Highmark Stadium
Highmark Stadium is a stadium in Orchard Park, United States that opened in 1973. Its recorded capacity is 71,608.
Key facts
Highmark Stadium is a stadium in Orchard Park, United States that opened in 1973. Its recorded capacity is 71,608. It is owned by Erie County. It is operated by Buffalo Bills. The current name Highmark Stadium comes from a naming-rights deal with Highmark Inc. that began in 2020. It has been known by 4 names in total, including Rich Stadium, Ralph Wilson Stadium, New Era Field. Current tenants are Buffalo Bills.
- Location
- Orchard Park, United States
- Type
- Stadium
- Capacity
- 71,608
- Opened
- 1973
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Erie County
- Naming rights
- Highmark Inc.
- Name changes
- 3
Highmark Stadium is at latitude 42.7738, longitude -78.787, in Orchard Park, 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
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 42.7738 |
| Longitude | -78.787 |
| City | Orchard Park |
| Region | Not recorded |
| Country | United States |
| OpenStreetMap object | way/500000009 |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Naming rights
Highmark Stadium has carried 4 recorded names. Rich Stadium (sponsor: Rich Products) ran 1973 to 1998. Ralph Wilson Stadium (no sponsor) ran 1998 to 2016. New Era Field (sponsor: New Era Cap) ran 2016 to 2020. Highmark Stadium (sponsor: Highmark Inc.) ran 2020 to present. The average tenure of a name here is 15.7 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Stadium | Rich Products | 1973 to 1998 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Ralph Wilson Stadium | None | 1998 to 2016 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| New Era Field | New Era Cap | 2016 to 2020 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Highmark Stadium | Highmark Inc. | 2020 to present | 3.6 million USD (about 3.6 million USD) | 6 years | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Erie County | 1973 to present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Buffalo Bills | 1973 to present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | National Football League | 1973 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
No changes to this venue have been recorded yet. Changes are written by each monthly pipeline run and listed on the change log.
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The dataset as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Manual correction: N/A. Corrected by site editors from a cited primary source.
Row-level sources used for this venue: