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Reliant Stadium

Houston, United States

72,220

recorded capacity

recorded as 2018–present

1 block = 1,000 placesoutline continues to Michigan Stadium, 107,600

Reliant Stadium in Houston is the largest of the 6 listed stadiums in Houston. It was a venue of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

It hosted the Super Bowl in 2004 and 2017. It is one of 48 stadiums on this site with a retractable roof. It opened in 2002. The nearest listed stadium is First Community Stadium, 3.5 km away.

Listed for
American football
Tenants
Houston Texans, Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
Surface
Artificial turf
Roof
Retractable roof
Position
29.68° N, 95.41° W

Compare with another stadium

Where it stands in the United States

  1. Michigan Stadium35,380 more107,600
  2. 25 more listed stadiums
  3. Bank of America Stadium2,817 more75,037
  4. Spartan Stadium2,646 more74,866
  5. Caesars Superdome988 more73,208
  6. Reliant Stadium72,220
  7. Husky Stadium88 fewer72,132
  8. Legion Field626 fewer71,594
  9. Mercedes-Benz Stadium1,220 fewer71,000
  10. 276 more listed stadiums

All 309 listed in the United States

From the record

Construction began
2000
Owner
Harris County Sports & Convention Corporation
Architects
HOK Sport Houston Stadium Consultants a joint venture with Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam and Hermes Architects
Main contractor
Manhattan / Beers
Recorded construction cost
US$352 million
Record attendance
80,203 (2026)
Opening order in the United States
joint 232nd of 309, earliest first
Share of listed capacity in the United States
0.6%
Compared with the median in the United States
2.3 times the median capacity of 31,500 across its 309 listed stadiums
Opened in the 2000s in the United States
42 of the 309 listed stadiums, this one included
Also opened in 2002 in the United States
Lumen Field, Ford Field, Gillette Stadium and 1 more
Nearest larger listed stadium
Kyle Field, 136 km
Listed stadiums within 10 km
4

Chronology

  1. 2002 Opened
  2. 2004 Super Bowl
  3. 2017 Super Bowl
  4. 2026 FIFA World Cup venue

Nearest listed stadiums

N12345
  1. First Community Stadium · north47,000 places, opened 19503.5 km
  2. TDECU Stadium · north-east39,700 places, opened 20147.3 km
  3. Shell Energy Stadium · north-east22,039 places, opened 20129.4 km
  4. Daikin Park · north-east41,168 places, opened 20009.6 km
  5. Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field · north-west15,000 places, opened 201672.2 km

Source: Wikipedia, Reliant Stadium.