FedExField

FedExField
Big jack
The FedExField in January 2017
Earlier names
Jack Kent Cooke Stadium (1997-1999)
Data
place	1600 FedEx Way Landover , Maryland 20785
Coordinates	38 ° 54 '27.7 "  N , 76 ° 51' 52.2"  W 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)
Societies)
Washington Football Team ( NFL , since 1997)
Events
1999 Women's World Cup International Champions Cup 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019

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

• List of the largest stadiums in the world

Web links

Commons : FedExField  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• washingtonfootball.com: stadium on the site of the Washington football team (English)
• stadiumsofprofootball.com: FedExField (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} washingtonpost.com: Redskins to remove another 4,000 seats from FedEx Field Article dated April 2, 2012