Northwest Stadium

For the South African stadium, see North West Stadium.
Northwest Stadium
The stadium in 2023
Northwest Stadium is located in Maryland
Northwest Stadium
Northwest Stadium
Location in Maryland
Northwest Stadium is located in the United States
Northwest Stadium
Northwest Stadium
Location in the United States
Former namesJack Kent Cooke Stadium (1997–1999)
Redskins Stadium (1999)
FedExField (1999–2024)
Commanders Field (2024)
Address1600 Ring Road[1]
LocationLandover, Maryland, U.S.
Coordinates38°54′28″N 76°51′52″W / 38.90778°N 76.86444°W / 38.90778; -76.86444
Public transit Washington Metro
at Morgan Boulevard
OwnerWashington Commanders (Josh Harris)
OperatorHarris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment (Non-NFL events)
Executive suites257
Capacity62,000

Former capacity:

List
    • 58,000 (2021)[2]
    • 67,617 (2015–2021)[3][4]
    • 79,000 (2012–2015)[5]
    • 83,000 (2011)[5]
    • 91,704 (2009–2010)[6]
    • 91,665 (2004–2008)[6]
    • 86,484 (2001–2003)[6]
    • 85,407 (2000)[6]
    • 80,116 (1997–1999)[6]
SurfaceBermuda grass
Construction
Broke groundMarch 13, 1996 (1996-03-13)[7]
OpenedSeptember 14, 1997 (1997-09-14)
Expanded1998, 2000, 2005
Construction costUS$251 million
($476 million in 2023 dollars[8])
ArchitectHOK Sport
Structural engineerBliss & Nyitray, Inc
Services engineerM-E Engineers, Inc.[9]
General contractorClark Construction[10]
Main contractorsDriggs Construction Co.[11]
Tenants
Washington Commanders (NFL) 1997–present
Website
commanders.com/stadium

Northwest Stadium is an American football stadium in Landover, Maryland, located 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Washington, D.C. The stadium is the home of the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). From 2004 until 2010, it had the NFL's largest seating capacity at 91,000; it currently seats 62,000.[12] The stadium is owned and operated by the Commanders, with non-NFL events managed by team owner Josh Harris's company Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment (HBSE). The stadium opened in 1997 as Jack Kent Cooke Stadium. It was known as FedExField from 1999 until 2024, when FedEx relinquished its sponsorship. The stadium was temporarily known as Commanders Field until Northwest Federal Credit Union bought naming rights a few months later.

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  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Illuminating Engineering Society (1998). Lighting design & application: LD & A. Vol. 28. Illuminating Engineering Society. p. 39. Archived from the original on March 1, 2024. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  10. ^ "FedEx Field". Clark Construction Co. Archived from the original on August 12, 2011.
  11. ^ "Where a Stadium Soon Will Grow". The Washington Times. March 23, 1996. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
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