The Cathedral of American Soccer[1] The Fortress | |
Former names | Red Bull Park (2006–08) (prior to opening) |
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Address | 600 Cape May Street |
Location | Harrison, New Jersey |
Coordinates | 40°44′12″N 74°9′1″W / 40.73667°N 74.15028°W |
Public transit | PATH: Harrison NJT Bus: 40 |
Owner | Hudson County Improvement Authority[2] |
Operator | Red Bull GmbH |
Capacity | 25,000[3] |
Field size | 120 yd × 75 yd (110 m × 69 m) |
Surface | Kentucky Bluegrass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | September 19, 2006 |
Opened | March 20, 2010 |
Construction cost | $200 million[4] |
Architect | Rossetti Architects[5] |
Structural engineer | Paulus, Sokolowski & Sartor, LLC.[5] |
Services engineer | URS Corporation[6] |
General contractor | Hunter Roberts Construction Group[5] |
Tenants | |
New York Red Bulls (MLS) (2010–present) NJ/NY Gotham FC (NWSL) (2020–present) New York Red Bulls II (MLSNP) (2015–2016, 2018, 2020) New York City FC (MLS) (2020–2022, 2024, part-time) | |
Website | |
newyorkredbulls.com/redbullarena |
Red Bull Arena is a soccer-specific stadium in Harrison, New Jersey, that is home to the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer and NJ/NY Gotham FC of the National Women's Soccer League.[7] Featuring a transparent partial roof, it is located on the waterfront in the Riverbend District of Harrison[8] across the Passaic River from Newark and approximately 7 miles (12 km) west of Lower Manhattan, New York City. With a seating capacity of 25,000, it is the sixth-largest soccer-specific stadium in the United States and in Major League Soccer.[9]