FedExField

Lore & Background

The stadium opened on August 9, 1997, as Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, named after the team's owner who died months before its opening. Daniel Snyder bought the team and stadium in May 1999, briefly renaming it Redskins Stadium before selling naming rights to FedEx; it was renamed FedExField on November 21, 1999. In July 2023, Snyder sold the team and stadium to a group headed by Josh Harris. In February 2024, FedEx opted out of its naming rights contract, and the stadium was temporarily renamed Commanders Field until a sponsorship with Northwest Federal Credit Union renamed it Northwest Stadium on August 27, 2024.

Reader's Guide

The stadium has five levels: the Lower Level (named after Bobby Mitchell), the Club Level (named after Joe Gibbs), the Upper Level (named after Pete Rozelle), and the Lower and Upper Suite Levels. It had 257 suites as of 2023. The stadium is about one mile (1.6 km) from the Morgan Boulevard station, the nearest Washington Metro station. It has hosted college football games (including the annual Prince George's Classic), international soccer matches (including six matches of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup), club soccer exhibitions, a rugby union match between New Zealand and the USA Eagles in 2021, and concerts. Its bid as a 2026 FIFA World Cup venue was rejected by FIFA in 2021.

Did You Know?

• The stadium had the NFL's largest capacity at 91,665 from 2004 until 2009 and currently seats 62,000.
• The stadium is owned and operated by the Commanders, with non-NFL events managed by Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment (HBSE).
• The stadium's original site was named Raljon after owner Jack Kent Cooke's sons Ralph and John.
• In 2022, a barrier in the away team tunnel gave way, causing fans to fall onto the field near the tunnel during a game against the New York Giants; no quarterback was directly involved in the collapse.