LLC ("SCM") is the general partner and investment adviser and a managed account of which SCM is the investment adviser. Mr. Seaver and Mr. Kent are the Managers of SCM. Each reporting person has only a pro rata interest in the securities with respect to which indirect beneficial ownership is reported and disclaims beneficial ownership in such securities except to the extent of such reporting person's pecuniary interest.

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