MetLife Stadium

MetLife Stadium
New Meadowlands
The New Meadowlands Stadium shortly after it opened (May 2010).
Earlier names
New Meadowlands Stadium (2010-2011)
Data
place	1 MetLife Stadium Drive East Rutherford , New Jersey 07073, USA
Coordinates	40 ° 48 '49 "  N , 74 ° 4' 28"  W Coordinates: 40 ° 48 '49 "  N , 74 ° 4' 28"  W.
owner	New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (New York Giants 50 % / New York Jets 50%, New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority (property))
operator	MetLife Stadium Company, LLC (New York Giants 50 % / New York Jets 50%)
start of building	September 5, 2007
opening	April 10, 2010
First game	August 16, 2010 New York Jets - New York Giants (First Football Game)
surface	Artificial turf (since 2010) FieldTurf (2010–2012) UBU Sports' Speed ​​Series S5-M (since 2013)
costs	1.6 billion US dollars
architect	360 Architecture EwingCole Rockwell Group Bruce Mau Design, Inc.
capacity	82,500 seats
Societies)
New York Giants ( NFL , since 2010) New York Jets ( NFL , since 2010)
Events
Big City Classic (college lacrosse, since 2010) CONCACAF Gold Cup 2011 WrestleMania XXIX (2013) International Champions Cup 2013 Super Bowl XLVIII (2014) CONCACAF Gold Cup 2015 Copa América Centenario 2016 Concerts WrestleMania 35 (2019)

The MetLife Stadium is a football stadium in the US Meadowlands Sports Complex in the state of New Jersey . It is owned by two NFL - Franchises New York Giants and New York Jets , who are also operators. The new building for 1.6 billion  US dollars replaced the now demolished, directly adjacent Giants Stadium in 2010 . The sports arena, financed entirely by the two teams , is the second largest stadium of the National Football League with a capacity of 82,500 after the AT&T Stadium of the Dallas Cowboys , which can be expanded to over 105,000 for football. There is space for up to 90,000 spectators in the stadium for events other than American football.

history

Construction of the later MetLife Stadium began on September 5, 2007. The stadium was completed four months ahead of the completion date and costs remained within budget . It was opened 10 April 2010 under the name New Meadowlands Stadium with the annual College - Lacrosse -Veranstaltung Big City Classic . Initially, it was planned to sell the naming rights to the event location to the Allianz Group . After heavy criticism because of the role of the German insurance company in National Socialism , these plans were dropped. Ultimately, New York City- based insurance company MetLife acquired the naming rights in 2011 for 25 years until 2036. The aluminum stadium facade can be illuminated in different colors depending on the event - blue for the Giants, green for the jets, red for a concert and white for other events. The technology was first used at the Allianz Arena in Munich .

Events

In 2011, two of the quarter-finals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup took place in East Rutherford. On April 7, 2013 WrestleMania XXIX (29) took place in the MetLife Stadium, games of the group east at the football tournament International Champions Cup 2013 with FC Valencia , Inter Milan as well as FC Chelsea and AC Milan were held in the sports arena. On February 2, 2014, the Super Bowl XLVIII made a stop in the stadium. It was the first open-air Super Bowl in the north of the country in winter, as otherwise warmer venues in the south or covered stadiums are selected. In 2015 the football stadium was one of 14 stadiums in which the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2015 was held. On June 26, 2016, the MetLife Stadium, along with other games, was the venue for the final of the Copa America Centenario . On April 7, 2019, Wrestlemania 35 took place at MetLife Stadium .

In addition to the sporting events, the MetLife Stadium, like the Giants Stadium, is a frequently used concert arena.

gallery

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  MetLife Stadium (right) during construction in September 2008; on the left the now demolished Giants Stadium .

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  The US flag will be deployed to mark the stadium's first football game on August 16, 2010 between the Jets and the Giants.

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  MetLife Stadium in September 2011

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  NY Giants game against New England Patriots on January 8, 2012.

See also

• List of the largest stadiums in the world

Web links

Commons : MetLife Stadium  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• metlifestadium.com: Website of the MetLife Stadium (English)
• giants.com: stadium on the website of the New York Giants (English)
• stadiumdb.com: MetLife Stadium (New Meadowlands Stadium )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ metlifestadium.com: About us (English)
2. ↑ nytimes.com: New Stadium, a Football Palace, Opens Saturday With Lacrosse Article from April 8, 2010 (English)
3. ^ No Allianz Arena in New York . In: https://www.tz.de . September 15, 2008 ( tz.de [accessed November 28, 2018]).
4. ↑ stadiumdb.com: data on the stadium (English)
5. ↑ wwe.com: WrestleMania Comes Home to NY / NJ in 2013! Article from February 15, 2012 (English).
6. ↑ metlifestadium.com: Super Bowl XLVIII (English)
7. ↑ 2016 Copa America final to be held at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. foxsports.com, December 16, 2015, accessed December 18, 2015 . 
8. ↑ setlist.fm: concert list of the MetLife Stadium (English)