Northwest Stadium

Northwest Stadium
A Washington Commanders game at the stadium, 2023
Northwest Stadium
Location within Maryland
Northwest Stadium
Northwest Stadium (the United States)
Former names
  • Jack Kent Cooke Stadium (1997–1999)
  • Redskins Stadium (1999)
  • FedExField (1999–2024)
  • Commanders Field (2024)
Address1600 Ring Road
LocationLandover, Maryland, U.S.
Coordinates38°54′28″N 76°51′52″W / 38.90778°N 76.86444°W / 38.90778; -76.86444
OwnerWashington Commanders (Josh Harris)
OperatorHarris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment (HBSE)
Capacity64,000

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)
Executive suites257
TypeMulti-purpose stadium
Events
SurfaceBermuda grass
Public transit
Construction
Broke groundMarch 13, 1996 (1996-03-13)
OpenedSeptember 14, 1997 (1997-09-14)
Renovated2024
Expanded1998, 2000, 2005
Construction cost
  • US$251 million
  • ($503 million in 2025 dollars)
ArchitectHOK Sport
Structural engineerBliss & Nyitray, Inc
Services engineerM-E Engineers, Inc.
General contractorClark Construction
Main contractorsDriggs Construction Co.
Tenants
Washington Redskins/Commanders (NFL) (1997–present)
Website
northweststadium.com

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 Commanders Stadium in Washington, D.C., upon its completion in 2030.