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{{Short description|Stadium in Landover, Maryland}}
{{for|the stadium in South Africa|North West Stadium}}
{{Use American English|date=July 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2025}}
{{Infobox venue
| name = Northwest Stadium
| logo_image = Northwest Stadium logo.png
| image = Commanders vs Giants (53345178211).jpg
| caption = A [[Washington Commanders]] game at the stadium, 2023
| address = 1600 Ring Road<ref>{{cite web |title=Contact Us |url=https://northweststadium.com/contact-us |website=NorthwestStadium.com |access-date=May 6, 2025}}</ref>
| location = [[Landover, Maryland]], U.S.
| coordinates = {{coord|38|54|28|N|76|51|52|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_label = Northwest Stadium
| pushpin_mapsize = 300
| pushpin_map = Maryland#USA
| broke_ground = {{start date|1996|3|13}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.redskinshistorian.com/taxonomy/term/89 |title=March 13, 1996: Construction Begins on JKC Stadium |access-date=May 6, 2012 |archive-date=March 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312004930/http://redskinshistorian.com/taxonomy/term/89 |url-status=usurped |first=Mike |last=Richman |website=Redskin Historian}}</ref>
| opened = {{start date|1997|9|14}}
| expanded = 1998, 2000, 2005
| renovated = 2024
| closed = 
| demolished = 
| owner = [[Washington Commanders]] ([[Josh Harris (businessman)|Josh Harris]])
| operator = [[Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment]] (HBSE)
| surface = [[Bermuda grass]]
| construction_cost = {{ubl|{{USD}}251 million|(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|251000000|1997}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}})}}
| architect = [[Populous (company)|HOK Sport]]
| structural_engineer = Bliss & Nyitray, Inc
| services_engineer = M-E Engineers, Inc.<ref>{{cite book|author=Illuminating Engineering Society|title=Lighting design & application: LD & A|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lK4nAQAAMAAJ|access-date=May 6, 2012|volume=28|year=1998|publisher=Illuminating Engineering Society|page=39|archive-date=March 1, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240301024800/https://books.google.com/books?id=lK4nAQAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref>
| general_contractor = [[A. James Clark|Clark Construction]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clarkconstruction.com/projects/feature_project/11/|title=FedEx Field|website=Clark Construction Co.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812161735/http://www.clarkconstruction.com/projects/feature_project/11|archive-date=August 12, 2011}}</ref>
| main_contractors = Driggs Construction Co.<ref>{{cite news|title=Where a Stadium Soon Will Grow|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=WT&p_theme=wt&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB0F1CEE26B1EDE&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|newspaper=[[The Washington Times]]|date=March 23, 1996|access-date=October 23, 2011|archive-date=October 26, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026044808/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=WT&p_theme=wt&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB0F1CEE26B1EDE&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM}}</ref>
| former_names = {{ubl|Jack Kent Cooke Stadium (1997–1999)|Redskins Stadium (1999)|FedExField (1999–2024)|Commanders Field (2024)}}
| type = [[Multi-purpose stadium]]
| event = {{hlist|[[American football]]|[[association football]]|[[concert]]s}}
| tenants = [[Washington Commanders]] ([[National Football League|NFL]]) (1997–present)
| suites = 257
| seating_capacity = 64,000
'''Former capacity''':
{{collapsible list|
* 62,000 (2022–2024)
* 58,000 (2021)<ref name="HarrisStadium">{{cite web |last1=Hruby |first1=Patrick |title=Josh Harris Expects the Commanders Will Make a Lot More Money Simply Because He's Not Dan Snyder |url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2023/05/17/josh-harris-expects-the-commanders-will-make-a-lot-more-money-simply-because-hes-not-dan-snyder/ |website=Washingtonian |access-date=August 27, 2023 |date=May 17, 2023 |archive-date=August 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230827161523/https://www.washingtonian.com/2023/05/17/josh-harris-expects-the-commanders-will-make-a-lot-more-money-simply-because-hes-not-dan-snyder/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*67,617 (2015&ndash;2021)<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/01/08/washington-football-team-attendance/|title = Washington fans didn't show up at FedEx Field. What will it take to lure them back?|newspaper = [[The Washington Post]]|access-date = January 9, 2022|archive-date = April 15, 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220415092829/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/01/08/washington-football-team-attendance/|url-status = live}}</ref><ref name="2015RedskinsMediaGuide">{{cite web|title=FedExField|url=http://prod.static.redskins.clubs.nfl.com/assets/docs/Washington-Redskins-Media-Guide.pdf#page=380|publisher=Washington Redskins|work=2015 Washington Redskins Media Guide|date=August 28, 2015|access-date=November 5, 2015|archive-date=September 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919010428/http://prod.static.redskins.clubs.nfl.com/assets/docs/Washington-Redskins-Media-Guide.pdf#page=380|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 79,000 (2012–2015)<ref name="WaPo">{{cite news|title=Redskins to Remove Another 4,000 Seats From FedEx Field|first=Mike|last=Jones|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/football-insider/post/redskins-to-remove-another-4000-seats-from-fedex-field/2012/04/02/gIQAc88brS_blog.html|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=April 2, 2012|access-date=September 20, 2014|archive-date=October 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011133458/https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/football-insider/post/redskins-to-remove-another-4000-seats-from-fedex-field/2012/04/02/gIQAc88brS_blog.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* 83,000 (2011)<ref name="WaPo" />
* 91,704 (2009&ndash;2010)<ref name="historical cap">{{cite news|title=Redskins Say They Were Unable to Sell Season Tickets for Seats Removed from FedEx Field|first1=Dan|last1=Steinberg|first2=Mike|last2=Jones|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/redskins/redskins-say-they-were-unable-to-sell-season-tickets-for-seats-removed-from-fedex-field/2011/07/14/gIQA1vbwEI_story.html|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=July 14, 2011|access-date=May 6, 2012|archive-date=April 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401042750/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/redskins/redskins-say-they-were-unable-to-sell-season-tickets-for-seats-removed-from-fedex-field/2011/07/14/gIQA1vbwEI_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
* 91,665 (2004–2008)<ref name="historical cap" />
* 86,484 (2001–2003)<ref name="historical cap" />
* 85,407 (2000)<ref name="historical cap" />
* 80,116 (1997–1999)<ref name="historical cap" />
}}
| public_transit = {{ubl|{{rint|washington|metro}} '''[[Washington Metro]]''':|{{rint|washington|BL}} {{rint|washington|SV}} at [[Morgan Boulevard station|Morgan Boulevard]]}}
| website = {{URL|https://northweststadium.com/|northweststadium.com}}
}}
'''Northwest Stadium''' is a [[multi-purpose stadium]] in [[Landover, Maryland]], located within the [[census-designated place]] of [[Summerfield, Maryland|Summerfield]] {{convert|2.5|mi|0}} east of [[Washington, D.C.]] It is the home venue of the [[National Football League]] (NFL) team [[Washington Commanders]]. The stadium opened in 1997 as '''Jack Kent Cooke Stadium''' and was known as '''FedExField''' from 1999 until 2024. 

Northwest Stadium had the NFL's largest capacity at 91,000 from 2004 until 2010 and currently seats 64,000. The stadium is owned and operated by the Commanders, with non-NFL events managed by [[Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment]] (HBSE). The Commanders are scheduled to vacate Northwest for [[New Commanders Stadium]] in Washington, D.C. upon its completion in 2030.

==History==
[[File:FedExField logo.svg|thumb|left|upright=.7|FedExField branding used from 1999 to 2023]]
By the early 1990s, [[Washington Redskins]] owner [[Jack Kent Cooke]] sought to replace [[RFK Stadium]] as the team's stadium. Cooke considered a site next to [[Laurel Park Racecourse]] along [[Whiskey Bottom Road|Whiskey Bottom]] and Brock Bridge roads, but lack of parking and public support prompted him to choose to build instead on Wilson Dairy Farm in [[Landover, Maryland]], within the [[census-designated place]] of [[Summerfield, Maryland|Summerfield]].<ref>{{Cite news |first=Katherine |last=Richards |quote=Redskins owner Jack Kent Cooke is seeking a special exception that would allow a $160 million National Football League stadium in an industrial zone east of Laurel in Anne Arundel County. The Redskins are also hoping for variances from county codes on matters such as parking and landscaping for the 78,600-seat stadium. |title=Clergymen protest stadium: Traffic would hurt churches, they say |id={{ProQuest|2289246850}} |newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |date=August 11, 1994}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Summerfield CDP, Maryland|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2475810|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=September 29, 2025|archive-date=April 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428133720/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2475810|url-status=live}}</ref> A special exit, Exit 16 (initially Arena Drive, later renamed Medical Center Drive), was built from [[Capital Beltway|Interstate 495]], also known as the Capital Beltway. Cooke named the site Raljon after his sons Ralph and John, registering it with the [[United States Postal Service]] for the stadium's [[ZIP Code]]. Cooke died months before the opening of the new stadium, which his sons named Jack Kent Cooke Stadium. It opened on September 14, 1997, hosting a game against the [[Arizona Cardinals]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Vick |first1=Karl |last2=Heath |first2=Thomas |date=September 15, 1997 |title=After Bumpy Beginning, a Can't-Be-Beat Ending |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/redskins/longterm/1997/gamerep/week3/stadium15.htm |access-date=February 28, 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>

[[Daniel Snyder]] bought the team and stadium from Cooke's estate in May 1999, briefly renaming it Redskins Stadium before selling [[naming rights]] to [[FedEx]] for 27 years at an average of $7.6 million per year. The stadium was renamed FedExField on November 21, 1999.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Heath |first=Thomas |date=November 22, 1999 |title=Absolutely, Positively It's Now FedEx Field |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/redskins/longterm/1999/gamerep/week11/fedex22.htm |access-date=February 28, 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post |archive-date=July 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200706034339/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/redskins/longterm/1999/gamerep/week11/fedex22.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The Raljon dateline requirements and placename were phased out by Snyder by the start of the [[1999 Washington Redskins season|1999 season]].