Northwest Stadium

Also known as Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, FedEx Field, JKC Stadium, FedExField, Commanders Field

stadium located in Maryland, U.S.

Key facts

Former names: Jack Kent Cooke Stadium (1997–1999) Redskins Stadium (1999) FedExField (1999–2024) Commanders Field (2024)
Address: 1600 Ring Road
Location: Landover, Maryland , U.S.
Owner: Washington Commanders ( Josh Harris )
Operator: Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment
Capacity: 64,000 Former capacity : List 62,000 (2022–2024) 58,000 (2021) 67,617 (2015 – 2021) 79,000 (2012–2015) 83,000 (2011) 91,704 (2009 – 2010) 91,665 (2004–2008) 86,484 (2001–2003) 85,407 (2000) 80,116 (1997–1999)
Type: Multi-purpose stadium
Events: American football association football concerts
Surface: Bermuda grass
Public transit: Washington Metro : at Morgan Boulevard
Groundbreaking: March 13, 1996 ( 1996-03-13 )

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Northwest Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Landover, Maryland, United States, located within the census-designated place of Summerfield 2.5 miles (4 km) east of Washington, D.C. It is the home venue of the National Football League (NFL) team Washington Commanders. The stadium opened in 1997 as Jack Kent Cooke Stadium and was known as FedExField from 1999 until 2024.

Northwest Stadium had the NFL's largest capacity at 91,000 from 2004 until 2010 and currently seats 64,000. The stadium is owned and operated by the Commanders, with non-NFL events managed by Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment (HBSE). The Commanders are scheduled to vacate Northwest for New Stadium at RFK Campus in Washington, D.C. upon its completion in 2030.