The Largest NFL Stadiums (2024)

FAQs

What are the 5 smallest NFL stadiums? ›

Soldier Field is currently the smallest stadium in the NFL with a capacity of 61,500. For one of the countries' largest metropolitan areas to have the smallest NFL stadium is absurd. To put it into perspective, University of Illinois's Memorial Stadium has a capacity of 60,670.

The newest full-time NFL stadiums are SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, home of both the Los Angeles Rams and the Los Angeles Chargers; and Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, home of the Las Vegas Raiders. Both stadiums opened for the 2020 season.

The cheapest NFL stadium belongs to Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers. Opened on Sept. 29, 1957, the initial construction cost for the “Frozen Tundra” was $960,000.

1. AT&T Stadium – Dallas Cowboys.

Soldier Field in Chicago, home of the Chicago Bears is the oldest stadium in the league having opened in 1924. The stadium that has been used the longest by an NFL team is Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers since 1957.

Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City, Missouri)

Arrowhead has consistently held the title as the NFL's loudest stadium for some time — decibel level readings be damned.

So, which is the biggest NFL stadium? MetLife Stadium in New Jersey takes the top spot with an officially listed capacity of 82,500 seats.

What are the 3 largest stadiums in the world? ›

Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, North Korea - 150,000

Located in Pyongyang, North Korea, the Rungrado 1st of May Stadium is the biggest football stadium in the world. The venue has a seating capacity of 150,000.

Two charter members, the Chicago Cardinals (now the Arizona Cardinals) and the Decatur Staleys (now the Chicago Bears), are still in existence. The Green Bay Packers franchise, founded in 1919, is the oldest team not to change locations, but did not begin league play until 1921.

Overview. Gillette Stadium is the only privately-financed NFL stadium with 100 percent of the facility, land and parking costs paid for privately and 100 percent of the infrastructure costs reimbursed to the public by the stadium.

Allegiant Stadium opened in 2020, has a capacity of 65,000, and is the home of the Las Vegas Raiders. Football in Las Vegas.

The Cincinnati Bengals were deemed the least-valuable NFL franchise at US$2.84 billion, which put them narrow behind the Detroit Lions (US$2.86 billion).

Jacksonville joins Green Bay as the only city to have an NFL-exclusive team among the "big four" sports leagues. Green Bay, Wisconsin, is the smallest market to have a major pro sports team because of a population of around 105,100.

Which NFL teams have the smallest fan base? ›

Social media followings allow fans from anywhere to take part. The Jaguars have fewer than 780K followers on Twitter. Teams with small fan bases are at 1 million or over (Cardinals 1.1 million, Chargers 1 million, Titans 999.4 K). Meanwhile, the Cowboys are at 4.2 million and the Patriots are at 4.6 million.

Maine, Vermont, Kansas, Alabama, Arkansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Oregon, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nebraska, Hawaii, Alaska, Mississippi, Iowa, Idaho, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky and South Carolina do not have NFL teams.

Total Number of Fans

In terms of the raw number of fans in the US, two things stayed consistent throughout the past five years: the Dallas Cowboys have the largest fanbase in the NFL, and the Jacksonville Jaguars have the smallest.

San Antonio has a population of 1.5 million people. It's the largest city in America without an NFL franchise. Despite having a small media market, the San Antonio Spurs proved that Alamo City has what it takes to host a professional sports team.

Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City, Missouri)

Arrowhead has consistently held the title as the NFL's loudest stadium for some time — decibel level readings be damned.

That mantle belongs to America's favorite team, the Dallas Cowboys. It's the sixth consecutive time the Cowboys have topped the list. Noteworthy, the second most in-demand team for the 2022 NFL season is Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Dallas Cowboys

The Cowboys, however, still rank first in the NFL in attendance every single season. You will find a huge swath of Cowboys fans at every single Dallas road game, as well, which is a testament to the legendary franchise's nationwide popularity. America's Team, indeed.