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Arrowhead Stadium is an American football stadium in
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. It primarily serves as the home venue of the
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of the
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(NFL). The stadium has been officially named GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium (pronounced G.E.H.A.) since March 2021, following a naming rights deal between
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and the Chiefs. The agreement began at the start of the 2021 season and ends in January 2031 with the expiration of the team's lease with the stadium's owner, the Jackson County Sports Complex Authority. It is part of the
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with adjacent
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, the home of the
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of
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(MLB). Arrowhead Stadium has a seating capacity of 76,416, making it the 27th-largest stadium in the United States and the sixth-largest NFL stadium. It is also the largest sports facility by capacity in the state of
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. A $375 million renovation was completed in 2010. The stadium is scheduled to host matches for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.


History

When the
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of the
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(AFL) relocated to Kansas City in 1963 and were rebranded as the Chiefs, they played their home games at Municipal Stadium. They originally shared the stadium with the
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of
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, but the Athletics relocated to Oakland, California, after the 1967 season, with the expansion
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being added in 1969. Municipal Stadium, built in 1923 and mostly rebuilt in 1955, seated approximately 35,000 for football, but as part of the
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announced in 1966, NFL stadiums would be required to seat no fewer than 50,000 people. Since the City of Kansas City was unable to find a suitable location for a new stadium, Jackson County stepped in and offered a location on the eastern edge of Kansas City near the interchange of
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and
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. Voters approved a $102 million bond issue in 1967 to build a new sports complex with two stadiums. The original design called for construction of side-by-side baseball and football stadiums with a common roof that would roll between them. The design proved to be more complicated and expensive than originally thought and so was scrapped in favor of the current open-air configuration. The Chiefs staff, led by team general manager
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, helped develop the complex.


Construction

Construction began in 1968. The original two-stadium concept was initially designed by Denver architect
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and Steadman. The baseball and football stadiums have a very different appearance, but share utilities, parking, and underground storage. Plans to have covered stadiums were dropped, leaving two open-air stadiums. Lamar Hunt included an owner's suite, complete with three bedrooms, bathrooms, a kitchen, and a living room, to the design of the football stadium. To increase seating while limiting the stadium's footprint, the upper sections were placed at a steep incline which cannot be replicated in modern stadiums due to accessibility regulations. Deaton's design was implemented by the Kansas City architectural firm of Kivett & Myers. Arrowhead Stadium is considered by some to have had an influence on the design of several future NFL stadiums. Construction of the stadium was a joint venture Sharp-Kidde-
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construction firms.


1970s

Construction on Arrowhead Stadium was completed in time for the 1972 season. On August 12, 1972, the Chiefs defeated the
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24–14 in the first preseason game at Arrowhead Stadium. On November 5, 1972, 82,094 people (the largest crowd to see a game at Arrowhead Stadium) saw the Chiefs defeat the
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, 27-14, to mark their first regular-season victory in their new home. In 1973, the stadium was the first in the NFL to include arrows on the yard markers to indicate the nearer goal line. (Initially, they resembled little Indian arrowheads.) This practice would eventually spread to the other NFL stadiums as the 1970s progressed, finally becoming mandatory league-wide in the 1978 season (after being used in Super Bowl XII), and become almost near-universal at lower levels of football. On January 20, 1974, Arrowhead Stadium hosted the
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. Due to an ice storm and brutally cold temperatures the week leading up to the game, the game's participants worked out at the facilities of the
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. On game day, the temperature soared to , melting most of the ice and snow that accumulated during the week. The AFC defeated the
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, 15–13.


1980s–present

In 1984, the Jackson County Sports Authority re-evaluated the concept of a fabric dome. The concept was disregarded as being unnecessary and financially impractical. Arrowhead hosted the
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World Championships in 1988 and 1989. In 1991, two
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screens shaped as footballs were installed. In 1994, other improvements were made and natural grass playing surface was installed, replacing the original artificial
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playing field. In 2009, Arrowhead Stadium completed the installation of a multimillion-dollar integrated system from
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out of
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. Two high definition video displays were retrofitted into the existing football-shaped displays in both end zones. Approximately of digital ribbon board technology was also installed in the stadium. In 2021, the Chiefs sold the naming rights for Arrowhead Stadium to
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, renaming it GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Arrowhead Stadium will be one of the hosts for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and it is scheduled to undergo small renovations in the years ahead. Seating capacity is expected to be reduced in the corners of the end zones to comply with FIFA field regulations. Space would also have to be made for hospitality and media seating (outside of the stadium's already existing press box). The field will also undergo improvement to its ventilation system.


