MetLife Stadium

MetLife Stadium
The Meadowlands
MetLife Stadium in September 2022
MetLife Stadium is located in New York City
MetLife Stadium
MetLife Stadium
Location near New York City
MetLife Stadium is located in New Jersey
MetLife Stadium
MetLife Stadium
Location within New Jersey
MetLife Stadium is located in the United States
MetLife Stadium
MetLife Stadium
Location near New York within the United States
Former namesNew Meadowlands Stadium (2010–2011, 2026)
Address1 MetLife Stadium Drive
East Rutherford, New Jersey 07073
United States
LocationEast Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.
Coordinates40°48′48.7″N 74°4′27.7″W / 40.813528°N 74.074361°W / 40.813528; -74.074361
Public transitMainline rail interchange NJ Transit Meadowlands

NJT Bus NJ Transit NJT Bus: 353

NJT Bus Coach USA: 351
OwnerMetLife Stadium Company, LLC [1][failed verification]
Capacity82,500[2]
Record attendanceAny event = 93,000 (12th Siyum HaShas, August 1, 2012)
Concert = 89,106 (Ed Sheeran +-=÷x Tour, June 11, 2023)
Professional football = 83,367(New York Jets @ New York Giants, October 29, 2023)
College football = 82,285 (122nd Army Navy Game, December 11, 2021)
Soccer = 82,262 (Manchester United vs. Arsenal, July 22, 2023)
SurfaceUBU Speed S5-M (2010–2022)[3] FieldTurf Core HD (2023–present)
ScreensFour 30 ft × 118 ft (9.1 m × 36.0 m) big-screen monitors
2,100 HD TVs throughout the stadium
One 360 degree ribbon board display
[4]
Construction
Broke groundSeptember 5, 2007 (2007-09-05)[5]
Built2008–2010
OpenedApril 10, 2010 (2010-04-10)[9]
Construction cost$1.6 billion
($2.15 billion in 2022 dollars[6])
Architect360 Architecture
EwingCole
Rockwell Group
Bruce Mau Design, Inc.
Project managerHammes Company Sports Development
Structural engineerThornton Tomasetti
General contractorSkanska[7]
Main contractorsStructal–Heavy Steel Construction, a division of Canam Group[8]
Tenants
New York Giants (NFL) (2010–present)
New York Jets (NFL) (2010–present)
New York Guardians (XFL) (2020)
Website
metlifestadium.com

MetLife Stadium is an open-air multi-purpose stadium at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, 5 mi (8 km) west of New York City. Opened in 2010 to replace Giants Stadium, it serves as the home for the New York Giants and New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL), and is also scheduled to host the final of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. At an approximate cost of $1.6 billion, it was the most expensive stadium built in the United States at the time of its completion.[10]

MetLife Stadium is one of two NFL stadiums shared by two teams. The other, SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, is home to the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers. Los Angeles' Crypto.com Arena, which is home to the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), is only the third facility to currently house two teams from the same sports league in the United States (the Clippers are expected to move into the Intuit Dome in 2024). Additionally, MetLife Stadium is the fifth building in the New York metropolitan area to be home to multiple teams from the same sports league, after the Polo Grounds, which was home to the baseball Giants and Yankees from 1913 to 1922, the third Madison Square Garden which hosted the NHL's Rangers and Americans from 1926 to 1942, Shea Stadium, which housed both the Mets and Yankees during the 1974 and 1975 seasons and both the Jets and Giants in 1975, and Giants Stadium, which hosted both the Giants and Jets from 1984 to 2009. MetLife Stadium hosted Super Bowl XLVIII and will host multiple matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including the final. It is the largest stadium in New Jersey with a capacity of over 80,000.

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