Protective Stadium is a

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owned and operated by the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Authority in downtown

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, U.S. Its naming rights are provided by the Protective Life company, which will pay $1 million per year for 15 years. The stadium replaced

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as the home of the UAB Blazers football program. The Blazers played their first game in the stadium on October 2, 2021, and lost to

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36–12. In December 2021, the stadium hosted the Super 7, the football championship games of the Alabama High School Athletic Association, as part of a three-year rotation with Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa and

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in Auburn that will run through at least 2032. The 2021 Birmingham Bowl was played at the stadium; it was the first event at the new venue to sell out. The

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has played most of its 2022 games in Birmingham at Protective Stadium with the rest played at

. The USLC soccer team Birmingham Legion FC will play at Protective Stadium starting in the 2022 season. The stadium hosted the opening and closing ceremonies for the

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Attendance records

Note: Rankings from

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released prior to game.

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