Noise record

In 1990 in a game against the
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, the Chiefs were threatened with a penalty if the crowd would not quiet down. After John Elway was backed up to his own goal line and unable to even run a play he quickly spoke to the referee. After listening to Elway the referee said "Any further crowd-noise problem will result in a charged timeout against Kansas City. Thank you for your cooperation." On October 13, 2013, in a game between the Chiefs and
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, the crowd at the stadium set a
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for the loudest stadium, with 137.5 dB. That record would be broken by
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at
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on December 2, 2013 at a home game against the
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. Seattle gained the record by reaching a noise level of 137.6 decibels. The Chiefs reclaimed the title on September 29, 2014 in a
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game against the
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, hitting 142.2 decibels.


College football

Arrowhead Stadium has hosted five Big 12 Conference football championship games:
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versus
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in 2000 and 2003,
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versus
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in 2004,
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versus
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on December 2, 2006, and
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versus
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in 2008. From 2007 to 2011, Arrowhead Stadium hosted the
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between the
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and the
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. The 2007 game between the #2 Jayhawks and #3
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, drew the second largest crowd in stadium history, at 80,537, with the Tigers winning 36-28. Kansas also played
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at Arrowhead in 2005. Missouri played Arkansas State in 2005, BYU in 2015, and was scheduled to play Arkansas in 2020. In 2009 and 2010, Arrowhead Stadium hosted football games between the
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and the Kansas State Wildcats. Iowa State previously played at Arrowhead against the Florida State Seminoles in the 2002 Eddie Robinson Classic.
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played Cal in the 2003 Eddie Robinson Classic. In 1998,
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moved its scheduled home game vs.
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to Arrowhead. The stadium also played host to the annual
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, a Division II game that featured Northwest Missouri State University and
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. The 2004 game featured No. 1 Pittsburg State defeating No. 2 Northwest Missouri State in the only Division II game to feature the nation's top two teams playing in the regular season finale.


Soccer

With the formation of
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in 1996, Arrowhead Stadium became home to the
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. After the 1996 season, the team was renamed the Wizards. They left after the 2007 season, after being sold by the Hunt Family to On Goal, LLC, once their lease ended. This was also beneficial so that construction work on Arrowhead Stadium's renovation could take place during the NFL off-season. The Wizards moved to CommunityAmerica Ballpark in 2008 and did not return to Arrowhead except for one friendly. That friendly was played on July 25, 2010, the Kansas City Wizards faced
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at Arrowhead Stadium for the
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team's third preseason friendly in America during 2011. Due to ticket demand, they could not play the game at their new home stadium, CommunityAmerica Ballpark. The match ended with Kansas City winning 2-1 with
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scoring the only goal for Manchester United on a
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. The stadium has hosted one US Men's National Team match and three Women's National Team matches.


2026 FIFA World Cup

Arrowhead Stadium was chosen as one of the 16 venues that will host games during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will be hosted jointly by the United States,
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and
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. The stadium will require renovations. Kansas City, Missouri mayor
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estimated the necessary renovations at $50 million.


Renovations

On April 4, 2006, Jackson County voters approved a tax increase to finance municipal bonds to pay for $850 million in renovations to Arrowhead Stadium and nearby
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. Before the bond election, the NFL awarded the 49th Super Bowl in 2015 to Kansas City provided it would have a climate-controlled stadium. With the passing of the stadium bill, the Chiefs signed a new lease which ensures that the team will remain at Arrowhead until at least 2031. However, a second bond issue to build the rolling roof shared with Kauffman Stadium that was part of the original 1967 stadium plan was defeated by voters, and Kansas City chose to withdraw its request to host
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in 2015; the game was played at the
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(now State Farm Stadium) in
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. On August 15, 2007, the Chiefs announced final plans for the renovated Arrowhead Stadium, which would cost $375 million. The cost to the city was reduced by $50 million thanks to an additional payment by the Hunt family, which originally had intended to donate $75 million. The renovated stadium features the Chiefs Hall of Honor, a tribute to
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, and "horizon level" seating in which
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owners sit outdoors.Chiefs unveil the new Arrowhead
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Reconstruction for the stadiums started on October 3, 2007. Refurbishment of nearby Kauffman Stadium, home to the
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baseball team, commenced at that time, and both completely-refurbished stadiums were ready for play by the 2010 season. In 2019, the Chiefs announced multiple renovations for the 2020 season, which included replaced seats in the lower level, a new video display on the East end, and locker room upgrades.


Stadium music

From 1963 to 2008, the TD Pack Band was a mainstay at every Chiefs home game. The band was founded by
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er Tony DiPardo. The band was previously known as The Zing Band while the Chiefs played at Municipal Stadium. DiPardo, nicknamed "Mr. Music", was born in
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on August 15, 1912. DiPardo has written songs about the team such as "The Chiefs are on the Warpath" and "The Hank Stram Polka". DiPardo received a
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for the Chiefs' victory in Super Bowl IV.


References


External links

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