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Giants Stadium
The Meadowlands
Image:Giantsstadiumlogo.gif
Aerial view of Giants Stadium.
Location 10 Murray Hill Parkway, East Rutherford, New Jersey 07073
Broke ground 1972
Opened 1976
Owner New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority
Operator New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority
Surface FieldTurf
Construction cost $78 million
Architect HNTB
Tenants New York Giants (NFL) (1976-2009)
New York Jets (NFL) (1984-2009)
MetroStars / New York Red Bulls (MLS) (1996-2008)

New Orleans Saints (NFL) (2005)(One Game)
New York Cosmos (NASL) (1977-1984)
New Jersey Generals (USFL) (1983-1985)
NY/NJ Knights (WLAF) (1991-1992)
NY/NJ Hitmen (XFL) (2001)
Garden State Bowl (NCAA) (1978-1981)
Capacity 80,242

Giants Stadium, frequently referred to as The Meadowlands, is the home stadium for the defending Super Bowl Champion New York Giants and New York Jets football teams of the NFL, and the New York Red Bulls soccer team of MLS. The 1972 NFL season was the 53rd Regular season of the National Football League. The 1976 NFL season was the 57th Regular season of the National Football League. FieldTurf Tarkett, a division of Tarkett Inc is a Peachtree City GA -based company that manufactures and installs Artificial turf playing surfaces identified The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been HNTB Corporation (Formerly Howard Needles Tammen & Bergendoff is an architecture and engineering consulting firm headquartered in Kansas City Missouri that has designed many The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York City suburb of East Rutherford New Jersey. 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The Garden State Bowl was an annual post-season College football Bowl game played at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford New Jersey, from The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 A modern stadium (plural stadiums or stadia in English is a place or venue for (mostly outdoor Sports Concerts or other events consisting The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York City suburb of East Rutherford New Jersey. The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. Red Bull New York is an American professional soccer organization based in New Jersey that fields a team in Major League Soccer called the Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Major League Soccer ( MLS) is the top-flight professional Soccer league in the United States and Canada with 14 teams 13 in the U It is located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, a suburb of Newark in the Meadowlands Sports Complex, which also hosts the Meadowlands Racetrack and the Izod Center (known as the Continental Airlines Arena until October 2007). East Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. Newark may refer to Places Canada Niagara-on-the-Lake Ontario, once called Newark (population 13839 at the 2001 census The Meadowlands Sports Complex is a sports and entertainment facility located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, owned and operated by the New Jersey Sports and The Meadowlands Racetrack is a Horse racing track at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States. The Izod Center (formerly Brendan Byrne Arena, and later Continental Airlines Arena) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the Maximum seating capacity is 80,242, making it the second-largest NFL stadium behind FedEx Field. Seating capacity refers to the number FedExField (originally Jack Kent Cooke Stadium) is a football Stadium located in Landover, an unincorporated community near the Capital It is also the ninth-oldest stadium used by an NFL team. The stadium was one of the two U. S. sites for Live Earth 2007. Live Earth is an annual event developed to to combat climate change. Giants Stadium will be closed and demolished in 2010 when the New Meadowlands Stadium opens.

Contents

History

Giants Stadium was the first major league sporting venue in New Jersey (though the Brooklyn Dodgers had played some home games in Jersey City in 1957), and its success, along with that of the Giants in the 1980s was a major impetus behind increased pride and enthusiasm among New Jersey residents. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Jersey City is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989.

Because the Jets play in a stadium named for another NFL team, the Jets officially refer to the site as simply The Meadowlands, as do all official NFL and team game notes regarding Jets home games.

First year in business

Giants Stadium opened on October 10, 1976, as 76,042 fans witnessed a loss by the Giants to the Dallas Cowboys. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National College football made its debut at Giants Stadium on October 23, 1976, with Rutgers University defeating Columbia 47-0. College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rutgers The State University of New Jersey (also known as Rutgers University) is the largest institution for higher education in the state of New Jersey Columbia University is a private University in the United States and a member of the Ivy League.

