AT&T Stadium
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stadium in Arlington, Texas, U.S.
Key facts
- Former names
- Cowboys Stadium (2009–2013)
- Address
- 1 AT&T Way
- Location
- Arlington, Texas , U.S.
- Operator
- Dallas Cowboys
- Capacity
- 80,000 (expandable to over 100,000 with standing room)
- Roof
- Retractable
- Surface
- Hellas Matrix Turf with Helix Soft Top artificial turf
- Record attendance
- List Football: 105,121, September 20, 2009, Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants Basketball: 108,713, February 14, 2010, 2010 NBA All-Star Game Boxing: 72,300 (first fight), November 15, 2024, Paul vs. Tyson Professional wrestling: 131,372 , April 2 & 3 2022, WrestleMania 38
- Groundbreaking
- September 20, 2005 (20 years ago) ( 2005-09-20 )
- Built
- 2006–2009
- Opened
- May 27, 2009 (17 years ago) ( 2009-05-27 )
- Construction cost
- $ 1.3 billion , ($1.95 billion in 2025 dollars )
- Architect
- HKS, Inc.
- Project manager
- Blue Star Development/Jack Hill
- Structural engineer
- Walter P Moore Engineers and Consultants , Campbell & Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc.
- Services engineer
- M-E Engineers, Inc.
- General contractor
- Manhattan /Rayco/3i
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Encyclopedic overview
AT&T Stadium is a retractable roof stadium in Arlington, Texas, United States. It serves as the home of the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL), and was completed on May 27, 2009. It is also the home of the Cotton Bowl Classic and the Big 12 Championship Game, and hosted the Southwest Classic until 2024. The stadium is one of 11 US venues set to host matches during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The facility, owned by the City of Arlington, has also been used for a variety of other activities, such as concerts, basketball games, soccer, college and high-school football contests, rodeos, motocross, Spartan Races and professional wrestling. It replaced the partially covered Texas Stadium, which served as the Cowboys' home from 1971 through the 2008 season.
The stadium is widely referred to as Jerry World after Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, who originally envisioned it as a large entertainment venue. The stadium seats 80,000 people, but can be reconfigured to hold over 100,000 people by the use of standing room, making it the largest stadium in the NFL by seating capacity. Additional attendance is made possible by the Party Pass (open areas) sections behind the seats in each end zone that are positioned on a series of six elevated platforms connected by stairways. The record attendance for an NFL regular season game was set in 2009 with a crowd of 105,121. It also has twin video boards that are among the top 100 largest high-definition video screens in the world.
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