Bank of America Stadium
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The stadium before a 2015 game
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| Former names | Panthers Stadium (planning) Carolinas Stadium (planning) Ericsson Stadium (1996–2004) |
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| Address | 800 South Mint Street |
| Location | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35°13′33″N 80°51′10″W / 35.22583°N 80.85278°WCoordinates: 35°13′33″N 80°51′10″W / 35.22583°N 80.85278°W |
| Public transit | Stonewall |
| Owner | Panthers Stadium LLC |
| Operator | Panthers Stadium LLC |
| Executive suites | 153 |
| Capacity | 75,412 (2015-present) 74,455 (2014) 73,778 (2008-2013) 73,504 (2007) 73,298 (2005-2006) 73,250 (1998-2004) 73,248 (1997) 72,685 (1996) |
| Field size | 132 yds long x 93 yards wide (121 x 80 m) |
| Surface | Voyager Bermuda Grass |
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| Broke ground | April 22, 1994 |
| Opened | September 1, 1996 (regular season) August 3, 1996 (preseason) |
| Renovated | 2007, 2014-2016 |
| Expanded | 1997-1998, 2005, 2007-2008, 2014-2015 |
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$248 million ($379 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Architect | Populous (then HOK Sport) |
| Structural engineer | Bliss and Nyitray, Inc. |
| Services engineer | Lockwood Greene |
| General contractor | Turner/F.N. Thompson |
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Carolina Panthers (NFL) (1996–present) Belk Bowl (NCAA) (2002–present) |
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Bank of America Stadium is a 75,412-seat football stadium located on 33 acres (13 ha) in uptown Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. It is the home facility and headquarters of the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League. The stadium opened in 1996 as Ericsson Stadium before Bank of America purchased the naming rights in 2004. In addition to the Panthers, the stadium hosts the annual Belk Bowl, which features teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and was supposed to host the annual ACC Championship Game through at least 2019, however the game was moved as of 2016. The largest crowd to ever attend a football game at the stadium was on December 5, 2015 when 74,514 fans watched the Clemson Tigers defeat the North Carolina Tar Heels 45-37 in the 2015 ACC Championship Game. It has been called "[A] classic American stadium," by Panthers president Danny Morrison due to its bowl design and other features. The stadium will celebrate its 20th anniversary during the 2016-17 NFL season.
The Panthers organization considered several possible sites for the stadium's location before choosing the Charlotte center city site. Part of the site was occupied by the historic Good Samaritan Hospital. One alternative was near NASCAR's Charlotte Motor Speedway and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in northeast Mecklenburg County. Another was at the intersection of I-85 and US 74 in western Gaston County. A popular option was to locate the facility near Carowinds amusement park, with the 50 yard line being on the state border of North Carolina and South Carolina.
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