FedExField
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Jack Kent Cooke Stadium (1997-1999) |
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place | 1600 FedEx Way Landover , Maryland 20785
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Coordinates | 38 ° 54 '27.7 " N , 76 ° 51' 52.2" W |
owner | Daniel Snyder |
operator | Washington Football Team |
start of building | March 13, 1996 |
opening | September 14, 1997 |
Renovations | 2011, 2012 |
Extensions | 1998, 2000, 2005 |
surface | Natural grass |
costs | 250.5 million US dollars |
architect | HOK Sport |
capacity | 79,000 spaces (since 2012) 83,000 spaces (2011) 91,704 spaces (2009-2010) 91,665 spaces (2004–2008) 86,484 spaces (2001–2003) 85,407 spaces (2000) 80,116 spaces (1997–1999) |
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The FedExField is an American football - stadium in the Washington suburb of Landover in the US state of Maryland . It is the home ground of the Washington Football Team from the National Football League (NFL). Until 1999, the facility was named Jack Kent Cooke Stadium , after the previous owner of the then Redskins . At times the FedExField with 91,704 seats was after the AT&T Stadium of the Dallas Cowboys , which can be expanded to over 100,000 seats, the second largest venue in the NFL. It currently offers 79,000 seats in its ranks. The sponsorship agreement with the logistics company FedEx , which runs until 2025, brings the franchise USD 7.6 million annually .
The sports arena was one of the eight venues for the 1999 Women's World Cup . It was also the venue for the International Champions Cup pre-season tournament in 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2019. International soccer matches for the US and Salvadoran national soccer teams also took place in the stadium in Landover. On May 30, 2012, the US team lost 4-1 to Brazil . The Spaniards defeated El Salvador 2-0 on June 7, 2014. The Salvadorans lost 2-0 to Argentina on March 28, 2015 . FedExField is on the list of possible stadiums for the 2026 World Cup .
See also
Web links
- washingtonfootball.com: stadium on the site of the Washington football team (English)
- stadiumsofprofootball.com: FedExField (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b washingtonpost.com: Redskins to remove another 4,000 seats from FedEx Field Article dated April 2, 2012