MetLife Stadium facts for kids

MetLife Stadium

Former names	New Meadowlands Stadium (2010)
Location	One MetLife Stadium Dr. East Rutherford, New Jersey 07073 United States
Coordinates	40°48′49″N 74°4′28″W
Broke ground	September 5, 2007
Opened	April 10, 2010
Owner	New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority
Operator	MetLife Stadium Company, LLC (joint venture between the New York Giants and New York Jets)
Surface	FieldTurf
Construction cost	$1.6 billion ($1.6 billion in 2019 dollars )
Architect	360 Architecture EwingCole Rockwell Group Bruce Mau Design, Inc.
Project Manager	Hammes Company Sports Development
Structural engineer	Thornton Tomasetti
General Contractor	Skanska AB
Capacity	80,566
Executive Suites	218
Record attendance	80,676 WWE's (Wrestlemania 29, 7 April 2013 )
Tenants
New York Giants (NFL) (2010–present) New York Jets (NFL) (2010–present) Big City Classic (NCAA) (2010–present) WrestleMania 29 (WWE) (2013) Super Bowl XLVIII (NFL) (2014)

MetLife Stadium is the home football stadium of the New York Giants and New York Jets. It is located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, part of the New York metropolitan area. It is located near the site of Giants Stadium, which was the home stadium of the New York Giants from 1976 until December 2009 and the New York Jets from 1984 until January 2010. It opened on April 10, 2010. It is the only NFL stadium shared by two teams. The stadium is the most expensive football stadium ever built, costing more than 1 billion dollars.

Images for kids

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  Metlife stadium (Aerial view)

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  View of MetLife Stadium (under construction) and Giants Stadium (on right) in July 2009

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  The exterior of MetLife Stadium, configured for a Giants game

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  Pre-game ceremony prior to the Jets-Cowboys game on September 11, 2011

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  Inside MetLife Stadium during the first-ever preseason game held there, between the Giants and Jets on August 16, 2010

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  80,676 fans pack MetLife Stadium for WrestleMania 29

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  Small scale replica of MetLife Stadium.