The Jets move in

The New York Jets played their first home game of the 1977 season (a 20-12 loss to the Baltimore Colts on September 25) at the stadium. The 1977 New York Jets season was the 18th season for the team and the 8th in the National Football League. The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis Indiana. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France [1]

In 1984, the Jets became co-tenants with the Giants, having departed their former home, Shea Stadium, in Queens. William A Shea Municipal Stadium, usually shortened to Shea Stadium or just Shea (ʃeɪ̪ is a Stadium located in the New York City borough [2]

Thanks largely to the dual occupancy of Giants Stadium by two NFL teams since 1984, it has surpassed Wrigley Field (home of the Chicago Bears for fifty seasons) as the venue to have hosted more NFL games than any other in league history. Wrigley Field is a Baseball Stadium in Chicago, Illinois, United States that has served as the home ballpark of the Chicago The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois.

(Wrigley Field still has hosted more professional football games than Giants Stadium. . . as per Wikipedia article on Wrigley Field. Though the # of games played in either stadium is unknown to the author at this time. )

Other pro football teams that have used Giants Stadium

Other professional football teams that have called Giants Stadium home over the years include the New Jersey Generals of the USFL; the New York/New Jersey Knights of the World League of American Football; and the New York/New Jersey Hitmen of the XFL. The New Jersey Generals were a franchise of the United States Football League (USFL established in 1982 to begin play in the spring For the proposed "New USFL" see United States Football League (2010. New York-New Jersey Knights was a franchise in the World League of American Football for the 1991 and 1992 seasons The World League of American Football (WLAF was founded in 1990 with support from the National Football League to play professional American football in The New York/New Jersey Hitmen (later shortened simply to the New York Hitmen) were a short-lived American football team based in the Giants Stadium The XFL was a professional American football league that played for one season in 2001

College football games

The stadium has also hosted numerous college football games, including the Garden State Bowl from 1978-1981; the Kickoff Classic from 1983 to 2002; the New York Urban League Classic since 1981; a number of Rutgers homes games (including all their home games during the 1993 season); several Notre Dame-Navy and Notre Dame-Army games; and the Army-Navy Game on three occasions, most recently in 2002. The Garden State Bowl was an annual post-season College football Bowl game played at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford New Jersey, from The Kickoff Classic was a season-opening College football game played at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford New Jersey from 1983 to 2002 Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Rutgers The State University of New Jersey (also known as Rutgers University) is the largest institution for higher education in the state of New Jersey The University of Notre Dame du Lac (or simply Notre Dame) (ˌnoʊtɚˈdeɪm is a private Roman Catholic Research university located in The United States Naval Academy is an undergraduate college in Annapolis, Maryland, United States that educates and commissions officers of the United States The University of Notre Dame du Lac (or simply Notre Dame) (ˌnoʊtɚˈdeɪm is a private Roman Catholic Research university located in "USMA" redirects here For other uses see USMA (disambiguation The United States Military Academy (also known as USMA, "The Army-Navy Game" redirects here For the episode of M*A*S*H, see The Army-Navy Game (M*A*S*H episode. The 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season bucked the trend of boring national title games providing a game that lived up to the hype Syracuse University also played two home games at Giants Stadium during the 1979 season, against West Virginia and Penn State, while the Carrier Dome was under construction. Syracuse University (SU is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York. The 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season saw the Alabama Crimson Tide bring home a national title with a perfect 12-0 season The West Virginia Mountaineers are the athletic teams of West Virginia University. The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related, land-grant, space grant public research University The Carrier Dome is a 50000-seat domed sports Stadium located on the campus of Syracuse University in the University Hill neighborhood of Syracuse Columbia also played some home games at Giants Stadium in 1983, due to construction at its home stadium. The 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the University of Miami winning their first national championship over perennial Temple University, needing a home field due to a schedule conflict with Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, used Giants Stadium as their home field versus Penn State in September 1996. Temple University is a state-related public research University in Philadelphia. Philadelphia Veterans Stadium (informally called "The Vet") was a professional sports facility located at the northeast corner of Broad Street and Pattison Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related, land-grant, space grant public research University The 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with the Florida Gators crowned National Champions but not as unanimously as the Princeton University also played one home game at Giants Stadium (against Yale University) during the construction of Princeton's new stadium in 1997. Princeton University is a private Coeducational research university located in Princeton, New Jersey. The 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season ended with a split championship for the third time in the 1990s

