Editing Huntington Bank Field (section)

{{Short description|Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.}}
{{for|the stadium at the University of Minnesota|Huntington Bank Stadium}}
{{Redirect|FirstEnergy Stadium}}
{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Huntington Bank Field
| logo_image = Huntington Bank Field logo.png
| logo_size = 280
| image = {{Photomontage
|photo1a=FirstEnergy Stadium 50 yardline panorama.png
|photo2a=2021 NFL Draft Cleveland (51105297664).jpg
|size= 250
|position=center
|color= #FFFFFF
|border=0
}}
| caption = Interior and exterior views in 2021
| address = 100 Alfred Lerner Way
| location = [[Cleveland, Ohio]], U.S.
| coordinates = {{coord|41|30|22|N|81|41|58|W|region:US_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| broke_ground = May 15, 1997
| opened = September 12, 1999
| owner = City of Cleveland
| operator = [[Cleveland Browns]]
| surface = [[Kentucky Bluegrass]]<ref name="Browns1">{{cite news |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2015/10/01/nfl-stadium-turf-grass-rankings |title=Turf time: Which stadiums have the best and worst fields in the NFL? |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |date=September 29, 2015 |author=Newcomb, Tim |access-date=November 2, 2016}}</ref>
| architect = [[HOK Sport]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Stadia Architectural Design |url=http://populous.com/projects/type/stadia/ |publisher=[[Populous (company)|Populous]] |year=2016 |access-date=November 2, 2016}}</ref><br />Robert P. Madison International, Inc.<ref>{{cite web |title=History |url=http://www.rpmadison.com/office/ |publisher=Robert P. Madison International, Inc. |access-date=November 2, 2016 |year=2016 |archive-date=December 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181213101404/http://www.rpmadison.com/office |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />Ralph Tyler Companies<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/ralph-tyler-41 |title=Ralph Tyler |work=The History Makers |year=2016 |access-date=November 2, 2016}}</ref>
| project_manager = The Project Group<ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.teamweston.com/pdf/PC%20Sports%209.pdf |title=Cleveland Browns Stadium |year=1999 |access-date=November 2, 2016 |publisher=Weston, Inc. |archive-date=February 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220220234/http://www.teamweston.com/pdf/PC%20Sports%209.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| structural engineer = [[Osborn Engineering]]<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Osborn Engineering Co. |url=http://ech.cwru.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=OEC |encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History |publisher=[[Case Western Reserve University]] |year=2016 |access-date=November 2, 2016}}</ref>
| services engineer = [[URS Corporation]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bxmagazine.com/article.asp?ID=399 |title=A strong local presence |work=BXMagazine.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080313134005/http://www.bxmagazine.com/article.asp?ID=399 |archive-date=March 13, 2008 }}</ref>
| general_contractor = [[Hunt Construction Group|Huber, Hunt & Nichols]]
| record_attendance = 73,718 (November 3, 2002 vs. [[Pittsburgh Steelers|Steelers]])
| tenants = [[Cleveland Browns]] ([[National Football League|NFL]]) 1999–present
| publictransit = {{rail-interchange|cleveland}} [[West 3rd station|West 3rd]]
| pushpin_map = United States Cleveland#Ohio#USA
| pushpin_relief = yes
| pushpin_label = Huntington Bank Field
| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Cleveland]]##Location in [[Ohio]]##Location in the [[United States]]
| construction_cost = [[United States dollar|$]]283 million<br />(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|283000000|1999}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})<ref name=ballparks>{{cite web |url=http://football.ballparks.com/NFL/ClevelandBrowns/index.htm |title=Cleveland Browns Stadium |publisher=Ballparks.com |access-date=October 30, 2012}}</ref>
| former_names = Cleveland Browns Stadium (1999–2013, 2023–2024)<br/>FirstEnergy Stadium (2013–2023)
| seating_capacity = 67,431
| suites = 143
| website = {{url|https://huntingtonbankfield.com/ |huntingtonbankfield.com}}
}}
'''Huntington Bank Field''' is a [[stadium]] in [[Cleveland]], Ohio. It is the home field of the [[Cleveland Browns]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL), and serves as a venue for other events such as college and high school football, soccer, hockey, and concerts. It opened in 1999 as '''Cleveland Browns Stadium''' and was known as '''FirstEnergy Stadium''' from 2013 to 2023 before briefly reverting to its original name until 2024. The initial seating capacity was listed at 73,200 people, but following the first phase of a two-year renovation project in 2014, was reduced to the current capacity of 67,431. The stadium sits on {{convert|31|acre}} of land between [[Lake Erie]] and the [[Cleveland Memorial Shoreway]] in the [[North Coast Harbor]] area of [[downtown Cleveland]], adjacent to the [[Great Lakes Science Center]] and [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]]. [[Cleveland Stadium]] stood on the site from 1931 to 1996.<ref>{{cite book |title=2016 Official NFL Record and Fact Book |url=http://www.nfl.com/static/content/public/photo/2015/07/21/0ap3000000502939.pdf#page=58 |year=2014 |publisher=[[National Football League]] |page=58 |access-date=February 8, 2016 |archive-date=November 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151106030504/http://www.nfl.com/static/content/public/photo/2015/07/21/0ap3000000502939.pdf#page=58 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=http://firstenergystadium.com/stadium-info/about-us/ |year=2017 |access-date=July 6, 2017 |publisher=FirstEnergy Stadium |archive-date=July 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710010649/http://firstenergystadium.com/stadium-info/about-us/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>