Lucas Oil Stadium: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
Added information regarding naming rights deal announced on 28 Feb. 2006 |
||
Line 26: | Line 26: | ||
The "working name" of the facility, Indiana Stadium, could change with the selling of [[naming rights]], which are owned by the Indianapolis Colts. |
The "working name" of the facility, Indiana Stadium, could change with the selling of [[naming rights]], which are owned by the Indianapolis Colts. |
||
It was announced on [[28 February]], [[2006]], that [[Lucas Oil]] purchased the naming rights to Indiana Stadium for $120M over 20 years. |
|||
==External links== |
==External links== |
||
* [http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050921/NEWS02/509210428 Courier-Journal article] |
* [http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050921/NEWS02/509210428 Courier-Journal article] |
||
* [http://football.ballparks.com/NFL/IndianapolisColts/newindex.htm Indiana Stadium page at ''Ballparks.com''] |
* [http://football.ballparks.com/NFL/IndianapolisColts/newindex.htm Indiana Stadium page at ''Ballparks.com''] |
||
* [http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/13980751.htm Journal-Gazette article] |
|||
[[Category:Covered stadiums]] |
[[Category:Covered stadiums]] |
Revision as of 01:36, 1 March 2006
Former names | - |
---|---|
Location | Indianapolis, Indiana |
Owner | Capital Improvement Board |
Operator | Marion County |
Capacity | 63,000-75,000 (estimated) |
Surface | FieldTurf |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 2005 |
Opened | 2008 (scheduled) |
Closed | - |
Demolished | - |
Construction cost | $500M USD |
Architect | HKS, Inc. |
Tenants | |
Indianapolis Colts (NFL) |
Lucas Oil Stadium is a retractable roof sports and entertainment facility currently under construction in Indianapolis, Indiana. It will replace the twenty-two-year-old RCA Dome as the home field of the National Football League's Indianapolis Colts franchise. The opening of the facility is scheduled for 2008. Afterward, the RCA Dome will be demolished.
In addition to professional football games (and, possibly, collegiate and high school games,) the stadium is scheduled to host the semifinal and final rounds of the Men's Final Four in 2010, with the Women's Final Four one year later. Historically, Indianapolis has been a popular choice for the "Final Four". The city also hopes to attract the Super Bowl, but, as venues for the game are already scheduled up to the year 2010, barring unforeseen circumstances, it will likely be after the 2010 season.
Groundbreaking for the stadium took place on September 20, 2005. Its cost has been estimated at $500M (USD.)
The "working name" of the facility, Indiana Stadium, could change with the selling of naming rights, which are owned by the Indianapolis Colts.
It was announced on 28 February, 2006, that Lucas Oil purchased the naming rights to Indiana Stadium for $120M over 20 years.