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The Meadowlands – Giants Stadium

The Meadowlands – Giants Stadium, New York, USA

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The Meadowlands – Giants Stadium

Giants Stadium, frequently referred to as The Meadowlands, is the home stadium for the New York Giants and New York Jets football teams of the NFL, and the Red Bull New York soccer team of MLS. It is located in East Rutherford, New Jersey in the Meadowlands Sports Complex, which also hosts the Meadowlands Racetrack and the Continental Airlines Arena. As of 2004, official seating capacity is 80,242, making it the second-largest stadium in the NFL behind FedExField. It is also the ninth-oldest stadium in the NFL. The stadium also was one of the sites of Live Earth.

Giants Stadium was the first major league sporting venue in New Jersey (though the Brooklyn Dodgers had played some home games in Jersey City in 1957), and its success, along with that of the Giants in the 1980s was a major impetus behind increased pride and enthusiasm among New Jersey residents.
Because the Jets play in a stadium named for another NFL team, the Jets officially refer to the site as simply The Meadowlands, as do all official NFL and team game notes regarding Jets home games.