List of current NFL stadiums

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This list of current National Football League (NFL) stadiums includes their locations, capacities, year opened, and home teams. Although the NFL has 32 teams, there are only 30 full-time NFL stadiums, as the New York Giants and New York Jets share MetLife Stadium, and the Los Angeles Chargers and Los Angeles Rams share SoFi Stadium.

SoFi Stadium, home of the Los Angeles Chargers and Rams
Allegiant Stadium, home of the Las Vegas Raiders

The newest full-time NFL stadiums are SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, and Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada, the latter being the home of the Las Vegas Raiders. Both stadiums opened for the 2020 season. Soldier Field in Chicago is the oldest, having opened in 1924; however, the Bears did not play at Soldier Field until 1971 and did not play there in 2002 while the stadium was under reconstruction, and thus the oldest continuously operating stadium in the NFL is Lambeau Field, hosting the Green Bay Packers since its opening in 1957.

The NFL uses several other stadiums in addition to the teams' designated regular home sites. Two English venues – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and Wembley Stadium, are used as part of the NFL International Series.[1] Other international stadiums hosting games include Arena Corinthians in Brazil, Croke Park in Ireland, Olympiastadion in Germany, and the Bernabéu in Spain. In addition, Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio, hosts the annual exhibition Pro Football Hall of Fame Game.

The majority of NFL stadiums use naming rights. Only three — Arrowhead Stadium, Lambeau Field, and Soldier Field — do not currently use a corporate-sponsored name. Though the Chiefs sold naming rights of the football field to GEHA, the team retains stadium branding under the Arrowhead name.[2]

Characteristics

Stadiums represent a considerable expense to a community, and thus their construction, use, and funding often enter the public discourse.[3] Also, given the perceived advantage a team gets to playing in its home stadium, particular attention is given in the media to the peculiarities of each stadium's environment. Climate, playing surface (either natural or artificial turf), and the type of roof all contribute to giving each team its home-field advantage.

Stadiums are either open, enclosed, or have a retractable roof. For retractable roofs, the home team determines if the roof is to be opened or closed 90 minutes before kickoff. The roof remains open unless precipitation or lightning is within the vicinity of the stadium, the temperature drops below 40 °F (4 °C), or wind gusts are greater than 40 miles per hour (64 km/h), in which case the roof operators will close the roof.[4]

Seating

With a peak capacity of over 100,000 spectators (80,000+ listed seating capacity), AT&T Stadium has the highest capacity of any NFL stadium, while MetLife Stadium has the highest listed seating capacity at 82,500. The smallest stadium is Soldier Field with a capacity of 61,500.

In their normal configurations, all of the league's 30 stadiums have a seating capacity of at least 60,000 spectators; of those, a majority (17) have fewer than 70,000 seats, while 8 have between 70,000 and 80,000, and 5 can seat 80,000 or more. In contrast to college football stadiums, the largest of which can and regularly do accommodate over 100,000 spectators, no stadium in the league currently has a listed seating capacity of more than 82,500. Teams rarely build their stadiums far beyond the 80,000 seat threshold (and even then, only in the largest markets) because of the league's blackout policy, which prohibited the televising of any NFL game within 75 miles of its home market if a game does not sell all of its non-premium seating. The policy has been suspended since 2015; from then until 2019, several teams played in temporary facilities with capacities far larger than a normal stadium. In 2020, social distancing mandates related to the COVID-19 pandemic prohibited teams from selling out their stadiums, and several teams had no fans in attendance all season due to state mandates (for example, the Las Vegas Raiders had no spectators for the entire season in accordance with Nevada policy). The league has a firm minimum on the number of seats an NFL stadium should have; since 1971, the league has generally not allowed any stadium under 50,000 seats to host a full-time NFL team. In normal circumstances, all NFL stadiums are all-seaters.

