Commanders Field
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Commanders Field is an American football stadium located in Landover, Maryland, 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Washington, D.C. The stadium is the home of the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). From 2004 until 2010, it had the NFL's largest seating capacity: over 91,000. By 2023, the capacity had been reduced to about 65,000.[13][14]
Former names | Jack Kent Cooke Stadium (1997–1999) Redskins Stadium (1999) FedExField (1999–2024) |
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Address | 1600 FedEx Way[1] |
Location | Landover, Maryland, U.S. |
Coordinates | 38°54′28″N 76°51′52″W |
Public transit |
Washington Metro at Morgan Boulevard |
Owner | Washington Commanders (Josh Harris) |
Operator | Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment (Non-NFL events) |
Executive suites | 257 |
Capacity | 65,000 (2023–present)
Former capacity: |
Surface | Bermuda grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | March 13, 1996 (1996-03-13)[8] |
Opened | September 14, 1997 (1997-09-14) |
Renovated | 2011, 2012 |
Expanded | 1998, 2000, 2005 |
Construction cost | $251 million ($476 million in 2023 dollars[9]) |
Architect | HOK Sport |
Structural engineer | Bliss & Nyitray, Inc |
Services engineer | M-E Engineers, Inc.[10] |
General contractor | Clark Construction[11] |
Main contractors | Driggs Construction Co.[12] |
Tenants | |
Washington Commanders (NFL) 1997–present | |
Website | |
commanders.com/stadium |
The stadium is owned and operated by the Commanders, with non-NFL events managed by team owner Josh Harris's company, Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment (HBSE). The stadium opened in 1997 as Jack Kent Cooke Stadium. FedEx Corporation purchased the naming rights in 1999, and the building was renamed FedExField. In 2024, FedEx relinquished those rights and the franchise temporarily applied the team name to the stadium while seeking a new sponsor.[15]