Hard Rock Stadium

Hard Rock Stadium
Dolphins Stadium Fins House
Hard Rock Stadium in August 2017
Earlier names
Dolphin Stadium (1985-1987; 2006-2009) Joe Robbie Stadium (1987-1996) Pro Player Park (1996) Pro Player Stadium (1996-2005) Dolphins Stadium (2005-2006) Land Shark Stadium (2009-2010) Sun Life Stadium (2010-2016) New Miami Stadium (2016)
Data
place	347 Don Shula Drive Miami Gardens , Florida 33056
Coordinates	25 ° 57 '28.5 "  N , 80 ° 14' 19.8"  W Coordinates: 25 ° 57 '28.5 "  N , 80 ° 14' 19.8"  W.
owner	Stephen M. Ross (approx. 95%) Wayne Huizenga (5%)
operator	Miami Dolphins
start of building	1st December 1985
opening	August 16, 1987
First game	August 16, 1987 Miami Dolphins - Chicago Bears 3:10
Renovations	2007, 2015–2016
surface	Natural grass
costs	115 million US dollars (1987) 250 million US dollars (2007) 550 million US dollars (2015 to 2016)
architect	HOK Sport (now: Populous)
capacity	American football 65,326 (since 2015) 75,540 seats (2001–2014) 75,192 seats (1998–2000) 74,916 seats (1993–1997) 73,000 seats (1989–1992) 74,993 seats (1987–1988) Baseball 38,560 seats (2008– 2011) 36,331 places (2000-2007) 35,521 places (1999) 42,531 places (1998) 41,855 places (1996–1997) 46,238 places (1995) 47,662 places (1994) 43,909 places (1993) Wrestling 78,363 places (2012) Tennis 14,000 places (since 2019)
playing area	Baseball: Left Field: 330 ft (101 m) Left Center: 361 ft (110 m) Center Field: 434 ft (132 m) Right Center: 361 ft (110 m) Right Field: 345 ft (105 m) Backstop : 58 ft (18 m)
Societies)
Miami Dolphins ( NFL , since 1987) Miami Marlins ( MLB , 1993-2011) Florida Atlantic Owls ( NCAA - college football , 2001-2002) UM Hurricanes ( NCAA college football, since 2008)
Events
Super Bowl ( 1989 , 1995 , 1999 , 2007 , 2010 , 2020 ) Champs Sports Bowl ( NCAA college football, 1990–2000) Orange Bowl ( NCAA college football, 1997–1998, since 2000) World Series 1997 World Series 2003 BCS National Championship Game 2008, 2010 Pro Bowl 2010 WWE WrestleMania XXVIII (2012) CONCACAF Gold Cup 2013 International Champions Cup 2017, 2018 Miami Masters (tennis, since 2019) WTA Miami (tennis, since 2019) College Football Playoff National Championship Game 2021

The Hard Rock Stadium is an American football - stadium in Miami Gardens , north of the US city of Miami in the State of Florida . It's since it opened, the home stadium of the Miami Dolphins ( American Football ) from the NFL and since 2008 the NCAA - college football teams of the Miami Hurricanes of the University of Miami . Until 2011, the MLB's Miami Marlins ( baseball ) were also based in the stadium until they moved to Marlins Park . The facility offers 65,326 seats for football and soccer games.

history

The stadium was built from 1985 to 1987 as Dolphin Stadium . For the first time at a sports stadium, expensive VIP suites were set up to cover part of the construction costs. The first owner of the Dolphins, Joseph "Joe" Robbie, played an important role in the implementation of the ambitious project. In his honor, the arena was called Joe Robbie Stadium from 1987 to 1996 . In the years from 1996 the clothing company Pro Player held the naming rights . After the contract expired in 2005, the stadium was renamed Dolphin Stadium . In May 2009 LandShark Lager, the beer brand of musician Jimmy Buffett , secured the naming rights for the 2009/10 season. On January 31, 2010, the Pro Bowl took place for the first time since 1980 not in Honolulu , but in Miami. Immediately before the Pro Bowl , the stadium got its current name through a five-year contract with Canadian financial company Sun Life Financial . In February 2016, the contract with Sun Life expired and was named New Miami Stadium . This should only be a temporary name. With the completion and the imminent staging of a Super Bowl in the renovated and covered venue, the Dolphins hoped to find a new sponsor for the stadium name by August 2016. On August 17, 2016, the Miami Dolphins announced the new name of the stadium. In the future it will be called Hard Rock Stadium , after the Hard Rock Cafe chain . The agreement between the Dolphins and Hard Rock International runs for 18 years. It was also announced that Real Madrid will play in Miami as part of the 2017 International Champions Cup . Also for 2017 it is planned that the Brazilian national soccer team will play a number of games at the Hard Rock Stadium. Another interested party for the naming rights was the airline Qatar Airways , but many fans threatened to give back their season tickets.

