Sports Illustrated Stadium
Sports Illustrated Stadium, known before December 2024 as Red Bull Arena, is a soccer[a] stadium in Harrison, New Jersey in the United States. It is home to two teams that each play in the top level of American soccer—the New York Red Bulls, a men's team playing in Major League Soccer, and NJ/NY Gotham FC, which plays in the National Women's Soccer League.
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| Former names | Red Bull Arena (2010–2024) |
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| Location | Harrison, New Jersey |
| Owner | Red Bull GmbH |
| Capacity | 25,000 |
| Surface | lawn |
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| Built | 2006 -2010 |
| Opened | 20 March 2010, New York Red Bulls - FC Santos (3:1) |
| Architect | Rossetti Architects |
The construction started in 2006, but through differences of the clubowner and the state of New Jersey there was a delay. After the former Metro Stars were bought by the Red Bull company, the stadium was opened on March 20, 2010 with a friendly match of the NY Red Bulls versus FC Santos from Brazil. One week later the first league match was held in the new stadium versus Chicago Fire. The stadium has 30 luxury suites and 1,000 premium seats. The design is customized to the design of the owner company, Red Bull.
On December 11, 2024, the Red Bulls announced that the stadium would be renamed Sports Illustrated Stadium. The renaming is part of a partnership between the team and Sports Illustrated Tickets, an online ticketing platform that licenses the name of the famed magazine from the magazine's owner.[1]
Footnotes
change- ↑ In American English, association football is referred to as "soccer". The word "football" refers to American football.
References
change- ↑ "New York Red Bulls and Sports Illustrated Tickets Announce Historic, 13-Year Partnership and Unveil Sports Illustrated Stadium" (Press release). New York Red Bulls. December 11, 2024. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
Other websites
change- Red Bull Arena Homepage Archived 2008-09-12 at the Wayback Machine
- See also:Red Bull Arena (Salzburg)
