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Arrowhead Stadium
NFL football stadium in Missouri, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Arrowhead Stadium is an American football stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. It primarily serves as the home venue of the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). The stadium has been officially named GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium (pronounced G.E.H.A.) since March 2021, following a naming rights deal between GEHA and the Chiefs.[12] The agreement began at the start of the 2021 season and ends in January 2031 with the expiration of the leases for the Chiefs and Royals with Truman Sports Complex owner, the Jackson County Sports Complex Authority.[13]
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Full name | GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium |
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Address | 1 Arrowhead Drive |
Location | Kansas City, Missouri, United States |
Coordinates | 39°2′56″N 94°29′2″W |
Public transit | ![]() |
Owner | Jackson County Sports Complex Authority |
Operator | Kansas City Chiefs |
Executive suites | 128 |
Capacity | 76,416 (2010–present)[2]
Former capacity: |
Surface | TartanTurf (1972–1993) Latitude 36 Bermuda Grass (1994–2012) NorthBridge Bermudagrass (2013–present) [6] |
Construction | |
Broke ground | July 11, 1968; 56 years ago (July 11, 1968)[7] |
Opened | August 12, 1972; 51 years ago (1972-08-12) |
Renovated | 1991, 1994, 2007–2010 |
Expanded | 1995, 1997 |
Construction cost | US$43 million ($313 million in 2023 dollars[8]) US$375 million (2007–2010 renovation) ($524 million in 2023 dollars[8]) |
Architect | Kivett and Myers Populous (2007–2010 renovations)[9] |
Structural engineer | Bob D. Campbell & Co. Structural Engineers[10] |
General contractor | Sharp-Kidde-Webb Joint Venture[11] |
Tenants | |
Kansas City Chiefs (NFL) 1972–present Kansas City Wizards (MLS) 1996–2007 | |
Website | |
chiefs.com/stadium |
It is next door to Kauffman Stadium, home of Major League Baseball's Kansas City Royals in the Truman Sports Complex. Arrowhead Stadium has a seating capacity of 76,416, making it the 25th-largest stadium in the United States and the fourth-largest NFL stadium. It is also the largest sports facility by capacity in the state of Missouri. A $375 million renovation was completed in 2010. The stadium is scheduled to host matches for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and has hosted college football games, as well as other soccer games.