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Appearance move to sidebar hide Coordinates: 40°48′49″N 74°4′28″W / 40.81361°N 74.07444°W / 40.81361; -74.07444 From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia MetLife Stadium

Former names	New Meadowlands Stadium (2010)
Location	One MetLife Stadium Dr.East Rutherford, New Jersey 07073United States
Coordinates	40°48′49″N 74°4′28″W / 40.81361°N 74.07444°W / 40.81361; -74.07444
Owner	New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority
Operator	MetLife Stadium Company, LLC(joint venture between the New York Giants and New York Jets)
Executive suites	218
Capacity	80,566[1][2]
Recordattendance	80,676 WWE's (Wrestlemania 29, 7 April 2013 [3])
Surface	FieldTurf
Construction
Started	September 5, 2007[4]
Opened	April 10, 2010[5]
Construction cost	$1.6 billion($1.99billion in 2026 dollars[6])
Architect	360 ArchitectureEwingColeRockwell GroupBruce Mau Design, Inc.
Project manager	Hammes Company Sports Development
Structural engineer	Thornton Tomasetti
General contractor	Skanska AB[7]
Tenants
New York Giants (NFL) (2010–present)New York Jets (NFL) (2010–present)Big City Classic (NCAA) (2010–present)WrestleMania 29 (WWE) (2013)Super Bowl XLVIII (NFL) (2014)

MetLife Stadium is the home multi-purpose football stadium of the New York Giants and New York Jets. It is in East Rutherford, New Jersey, part of the New York metropolitan area. It is located near the site of Giants Stadium, which was the home stadium of the New York Giants from 1976 until December 2009 and the New York Jets from 1984 until January 2010. It opened on April 10, 2010.[5] It is one of the two NFL stadiums shared by two teams.

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1. ↑ "Seating & Maps". www.metlifestadium.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-26. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
2. ↑ "About Us". www.metlifestadium.com. Archived from the original on 2023-10-03. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
3. ↑ "WrestleMania 29". WWE.[permanent dead link]
4. ↑ Mike, Garafolo (September 5, 2007). "Giants and Jets Break Ground on New Stadium...Finally". The Star-Ledger. Newark. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
5. 1 2 "New Stadium, a Football Palace, Opens Saturday With Lacrosse".
6. ↑ 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 April 16, 2022.
7. ↑ "New Meadowlands Stadium, USA - About us - Skanska".[permanent dead link]

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v t e Stadiums of the National Football League
AFC	East North South West Highmark Stadium (Buffalo Bills) Hard Rock Stadium (Miami Dolphins) Gillette Stadium (New England Patriots) MetLife Stadium1 (New York Jets) M&T Bank Stadium (Baltimore Ravens) Paycor Stadium (Cincinnati Bengals) Huntington Bank Field (Cleveland Browns) Acrisure Stadium (Pittsburgh Steelers) NRG Stadium (Houston Texans) Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis Colts) EverBank Stadium (Jacksonville Jaguars) Nissan Stadium (Tennessee Titans) Empower Field at Mile High (Denver Broncos) Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City Chiefs) Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas Raiders) SoFi Stadium2 (Los Angeles Chargers)
NFC	East North South West AT&T Stadium (Dallas Cowboys) MetLife Stadium1 (New York Giants) Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia Eagles) Northwest Stadium (Washington Commanders) Soldier Field (Chicago Bears) Ford Field (Detroit Lions) Lambeau Field (Green Bay Packers) U.S. Bank Stadium (Minnesota Vikings) Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta Falcons) Bank of America Stadium (Carolina Panthers) Caesars Superdome (New Orleans Saints) Raymond James Stadium (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) State Farm Stadium (Arizona Cardinals) SoFi Stadium2 (Los Angeles Rams) Levi's Stadium (San Francisco 49ers) Lumen Field (Seattle Seahawks)
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