Empower Field at Mile High

Home of the Denver Broncos

Denver, CO

Still to visit

Teams

Denver Broncos
NFL · football
2001–present

Also known as Mile High Stadium · Invesco Field at Mile High · Sports Authority Field at Mile High

Stadium facts

Capacity: 76,125; Football capacity. Concerts are listed at 85,000-plus.Source for capacity
Record attendance: 85,233; Ed Sheeran, +–=÷× Tour, August 19, 2023.Source for record attendance
Opened: August 11, 2001; Ground broken August 17, 1999.Source for opened
Surface: Kentucky bluegrass; 2015 through the present. Desso GrassMaster is listed for 2001–2015.Source for surface
Cost: $400.9 million; Construction cost on the stadium page.Source for cost

Names and sponsors

Invesco Field at Mile High
2001–2011
Infobox short form is Invesco Field.
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Sports Authority Field at Mile High
2011–2018
Infobox short form is Sports Authority Field.
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Broncos Stadium at Mile High
2018–2019
Infobox short form is Broncos Stadium.
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Empower Field at Mile High
2019–present
No dollar terms for the naming deals were taken from the page. The old Mile High Stadium is a different building and is not a former name of this one.
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Timeline

2001
2001
2005
2007
2012
2013
2023

September 1, 2001

First football game

The first football game in the new stadium was a college game on September 1, 2001, the Rocky Mountain Showdown. Colorado beat Colorado State 41–14 in front of 75,022. The NFL opener came nine days later.

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