Hard Rock Stadium

Hard Rock Stadium is a stadium in Miami Gardens, United States that opened in 1987. Its recorded capacity is 64,767.

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Hard Rock Stadium
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Key facts

Hard Rock Stadium is a stadium in Miami Gardens, United States that opened in 1987. Its recorded capacity is 64,767. It is owned by Stephen M. Ross and Stephen M. Ross. It is operated by Miami Dolphins. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 7 names in total, including Joe Robbie Stadium, Pro Player Stadium, Dolphins Stadium, Dolphin Stadium, Land Shark Stadium, Sun Life Stadium. Current tenants are Miami Dolphins Pop-Tarts Bowl Blockbuster / Carquest / MicronPC / MicronPC.com Bowl, Miami Marlins Florida Marlins Orange Bowl Florida Atlantic Owls football Florida Atlantic Owls, Miami Hurricanes football Miami Hurricanes, Miami Open Miami Open, Miami Hurricanes football, Florida Atlantic Owls football, Miami Marlins, Miami Open, Miami Dolphins, 2001 Florida Atlantic Owls football team, 2002 Florida Atlantic Owls football team, 2008 Miami Hurricanes football team, 2009 Miami Hurricanes football team, 2010 Miami Hurricanes football team, 2011 Miami Hurricanes football team, 2012 Miami Hurricanes football team, 2013 Miami Hurricanes football team, Miami Hurricanes, 2014 Miami Hurricanes football team, 2015 Miami Hurricanes football team, 2016 Miami Hurricanes football team, 2018 Miami Hurricanes football team, 2019 Miami Hurricanes football team.

Location
Miami Gardens, United States
Type
Stadium
Capacity
64,767
Opened
1987
Status
Active
Current owner
Stephen M. Ross, Stephen M. Ross
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
9
Playing surface
Natural grass
Location of Hard Rock Stadium
Hard Rock Stadium

Hard Rock Stadium is at latitude 25.958056, longitude -80.238889, in Miami Gardens, United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

Data table for this chart
Recorded location of Hard Rock Stadium
FieldValue
Latitude25.958056
Longitude-80.238889
CityMiami Gardens
RegionMiami Gardens
CountryUnited States
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Hard Rock Stadium
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceNatural grassWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of Hard Rock Stadium
198720072026Joe Robbie Stadium (1987 to 1996)Pro Player Park (1996 to present)Pro Player Stadium (1996 to 2005)Dolphins Stadium (2005 to 2006)Dolphin Stadium (2006 to 2009)Land Shark Stadium (2009 to 2010)Sun Life Stadium (2010 to 2016)New Miami Stadium (2016 to present)

Hard Rock Stadium has carried 10 recorded names. Hard Rock Stadium (no sponsor) ran Present. Miami Stadium (2026 FIFA World Cup) (no sponsor) ran Present. Joe Robbie Stadium (no sponsor) ran 1987 to 1996. Pro Player Park (no sponsor) ran 1996 to present. Pro Player Stadium (no sponsor) ran 1996 to 2005. Dolphins Stadium (no sponsor) ran 2005 to 2006. Dolphin Stadium (no sponsor) ran 2006 to 2009. Land Shark Stadium (no sponsor) ran 2009 to 2010. Sun Life Stadium (no sponsor) ran 2010 to 2016. New Miami Stadium (no sponsor) ran 2016 to present. The average tenure of a name here is 4.8 years.