modification

A comprehensive renovation of the stadium began in early 2015. The renovation work includes the complete roofing of the spectator stands in the stadium. The renovation was carried out in two phases. First of all, the grandstands were extended right up to the pitch and the entire tiers were equipped with bucket seats. The equipment was replaced and concrete fixtures completely replaced. In return, the top rows of seats were removed for the later roofing. In the end, the capacity fell from around 76,000 to around 65,000 viewers. The construction phase was completed on time for the start of the 2015 NFL . The first game of the preseason against the Atlanta Falcons (13: 9) took place on August 29th . The second phase with the roof work started after the season and was completed in time for the 2016 season. In every corner of the stadium under the roof of one was HD - video wall , each with an area of 520 m ² installed and a new sound system and the floodlights renewed. The estimated cost was initially 340 million US dollars . The total has risen to $ 377 million by the end of the first phase.

Around a month before the start of the 2016 NFL season in September, the renovation work on the Dolphins' home was almost complete. On July 29th, the last roof element was lifted into place with crawler cranes . The roof construction with 14,000 t of steel was installed over the stadium in around six months . The roof has an area of ​​58,000 m ² , of which 8,800 m ^{2 are} made of translucent ETFE . It is one of the largest stadium roofs of its kind, comparable in size and weight to that of the Stade de France in Saint-Denis . Since Florida is a hurricane area , the roof was designed to withstand hurricane category 4 winds of up to 250 km / h . After the cranes had left the interior, the new lawn ( Paspalum vaginatum ) could be laid. The grass species is widespread on golf courses . It is resilient and grows even in limited sunlight. He was delivered from Alabama in 27 trucks . Despite the tight schedule, the season opening of the Dolphins and the Hurricanes took place as planned. The conversion turned out to be significantly more expensive than initially planned (US $ 350 to 400 million). In the end, the renovation came in at $ 550 million.

Events

American football

So far, five Super Bowls , the final of the professional league National Football League (NFL), have been played in the stadium. The 2020 Super Bowl LIV was also awarded to Miami.

• Super Bowl XXIII (1989): San Francisco 49ers - Cincinnati Bengals 20:16
• Super Bowl XXIX (1995): San Francisco 49ers - San Diego Chargers 49:26
• Super Bowl XXXIII (1999): Denver Broncos - Atlanta Falcons 34:19
• Super Bowl XLI (2007): Chicago Bears - Indianapolis Colts 17:29
• Super Bowl XLIV (2010): New Orleans Saints - Indianapolis Colts 31:17
• Super Bowl LIV (2020): San Francisco 49ers - Kansas City Chiefs 20:31

On November 1, 2017, it was announced that the National Championship Game of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision 2021 would take place at the Miami Dolphins' venue. The finals, which are awarded to South Florida for the first time, are scheduled to take place on January 11th of that year.

tennis

Since 2019, the tennis tournaments Miami Masters (men) and WTA Miami (women) , which have taken place in Key Biscayne, have been taking place in and at the Dolphins' stadium. One reason for the change was the failed expansion of the Tennis Center at Crandon Park . For this purpose, a temporary tennis court with 14,000 seats was built in the Hard Rock Stadium. In and around the football arena a tennis facility with 30 places, 29 of which are permanently installed plus the place in the stadium, was built. In Key Biscayne there were only 21 places. With 50 suites , 26 permanent and 24 temporary, the number almost doubled. The lounge areas and dining rooms for the players as well as the fitness center and the changing rooms offer considerably more space compared to the Tennis Center at Crandon Park. Dolphins owner Stephen Ross invested 53 million US dollars (over 47 million euros) in collaboration with the marketer IMG to build the facility .

As part of the last tournament in Key Biscayne, the first, symbolic, groundbreaking ceremony took place on March 19, 2018 in the Hard Rock Stadium . a. with Serena Williams and Stephen Ross, for the new facility. Floodlights are available on 20 of the 29 courts of the permanent tennis facility, with a total of 6,000 spectator seats . In Key Biscayne, only six of the 21 tennis courts have artificial lighting.

The first tournament at the new location was held from March 18 to 31, 2019.

