SoFi Stadium

SoFi Stadium
SoFi Stadium in 2023
SoFi Stadium is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
SoFi Stadium
SoFi Stadium
Location in the Los Angeles metro area
SoFi Stadium is located in California
SoFi Stadium
SoFi Stadium
Location in California
SoFi Stadium is located in the United States
SoFi Stadium
SoFi Stadium
Location in the United States
Former names
Address1001 South Stadium Drive
LocationInglewood, California, United States
Coordinates33°57′11″N 118°20′20″W / 33.953°N 118.339°W / 33.953; -118.339
Public transit
OwnerStadCo LA, LLC (a Kroenke Sports & Entertainment company)
Hollywood Park Land Company, LLC (a joint venture of The Flesher Group and Stockbridge Capital Group)[4]
OperatorStadCo LA, LLC[4]
Executive suites260[5]
Capacity70,240[6] (expandable up to 100,240 for major events)[7][8][9]
Acreage298 acres (121 ha) Whole Complex
SurfaceArtificial (Matrix Turf)[10]
Construction
Broke groundNovember 17, 2016
Built2016–2020
OpenedSeptember 8, 2020; 4 years ago (2020-09-08)[17]
Construction cost$5–6 billion (estimated, including development)[11]($5.89 billion-7.06 billion in 2023 dollars[12])
ArchitectHKS, Inc.
Project managerLegends Global Planning[13]
Structural engineerWalter P Moore Engineers and Consultants[14]
Services engineerHenderson Engineers, Inc.[15]
General contractorTurner/AECOM HuntJV[16]
Tenants
Los Angeles Rams (NFL) 2020–present
Los Angeles Chargers (NFL) 2020–present
LA Bowl (NCAA) 2021–present
Website
sofistadium.com

SoFi Stadium (/ˈsoʊfaɪ/ SOH-fy)[18] is a 70,240-seat sports and entertainment indoor-outdoor stadium in the Los Angeles County suburb of Inglewood, California, United States. SoFi occupies the former site of the Hollywood Park Racetrack, 0.15 miles (0.24 km) southeast of the Kia Forum, 0.2 miles (0.32 km) northwest of Intuit Dome, and 3 miles (4.8 km) from Los Angeles International Airport.

Opened in September 2020, the fixed-roof stadium is home to the National Football League (NFL)'s Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers, as well as the annual LA Bowl in college football. The stadium hosted Super Bowl LVI on February 13, 2022, the College Football Playoff National Championship on January 9, 2023, WrestleMania 39 from April 1 to 2, 2023, and the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup final on July 16, 2023. It is scheduled to host eight matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup,[19] Super Bowl LXI in 2027, and the opening ceremony and swimming events for the 2028 Summer Olympics.

The stadium complex is a component of Hollywood Park, a master planned neighborhood in development on the site of the former racetrack. Hollywood Park Casino re-opened in a new building on the property in October 2016, becoming the development's first establishment to open.[20] SoFi Stadium is one of two stadiums currently shared by a pair of NFL teams, the other being MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, shared by the New York Giants and New York Jets. It is the first stadium complex outside of the New York metropolitan area to host two NFL teams concurrently; the other three since the 1970 AFL–NFL merger have been Shea Stadium, Giants Stadium and MetLife Stadium. It is the fourth stadium complex in Greater Los Angeles shared by more than one team from the same league. The other venues have been Crypto.com Arena, which hosted both of the city's National Basketball Association (NBA) teams, the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers, from 1999 to 2024; Dignity Health Sports Park, which is home to Major League Soccer (MLS)'s LA Galaxy and the now-defunct Chivas USA from 2005 to 2014; and Dodger Stadium, which was shared by Major League Baseball (MLB)'s Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Angels from 1962 to 1965.

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