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Soccer-specific stadium which was the temporary home of the Chargers during the construction of SoFi Stadium. With a seating capacity of 27,000, it had under half the seats of the next smallest NFL stadium at the time, Soldier Field. Current home of the MLS's Los Angeles Galaxy. Grant Field: Atlanta Falcons: Atlanta, Georgia: 1969 1969
Soldier Field in Chicago is the oldest, having opened in 1924; however, the Bears did not play at Soldier Field until 1971 and did not play there in 2002 while the stadium was under reconstruction, and thus the oldest continuously operating stadium in the NFL is Lambeau Field, hosting the Green Bay Packers since its opening in 1957.
In 1970, the NFL ruled that all teams must play in stadiums that seated more than 50,000 fans, and the Bears were forced to leave Wrigley Field. Ultimately, a deal to play permanently at Dyche Stadium fell through, forcing the Bears to return to Wrigley for the remainder of the 1970 season.
The stadium has a football capacity of 62,500, making it the smallest stadium in the NFL. Soldier Field is also the oldest stadium established in the NFL and 3rd oldest in MLS. The stadium's interior was rebuilt as part of a major renovation project in 2002, which modernized the facility but lowered its seating capacity, eventually causing it ...
The NFL season (thankfully) is here, so there's no better time to rewrite the stadium power rankings entering the 2016 campaign. Scroll through the gallery below and find the old, the new, the ...
Year opened: 2009. Capacity: 80,000 (expandable to 100,000). Surface: SoftTop Matrix Turf. Cowboys’ record there: 77-50. Super Bowls hosted: 1 (45/XLV, 2011) "They call it ‘Jerry World ...
The NFL preseason (thankfully) is around the corner, so there's no better time to rewrite the stadium power rankings entering the 2015 campaign. Scroll through the gallery above and find the old ...
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