Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC

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Bank of America Stadium

Home of the Carolina Panthers

Charlotte, NC

Still to visit

Teams

  • Carolina Panthers

    NFL · football

    1996–present

Also known as Ericsson Stadium

Stadium facts

Capacity
75,037
Listed for 2025 through the present. The Panthers' facts page is cited.Source for capacity
Record attendance
82,193
Concert for Carolina, October 26, 2024.Source for record attendance
Opened
August 3, 1996
Ground broken April 22, 1994.Source for opened
Surface
FieldTurf
FieldTurf Vertex CORE.Source for surface
Cost
$500 million
Figure in the infobox cost field.Source for cost

Names and sponsors

  • Ericsson Stadium

    1996–2004

    Planning names on the page were Panthers Stadium and Carolinas Stadium.

    Source
  • Bank of America Stadium

    2004–present

    No dollar terms for the naming deal were taken from the page.

    Source
  • The Fortress

    Nickname

    Also listed with The Bank and BofA.

    Source

Timeline

  1. 1996

  2. 2006

  3. 2010

  4. 2015

  5. 2023

  6. 2024

August 3, 1996

Opens as Ericsson Stadium

The stadium opened on August 3, 1996, as Ericsson Stadium. The page lists a cost of $500 million and says college football has been played there since that first year. Bank of America Stadium is the name from 2004.

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Upcoming schedule

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Seating chart

Approximate — not an official seating chart.

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