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| Former names | List
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|---|---|
| Address | 347 Don Shula Drive |
| Location | Miami Gardens, Florida, United States |
| Coordinates | 25°57′29″N 80°14′20″W / 25.95806°N 80.23889°W |
| Parking | 26,718 cars |
| Owner | Stephen M. Ross |
| Capacity | American Football: 64,767[1][2] Tennis: 14,000[3] Original: 75,000 |
| Record attendance | Football: 80,120 (2013 BCS National Championship Game) Baseball: 67,498 (1997 World Series Game 6) |
| Surface | Tifway 419 Bermuda grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | December 1, 1985 |
| Opened | August 16, 1987 |
| Construction cost | US $115 million ($326 million in 2023 dollars[4]) |
| Architect | HOK |
| Project manager | George A. Fuller Company[5] |
| Structural engineer | Bliss & Nyitray Inc. |
| Services engineer | Blum Consulting Engineers |
| General contractor | Huber, Hunt & Nichols[6] |
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| Website | |
| hardrockstadium.com | |
Hard Rock Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, United States. The stadium is the home field for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL) and the Miami Hurricanes, the University of Miami's NCAA Division I college football team.
The stadium has hosted six Super Bowls (XXIII, XXIX, XXXIII, XLI, XLIV, and LIV) the 2010 Pro Bowl,[7] two World Series (1997 and 2003), four BCS National Championship Games (2001, 2005, 2009, and 2013), one CFP National Championship (2021), one Copa América final (2024), the second round of the 2009 World Baseball Classic, and WrestleMania XXVIII.
In addition, the stadium hosts the Orange Bowl, an annual college football bowl game, and the Miami Open tennis tournament. Since 2022, the grounds of Hard Rock Stadium has also hosted the Miami International Autodrome, a temporary racing circuit used for Formula 1's Miami Grand Prix. The stadium will host multiple matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[8] It also hosted matches for the 2024 Copa América (including the final) and the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. From 1993 until 2011, the stadium also was the home field of the Florida Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB) until their move to LoanDepot Park in 2012.
The facility opened in 1987 as Joe Robbie Stadium and has been known by a number of names since: Pro Player Park, Pro Player Stadium, Dolphins Stadium, Dolphin Stadium, Land Shark Stadium, and Sun Life Stadium. In August 2016, the team sold the naming rights to Hard Rock Cafe Inc. for $250 million over 18 years; they will retain the naming rights until 2034.[9]
- ^ "FAQs". Miami Dolphins. Archived from the original on June 12, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
- ^ Akopyan, Manouk (January 18, 2015). "Dolphins unveil $400M renovation plan for Sun Life Stadium". National Football League. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
Sun Life Stadium's capacity will decrease from 76,018 to approximately 64,767 seats in 2017.
- ^ "Venue | Miami Open". www.miamiopen.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ Cosco, Joseph (August 2, 1985). "Head Of Dolphin Stadium Project Quietly Resigns". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on May 23, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2011.
- ^ Ballparks.com – Sun Life Stadium. Football.ballparks.com. Retrieved on June 19, 2012.
- ^ "2010 Pro Bowl moving to Miami, will be played before Super Bowl". NFL.com. December 30, 2008.
- ^ "Hard Rock Stadium selected as 2026 World Cup site – WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale". June 16, 2022. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
- ^ "Hard Rock Stadium - Facts, figures, pictures and more of the Miami Dolphins college football stadium". College Gridirons. Retrieved February 20, 2019.