About stadium

Stadium introduction

The current iteration of Yankee Stadium first opened on 3rd April 2009 with an exhibition baseball match between the Yankees and Chicago Cubs. Costing an estimated $2.3 billion with over $1.2 billion contributed through public subsidies. Taking over three years to build, the desire for the iconic baseball team to move to new facilities emerged as far back as the 1980s. Designed by sports Architectural firm Populous, the new version of the Yankee Stadium was designed to closely resemble the appearance of the original 1923 stadium with the exterior made through extensive use of Indiana limestone, granite and pre-cast concrete. On the inside, the stands mirror the original seating arrangement however comfort levels are in line with modern stadia, capable of seating just under 50,000. Although the designers Populous have previously built multi-purpose soccer stadiums such as England’s Wembley, and Arsenal’s Emirates, The Yankee Stadium is very much designed to just play baseball matches. This means that the rectangular playing pitch required for soccer only just about fits inside the dimensions of the baseball field, with the distance created between some sections of the crowd comparable to Olympic stadiums. The first football match held at Yankee Stadium was part of the World Football Challenge between Chelsea and Paris Saint German on July 22nd 2012, and a month later A.C Milan took on Real Madrid with each game attracting 38,202 and 49,474 fans respectively. Attendees for New York City F.C’s inaugural season are however expected to be just over half of the one-off friendlies, with the capacity scaled down to 27,470 by default. At this moment in time, the 2015 established franchise haven’t got the same pulling power as one-off European Soccer Friendlies, however expect things to change when the club move to a purpose-built ground at the Bronx in 2018.

How to get to the Stadium

1 East 161st Street, Bronx, NY 10451, United States