In what year did MetLife Stadium open?

MetLife Stadium opened in 2010. Its official opening date was April 10, 2010, when the new venue in East Rutherford, New Jersey, replaced the former Giants Stadium.

The stadium is home to both the New York Giants and New York Jets, making it one of the NFL’s rare shared venues. It was built at the Meadowlands Sports Complex and cost about $1.6 billion.

MetLife Stadium opened under its original name and became a major venue for football, concerts and international soccer. It hosted Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014, the first outdoor cold-weather Super Bowl, as well as the 2016 Copa América Centenario final.

The stadium’s opening year is sometimes confused with 2009, when construction and advance events were underway. The venue itself opened in 2010, and it later became the host site for the 2026 FIFA World Cup final.