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Former names | Dolphin Stadium (1987, 2006 – 2008) Joe Robbie Stadium (1980 - 1986,1987 – 1996) Pro Player Park (1996) Pro Player Stadium[1] (1996 – 2005) Dolphins Stadium (2005 – 2006) Land Shark Stadium (2009 - 2010) Sun Life Stadium (2011 - 2016) New Miami Stadium (2016) Hard Rock Stadium (2016-) |
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Location | 2269 Dan Marino Boulevard Miami Gardens (Opa Locka), Florida 33169 |
Owner | H. Wayne Huizenga (50%) and Stephen M. Ross (50%) |
Capacity | 47,662 (1993 Baseball)* 42,531 (2001 Baseball)* 36,531 (2003 Baseball)* 36,331 (2006 Baseball)* 38,560 (2008 Baseball)* 74,916 (Soccer) 76,500 (2012 WWE Wrestling)* *Expandable to approximately 68,000 for baseball |
Field size | Left Field – 330 ft/100.6 m Left-Center – 361 ft/110 m Center Field – 404 ft/123.1 m Right-Center – 361 ft/110 m Right Field – 345 ft/105.1 m Backstop – 58 ft/17.7 m |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Started | December 1, 1985 |
Opened | August 16, 1987 |
Construction cost | $115 million |
Architect | HOK Sport |
Tenants | |
Miami Dolphins (NFL) (1987 – present) Florida Marlins (MLB) (1993 –2011) Florida Atlantic Owls (NCAA) (2001 – 2002) FedEx Orange Bowl (1996 – 1998), (2000 – present) Blockbuster/Carquest/MicronPC/Champs Sports Bowl (1990 – 2000) University of Miami Hurricanes (NCAA) (2008 – present) |
Hard Rock Stadium is a stadium where football, soccer, and other sports are played. The stadium is in Miami Gardens, Florida, which is part of the Miami metropolitan area. It replaced the Orange Bowl, Miami's other football stadium. The Miami Dolphins (pro football) and the Miami Hurricanes (University of Miami football) both play in the stadium. Also, Major League Baseball's Miami Marlins, then known as the Florida Marlins, played there from their first season in 1993 through the 2011 season, after they moved to Marlins Park, a stadium built for baseball at the former Orange Bowl site.[2]
Since it was built, six Super Bowls (Super Bowl XXIII, Super Bowl XXIX, Super Bowl XXXIII, Super Bowl XLI, Super Bowl XLIV, Super Bowl LIV), two World Series (1997 World Series and 2003 World Series), and three BCS National Championship Games (2001 Orange Bowl, 2005 Orange Bowl, 2009 BCS National Championship Game) and 2012 WWE WrestleMania XXVIII have been held in the stadium.[source?]