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Current NFL stadiums
Image Name Team(s) Location Capacity Surface Roof Opened Ref.
Acrisure Stadium Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 68,400 Kentucky bluegrass Open-air 2001 [5][6]
Allegiant Stadium Las Vegas Raiders Paradise, Nevada 65,000 Bermuda grass Translucent 2020 [5][7][8]
Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City, Missouri 76,416 Bermuda grass Open-air 1972 [5][9]
AT&T Stadium Dallas Cowboys Arlington, Texas 80,000 Artificial Retractable 2009 [5][10]
Bank of America Stadium Carolina Panthers Charlotte, North Carolina 75,037 FieldTurf Open-air 1996 [11][12]
Caesars Superdome New Orleans Saints New Orleans, Louisiana 73,208 Artificial Dome 1975 [5][9]
Empower Field at Mile High Denver Broncos Denver, Colorado 76,125 Kentucky bluegrass Open-air 2001 [5][7]
EverBank Stadium Jacksonville Jaguars Jacksonville, Florida 69,132 Bermuda grass Open-air 1995 [5][7]
Ford Field Detroit Lions Detroit, Michigan 65,000 FieldTurf Dome 2002 [5][12]
Gillette Stadium New England Patriots Foxborough, Massachusetts 66,829 FieldTurf Open-air 2002 [5][12]
Hard Rock Stadium Miami Dolphins Miami Gardens, Florida 65,326 Bermuda grass Open-air 1987 [5][7]
Highmark Stadium Buffalo Bills Orchard Park, New York 67,000 Kentucky bluegrass Open-air 2026 [13]
Huntington Bank Field Cleveland Browns Cleveland, Ohio 67,895 Kentucky bluegrass Open-air 1999 [5][7]
Lambeau Field Green Bay Packers Green Bay, Wisconsin 81,441 Hybrid grass Open-air 1957 [5][14]
Levi's Stadium San Francisco 49ers Santa Clara, California 68,500 Bermuda grass Open-air 2014 [5][7]
Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 69,596 GrassMaster Open-air 2003 [5][9]
Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis Colts Indianapolis, Indiana 67,000 Artificial Retractable 2008 [5][10]
Lumen Field Seattle Seahawks Seattle, Washington 69,000 FieldTurf Open-air 2002 [5][12]
M&T Bank Stadium Baltimore Ravens Baltimore, Maryland 71,008 Bermuda–ryegrass Open-air 1998 [5][7]
Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta Falcons Atlanta, Georgia 71,000 FieldTurf Retractable 2017 [5][12]
MetLife Stadium New York Giants
New York Jets		 East Rutherford, New Jersey 82,500 FieldTurf Open-air 2010 [5][12]
Nissan Stadium Tennessee Titans Nashville, Tennessee 69,143 Artificial Open-air 1999 [5][10]
Northwest Stadium Washington Commanders Landover, Maryland 64,000 Bermuda grass Open-air 1997 [15][7]
NRG Stadium Houston Texans Houston, Texas 72,220 Artificial Retractable 2002 [5][10]
Paycor Stadium Cincinnati Bengals Cincinnati, Ohio 65,515 Artificial Open-air 2000 [5][7]
Raymond James Stadium Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa, Florida 65,890 Bermuda grass Open-air 1998 [7]
SoFi Stadium Los Angeles Rams
Los Angeles Chargers		 Inglewood, California 70,000 Artificial Translucent 2020 [5][10][8]
Soldier Field Chicago Bears Chicago, Illinois 61,500 Bermuda grass Open-air 1924[a] [5][7]
State Farm Stadium Arizona Cardinals Glendale, Arizona 63,400 Bermuda grass Retractable 2006 [5][7]
U.S. Bank Stadium Minnesota Vikings Minneapolis, Minnesota 66,655 Artificial Translucent 2016 [5][16][8]
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Future

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Under construction
Stadium Team Location Capacity Surface Roof Opening Ref.
New Nissan Stadium Tennessee Titans Nashville, Tennessee 60,000 Artificial Translucent 2027 [17][8]
New Huntington Bank Field Cleveland Browns Brook Park, Ohio 67,500 TBD Translucent 2029 [18][8]
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Proposed
Stadium Team Location Capacity Surface Roof Opening Ref.
New Commanders Stadium Washington Commanders Washington, D.C. 65,000 Grass Translucent 2030 [19]
Chicago Bears Stadium Chicago Bears Arlington Heights, Illinois 60,000 TBD Translucent 2031 [20][8]
New Broncos Stadium Denver Broncos Denver, Colorado TBD Grass Retractable 2031 [21][22]
New Chiefs Stadium Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City, Kansas 65,000 TBD Translucent 2031 [23]
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Special events

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NFL International Series
Image Stadium Location Capacity Surface Roof Opened Ref.
Allianz Arena Munich, Germany 75,024 Grass Open-air 2005 [24]
Arena Corinthians São Paulo, Brazil 48,234 Grass Open-air 2014 [25]
Bernabéu Madrid, Spain 81,044 Hybrid grass Retractable 1947[b] [26]
Croke Park Dublin, Ireland 82,300 Grass Open-air 1884[c] [27]
Deutsche Bank Park Frankfurt, Germany 51,500 Grass Retractable 1925[d] [28]
Estadio Azteca Mexico City, Mexico 87,523 Grass Open-air 1966[e] [29]
Maracanã Stadium Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 73,609 Grass Open-air 1950[f] [30]
Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne, Australia 100,024 Grass Open-air 1853[g] [31]
Olympiastadion Berlin, Germany 74,475 Grass Open-air 1936[h] [32]
Stade de France Paris, France 81,338 Grass Open-air 1998[i] [33]
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium London, United Kingdom 62,850 Artificial Open-air 2019 [34]
Twickenham Stadium London, United Kingdom 82,223 GrassMaster Open-air 1909[j] [35]
Wembley Stadium London, United Kingdom 90,000[k] GrassMaster Retractable 2007 [36]
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Pro Football Hall of Fame Game
Image Stadium Location Capacity Surface Roof Opened Ref.
Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium Canton, Ohio 23,000 FieldTurf Open-air 1938[l] [37]
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See also

Notes

  1. [a]
    Soldier Field opened in 1924; The Bears became tenants in 1971; The playing field and seating bowl were renovated in 2003, leaving little more than its iconic colonnade.
  2. [b]
    Renovated in 1953–1954, 1982, 1992–1994, 2001–2006, 2019–2024.
  3. [c]
    Renovated in 1917, 1924, 1937, 1949, 1952, 1959, 1988, 1993–1996, 2003, and 2005.
  4. [d]
    Renovated in 1937, 1953–1955, 1960, 1974, 2002–2005.
  5. [e]
    Renovated in 1986, 1999, 2013, 2016, 2024–2026
  6. [f]
    Renovated in 1999–2000, 2005–2007, 2010–2013
  7. [g]
    Renovated in 1861, 1876, 1881, 1884, 1897, 1900, 1904, 1906, 1912, 1927, 1937, 1956, 1967–1968, 1984, 1992, 1994, 2003–2005, and 2011–2013.
  8. [h]
    Renovated in 1972–1973, 2000–2004
  9. [i]
    Renovated in 2006
  10. [j]
    Renovated in 1921, 1927, 1932, 1981, 1990, 1995, 2006, 2014.
  11. [k]
    Wembley Stadium seating reduced from 90,000 for NFL games
  12. [l]
    Opened as Fawcett Stadium in 1938; rebuilt in 2015–2016

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