Mercedes-Benz Stadium is a state-of-the-art multi-purpose venue in Atlanta, hosting NFL games, soccer matches, and concerts, with an iconic retractable roof design.
Mercedes Benz Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It is used mostly for American football and soccer matches, hosting the home games of the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL) and Atlanta United FC of Major League Soccer (MLS), its owners.
Opened on August 26, 2017, with a preseason football match between the Atlanta Falcons and the Arizona Cardinals, it replaced the Georgia Dome, which had 71,250 seats. The seating capacity of the new stadium is currently set at 71,000 but can expand up to 75,000 for a typical Super Bowl. The stadium was designed by HOK, a global design, architecture, engineering, and planning firm, and had a construction cost of $1.6 billion.
A category four stadium, Mercedes Benz Stadium has hosted several major sporting events, including the Super Bowl LIII in 2019, the College Football Playoff National Championship in 2018, and the MLS Cup in 2018. It was recognized as the 'Green Sports Alliance's 2018 Environmental Innovator of the Year'. By its third birthday, Mercedes Benz Stadium had welcomed more than 12 million spectators. The stadium is one of the potential venues for the future FIFA World Cup, if the United States were to host the tournament.
