Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Candlestick Park

Qwest Field

Qualcomm Stadium

University of Phoenix Stadium

Paul Brown Stadium

Soldier Field

Lucas Oil Stadium

Edward Jones Dome

Arrowhead Stadium

INVESCO Field
[at Mile High]

Ford Field

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

Lambeau Field

Ralph Wilson Stadium

Gillette Stadium

Giants Stadium

Reliant Stadium

Louisiana Superdome

Georgia Dome

Jacksonville Municipal Stadium

Cowboys Stadium

LP Field

Land Shark Stadium

Raymond James Stadium

Heinz Field

Browns Stadium

Linc. Finc'l Field

FedExField

M&T Bank Stadium

Bank of America Stadium

The following is a list of current National Football League stadiums, sorted by capacity, their locations, their first year of usage and home teams.

Stadiums represent a considerable expense to a community, and thus their construction, use, and funding often enters the public discourse.^[1] Also, given the perceived advantage a team gets to playing in their 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 presence or lack of a roof or dome all contribute to giving each team its home-field advantage.

Franchises playing in a domed or retractable-roof stadium typically do poorly in the playoffs.^[2] As of January 4, 2007, dome teams were 8-29 in outdoor playoff games. The only dome teams to win a Super Bowl are the 1999 St. Louis Rams and the 2006 Indianapolis Colts, although the Rams won the Super Bowl in the Georgia Dome in 1999.^[3] Conversely, outdoor stadium teams tend to do well in the playoffs. Through Super Bowl XLIII, outdoor teams have won 41 of the 43 Super Bowls held so far.^[4][5] On the other hand, outdoor stadiums built in climates with an average January temperature of less than 50°F (10°C) are, by rule, not allowed to host the Super Bowl.

The New York Giants and New York Jets share a stadium (Giants Stadium), thus there are only 31 NFL stadiums.^[6]

Also, Wembley Stadium could be considered an NFL venue, for two teams travel to London to play a regular season game, as part of the NFL International Series. In addition, the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada could also be considered an NFL venue, since the Buffalo Bills play three exhibition and five regular-season games there for five years, beginning in 2008, as part of an attempt to capitalize on the Toronto market.

Though Fawcett Stadium in Canton, Ohio hosts the exhibition Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, it is not considered an NFL stadium because it is well under the league's minimum capacity, at 22,375 seats.

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Rank	Image	Stadium	Capacity	City	State	Surface	Home teams	Opened	Reference
1		FedExField	91,704	Landover	Maryland	Grass	Washington Redskins	1997	[7]
2		Giants Stadium	80,242	East Rutherford	New Jersey	FieldTurf	New York Giants New York Jets	1976	[8]
3		Cowboys Stadium	80,000 (expandable to 100,000)	Arlington	Texas	RealGrass Matrix	Dallas Cowboys	2009	[9]
4		Arrowhead Stadium	77,000	Kansas City	Missouri	Grass	Kansas City Chiefs	1972	[10]
5		INVESCO Field at Mile High	76,125	Denver	Colorado	Grass	Denver Broncos	2001	[11]
6		Land Shark Stadium	75,540	Miami Gardens	Florida	Grass	Miami Dolphins	1987	[12]
7		Ralph Wilson Stadium	73,967	Orchard Park	New York	AstroTurf GameDay Grass	Buffalo Bills	1973	[13]
8		Bank of America Stadium	73,504	Charlotte	North Carolina	Grass	Carolina Panthers	1996	[14]
9		Cleveland Browns Stadium	73,200	Cleveland	Ohio	Grass	Cleveland Browns	1999	[15]
10		Lambeau Field	72,922	Green Bay	Wisconsin	Grass	Green Bay Packers	1957	[16]
11		Louisiana Superdome	72,003	New Orleans	Louisiana	FieldTurf	New Orleans Saints	1975	[17]
12		Qualcomm Stadium	71,500	San Diego	California	Grass	San Diego Chargers	1967	[18]
13		Georgia Dome	71,228	Atlanta	Georgia	FieldTurf	Atlanta Falcons	1992	[19]
14		Reliant Stadium	71,054	Houston	Texas	Grass	Houston Texans	2002	[20]
15		M&T Bank Stadium	71,008	Baltimore	Maryland	Sportexe Momentum Turf	Baltimore Ravens	1998	[21]
16		Candlestick Park	69,843	San Francisco	California	Grass	San Francisco 49ers	1960	[22]
17		LP Field	68,798	Nashville	Tennessee	Grass	Tennessee Titans	1999	[23]
18		Gillette Stadium	68,756	Foxborough	Massachusetts	FieldTurf	New England Patriots	2002	[24]
19		Lincoln Financial Field	67,594	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	Grass	Philadelphia Eagles	2003	[25]
20		Jacksonville Municipal Stadium	67,164 (expandable to 76,877)	Jacksonville	Florida	Grass	Jacksonville Jaguars	1995	[26]
21		Qwest Field	67,000	Seattle	Washington	FieldTurf	Seattle Seahawks	2002	[27]
22		Edward Jones Dome	66,000	St. Louis	Missouri	FieldTurf	St. Louis Rams	1995	[28]
23		Raymond James Stadium	65,647	Tampa	Florida	Grass	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1998	[29]
24		Paul Brown Stadium	65,535	Cincinnati	Ohio	FieldTurf	Cincinnati Bengals	2000	[30]
25		Heinz Field	65,050	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Grass	Pittsburgh Steelers	2001	[31]
26		Ford Field	65,000	Detroit	Michigan	FieldTurf	Detroit Lions	2002	[32]
27		Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	64,111	Minneapolis	Minnesota	FieldTurf	Minnesota Vikings	1982	[33]
28		University of Phoenix Stadium	63,400 (expandable to 72,200)	Glendale	Arizona	Grass	Arizona Cardinals	2006	[34]
29		Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	63,026	Oakland	California	Grass	Oakland Raiders	1966	[35]
30		Lucas Oil Stadium	63,000 (expandable to 70,000)	Indianapolis	Indiana	FieldTurf	Indianapolis Colts	2008	[36]
31		Soldier Field	61,500	Chicago	Illinois	Grass	Chicago Bears	2003	[37]

[edit] Future stadiums proposed or under construction

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• Meadowlands Stadium (New York Giants, New York Jets) - August 2010, Capacity of 82,500 (2nd Largest)
• Vikings Stadium (Minnesota Vikings) - 2012 Estimate
• New 49ers Stadium (San Francisco 49ers) - 2014 Estimate Santa Clara or San Francisco
• New Chargers Stadium (San Diego Chargers)
• Los Angeles Stadium - Dependent on Franchise Relocation or Expansion

[edit] Notes

• In 1969, Franklin Field — the football stadium of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — switched from grass to artificial turf. Also home of the Philadelphia Eagles, it was the first National Football League stadium to use artificial turf.

[edit] See also

• National Football League
• Stadiums to host the Super Bowl (including future years)
• List of NCAA Division I FBS football stadiums
• List of NCAA Division I FCS football stadiums
• List of American football stadiums by capacity
• List of U.S. stadiums by capacity
• List of North American stadiums by capacity
• List of AstroTurf installations in the USA
• List of Canadian Football League stadiums
• List of Major League Baseball stadiums
• List of Major League Soccer stadiums
• List of Major League Lacrosse stadiums
• List of National Basketball Association arenas
• List of National Hockey League arenas

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Map of NFL Stadiums
• Aerial Views of NFL Stadiums
• Stadiums of Pro Football