MetLife Stadium
MetLife Stadium is the home football stadium of the New York Giants and New York Jets. It is in East Rutherford, New Jersey, part of the New York metropolitan area. It is located near the site of Giants Stadium, which was the home stadium of the New Jersey Giants from 1976 until December 2009 and the New Jersey Jets from 1984 until January 2010. It opened on April 10, 2010.[7] It is one of the two NFL stadiums shared by two teams.
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| Former names | New Meadowlands Stadium (2010) |
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| Location | One MetLife Stadium Dr. East Rutherford, New Jersey 07073 United States |
| Coordinates | 40°48′49″N 74°4′28″W / 40.81361°N 74.07444°WCoordinates: 40°48′49″N 74°4′28″W / 40.81361°N 74.07444°W |
| Owner | New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority |
| Operator | MetLife Stadium Company, LLC (joint venture between the New York Giants and New York Jets) |
| Executive suites | 218 |
| Capacity | 80,566[1][2] |
| Record attendance | 80,676 WWE's (Wrestlemania 29, 7 April 2013 [3]) |
| Surface | FieldTurf |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | September 5, 2007[4] |
| Opened | April 10, 2010[7] |
| Construction cost | $1.6 billion ($1.6 billion in 2024 dollars[5]) |
| Architect | 360 Architecture EwingCole Rockwell Group Bruce Mau Design, Inc. |
| Project manager | Hammes Company Sports Development |
| Structural engineer | Thornton Tomasetti |
| General contractor | Skanska AB[6] |
| Tenants | |
| New York Giants (NFL) (2010–present) New York Jets (NFL) (2010–present) Big City Classic (NCAA) (2010–present) WrestleMania 29 (WWE) (2013) Super Bowl XLVIII (NFL) (2014) | |
MetLife Stadium Media
View of MetLife Stadium (under construction) and Giants Stadium (on right) in July 2009
The exterior of MetLife Stadium, configured for a Giants game
Meadowlands station provides New Jersey Transit rail service to MetLife Stadium on game days
Pre-game ceremony prior to the Jets-Cowboys game on September 11, 2011
Inside MetLife Stadium during the first-ever preseason game held there, between the Giants and Jets on August 16, 2010
MetLife Stadium during WrestleMania 29.
MetLife Stadium during WrestleMania 35.
References
- ↑ "Seating & Maps". www.metlifestadium.com.
- ↑ "About Us". www.metlifestadium.com.
- ↑ "WrestleMania 29". WWE.[dead link]
- ↑ Mike, Garafolo (September 5, 2007). Giants and Jets Break Ground on New Stadium...Finally. Newark. http://blog.nj.com/ledgergiants/2007/09/giants_and_jets_break_ground_o.html. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
- ↑ "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2008". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
- ↑ "New Meadowlands Stadium, USA - About us - Skanska".[dead link]
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "New Stadium, a Football Palace, Opens Saturday With Lacrosse".