Soccer

The German national soccer team lost a friendly game against Argentina 1: 2 on December 15, 1993 . Andreas Möller scored the goal for Germany . On February 29, 2012, the Mexicans met Colombia in an international friendly and lost 2-0 goals. In 2013, the Dolphins' stadium was one of 13 venues for the CONCACAF Gold Cup .

As part of the International Champions Cup 2017, two games took place at the Hard Rock Stadium.

• July 26, 2017: Paris Saint-Germain - Juventus 2: 3
• July 29, 2017: Real Madrid - FC Barcelona 2: 3 ( El Clásico Miami)

Wrestling

On April 1, 2012, the wrestling event WWE WrestleMania XXVIII was held here in front of 78,363 spectators .

Concerts

The sports facility is also used as a concert arena. Among other things, gave U2 , The Rolling Stones , Pink Floyd , Elton John , Billy Joel , Chicago , Genesis , Gloria Estefan , Guns N 'Roses , The Who , Hall & Oates , Rod Stewart , Paul McCartney , The Three Tenors , The Police , One Direction and Madonna concerts in the stadium.

gallery

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  Florida Marlins Baseball Game (2008)

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  The stadium before the renovation. An NFL game between the Miami Dolphins and the New York Jets on September 24, 2012

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  Overhead view of the converted Hard Rock Stadium before the first NFL game (September 2016)

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  View of the interior in July 2017

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  Panoramic view of the interior prior to the Miami Hurricanes game against Notre Dame Fighting Irish on November 11, 2017

Web links

Commons : Hard Rock Stadium  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• hardrockstadium.com: Official site of the Hard Rock stage (English)
• stadiumsofprofootball.com: Hard Rock Stadium (English)
• miamiopen.com: website of the Miami Open (English)
• stadiumdb.com: Hard Rock Stadium (Dolphins Stadium )
• stadionwelt.de: picture gallery

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Smaller stakes in the stadium are owned by celebrities and athletes such as Marc Anthony , Jennifer Lopez , Jimmy Buffett , Gloria and Emilio Estefan , Fergie , Serena and Venus Williams .
2. ↑ stadiumdb.com: stadium capacity (English)
3. ↑ landsharklager.com: "LandShark Lager" website  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)  
4. ↑ nbcmiami.com: Canadians Rename Dolphin Stadium - Article from January 18, 2010 (English)
5. ↑ stadionwelt.de: Naming Right for NFL Stadium expired Article from February 25, 2016
6. ↑ stadionwelt.de: Seventh name for Dolphins Stadium Article from April 9, 2016
7. ↑ nfl.com: Dolphins' home to be named Hard Rock Stadium Article from August 17, 2016 (English)
8. ↑ miamidolphins.com: Press Release: Hard Rock International and Miami Dolphins Announce Stadium Naming Rights Agreement ( Memento of the original dated November 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Article from August 17, 2016 
9. ↑ stadionwelt.de: Eighth name for Dolphins Stadium Article from August 17, 2016
10. ↑ stadionwelt.de: Reconstruction of the Sun Life Stadium has started Article dated January 7, 2015
11. ↑ stadionwelt.de: First conversion phase completed Article from August 31, 2015
12. ↑ stadiumdb.com: Miami: Dolphins Stadium just days from opening article from August 4, 2016 (English)
13. ↑ stadionwelt.de: College football in the Hard Rock Stadium article from November 4, 2017
14. ↑ bradenton.com: Hard Rock Stadium in South Florida gets the 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship Game Article from November 1, 2017 (English)
15. ↑ stadionwelt.de: From Key Biscayne to Miami Article from December 20, 2017
16. ↑ miamiopen.com: Miami Open enters new era as it relocates to Hard Rock Stadium in 2019 ( Memento of the original from May 4, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Article from December 20, 2017 
17. ↑ stadionwelt.de: Groundbreaking for new facilities of the Miami Open Article of March 20, 2018
18. ↑ miamiherald.com: 'A new beginning for the Miami Open.' The tournament's makeover has officially begun Article from March 19, 2018 (English)
19. ↑ The game statistics Germany - Argentina. Fußballdaten.de, December 15, 1993, accessed on September 9, 2014 (German). 
20. ↑ internationalchampionscup.com: Match report Paris Saint-Germain against Juventus Turin ( Memento of the original from July 29, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) 
21. ↑ internationalchampionscup.com: Match report Real Madrid against FC Barcelona ( Memento of the original from July 31, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English) 
22. ↑ wwe.com: WrestleMania XXVIII Results: Cena, Rock make history (English)
23. ↑ setlist.fm: concert list of the Joe Robbie Stadium , Pro Player Stadium , Dolphin Stadium , Sun Life Stadium and the Hard Rock Stadium (English)