Soccer at Giants Stadium

The New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League moved to Giants Stadium for the 1977 season and remained until the league folded in 1985. The New York Cosmos (1971–1985 known simply as the Cosmos for the 1977 and 1978 seasons was a soccer franchise based in New York City and its suburbs that operated North American Soccer League (NASL was a professional soccer League with teams in the United States of America (U Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar)

Nine games of the 1994 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament were held at Giants Stadium (including one semifinal), along with several games of the 1999 Women's World Cup. The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in the United States from June 17 to July 17 1994 The FIFA Women's World Cup 1999 was held on in the United States and won by the host team. In 2003, the SuperCoppa Italiana, an annual match pitting the winners of Serie A (Italy's top division) and the Coppa Italia (Italian Cup), was held in Giants Stadium instead of in Italy because both clubs involved (Juventus and AC Milan) were touring the United States late in the summer, when the event is normally scheduled. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Supercoppa Italiana ( Italian Super Cup) is a pre-season football competition held the week before the season begins in Italy every year Serie A (officially known as the Lega Calcio Serie A TIM for Sponsorship reasons is a professional league competition for football clubs located Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest For the Italian rugby competition see Coppa Italia (rugby The Coppa Italia ( Italy Cup, officially known as TIM Cup Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy In 2005, it played host to many matches to the CONCACAF Gold Cup, including the final which saw the USA victorious over Panama in a 3-1 penalty shootout after both sides failed to score goals during regulation and extra time. The 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the eighth edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North and Central America ( CONCACAF) The United States men's national soccer team is the national Soccer team of the United States for men and is controlled by the United States Soccer The Panama national football team is the national team of Panama and is controlled by the Federación Panameña de Fútbol. Penalty shootouts, properly named kicks from the penalty mark, are a method sometimes used to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament (or wins the tournament It has seen many European soccer tours in recent years paying venue to such big clubs as Manchester United, Celtic F.C, Chelsea, Liverpool, and many others. The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. In 2006, the Red Bulls set a franchise attendance record in an exhibition game against FC Barcelona, with the stadium fully sold-out for the first time. Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan

Pope John Paul II at Giants Stadium

New York Jets playing at Giants Stadium, November 2001
New York Jets playing at Giants Stadium, November 2001

The largest crowd to ever attend an event at Giants Stadium was 82,948, as Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass during a rainstorm on October 5, 1995. Pope Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995

