Foxboro Stadium
An aerial view of Foxboro Stadium in 2002. Construction work on Gillette Stadium is visible in the lower right. | |
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| Location | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 42°5′34″N 71°16′3″W / 42.09278°N 71.26750°W |
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| Capacity | 60,292 |
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| Construction | |
| Broke ground | September 23, 1970 |
| Opened | August 15, 1971 |
| Closed | January 19, 2002 |
| Demolished | Late January–June 2002 |
| Construction cost | $7.1 million ($55.1 million in 2024 dollars) |
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| General contractor | J. F. White Contracting Co. |
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Foxboro Stadium, originally Schaefer Stadium and later Sullivan Stadium, was an outdoor stadium in the New England region of the United States, located in Foxborough, Massachusetts. It opened in 1971 and served as the home of the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL) for 31 seasons (through January 2002) and also as the first home venue for the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer (MLS) from 1996 to 2002. The stadium was the site of several games in both the 1994 FIFA World Cup and the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, and hosted a wide variety of other events, particularly concerts. Foxboro Stadium was demolished in 2002 and replaced by Gillette Stadium and the Patriot Place shopping center.