Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ

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Historical · NFL · NFL

Giants Stadium

Former home of the New York Giants and the New York Jets

East Rutherford, NJ

Still to visit

Teams

  • New York Giants

    NFL · football

    1976–2009

  • New York Jets

    NFL · football

    1984–2009

Also known as The Meadowlands

Stadium facts

Capacity
80,242
Listing for 2002–2010. The opening crowd is given as 76,042.Source for capacity
Opened
October 10, 1976
Final game January 3, 2010. Demolished from February 4 to August 10, 2010.Source for opened
Cost
$78 million
Source for cost

Names and sponsors

  • Giants Stadium

    1976–2010

    Source
  • The Meadowlands

    Nickname

    Source
  • Home of the New York Giants

    Nickname

    Source

Timeline

  1. 1976

  2. 1977

  3. 1984

  4. 1985

  5. 1994

  6. 2010

  7. 2010

October 10, 1976

Cowboys win the opener

Giants Stadium opened on October 10, 1976, and the Cowboys beat the Giants 24–14 before 76,042. It was week five of the Giants' season. They had shared Shea Stadium the year before.

Source

Upcoming schedule

This building is historic, so there is no upcoming home schedule.

Seating chart

Approximate — not an official seating chart.

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