Rock concerts

Concerts have also been a part of the Giants Stadium experience, with notable acts such as the Madonna (entertainer), U2, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Paul McCartney, The Eagles, Grateful Dead, David Bowie, Dave Matthews Band, The Police, Depeche Mode, Metallica, Bon Jovi, Billy Joel, Radiohead,Elton John, Genesis, Aerosmith, Guns N' Roses, Boston (band) and Green Day, taking the stage before appreciative audiences. Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend Pink Floyd are Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Dave Matthews Band (also known by the initials DMB) is a United States -based rock band originally formed in Charlottesville, Virginia The Police were a three-piece rock band consisting of Sting ( vocals, Bass guitar) Andy Summers ( Guitar, Depeche Mode (dəˌpɛʃˈmoʊd are an English Electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. Metallica is an American heavy metal band that formed in 1981 in. Bon Jovi is an American Hard rock band from Sayreville New Jersey. William Martin Joel (born May 9 1949 is an American Pianist and Singer-songwriter. Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer Aerosmith is an American Hard rock band sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston " and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band" Guns N' Roses is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985 Boston is an American rock band from Boston Massachusetts that achieved its most notable successes during the 1970s and 1980s Green Day is an American rock trio Most of all, Giants Stadium as a concert venue is associated with Bruce Springsteen, who played there six nights in the summer of 1985 during his Born in the U.S.A. Tour and an even greater ten nights on his The Rising Tour during the summer of 2003. The Born in the USA Tour was the supporting Concert tour of Bruce Springsteen 's massively popular Born in the U The Rising Tour was a lengthy worldwide top-grossing Concert tour featuring Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band that took place in Arenas and Bruce Springsteen will be returning to Giants Stadium on July 27, 28 and 31, 2008 in support of his Magic Tour (Bruce Springsteen). The Magic Tour was Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band 's 2007–2008 Concert tour of North America and Western Europe. The majority of the "Paradise City" music video by Guns N' Roses was filmed at the stadium in 1988. " Paradise City " is a song written by the Hard rock band Guns N' Roses. Guns N' Roses is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985 There is also a major ski apparel equipment sale each year at the stadium. The stadium is also associated with Bon Jovi because they always play their last concerts on tours here. Bon Jovi is an American Hard rock band from Sayreville New Jersey.

The Jimmy Hoffa urban legend

For some years, a popular urban legend purported that the remains of Jimmy Hoffa, whose disappearance coincided with construction of the stadium, had been buried under one of the end zones at the field. James Riddle ("Jimmy" Hoffa ( February 14, 1913 - disappeared July 30, 1975, exact [3] This led a wag in Sports Illustrated to suggest that "This lends new meaning to the term coffin corner!" This urban myth was tested and found to be false in an episode of the television show Mythbusters. Sports Illustrated is an American Sports Magazine owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. In the game of American football, a coffin corner may refer to the corner of the playing field just in front of the end zone MythBusters is a Popular science Television program produced by Australian firm Beyond Television Productions originally for the In a similar vein, sportscaster Marv Albert once said that a team was "kicking towards the Hoffa end of the field. Marv Albert (born Marvin Philip Aufrichtig; June 12, 1941) is an American television and radio Sportscaster, honored for his work "

Changes and co-tenants

New York Giants playing at Giants Stadium, December 2005
New York Giants playing at Giants Stadium, December 2005

To accommodate these varied events, Giants Stadium has sported various playing surfaces in its history. AstroTurf was the original surface for the playing field. AstroTurf is a brand of Artificial turf. Though the term is a Registered trademark, it is sometimes used as a generic description of any kind This surface was covered by Bermuda grass sod for the World Cup in 1994, identical to that at the Rose Bowl where the other semifinal and the finals were held (so that both teams in the finals would have played on identical surfaces). Not to be confused with the vertebrate clade " Cynodont " Cynodon ( Greek "Dog-tooth" is a genus of nine species of Sod or turf is grass and the part of the Soil beneath it held together by the Roots or a piece of this material The Rose Bowl is an outdoor football Stadium in Pasadena California, near Los Angeles. The grass was removed after the World Cup, as it would have died in the New Jersey winter. The MetroStars, however, installed a grass field each spring, but was removed prior to the football season, forcing the team to play its final home games each year on AstroTurf. Red Bull New York is an American professional soccer organization based in New Jersey that fields a team in Major League Soccer called the The AstroTurf was removed in 2000 and a system of interchangeable grass trays was implemented from 2000 to 2002, but was considered a failure, since the quality of the field worsened as the NFL season progressed. Grass is the common word that generally describes Monocotyledonous green Plants The family Gramineae ( Poaceae) are the "true grasses" and include 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Notably, this was the era when the New York/New Jersey Hitmen of the XFL played their games; XFL regulations required a grass surface, which Giants Stadium normally did not have. The New York/New Jersey Hitmen (later shortened simply to the New York Hitmen) were a short-lived American football team based in the Giants Stadium The XFL was a professional American football league that played for one season in 2001 (Part of the problem may have stemmed from the fact that the original AstroTurf field was kept in place under the grass, to help in drainage. ) It was replaced by a new artificial surface, FieldTurf, in 2003. FieldTurf Tarkett, a division of Tarkett Inc is a Peachtree City GA -based company that manufactures and installs Artificial turf playing surfaces identified Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.

