MetLife Stadium
The Meadowlands | |
Aerial view | |
Location near New York City Location in New Jersey | |
| Former names | New Meadowlands Stadium (2010–2011) New York/New Jersey Stadium (2026 FIFA World Cup) |
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| Address | 1 MetLife Stadium Drive |
| Location | East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°48′48.7″N 74°4′27.7″W / 40.813528°N 74.074361°W |
| Public transit | Meadowlands Coach USA: 351 |
| Owner | New Meadowlands Stadium Company, LLC |
| Capacity | 82,500 |
| Record attendance | Any event: 93,000 (12th Siyum HaShas, August 1, 2012) Concert: 89,106 (Ed Sheeran +-=÷x Tour, June 11, 2023) American 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) |
| Surface | UBU Speed S5-M (2010–2022) FieldTurf Core HD (2023–present) |
| Screens | Four 30 ft × 118 ft (9.1 m × 36.0 m) big-screen monitors One 360 degree ribbon board display |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | September 5, 2007 |
| Built | 2008–2010 |
| Opened | April 10, 2010 |
| Construction cost | $1.6 billion ($2.31 billion in 2024 dollars) |
| Architect | 360 Architecture EwingCole Rockwell Group Bruce Mau Design, Inc. |
| Project manager | Hammes Company Sports Development |
| Structural engineer | Thornton Tomasetti |
| General contractor | Skanska |
| Main contractors | Structal–Heavy Steel Construction, a division of Canam Group |
| Tenants | |
| New York Giants (NFL) (2010–present) New York Jets (NFL) (2010–present) New York Guardians (XFL) (2020) | |
| Website | |
| metlifestadium.com | |
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MetLife Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States, 5 mi (8 km) west of New York City. It opened in 2010, replacing Giants Stadium, and serves as the home for the New York Giants and New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). It 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.
MetLife Stadium is one of two NFL stadiums shared by two teams, the other is SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, home to the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers. 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 2025 FIFA Club World Cup and the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including both finals. It is the largest stadium in New Jersey with a capacity of over 82,000, along with being the largest venue in the NFL.