Red Bull Arena (New Jersey)
Red Bull Arena is a soccer-specific stadium in Harrison, New Jersey that is home to the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer and NJ/NY Gotham FC of the National Women's Soccer League. Featuring a transparent partial roof, it is located on the waterfront in the Riverbend District of Harrison across the Passaic River from Newark and approximately 7 miles (12 km) west of Lower Manhattan, New York City. With a seating capacity of 25,000, it is the sixth-largest soccer-specific stadium in the United States and in Major League Soccer.
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| Former names | Red Bull Park (2006–08) (prior to opening) |
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| Address | 600 Cape May Street |
| Location | Harrison, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40°44′12″N 74°9′1″W |
| Public transit | PATH: Harrison NJT Bus: 40 |
| Owner | Hudson County Improvement Authority |
| Operator | Red Bull GmbH |
| Capacity | 25,000 |
| Field size | 120 yd × 75 yd (110 m × 69 m) |
| Surface | Kentucky Bluegrass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | September 19, 2006 |
| Opened | March 20, 2010 |
| Construction cost | $200 million |
| Architect | Rossetti Architects |
| Structural engineer | Paulus, Sokolowski & Sartor, LLC. |
| Services engineer | URS Corporation |
| General contractor | Hunter Roberts Construction Group |
| Tenants | |
| New York Red Bulls (MLS) (2010–present) NJ/NY Gotham FC (NWSL) (2020–present) New York Red Bulls II (MLSNP) (2015–2016, 2018, 2020) | |
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