MetLife Stadium

MetLife Stadium

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Aerial view from northwest in 2014
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Former names	New Meadowlands Stadium (2010–2011) New York New Jersey Stadium (2026 FIFA World Cup)
Address	1 MetLife Stadium Drive
Location	East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.
Coordinates	40°48′48.7″N 74°4′27.7″W
Elevation	7 feet (2 m) AMSL
Owner	New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority
Operator	New Meadowlands Stadium Company, LLC
Capacity	82,500 80,663 (2026 FIFA World Cup)
Surface	UBU Speed S5-M (2010–2022) FieldTurf CORE (2023–present)
Screens	Four 30 ft × 118 ft (9 m × 36 m) big-screen monitors One 360 degree ribbon board display
Record attendance	93,000 (12th Siyum HaShas, August 1, 2012) Concert: 89,106 (Ed Sheeran +-=÷x Tour, June 11, 2023) American Football: 83,367 (New York Jets @ New York Giants, October 29, 2023) College football: 82,285 (122nd Army–Navy Game, December 11, 2021) Soccer: 82,566 (Manchester United vs. West Ham United, July 26, 2025)
Public transit	Meadowlands   Meadowlands Rail Line NJT Bus: 353 Coach USA: 351
Construction
Groundbreaking	September 5, 2007 (2007-09-05)
Built	2008–2010
Opened	April 10, 2010 (2010-04-10)
Cost	$1.6 billion ($2.36 billion in 2025 dollars)
Architects	360 Architecture EwingCole Rockwell Group Bruce Mau Design, Inc.
Project manager	Hammes Company Sports Development
Structural engineer	Thornton Tomasetti
General contractor	Skanska
Main contractor	Structal–Heavy Steel Construction
Tenants
New York Giants (NFL) (2010–present) New York Jets (NFL) (2010–present) New York Guardians (XFL) (2020)
Website
metlifestadium.com

MetLife Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, five miles (8 km) west of New York City. Opened in 2010, it replaced Giants Stadium and serves as the home for the New York Giants and New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). At an approximate cost of $1.6 billion, it was the most expensive stadium built in the U.S. at the time of its completion. It is the largest stadium in New Jersey and the New York metro area with a capacity of over 82,000, and is the largest venue in the NFL.

MetLife hosted Super Bowl XLVIII in February 2014. It also hosted nine matches during the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, including the final, and hosted eight matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including its final. During the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the stadium was temporarily renamed New York New Jersey Stadium.

MetLife Stadium is one of two stadiums shared by two NFL teams; the other is SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, home to the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers. Additionally, MetLife Stadium is the fifth building in the New York metropolitan area to be home to multiple teams from the same sports league, after the Polo Grounds, which was home to the baseball Giants and Yankees from 1913 to 1922; the third Madison Square Garden, which hosted the NHL's Rangers and Americans from 1926 to 1942; Shea Stadium, which housed both the Mets and Yankees during the 1974 and 1975 seasons and both the Jets and Giants in 1975; and Giants Stadium, which hosted both the Giants and Jets from 1984 to 2009.