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It opened in 1999 as Cleveland Browns Stadium and was known as FirstEnergy Stadium from 2013 to 2023 before briefly reverting to its original name until 2024. The initial seating capacity was listed at 73,200 people, but following the first phase of a two-year renovation project in 2014, was reduced to the current capacity of 67,431.
The stadium opened in 1931 and is best known as the long-time home of the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1932 to 1993 (including 1932–1946 when games were split between League Park and Cleveland Stadium), and the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL), from 1946 to 1995, in addition to hosting other ...
The old stadium was demolished in late 1996 and early 1997 and Cleveland Browns Stadium (now known as Huntington Bank Field) was built on the same site, opening in August 1999. While multiple teams threatened to move to Cleveland or were mentioned as considering it, the league chose in 1998 to return the team via an expansion draft and the team ...
The stadium, which opened in 1999 with the team's expansion rebirth, was simply known as Cleveland Browns Stadium until 2013. That's when FirstEnergy Corp. agreed to a 17-year, $107-million deal ...
The Browns' 65,000-seat lakefront stadium had been known as Cleveland Browns Stadium after an agreement with FirstEnergy Corp. ended in 2023. FirstEnergy’s partnership with the team came under ...
Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam, left and center, watch practice with executive vice president J.W. Johnson, right, during minicamp, Thursday, June 13, 2024, in Berea.
Cleveland Stadium, where the Browns played until 1995.. In 1975, knowing that Municipal Stadium was costing the city more than $300,000 a year to operate, then-Browns owner Art Modell signed a 25-year lease in which he agreed to incur these expenses in exchange for quasi-ownership of the stadium, a portion of his annual profits, and capital improvements to the stadium at his expense. [7]
Browns Stadium Lawsuit FILE - Cleveland Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam speak during an NFL football training camp practice in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., July 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki ...