Lucas Oil Stadium
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| Address | 500 South Capitol Avenue |
|---|---|
| Location | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 39°45′36.2″N 86°9′49.7″W / 39.760056°N 86.163806°W |
| Public transit | 24 |
| Owner | Indiana Stadium and Convention Building Authority (State of Indiana)[1] |
| Operator | Capital Improvement Board of Managers of Marion County, Indiana |
| Executive suites | 139 |
| Capacity | Basketball: 70,000[2] American football: 63,000[3][4] Marching band: 24,000 (approx) |
| Surface | FieldTurf (2008–2018) Shaw Sports Momentum Pro (2018–2024) Hellas Matrix Turf (2024–present) |
| Roof | Retractable |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | September 20, 2005 |
| Opened | August 16, 2008 |
| Construction cost | US$720 million[5] ($1 billion in 2023 dollars[6]) |
| Architect | HKS, Inc. A2so4 Architecture[7] Browning Day Mullins Dierdorf, Inc.[8] |
| Project manager | John Klipsch Consulting LLC[9] |
| Structural engineer | Walter P Moore/Fink Roberts & Petrie[10] |
| Services engineer | Moore Engineers PC[11][12] |
| General contractor | Hunt/Smoot/Mezzetta[5] |
| Tenants | |
| Indianapolis Colts (NFL) (2008–present) Indy Eleven (USLC) (2018–2020) NFL Scouting Combine (2009–present) | |
| Website | |
| lucasoilstadium.com | |
Lucas Oil Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. It replaced the RCA Dome as the home field of the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). It opened on August 16, 2008.[13] The stadium was constructed to allow the removal of the RCA Dome and expansion of the Indiana Convention Center on its site. It is located on the south side of South Street, a block south of the former site of the RCA Dome. The stadium's naming rights belong to the Lucas Oil corporation.[14]
Architectural firm HKS, Inc. was responsible for the stadium's design, with Walter P Moore working as the Structural Engineer of Record. The stadium features a retractable roof and a large retractable window on one end, allowing the Colts to play both indoors and outdoors. The field surface was originally FieldTurf; it was replaced with Shaw Sports Momentum Pro in 2018.[15] In 2024, it became the first indoor NFL venue to use geofill when Hellas Matrix Turf was installed.[16] The exterior of the stadium is faced with a reddish-brown brick trimmed with Indiana limestone, similar to several other sports venues in the area, including Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Hinkle Fieldhouse and Corteva Coliseum.[17]
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- ^ "Lucas Oil Stadium". Browning Day Mullins Dierdorf, Inc. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
- ^ "Lucas Oil Stadium – Home of the Indianapolis Colts". John Klipsch Consulting LLC. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
- ^ "Lucas Oil Stadium". Emporis. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
- ^ "Super Bowl XLVI/Lucas Oil Stadium". ArchDaily. February 5, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
- ^ "Indianapolis International Airport Receives the 2009 Monumental Award". Kibi.org. November 19, 2009. Archived from the original on January 14, 2010. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
- ^ "Iscba Announces Lucas Oil Stadium Grand Opening Events" (Press release). ISCBA. June 23, 2008. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
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rightswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Indianapolis Colts - Lucas Oil Stadium". Shaw Sports Turf.
- ^ Follman, Hannah (July 9, 2024). "New turf inside Lucas Oil Stadium ahead of upcoming Colts season". Fox 59. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
- ^ "If You Build It..." (PDF). The Indianapolis Star. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 14, 2011. Retrieved January 10, 2012.