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Pro Player Stadium

Hard Rock Stadium
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Former names Joe Robbie Stadium
(1987–1996)
Pro Player Park
(1996)
Pro Player Stadium
(1996–2005)
Dolphins Stadium
(2005–2006)
Dolphin Stadium
(2006–2009)
Land Shark Stadium
(2009–2010)
Sun Life Stadium
(2010–2016)
Address 347 Don Shula Drive
Location Miami Gardens, Florida
Coordinates 25°57′29″N 80°14′20″W / 25.95806°N 80.23889°W / 25.95806; -80.23889Coordinates: 25°57′29″N 80°14′20″W / 25.95806°N 80.23889°W / 25.95806; -80.23889
Parking 26,718 cars
Owner Stephen M. Ross (95%)
H. Wayne Huizenga (5%)
Operator Miami Dolphins
Capacity 65,326 (Football)
78,363 (Wrestling)
Record attendance 80,120
(2013 BCS National Championship Game)
Surface Platinum TE Paspalum
Construction
Broke ground December 1, 1985
Opened August 16, 1987
Construction cost US$115 million
($242 million in 2017 dollars)
Architect Populous (then HOK Sport); HOK (2016 renovation)
Project manager George A. Fuller Company
Structural engineer Bliss & Nyitray Inc.
Services engineer Blum Consulting Engineers
General contractor Huber, Hunt & Nichols
Tenants
Miami Dolphins (NFL) (1987–present)
Russell Athletic Bowl (NCAA) (1990–2000)
Florida Marlins (MLB) (1993–2011)
Orange Bowl (NCAA) (1996–present)
Florida Atlantic Owls (NCAA) (2001–2002)
Miami Hurricanes (NCAA) (2008–present)
Website
hardrockstadium.com

Hard Rock Stadium is a multipurpose football stadium located in Miami Gardens, Florida, a suburb north of Miami. It is the home stadium of the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL), and the Miami Hurricanes from the University of Miami. The facility also hosts the Orange Bowl, an annual college football bowl game. It was the home to the Florida Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB), now known as the Miami Marlins, from 1993 to 2011.

The stadium has hosted five Super Bowls (XXIII, XXIX, XXXIII, XLI and XLIV), the 2010 Pro Bowl, two World Series (1997 and 2003), four BCS National Championship Games (2001, 2005, 2009, 2013), the second round of the 2009 World Baseball Classic, and WrestleMania XXVIII. The stadium will host Super Bowl LIV in 2020.


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