- Address: Jacksonville
- Country: United States
- Capacity: 67,000
- Opened: 18 August 1995
- Main use: American football
- Tenants: Jacksonville Jaguars (American football)
Extra stadium info – TIAA Bank Field
The construction of the venue, which opened as the Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, started in 1994. Its construction costs were $121 million. The stadium, which is located on the north bank of the St. Johns River, opened as one of the largest sports venues by capacity in Florida. In 2005, the TIAA Bank Field hosted its first Super Bowl. The New England Patriots defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 24-21 in Super Bowl XXXIX. 78,000 spectators attended the American football game between the Patriots from Massachusetts and the Eagles from Pennsylvania.
Football
The national football team of the United States played their first match at the TIAA Bank Field on 17 June 1997. They won the game against Israel 2-1. The United States played their first FIFA World Cup qualifier at the venue in 2016. They won the match against Trinidad and Tobago 4-0 in front of a crowd of 19,000. The women’s national football team of the United States played their first game at the TIAA Bank Field in 2013. They won the match against Scotland, which took place in front of 18,000 spectators. In 2015, the NFL stadium named TIAA Bank Field hosted the first-ever North American Soccer League game for football club Jacksonville Armada, with 16,000 people in attendance.
The Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars use the TIAA Bank Field for home games. The club was founded in 1993. Thomas Richard Coughlin became the first manager of the Jaguars. He left the club in 2002. In 1995, 72,000 fans showed up for the first-ever NFL game for the Jacksonville Jaguars. They lost the American football match, which took place in Florida in front of 72,000 fans. The Jaguars won their second NFL match after defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers from Pennsylvania. The Jacksonville Jaguars drew an average home attendance of 69,000 in their inaugural National Football League season.
