State Farm Stadium
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State Farm Stadium Location in Arizona State Farm Stadium Location in the United States | |
| Former names | Cardinals Stadium (August–September 2006) University of Phoenix Stadium (2006–2018) |
|---|---|
| Address | 1 Cardinals Drive |
| Location | Glendale, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 33°31′41″N 112°15′47″W / 33.528°N 112.263°W |
| Parking | 14,000 on-site parking spaces |
| Owner | Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority |
| Operator | ASM Global[1] |
| Executive suites | 88 |
| Capacity | 63,400 (expandable to 72,200; standing room to 78,600[2][3]) |
| Surface | Natural grass: Tifway 419 Hybrid Bermuda |
| Roof | Retractable |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | April 12, 2003 |
| Opened | August 1, 2006 |
| Renovated | 2014, 2017 |
| Construction cost | $455 million[4] ($710 million in 2024 dollars[5]) |
| Architect | Eisenman Architects Populous (then HOK Sport) |
| Structural engineer | TLCP Structural, Inc. (bowl)[6] Walter P Moore[7] and roof designed by Walter P Moore[8] |
| Services engineer | M-E Engineers, Inc.[9] |
| General contractor | Hunt Construction Group[10] |
| Tenants | |
| Arizona Cardinals (NFL) 2006–present Fiesta Bowl (NCAA) 2007–present | |
| Website | |
| statefarmstadium.com | |
State Farm Stadium is a multi-purpose retractable roof stadium in Glendale, Arizona, United States, west of Phoenix. It is the home of the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL) and the annual Fiesta Bowl. It replaced Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe as the home of the Cardinals, and is adjacent to Desert Diamond Arena, former home of the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League.
The stadium has been the host of the Fiesta Bowl since 2007. It hosted two BCS National Championship games in 2007 and 2011 respectively. It hosted the College Football Playoff National Championship in 2016, three Super Bowls (2008, 2015, and 2023), as well as the Pro Bowl in 2015. It also hosted the final game of the 2025 NFL Wild Card weekend for the Los Angeles Rams against the Minnesota Vikings due to the Southern California Wildfires going on at the time. For soccer, it was one of the stadiums for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup also the first semi-final of the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup, the Copa América Centenario in 2016 and the 2024 Copa América in 2024. For basketball, it hosted the NCAA Men's Final Four in 2017 and 2024.
The stadium opened in 2006 as Cardinals Stadium. Later that year in September, the University of Phoenix acquired naming rights, renaming it University of Phoenix Stadium, in what was then a 20-year agreement. It was renamed in September 2018 for insurance company State Farm, which has an 18-year naming rights deal.[11][12]
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- ^ "The Big Game On the Horizon". Buccaneers.com. February 9, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2008.
- ^ Auburn Claims SEC's Fifth Straight National Title By Dropping Oregon On Late Field Goal
- ^ University of Phoenix Stadium Archived 2010-02-10 at the Wayback Machine Funding & Economic Impact
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ "The University of Phoenix Stadium Sets New Standards". STRUCTURE magazine. February 1, 2008. Archived from the original on May 26, 2012. Retrieved May 12, 2012.
- ^ Emporis.com – University of Phoenix Stadium
- ^ Gannon, Todd (2008). Eisenman Architects/University of Phoenix Stadium for the Arizona Cardinals. New York: Princeton Architectural Press. p. 100.
- ^ M-E Engineers, Inc. - Projects Archived 2012-05-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Don Muret (September 18, 2006). "The Cardinals Signature Stadium". Sports Business Journal. Archived from the original on February 2, 2013.
- ^ Urban, Darren (September 4, 2018). "New Name For Cardinals' Nest: State Farm Stadium". AZCardinals.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
- ^ "Cardinals Reach Naming Rights Agreement with State Farm; Iconic Arizona Venue to be Known as State Farm Stadium". Newsroom.StateFarm.com (Press release). State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company. September 4, 2018. Retrieved September 26, 2018.