When the New York Jets left Shea Stadium and moved to Giants Stadium in 1984, many predicted the stadium would be renamed. The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. William A Shea Municipal Stadium, usually shortened to Shea Stadium or just Shea (ʃeɪ̪ is a Stadium located in the New York City borough Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Understandably, the Jets organization preferred not to reside in a facility named after another team. However, under the terms of the stadium lease, changing the name of the stadium requires the Giants' approval, and the Giants refused to change the name. The proposed new stadium is expected to bear a sponsor's name as bids for the naming rights are currently being accepted - it is not yet known if such an agreement will include renaming the current stadium if and when it is finalized. Naming rights are the right to name a piece of Property, either tangible property or an event usually granted in exchange for financial considerations

Image on the big screen at Giants Stadium during the Super Bowl XLII victory rally.
Image on the big screen at Giants Stadium during the Super Bowl XLII victory rally. Super Bowl XLII featured the National Football Conference (NFC champion New York Giants and the American Football Conference (AFC champion New England

While the stadium has a decidedly blue atmosphere, matching the Giants' team colors, when the Jets play there, the walls are covered with green banners, matching their colors. In addition, the gates outside the stadium are covered with green Jets logos to hide the standard blue and red. As of 2007, both the Jets and Giants have returned to using color in the endzones (the Jets script is now a dark green, the Giants script is now blue), so the grounds crew must paint one logo on over the other when the stadium is being converted.

In mid-December, traditionally the stadium hosts a Saturday-Sunday NFL doubleheader, with the Giants playing a home game one day and the Jets playing the other. The night between the games is a challenge for the stadium grounds crew, as they have only hours to convert the stadium from one team's colors to the other. As per the NFL schedule, the Giants and the Jets play each other once every four years. In that case, there is a predetermined home team, and a predetermined away team. In those games, the "away" team gets a rare away game in their own home stadium. The Giants and Jets typically play each other every year in the NFL Preseason, and the teams rotate annually home/away.

Notable moments

New stadium

Rendering of the New Meadowlands Stadium
Rendering of the New Meadowlands Stadium

On September 29, 2005, it was announced that Giants Stadium would be replaced with an $800 million stadium that is scheduled to be opened in 2010. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The New Meadowlands Stadium will be nearby the current stadium. The New York Jets were planning a move to a new domed stadium on Manhattan's West Side sometime near the year 2010. However, with the political defeat in June 2005 of the West Side Stadium plan, the Jets ended up agreeing to share the new Meadowlands stadium with the Giants. 2005: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October The West Side Stadium (also known as the New York Sports and Convention Center) was a proposed football Stadium to be built on a platform over the The Giants and Jets hope the stadium will be built by 2010. Red Bull New York will not be part of the new stadium venture. Red Bull New York is an American professional soccer organization based in New Jersey that fields a team in Major League Soccer called the They had already planned to vacate Giants Stadium for their own Red Bull Park stadium in Harrison, New Jersey sometime in 2009-10. Harrison is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.

On January 25, 2007, Swedish construction company Skanska AB had announced that it received a $998 million order to design and build a new football stadium for the New York Giants and the New York Jets. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Skanska, is a multinational Construction and development company based in Sweden, where it is also the largest construction company The open-air stadium will seat 82,000 spectators and include 217 luxury suite boxes. The luxury suites will include several additional amenities, such as more ample space between rows which will help people arrive to their seat much easier and watch the game more comfortably. The overall atmosphere will be enhanced with comfortable couches, armchairs and several flat panel televisions. In addition, there will be several food stations that will differ considerably in comparison to other stadia around the league. Fresh carving stations, sushi, and several bars are just a few options. Entering and leaving the stadium will be accessible through a private lobby, where club patrons will have access to reserved parking.

