Hard Rock Stadium
The stadium before Super Bowl LIV | |
Location in the United States Location in Florida | |
| Former names | List
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| Address | 347 Don Shula Drive |
| Location | Miami Gardens, Florida, United States |
| Coordinates | 25°57′29″N 80°14′20″W / 25.95806°N 80.23889°W |
| Parking | 26,718 cars |
| Owner | Stephen M. Ross |
| Capacity | Football: 64,767 Tennis: 14,000 Original: 75,000 |
| Record attendance | Football: 80,120 (2013 BCS National Championship Game) Baseball: 67,498 (1997 World Series Game 6) |
| Surface | Tifway 419 Bermuda grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | December 1, 1985 |
| Opened | August 16, 1987 |
| Construction cost | $115 million ($336 million in 2024) |
| Architect | HOK |
| Project manager | George A. Fuller Company |
| Structural engineer | Bliss & Nyitray Inc. |
| Services engineer | Blum Consulting Engineers |
| General contractor | Huber, Hunt & Nichols |
| Tenants | |
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| Website | |
| hardrockstadium.com | |
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Hard Rock Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in the Southeastern United States, located in Miami Gardens, Florida. The stadium is the home field for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL) and the Miami Hurricanes, the University of Miami's NCAA Division I college football team.
The stadium has hosted six Super Bowls (XXIII, XXIX, XXXIII, XLI, XLIV, LIV) the 2010 Pro Bowl, two World Series (1997, 2003), four BCS National Championship Games (2001, 2005, 2009, 2013), one CFP National Championship (2021), one Copa América final (2024), the second round of the 2009 World Baseball Classic, and WrestleMania XXVIII.
In addition, the stadium hosts the Orange Bowl, an annual college football bowl game, and the Miami Open tennis tournament. Since 2022, the grounds of Hard Rock Stadium has also hosted the Miami International Autodrome, a temporary racing circuit used for Formula One's Miami Grand Prix. The stadium will host multiple matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. It also hosted matches for the 2024 Copa América (including the final). From 1993 until 2011, the stadium also was the home field of the Florida Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB) until their move to LoanDepot Park in 2012.
The facility opened in 1987 as Joe Robbie Stadium and has been known by a number of names since: Pro Player Park, Pro Player Stadium, Dolphins Stadium, Dolphin Stadium, Land Shark Stadium, and Sun Life Stadium. In August 2016, the team sold the naming rights to Hard Rock Cafe Inc. for $250 million over 18 years; they will retain the naming rights until 2034.