Northwest Stadium in Landover, MD

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Northwest Stadium

Home of the Washington Commanders

Landover, MD

Still to visit

Teams

  • Washington Commanders

    NFL · football

    1997–present

Also known as FedExField · Jack Kent Cooke Stadium · Commanders Field

Stadium facts

Capacity
64,000
Current seating. The page says the stadium held 91,000, the NFL's largest, from 2004 until 2010. Former figures include 80,116 for 1997–1999.Source for capacity
Opened
September 14, 1997
Opened with a game against the Arizona Cardinals, as Jack Kent Cooke Stadium.Source for opened
Surface
Bermuda grass
Source for surface
Cost
$251 million
Construction cost on the stadium page.Source for cost

Names and sponsors

  • Jack Kent Cooke Stadium

    1997–1999

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  • Redskins Stadium

    1999–1999

    Infobox lists this name for 1999, overlapping the start of FedExField.

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  • FedExField

    1999–2024

    The lead says the stadium was known as FedExField from 1999 until 2024.

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  • Commanders Field

    2024–2024

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  • Northwest Stadium

    Current name. The lead does not give the year the Northwest name began, so no start year is stored.

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Timeline

  1. 1997

  2. 1998

  3. 2004

  4. 2004

  5. 2011

  6. 2024

September 14, 1997

Opening

The stadium opened on September 14, 1997, with a game against the Arizona Cardinals. It was Jack Kent Cooke Stadium. The construction cost on the page is $251 million.

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Seating chart

Approximate — not an official seating chart.

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