Editing Ford Field (section)

{{Short description|American football stadium in Detroit, Michigan, U.S.}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Ford Field
| nickname = 
| logo_image = Ford Field Stadium logo.svg
| logo_size = 200
| image = Detroit December 2015 09 (Ford Field).jpg
| image_size = 250
| caption = Ford Field's Brush Street atrium in 2015
| address = 2000 Brush Street<ref name="Ford Field">{{cite web|title=About Ford Field|url=https://www.fordfield.com/stadium-info/about-ford-field|website=Ford Field|access-date=September 11, 2017|archive-date=October 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010152616/https://www.fordfield.com/stadium-info/about-ford-field|url-status=live}}</ref>
| location = [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], U.S.<ref name="Ford Field"/>
| coordinates = {{coord|42|20|24|N|83|2|44|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = USA Michigan Wayne County#Michigan#USA
| pushpin_relief = yes
| pushpin_label = Ford Field
| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Wayne County, Michigan]]##Location in [[Michigan]]##Location in the [[United States]]
| broke_ground = {{start date and age|1999|11|16}}<ref name="Ford Field"/>
| opened = {{start date and age|2002|8|24}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Lions have new home, same losing result|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/220824008|website=ESPN.com|date=August 24, 2002|access-date=February 16, 2024|archive-date=February 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216095529/https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/220824008|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| owner = Detroit/Wayne County Stadium Authority<ref>{{cite web|first=Bill|last=Shea|title=10 years later, innovative Ford Field still scores|url=https://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20120819/FREE/308199953/10-years-later-innovative-ford-field-still-scores|website=Crain's Detroit Business|date=August 19, 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108060925/https://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20120819/FREE/308199953/10-years-later-innovative-ford-field-still-scores|archivedate=November 8, 2019|access-date=December 4, 2017}}</ref>
| renovated = 2017<ref name=Renovation>{{cite web|first=Carlos|last=Monarrez|title=Ford Field's $100-million renovation includes massive video boards, drops playoff banners|url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2017/07/19/ford-field-renovation-video-board/492739001/|website=Detroit Free Press|date=July 19, 2017|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111043246/http://www.freep.com/story/sports/nfl/lions/2017/07/19/ford-field-renovation-video-board/492739001/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| operator = [[Detroit Lions]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Detroit Lions Terms and Conditions|url=https://www.detroitlions.com/about-us/terms-and-conditions|website=Detroit Lions|access-date=December 4, 2017|archive-date=December 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230035502/https://www.detroitlions.com/about-us/terms-and-conditions|url-status=live}}</ref>
| surface = [[FieldTurf]]<ref>{{cite web|first=Dejanay|last=Booth|title=Detroit Lions to install new artificial turf at Ford Field, Allen Park facility|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/detroit-lions-to-install-new-artificial-turf-at-ford-field-allen-park-facility/|website=CBS Detroit|date=January 26, 2023|access-date=January 30, 2023|archive-date=April 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419220254/https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/detroit-lions-to-install-new-artificial-turf-at-ford-field-allen-park-facility/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| construction_cost = US$500 million (${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|500000000|2002}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})
| architect = [[Rossetti Architects]]<br />Hamilton Anderson Associates, Inc.<br /> Kaplan, McLaughlin, Diaz Architects<ref name="Ford Field"/>
| project manager = [[Hammes Company]]<ref name="Detroit Lions">{{cite news|url=https://www.detroitlions.com/ford-field/facts-history.html|publisher=Detroit Lions|title=Ford Field Facts & History|access-date=April 5, 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905082512/https://www.detroitlions.com/ford-field/facts-history.html|archive-date=September 5, 2015}}</ref>
| structural engineer = [[Thornton Tomasetti]]<ref name="Ford Field"/>
| services engineer = [[SmithGroup]]<ref name="Ford Field"/>
| general_contractor = Hunt/Jenkins/White/Olson JV<ref name="Ford Field"/>
| tenants = [[Detroit Lions]] ([[National Football League|NFL]]) 2002–present<br />[[Little Caesars Pizza Bowl]] ([[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]) 2002–2013<br />[[GameAbove Sports Bowl]] (NCAA) 2014–present<br />[[Michigan Panthers (2022)|Michigan Panthers]] ([[United Football League (2024)|UFL]]) 2023–present<br/>[[Philadelphia Stars (2022)|Philadelphia Stars]] ([[United States Football League (2022–2023)|USFL]]) 2023
| publictransit = {{rint|detroit|dpm}} {{rint|detroit|m-1}} [[Grand Circus Park Station|Grand Circus Park]]
| seating_capacity = [[American football|Football]]: 65,000 (expandable to 70,000)<br />Basketball: 78,000
| record_attendance = [[WrestleMania 23]]: 80,103 (April 1, 2007)<ref name="Record Attendance">{{cite web|first=Adam|last=Graham|title=Motown mad for WrestleMania|url=http://www.detroitnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070402/ENT0101/704020386/1003/METRO|website=The Detroit News|date=April 2, 2007|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130121105013/http://www.detroitnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070402/ENT0101/704020386/1003/METRO|archive-date=January 21, 2013|access-date=November 14, 2017}}</ref><ref name="The New York Times">{{cite web|first=Seth|last=Schiesel|title=Flashy Wrestling Shows Grab the World by the Neck and Flex|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/04/arts/television/04mania.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print|website=The New York Times|date=April 4, 2007|access-date=November 14, 2017|archive-date=August 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817023029/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/04/arts/television/04mania.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print|url-status=live}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|fordfield.com}}
}}

'''Ford Field''' is a domed [[American football]] stadium located in [[Downtown Detroit]]. It primarily serves as the home of the [[Detroit Lions]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL), the [[Michigan Panthers (2022)|Michigan Panthers]] of the [[United Football League (2024)|United Football League]] (UFL), the [[Mid-American Conference]] championship game, and the annual [[GameAbove Sports Bowl]] college football [[bowl game]], state championship football games for the [[Michigan High School Athletic Association|MHSAA]], the MHSAA State Wrestling Championships, and the [[Michigan Competing Band Association|MCBA]] Marching Band State Finals, among other events. The regular seating capacity is approximately 65,000, though it is expandable up to 70,000 for football and 80,000 for basketball.

The [[naming rights]] were purchased by the [[Ford Motor Company]] for $40 million over 20 years; the [[Ford family (Michigan)|Ford family]] holds a [[controlling interest]] in the company, and they have controlled ownership of the Lions franchise since 1964.