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Reliant Stadium

Reliant Stadium is a stadium in Texas, United States that opened in 2002. Its recorded capacity is 72,220.

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Reliant Stadium
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Key facts

Reliant Stadium is a stadium in Texas, United States that opened in 2002. Its recorded capacity is 72,220. It is owned by Harris County Sports & Convention Corporation and Harris County. It is operated by ASM Global and SMG. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Houston Texans, Texas Bowl, Texas Kickoff Texas Kickoff Game, Houston Cougars football, Houston Cougars football, 2026 FIFA World Cup, Houston Texans, 2013 Houston Cougars football team.

Location
Texas, United States
Type
Stadium
Capacity
72,220
Opened
2002
Status
Active
Current owner
Harris County Sports & Convention Corporation, Harris County
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
2
Playing surface
Artificial turf
Roof
Retractable roof
Location of Reliant Stadium
Reliant Stadium

Reliant Stadium is at latitude 29.684722, longitude -95.410833, in Texas, United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

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Recorded location of Reliant Stadium
FieldValue
Latitude29.684722
Longitude-95.410833
CityTexas
RegionTexas
CountryUnited States
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Reliant Stadium
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
RoofRetractable roofWikipedia categorySource
SurfaceArtificial turfWikidata statementSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of Reliant Stadium

Reliant Stadium has carried 3 recorded names. (2002–2014, 2026–present) (no sponsor) ran Present. NRG Stadium (no sponsor) ran Present. Reliant Stadium (no sponsor) ran Present.

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Every recorded name of Reliant Stadium, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
(2002–2014, 2026–present)NonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
NRG StadiumNonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia, with citationSource
Reliant StadiumNonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Reliant Stadium, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerHarris County2002 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerHarris County Sports & Convention CorporationPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorSMG2002 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OperatorASM GlobalPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Reliant Stadium and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Houston TexansNational Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Texas BowlNational Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Texas Kickoff Texas Kickoff GameNational Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Houston Cougars footballNational Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Houston Cougars footballNational Football League2002 to presentCurrentSource
2026 FIFA World CupNational Football League2002 to presentCurrentSource
Houston TexansNational Football League2002 to presentCurrentSource
2013 Houston Cougars football teamNational Football League2002 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

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

Change log for Reliant Stadium
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set25052026-10
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set25042026-10
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set1522026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Houston Livestock Show and Rodeonot set2026-09
24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)34949not set2026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set349502026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set349492026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set33032026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set33022026-09
23 September 2026venue_names(created)not setReliant Stadium2026-09
23 September 2026venue_names(created)not setNRG Stadium2026-09
23 September 2026venue_names(created)not set(2002–2014, 2026–present)2026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set311252026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set311242026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set311232026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set311222026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set311212026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set232762026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set232752026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set232742026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set232732026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set232722026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set232712026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13753659522026-09
23 September 2026venuescapacity71054722202026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13753659522026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleReliant_StadiumReliant Stadium2026-09

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: Reliant Stadium (revision 1375365952). Wikidata item: Q1058864.

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