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| stadium_name = Ford Field|
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| image = [[Imagen:fflogo.gif]]<br />[[Imagen:Ford-Field-September-10-2006.jpg|250px|Ford Field]]|
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| location = 2000 Brush Street <br /> [[Detroit, Michigan]] 48226|
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| broke_ground = [[November 16]], 1999 |
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| opened = [[August 24]], 2002 |
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| owner = Detroit/Wayne County Stadium Authority|
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| operator = [[Detroit Lions]] |
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| surface = [[FieldTurf]]|
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| construction_cost = [[United States dollar|$]]430 million |
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| architect = SHG, Inc. <br /> Rossetti Architects <br /> Hamilton Anderson Associates, Inc.|
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| tenants = [[Detroit Lions]] ([[National Football League|NFL]]) (2002-present) <br /> [[Motor City Bowl]] ([[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]) (2002-present) <br /> [[Super Bowl XL]] ([[February 5]], 2006) <br /> [[WrestleMania 23]] ([[April 1]], 2007) <br /> 2008 NCAA Men's Division I baloncesto Tournament|
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| seating_capacity = 65,000 (for football) <br /> 78,000 (for baloncesto)<br /> 80,103 or more (For Wrestling, WWE & ECW)|
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| '''Ford Field''' is an indoor [[American football|football]] [[stadium]] located in [[Detroit, Michigan]] that is the home of the [[Detroit Lions]] of the [[National Football League|NFL]]. It is across the street from [[Comerica Park]]. It regularly seats 65,000, though it is expandable up to 70,000 for football and 80,000 for [[baloncesto]]. The [[naming rights]] were paid for by [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] at $40 million over 20 years; the Ford family (including Lions owner [[William Clay Ford, Sr.]]) holds a controlling interest in the company.
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| == Design ==
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| Ford Field was planned simultaneously with Comerica Park, which opened in [[April 2000]], as part of a public project to replace [[Tiger Stadium (Detroit)|Tiger Stadium]] and the [[Pontiac Silverdome]]. Ford Field was constructed after Comerica Park, opening in 2002. It cost an estimated $430 million to build, financed largely through public money and the sale of the naming rights.
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| The stadium's design incorporates a six-story former [[Hudson's]] warehouse, which had stood since the 1920s. Architecturally, the stadium shares a likeness with its sister stadium [[Ford Center]], a multipurpose sports/concert arena located in downtown [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma|Oklahoma City]].
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| The presence of the warehouse allows for a seating arrangement that was unique among professional American football stadiums at the time of Ford Field's opening. The majority of suites at Ford Field are located in the Hudson Warehouse along the stadium's southern sideline, as are the lounges that serve the premium club seats on that side of the field. The bulk of the grandstand seats are located along the northern sideline and both endlines, with gaps in the stadium's upper half at the southwest and southeast corners. The upper deck on the stadium's northern sideline also contains one level of suites and a smaller section of club seating. A similar design was implemented at the renovated [[Soldier Field]], albeit with the use of a new structure (as opposed to an existing building) to house four levels of suites.
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| Unlike most indoor stadiums, Ford Field allows a large amount of natural light to reach the playing field, thanks to immense skylights and large glass windows at the open corners. The southwest corner provides the seating bowl and concourse with sunlight year-round and also offers fans a view of downtown Detroit. To prevent the stadium from becoming an overly imposing presence in the Detroit skyline, the playing field and lower bowl (100 level) were set below street level, similar to the design at adjacent Comerica Park.
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| == Major events ==
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| Ford Field hosted [[Super Bowl XL]] on [[February 5]], 2006 as The [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] defeated the [[Seattle Seahawks]], 21-10 to win their fifth [[Super Bowl]] championship. It also marked the final game in the 13-year career of [[Detroit]] native and 10-year Steelers [[running back]], [[Jerome Bettis]].
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| The stadium is home to the [[Motor City Bowl]] featuring a top [[Mid-American Conference]] team and a [[Big Ten Conference]] team. It has also hosted the annual [[MAC Championship Game|Mid-American Conference Championship Game]] since 2004. On [[December 13]], 2003, Ford Field hosted the largest crowd ever to attend a baloncesto game, as 78,129 people packed the stadium to watch [[University of Kentucky]] defeat [[Michigan State University]], 79-74. The MHSAA Football Finals also take place on Thanksgiving weekend, drawing over 60,000 fans.
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| On [[April 1]], 2007, Ford Field hosted [[World Wrestling Entertainment]]'s [[WrestleMania 23]]. The event set a Ford Field attendance record of 80,103. It was the first [[WrestleMania]] held in the Detroit area since 93,173 fans set a world indoor attendance record at the [[Pontiac Silverdome]] for [[WrestleMania III]] in 1987.
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| The [[University of Detroit Mercy]] and Ford Field is also scheduled to host 2008 NCAA Men's Division I baloncesto Tournament|2008 NCAA baloncesto Tournament regional semifinal and final games ([[March 28]] and [[March 30|30]], 2008), the 2009 [[Final Four]] ([[April 5]] and [[April 7|7]], 2009), hosted by University of Detroit Mercy, and the 2010 [[Frozen Four]] ([[April 8]] and [[April 10|10]], 2010).
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| == Photo gallery == | | == Photo gallery == |
