Raymond James Stadium

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Raymond James Stadium
Ray Jay
The New Sombrero
The Pirate Ship
Raymond James Stadium in Tampa (October 2007)
Raymond James Stadium in Tampa (October 2007)
Data
place 4201 North Dale Mabry Highway Tampa , Florida 33607
United StatesUnited States 
Coordinates 27 ° 58 '33.4 "  N , 82 ° 30' 12.1"  W Coordinates: 27 ° 58 '33.4 "  N , 82 ° 30' 12.1"  W.
owner Hillsborough County
operator Tampa Sports Authority
start of building October 16, 1996
opening September 20, 1998
First game September 20, 1998
Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Chicago Bears 27:15
surface Natural grass
( Tifway 419 Bermuda )
costs 168.5 million US dollars
architect HOK Sport Venue , now Populous
capacity 65,857 places (since 2016, expandable to 75,000 places)
65,890 places (2013–2015)
65,856 places (2008–2012)
65,657 places (2001–2007)
66,321 places (1998–2000)
Societies)
Events

The Raymond James Stadium is an American football - stadium in the US city of Tampa in the state of Florida . It has been the home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers football team , which plays in the National Football League (NFL), since September 20, 1998 . The venue carries the sponsor name of the investment bank and financial services provider Raymond James Financial, Inc. The contract runs to the year 2026, with annual payments of 3.1 million US dollars .

history

Construction of the stadium began in October 1996 and cost $ 168.5 million. It has 65,657 seats. There are 12,000 club seats and 195 boxes. For major events such as the Super Bowl , it can be expanded to 75,000 seats with additional grandstands. The Tampa Stadium was replaced with the Raymond James Stadium . Due to the modern architecture and furnishings, it is known as one of the “crown jewels” of American football stadiums.

Events

In 1999 the Outback Bowl of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) moved from Tampa Stadium to Raymond James Stadium. After the Super Bowl XXXV on January 28, 2001, the Super Bowl, Super Bowl XLIII , took place for the second time on February 1, 2009 at Raymond James Stadium. The championship game of the NCAA Atlantic Coast Conference was hosted by the Buccaneers in 2008 and 2009 . On 9 January 2017, the was College Football Playoff National Championship game of the season in 2016 held. Due to the delay in the completion of the new stadium in Inglewood , which was actually planned for the event , it was decided on May 23, 2017 to award the Super Bowl LV to the Raymond James Stadium and instead to host the Super Bowl LVI in the SoFi Stadium the following year . The Gasparilla Bowl (NCAA) has been held at the Buccaneers' stadium since 2018 , after the first ten events took place at Tropicana Field in Saint Petersburg . It was announced in early March 2019 that WWE plans to host WrestleMania 36 on April 5, 2020 at Raymond James Stadium.

In addition to sporting events, concerts are also held at the Raymond James Stadium.

Football internationals

So far, six international matches for the US men's national soccer team have been played at Raymond James Stadium . The US women's national soccer team has competed five times at the Tampa stadium to date.

Men

Women

More games

  • June 11, 2011: Guadeloupe - Canada 0: 1 (2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Men)GuadeloupeGuadeloupe CanadaCanada 
  • 03rd Mar 2016: Germany - France 1: 0 (SheBelieves Cup 2016 women)GermanyGermany FranceFrance 
  • July 12, 2017: Panama - Nicaragua 2: 1 (CONCACAF Gold Cup 2017 men)PanamaPanama NicaraguaNicaragua 
  • 05th Mar 2019: Japan - England 0: 3 (SheBelieves Cup 2019 women)JapanJapan EnglandEngland 
  • Sep 10 2019: Colombia v Venezuela (friendly, men)ColombiaColombia VenezuelaVenezuela 

gallery

  • The entrance to the stadium

  • Stadium during a Tampa Bay Buccaneers game in 2005

  • The pirate ship in the pirate stadium

  • NCAA football game between the USF Bulls and the UCF Knights

  • Satellite image

and display information about the image
Panoramic view from the pirate ship into the stadium (June 2009)

See also

Web links

Commons : Raymond James Stadium  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Raymond James Stadium. In: stadiumsofprofootball.com. Retrieved February 9, 2020 .
  2. ^ Austin Knoblauch: Super Bowl LV relocated to Tampa; LA wants to host SB LVI. In: nfl.com. NFL , May 23, 2017, accessed February 9, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Jason Kirk: College football's silliest bowl game is relocating, and if we all behave, maybe they'll put a lawnmower on a pirate ship! In: sbnation.com. SB Nation, May 23, 2018, accessed February 9, 2020 .
  4. ↑ WWE and local dignitaries officially announce that WrestleMania 36 will take place in Tampa Bay in 2020. In: wwe.com. WWE , accessed February 9, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Concert list of Raymond James Stadium. In: setlist.fm. Retrieved February 9, 2020 .
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NFC

AT&T Stadium (Dallas Cowboys) | Bank of America Stadium (Carolina Panthers) | CenturyLink Field (Seattle Seahawks) | FedExField (Washington Football Team) | Ford Field (Detroit Lions) | Lambeau Field (Green Bay Packers) | Levi's Stadium (San Francisco 49ers) | Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia Eagles) | Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta Falcons) | Mercedes-Benz Superdome (New Orleans Saints) | MetLife Stadium (New York Giants) | Raymond James Stadium (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) | SoFi Stadium (Los Angeles Rams) | Soldier Field (Chicago Bears) | State Farm Stadium (Arizona Cardinals) | US Bank Stadium (Minnesota Vikings)

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