Sun Life Stadium

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Sun Life Stadium is a multi-purpose sports venue in Miami Gardens, Florida, best known as the longtime home of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins and host of numerous Super Bowls and major events.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf multi-purpose stadium
sports venue
stadium
architect HOK Sport
Populous
brokeGround 1985
constructionCost approximately US$115 million
coordinateLocation 25.9579°N 80.2389°W
country United States of America
formerName Dolphin Stadium
Dolphins Stadium
Joe Robbie Stadium
Land Shark Stadium
Pro Player Park
Pro Player Stadium
hasRenovation major renovation beginning 2015
major renovation in 2006
homeVenueOf Florida Marlins
Miami Dolphins
Miami Hurricanes football
Orange Bowl (college football game)
hostedEvent BCS National Championship Game
College Football Playoff National Championship
Super Bowl XLI
Super Bowl XLIV
Super Bowl XXIII
Super Bowl XXIX
Super Bowl XXXIII
World Baseball Classic games
laterName Hard Rock Stadium
locatedIn Miami Gardens, Florida
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Miami-Dade County
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
namingRightsHolder Sun Life Financial
opened 1987
openingDate August 16, 1987
operator Miami Dolphins, Ltd.
owner Stephen M. Ross
primaryUseDuringSunLifeEra NFL games
college football games
roofType open-air before later canopy addition
seatingCapacity approximately 47,000 (baseball configuration)
approximately 75,000 (football configuration)
sponsor Sun Life Financial
sport American football
baseball
soccer
tennis
surface natural grass
tenant Florida Marlins
Miami Dolphins
Miami Hurricanes football
usedFor concerts
motorsport events
wrestling events


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