Northwest Stadium
A Washington Commanders game at the stadium, 2023 | |
| Former names |
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| Address | 1600 Ring Road |
| Location | Landover, Maryland, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 38°54′28″N 76°51′52″W / 38.90778°N 76.86444°W |
| Public transit | |
| Owner | Washington Commanders (Josh Harris) |
| Operator | Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment (HBSE) |
| Executive suites | 257 |
| Capacity | 62,000
Former capacity: List
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| Surface | Bermuda grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | March 13, 1996 |
| Opened | September 14, 1997 |
| Renovated | 2024 |
| Expanded | 1998, 2000, 2005 |
| Construction cost |
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| Architect | HOK Sport |
| Structural engineer | Bliss & Nyitray, Inc |
| Services engineer | M-E Engineers, Inc. |
| General contractor | Clark Construction |
| Main contractors | Driggs Construction Co. |
| Tenants | |
| Washington Commanders (NFL) 1997–present | |
| Website | |
| northweststadium.com | |
Northwest Stadium is an American football stadium in Landover, Maryland, U.S., located 5 miles (8 km) east of Washington, D.C.. It is the home stadium of the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). From 2004 until 2010, it had the NFL's largest seating capacity at 91,000 and currently seats 62,000. Northwest Stadium is owned and operated by the Commanders, with non-NFL events managed by Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment (HBSE). The stadium opened in 1997 as Jack Kent Cooke Stadium. It was known as FedExField from 1999 until 2024, when FedEx relinquished its sponsorship. The stadium was briefly known as Commanders Field before Northwest Federal Credit Union bought naming rights.