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Every recorded name of Hard Rock Stadium, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Hard Rock StadiumNonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Miami Stadium (2026 FIFA World Cup)NonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Joe Robbie StadiumNone1987 to 1996Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Pro Player ParkNone1996 to presentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Pro Player StadiumNone1996 to 2005Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Dolphins StadiumNone2005 to 2006Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Dolphin StadiumNone2006 to 2009Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Land Shark StadiumNone2009 to 2010Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Sun Life StadiumNone2010 to 2016Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
New Miami StadiumNone2016 to presentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Hard Rock Stadium, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerStephen M. Ross1987 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerStephen M. RossPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorMiami Dolphins1987 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource

Tenants

Tenants of Hard Rock Stadium and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Miami Dolphins Pop-Tarts Bowl Blockbuster / Carquest / MicronPC / MicronPC.com BowlNational Football League, NCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
Miami Marlins Florida Marlins Orange Bowl Florida Atlantic Owls football Florida Atlantic OwlsNational Football League, NCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
Miami Hurricanes football Miami HurricanesNational Football League, NCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
Miami Open Miami OpenNational Football League, NCAA Division I FBSPresentCurrentSource
Miami Hurricanes footballNCAA Division I FBS1987 to presentCurrentSource
Florida Atlantic Owls footballNational Football League, NCAA Division I FBS1987 to presentCurrentSource
Miami MarlinsNational Football League, NCAA Division I FBS1987 to presentCurrentSource
Miami OpenNational Football League, NCAA Division I FBS1987 to presentCurrentSource
Miami DolphinsNational Football League1987 to presentCurrentSource
2001 Florida Atlantic Owls football teamNational Football League, NCAA Division I FBS1987 to presentCurrentSource
2002 Florida Atlantic Owls football teamNational Football League, NCAA Division I FBS1987 to presentCurrentSource
2008 Miami Hurricanes football teamNational Football League, NCAA Division I FBS1987 to presentCurrentSource
2009 Miami Hurricanes football teamNational Football League, NCAA Division I FBS1987 to presentCurrentSource
2010 Miami Hurricanes football teamNational Football League, NCAA Division I FBS1987 to presentCurrentSource
2011 Miami Hurricanes football teamNational Football League, NCAA Division I FBS1987 to presentCurrentSource
2012 Miami Hurricanes football teamNational Football League, NCAA Division I FBS1987 to presentCurrentSource
2013 Miami Hurricanes football teamNational Football League, NCAA Division I FBS1987 to presentCurrentSource
Miami HurricanesNational Football League, NCAA Division I FBS1987 to presentCurrentSource
2014 Miami Hurricanes football teamNational Football League, NCAA Division I FBS1987 to presentCurrentSource
2015 Miami Hurricanes football teamNational Football League, NCAA Division I FBS1987 to presentCurrentSource
2016 Miami Hurricanes football teamNational Football League, NCAA Division I FBS1987 to presentCurrentSource
2018 Miami Hurricanes football teamNational Football League, NCAA Division I FBS1987 to presentCurrentSource
2019 Miami Hurricanes football teamNational Football League, NCAA Division I FBS1987 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

42 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for Hard Rock Stadium
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set35032026-10
29 September 2026venue_names(created)not setNew Miami Stadium2026-09
29 September 2026venue_names(created)not setSun Life Stadium2026-09
29 September 2026venue_names(created)not setLand Shark Stadium2026-09
29 September 2026venue_names(created)not setDolphin Stadium2026-09
29 September 2026venue_names(created)not setDolphins Stadium2026-09
29 September 2026venue_names(created)not setPro Player Stadium2026-09
29 September 2026venue_names(created)not setPro Player Park2026-09
29 September 2026venue_names(created)not setJoe Robbie Stadium2026-09
29 September 2026venue_names(created)not setMiami Stadium (2026 FIFA World Cup)2026-09
29 September 2026venue_names(created)not setHard Rock Stadium2026-09
29 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set436752026-09
29 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set436742026-09
29 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set436732026-09
29 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set436722026-09
29 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set436712026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set406112026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set406102026-09
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28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set406082026-09
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28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set406042026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set406032026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set406022026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set406012026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set406002026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set405992026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set405982026-09
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28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set405952026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set405942026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set405932026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set405922026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set405912026-09
28 September 2026venuescapacity65326647672026-09
28 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13753417052026-09
28 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleHard_Rock_StadiumHard Rock Stadium2026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set3702026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set1492026-09

Sources and licenses

Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: Hard Rock Stadium (revision 1375341705). Wikidata item: Q864339.