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How much did State Farm Stadium cost to build?

State Farm Stadium (originally Cardinals Stadium, then University of Phoenix Stadium) in Glendale, Arizona, is the retractable-roof, 63,400-seat home of the NFL's Arizona Cardinals, supervised by the Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority, with groundbreaking on 12 April 2003 and opening in August 2006. Stadiums of Pro Football and Wikipedia both give its cost as USD 455 million, which Wikipedia breaks into USD 395.4 million for the stadium, USD 41.7 million for site improvements and USD 17.8 million for the land, funded by the Authority (USD 302.3 million), the Cardinals (USD 143.2 million) and Glendale (USD 9.5 million); Stadiums of Pro Football puts public financing at 62.7%.

Reported project cost

$455 million

Cost basis: 2006

University of Phoenix Stadium, opened August 1, 2006, is a multipurpose football stadium located in Glendale, Arizona. It is the home of the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL) and the annual Fiesta Bowl. The stadium is located next door to the Jobing.com Arena and it features the first fully retractable natural grass playing surface built in the United States on top of an AirField Systems drainage system. An opening on one side of the stadium allows the playing field to move
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Reported project cost2006
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Key dimensions

CapacityStadiums of Pro Football
63,400 seats

Project record

Timeline

  1. 12 April 2003

    Construction started

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  2. 1 August 2006

    Opened or launched

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