Movable seating is a feature of some modern stadiums, often known as convertible stadiums, or moduable stadiums. A modern stadium (plural stadiums or stadia in English is a place or venue for (mostly outdoor Sports Concerts or other events consisting It allows for the movement of parts of the grandstand to allow for a change of the playing surface shape. For the BBC TV programme, see ''Grandstand'' (BBC. For the ABC 's sports coverage banner see ABC Radio Grandstand. This allows games that use various shaped playing surfaces such as an oval field, for cricket and/or Australian rules football; or a rectangular field, for football (soccer), rugby league, rugby union, American football and/or Canadian football; or a diamond field, for baseball; to be played in the same stadium. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Australian (rules football, or simply known as football, footy or Aussie rules, is a Team sport played between two teams of 18 players Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered History See also History of rugby league The grass roots of rugby league can be traced to early football history, through the playing of ball games Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with In accordance with the Manual of Style (see) Canadian English is used throughout this article (see Canadian_English#Spelling) Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each This is particularly useful in Australia and the United States, where sports in general are very popular, and many different playing surfaces are used. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The process of conversion from one form to another is time consuming - depending on the stadium it can take from 8^[1] to 20^[2] hours. Many stadiums were built in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s to host both baseball and American football. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with

Stadiums with movable seating

ANZ Stadium with seats arranged in its oval configuration (for Australian rules football and cricket). Australian (rules football, or simply known as football, footy or Aussie rules, is a Team sport played between two teams of 18 players Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries The seats in the centre of the picture can be moved closer to the field, to create a rectangular configuration (suitable for football (soccer) and the rugby codes). Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Rugby football (usually just " rugby " may refer to a number of sports through history descended from a common form of Football developed at Rugby School

• Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, opened in 1975, and has four movable sections allowing it to be reconfigured for baseball, (American) football, soccer, or concerts. Aloha Stadium is a Stadium located in {{okina}}Aiea Hawai{{okina}}i. Honolulu is the Capital and most populous Census-designated place (CDP in the U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the However, the stadium managers permanently locked the stands in the football configuration effective in 2007, citing maintenance costs for the equipment used to move the sections.
• ANZ Stadium (formerly Stadium Australia, then Telstra Stadium) was the Olympic Stadium at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Stadium Australia, presently known as ANZ Stadium, is a multi-purpose Stadium located in the Sydney Olympic Park precinct of Homebush, Sydney "I am proud and happy to proclaim that you have presented to the world the best Olympic Games ever Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Between 2001-2003 it was re-configured and the movable seating was implemented. ^[1]
• Dolphin Stadium in Miami, Florida, USA, home of the Miami Dolphins (National Football League) and Miami Hurricanes (NCAA football), has a movable stand to accommodate the Florida Marlins (National League). Dolphin Stadium (previously known as Joe Robbie Stadium, Pro Player Park, Pro Player Stadium, and Dolphins Stadium) is a football The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami Florida Metropolitan Area. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The University of Miami Hurricanes football team is a collegiate football program that represents the University of Miami. College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies The Florida Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami Gardens Florida. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball
• Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA also features movable seating, with layouts for the Minnesota Twins (American League) and for its two football tenants, the Minnesota Vikings (NFL) and Minnesota Golden Gophers (NCAA). The Hubert H Humphrey Metrodome, often simply called The Metrodome, is a domed sports Stadium in downtown Minneapolis Minnesota. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based out of Minneapolis Minnesota. The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers are one of the oldest and most storied programs in College football history It has also hosted NBA and college basketball games as well as soccer events. College basketball most often refers to the American Basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered However, new stadiums for both the Twins and Gophers are currently under construction.
• McAfee Coliseum in Oakland, California, USA is the home venue for the Oakland Raiders (National Football League) and Oakland Athletics (American League). Oakland (ˈoʊklənd founded in 1852 is the eighth-largest city in the U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in the city of Oakland California. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in
• Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California, USA, was formerly shared by the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball, the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League, and a local college football team, the San Diego State Aztecs, and thus had movable seating. Qualcomm Stadium (aka " The Q " " The Murph " formerly known as San Diego Stadium and Jack Murphy Stadium The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego California since their founding in 1969 The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego California. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The San Diego State Aztecs are the collegiate athletics and sports teams for San Diego State University (SDSU. The Padres moved to PETCO Park in 2004, leaving football as the only major sport played in Qualcomm Stadium. PETCO Park is an open-air Stadium in downtown San Diego, California.
• Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C., USA used movable seating to accommodate two different pairs of teams:
  • Starting in 1962, the year after the stadium opened, the NFL's Washington Redskins and the second incarnation of the Washington Senators (American League) shared the stadium until the Senators moved to the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex in 1971. Robert F Kennedy Memorial Stadium, better known as RFK Stadium or RFK, is a professional sports Stadium in Washington D Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington D The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft The Dallas – Fort Worth – Arlington metropolitan area, a title designated by the U During this time, several different soccer teams also used RFK in its (American) football configuration.
  • The Washington Nationals (National League) and D.C. United (Major League Soccer) shared the stadium from 2005 until 2008, when the Nationals moved to a new stadium. The Washington Nationals is an American professional baseball team based in Washington D The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball DC United is a professional soccer club located in Washington D Major League Soccer ( MLS) is the top-flight professional Soccer league in the United States and Canada with 14 teams 13 in the U 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Nationals Park is the current ballpark for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball. ^[3]
• Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada has separate layouts for the Toronto Blue Jays (American League) and the Toronto Argonauts (Canadian Football League). SkyDome redirects here for other uses see SkyDome (disambiguation Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in The Toronto Argonauts are a Canadian Football League team based in Toronto, Ontario. The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in The Buffalo Bills (NFL) now play one regular-season home game there every year, using the CFL configuration. The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo New York Metropolitan area, playing seven of their home games in the suburb
• Saitama Super Arena in Saitama City, Saitama, Japan has separate layouts for an Arena type seating for Basketball and Hockey, to a Stadium-like seating for Soccer, American Football, and concerts. is a multi-purpose indoor Arena located in Chūō-ku, Saitama City, Saitama, Japan. is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture in Japan, situated in the south-east of the prefecture WikipediaWikiProject Japanese prefectures for guidelines --> is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Honshū. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. This is possible because of a large movable block.
• Stade de France in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis, France was built for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. The Stade de France is a Stadium in Saint-Denis, France in the inner suburbs of Paris. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Saint-Denis is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th staging of the World Cup was held in France from June 10 to July 12 after 60 years to celebrate the third edition scheduled It has a movable stand which covers an athletics track. ^[2]
• Telstra Dome (formerly Colonial Stadium, Docklands Stadium) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia was completed in 2000. Docklands Stadium, known as Telstra Dome, and originally as Victoria Stadium and Colonial Stadium, is a multi purpose sports and entertainment Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Features such as movable seating and a closable roof allow for the venue to host many sports and entertainment events. ^[4] It is also the first stadium in Australia to have this feature. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.

Proposed stadiums with movable seating

• The Major Stadia Taskforce, in Western Australia has released its report on proposed stadia in Perth, Western Australia, of which the major recommendation is for a multi-purpose stadium with movable seating. Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia.

Former stadiums with movable seating

• Mile High Stadium in Denver, Colorado, USA, added a large movable stand in a 1977 expansion project. Mile High Stadium (known as Bears Stadium until 1968) was a Baseball, Soccer and football stadium that stood in Denver The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A hydraulic process allowed the stadium to change from a football to a baseball configuration in about two hours. The longtime home of the NFL's Denver Broncos, it became the original home of baseball's Colorado Rockies in 1993. The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball team based in Denver, Colorado. The Rockies drew all-time MLB record crowds in their first two seasons before leaving Mile High for their new Coors Field in 1995. Coors Field, located in Denver Colorado, is the home field of the National League 's Colorado Rockies. Mile High was torn down after its football-only replacement, INVESCO Field at Mile High, was opened in 2001. Invesco Field at Mile High is a Stadium in Denver, Colorado. Invesco Field at Mile High replaced the identically sized but commercially obsolete

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Telstra Stadium - Reconfiguration.
2. ^ ^{a b} State de France - Key figures.
3. ^ Johnson, Chuck (2005-01-25). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Nationals rounding third, heading home. USA Today. USA TODAY is a national American daily Newspaper published by the Gannett Company. Retrieved on 2006-08-11. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation
4. ^ Telstra Dome Fact Sheet.