Which professional sports teams share stadiums? (2024)

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Do any NFL and MLB teams share a stadium? ›

Oakland's O.co Coliseum is the only remaining stadium shared by a Major League Baseball team and an NFL team.

In the United States, there are four teams that share basketball and hockey stadiums. The Brooklyn Nets and the New York Islanders share the Barclays Center, while the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Kings share the Staples Center. The Golden State Warriors and the San Jose Sharks also share the Oracle Arena.

MetLife Stadium is one of two NFL venues that are used by two franchises. The Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers also share an arena in SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.

Staples Center is the only NBA arena shared by two teams (the Lakers and Clippers). The Golden State Warriors are the only team whose name does not include a city or a state. The Toronto Raptors are the only team in the NBA that does not reside within the United States.

Although there are 32 NFL teams, there are only 30 full-time stadiums where the games are held. That's because the Los Angeles Chargers and the Los Angeles Rams share SoFi stadium, while the New York Giants share MetLife Stadium with the New York Jets.

Although the NFL has 32 teams, there are only 30 full-time NFL stadiums. This is because the New York Giants and New York Jets share MetLife Stadium, while the Los Angeles Rams and the Los Angeles Chargers share SoFi Stadium.

Shared stadiums

As of the current 2021 season, two sets of teams share a stadium—the New York Giants and New York Jets with MetLife Stadium, and the Los Angeles Chargers and Los Angeles Rams with SoFi Stadium—meaning there are only 29 full-time NFL stadiums. The Steelers share a stadium with Pitt (college team).

The smallest rinks in the NHL currently are in Winnipeg (15,321) and New Jersey (16,514) and are the only two buildings in the league with a listed capacity of under 17,000 fans. Arizona's current home rink, Gila River Arena, holds 17,125 fans.

Opened in 2010 to replace Giants Stadium, it serves as the home for the New York Giants and New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). At an approximate cost of $1.6 billion, it was the most expensive stadium built in the United States at the time of its completion. East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.

Who owns the stadium? SoFi Stadium is owned by Stan Kroenke, owner of the Los Angeles Rams. But the Rams share the field with the LA Chargers. The Chargers pay $1 a year in rent and have equal facilities to the Rams.

What is the oldest stadium in the NFL? ›

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.

Hard Rock Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Miami Gardens, Florida. The stadium is the home field for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL) and the Miami Hurricanes, the University of Miami's NCAA Division I college football team.

Los Angeles is now the home of the NFL's Los Angeles Rams and the Los Angeles Chargers, who announced their intent to return to Los Angeles from San Diego in January 2017. The two teams now share SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, which opened in 2020.

Milan & Inter - San Siro

The San Siro in Milan is arguably the most famous shared stadium. It is the home of Milan and Inter and has a capacity of 80,018, making it one of the biggest stadiums in both Italy and Europe.

Vivint Arena, previously known as the EnergySolutions Arena, is the loudest NBA Arena. It hosts the Utah Jazz and has been the loudest NBA stadium for the past few decades.

Little Caesars Arena: Detroit Pistons and Detroit Red Wings. Madison Square Garden: New York Knicks and New York Rangers. Scotiabank Arena: Toronto Raptors and Toronto Maple Leafs.

MetLife Stadium, located in East Rutherford, NJ, is the home of the New York Jets and New York Football Giants. It is one of the largest stadiums in the NFL with a capacity of 82,500.

San Antonio

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.

What is the smallest city with an NFL team? ›

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.

Levi's Stadium is an American football stadium located in Santa Clara, California, just west of the much larger city of San Jose, in the San Francisco Bay Area. It has served as the home venue for the National Football League (NFL)'s San Francisco 49ers since 2014.

The Lumen Field stadium complex includes Lumen Field and the 325,000 sq. ft. Lumen Field Event Center, and WaMu Theater. The stadium, which opened in 2002, is home to the NFL's Seattle Seahawks and MLS' Seattle Sounders.

It primarily serves as the home of the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) and the Pittsburgh Panthers of the NCAA Football in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The stadium opened in 2001 as Heinz Field, following the controlled implosion of the teams' previous home, Three Rivers Stadium.

Climate Pledge Arena, opened in 1962. Although it is the oldest arena in the NHL, it is the home of the Seattle Kraken since their debut in 2021. UBS Arena, opened in 2021.

With a population of over 2.2 million and being the fourth most populated city in the United States, Houston is the most populous city without an NHL team.

Allegiant Stadium is a domed stadium located in Paradise, Nevada. It is the home stadium for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL), the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Rebels college football team, the Las Vegas Bowl, and the Vegas Kickoff Classic.

The Mets, Yankees, Jets and Giants all called Shea home in 1975, the only time in professional sports history that two baseball teams and two football teams shared the same facility in the same year.

Commonwealth Stadium

The Commonwealth Stadium is another multi-purpose stadium, situated in Edmonton, Canada. A variety of sports such as Canadian football, athletics, soccer, and rugby matches have been held at the venue.

Why did multi-purpose stadiums fail? ›

Criticisms. While multipurpose stadiums were intended to easily accommodate both American football and baseball (and in some cases, association football), the fundamentally different sizes and shapes of the playing fields made them inadequate for either sport.

Not in New York City of Chicago, but in the desert in Glendale, AZ. State Farm Stadium is home of the Arizona Cardinals, the first stadium in their history that they have not had to share with another team. The Cardinals have a long history that dates to 1898 when the football club was formed in Chicago.

Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, Pyongyang

It has been designed to host multiple sports, including athletics. The Rungrado is the largest stadium in the world.

Opened in 2010 to replace Giants Stadium, it serves as the home for the New York Giants and New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). At an approximate cost of $1.6 billion, it was the most expensive stadium built in the United States at the time of its completion. East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.

From concept design to completion in only 40 months, Allegiant Stadium is the fastest designed and constructed US football stadium of its size.

Mestalla Stadium is a football stadium in Valencia, Spain. The stadium is the home of Valencia Club de Fútbol and has a capacity of 49,500 seats. The North Stand of the stadium is known for its very steep section.

With a diameter of 680 feet, the Mercedes-Benz Superdome is the largest fixed dome structure in the world. The area of the roof is 9.7 acres, or 440,000 square feet. It is the world's largest entirely steel-constructed arena unobstructed by posts or columns, and took 20,000 tons of steel to create.