Once the New Meadowlands Stadium is completed, Giants Stadium will be demolished to make way for parking and possible expansion of the Meadowlands Xanadu complex. The Meadowlands Xanadu (also known as the Xanadu Project) is a 5-story retail and entertainment complex undergoing construction in the Meadowlands Sports Complex The next step for the Giants and Jets is to collaborate on getting their new stadium built while still playing games in Giants Stadium alongside the construction site. The Washington Post reported that Giants co-owner John Mara has said that the two clubs will have to address some problems arising from the loss of parking spaces. The Giants' other co-owner, Steve Tisch, has said: "It is a relief. But it sort of takes this off the table and the bigger issue is building the stadium. "

One issue with the new Giants Stadium is the rising costs. Ticket prices will continue to rise in order to offset this tremendous cost. In addition, season ticket holders may have to pay a fee just in order to reclaim their seats, through the sale of Personal Seat Licenses. A personal seat license, or PSL, gives the holder the right to buy season tickets for a certain seat in a stadium One of the biggest questions towards offsetting the cost is acquiring a corporate sponsor to help pay for the Stadium via naming rights. Naming rights are the right to name a piece of Property, either tangible property or an event usually granted in exchange for financial considerations

The Giants and Jets broke ground on the new $1. 3 billion dollar stadium on September 5, 2007. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

References

  1. ^ The NFL History Network 1977 Linescores.
  2. ^ Eskenazi, Gerald. "JETS, MINUS 2, GET SETTLED IN NEW HOME", The New York Times, September 6, 1984. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Accessed October 11, 2007. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. "The home opener, Thursday night at Giants Stadium here against the Pittsburgh Steelers, could mark the beginning of a 35-year tenancy under the Jets' lease with the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority. "
  3. ^ Strauss, Robert. "WORTH NOTING; So Who Really Is Buried Under Giants Stadium?", The New York Times, June 13, 2004. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Accessed January 20, 2008. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common "For years, New Jersey lore has had the body of Mr. Hoffa, the longtime Teamsters president, interred somewhere under Giants Stadium, whose construction coincided roughly with his disappearance in 1975. "
  4. ^ Home

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Yankee Stadium		 Home of the
New York Giants
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Shea Stadium		 Home of the
New York Jets
1984 – 2009		 Succeeded by
New Meadowlands Stadium (ca. William A Shea Municipal Stadium, usually shortened to Shea Stadium or just Shea (ʃeɪ̪ is a Stadium located in the New York City borough The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. 2010)
Preceded by
first stadium		 Home of
Red Bull New York
1996 – 2008		 Succeeded by
Red Bull Park (ca. Red Bull New York is an American professional soccer organization based in New Jersey that fields a team in Major League Soccer called the 2009)
Preceded by
Louisiana Superdome		 Home of the
New Orleans Saints
(with Alamodome & Tiger Stadium)
2005 (One Game)		 Succeeded by
Louisiana Superdome
Preceded by
Estadio Azteca
Mexico City		 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Final Venue
2005		 Succeeded by
Soldier Field
Chicago

The Louisiana Superdome, often informally referred to simply as the The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans Louisiana. The Alamodome is a 65000 seat multi-purpose facility that is primarily used as a football /basketball stadium and convention center in San Antonio, Texas Tiger Stadium is the home field of Louisiana State University American football team. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Louisiana Superdome, often informally referred to simply as the Estadio Azteca is a Stadium in Mexico City Mexico. It is the official home stadium of the Mexico national football team and the Mexican team Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico The CONCACAF Gold Cup is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by CONCACAF. The 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the eighth edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North and Central America ( CONCACAF) Soldier Field (formerly Municipal Grant Park Stadium) is located on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago Illinois, and is currently home to the NFL Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.
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