<ref>{{cite news |date=August 20, 1999 |title=Goodbye to Raljon, and good riddance |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1999-08-20-9908200062-story.html |access-date=October 27, 2021 |newspaper=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |archive-date=January 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127100623/https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1999-08-20-9908200062-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> From 2002 to 2010, the Redskins led the NFL in home attendance<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2008/attendance.htm|title = 2008 NFL Attendance Data|website = [[Pro-Football-Reference.com]]|access-date = September 6, 2019|archive-date = March 22, 2019|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190322192705/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2008/attendance.htm|url-status = live}}</ref> but demand declined thereafter. In the early 2010s, 14,000 seats were removed from the upper deck.<ref name="WaPo" /><ref>{{Cite news |first=Brad |last=Biggs |title=FedEx Field official: Redskins removed seats they couldn't sell |url=https://www.nationalfootballpost.com/2008-2018-nfp-archive/latest-nfl-news/fedex-field-official-redskins-removed-seats-they-couldnt-sell/ |work=National Football Post |date=July 15, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001133137/https://www.nationalfootballpost.com/2008-2018-nfp-archive/latest-nfl-news/fedex-field-official-redskins-removed-seats-they-couldnt-sell/ |archive-date=October 1, 2020}}</ref> Another 4,000 seats had been removed by 2015, with a capacity of 62,000 in 2022.<ref name=steinallen>{{cite news|last1=Steinberg|first1=Dan|last2=Allen|first2=Scott|title=For Third Time in Six Years, Redskins Remove Seats From FedEx Field|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/redskins/for-third-time-in-six-years-redskins-remove-seats-from-fedex-field/2015/06/01/555299d6-088a-11e5-a7ad-b430fc1d3f5c_story.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=June 1, 2015|access-date=June 1, 2015|archive-date=June 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150602123753/http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/redskins/for-third-time-in-six-years-redskins-remove-seats-from-fedex-field/2015/06/01/555299d6-088a-11e5-a7ad-b430fc1d3f5c_story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Paras |first=Matthew |date=September 22, 2022 |title=Commanders reduce FedEx Field capacity again |url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/sep/22/commanders-reduce-fedex-field-capacity-again/ |access-date=March 24, 2024 |website=The Washington Times |language=en |archive-date=May 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518174630/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/sep/22/commanders-reduce-fedex-field-capacity-again/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 1,500 seats were re-added in 2025 for a total capacity of 64,000.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jhabvala |first1=Nicki |title=The Commanders’ turnaround has brought back fans — and dollar signs |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6600351/2025/09/05/washington-commanders-season-tickets-stadium-sponsors/ |website=The Athletic |access-date=September 8, 2025 |date=September 5, 2025}}</ref>

In July 2023, Snyder sold the team and stadium to a group headed by [[Josh Harris (businessman)|Josh Harris]] for $6.05 billion.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jhabvala |first1=Nicki |title=Josh Harris preaches patience, discusses plans for Commanders |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/11/30/josh-harris-commanders-rebuild/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=December 3, 2023 |archive-date=December 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201143909/http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/11/30/josh-harris-commanders-rebuild/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The following year, Harris's company [[Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment]] (HBSE) took over operating non-NFL events at the stadium.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Muret |first1=Don |title=HBSE takes over booking FedEx Field events |url=https://venuesnow.com/hbse-takes-over-booking-fedex-field-special-events/ |website=VenuesNow.com |date=February 5, 2024 |access-date=February 10, 2024 |archive-date=March 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240301024757/https://venuesnow.com/hbse-takes-over-booking-fedex-field-special-events/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In February 2024, FedEx announced that it had opted out of its [[naming rights]] contract before its expiration in 2026.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Jhabvala |first1=Nicki |last2=Maske |first2=Mark |date=February 28, 2024 |title=FedEx ends naming-rights deal for Commanders' stadium two years early |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/02/28/commanders-fed-ex-naming-rights/ |access-date=February 28, 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286 |archive-date=February 28, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228134753/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/02/28/commanders-fed-ex-naming-rights/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The stadium was temporarily renamed Commanders Field until a sponsorship with [[Northwest Federal Credit Union]] was announced to rename it Northwest Stadium on August 27, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Washington Commanders and Northwest Federal Credit Union Announce Stadium Naming-Rights Deal |url=https://www.commanders.com/news/washington-commanders-and-northwest-federal-credit-union-announce-stadium-naming-rights-deal |access-date=August 27, 2024 |date=August 27, 2024 |website=Washington Commanders |language=en-US |archive-date=August 31, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240831222105/https://www.commanders.com/news/washington-commanders-and-northwest-federal-credit-union-announce-stadium-naming-rights-deal |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Successor===
{{main|New Commanders Stadium}}
In 2025, the Commanders and D.C. mayor [[Muriel Bowser]] announced plans to build a [[New Commanders Stadium|new stadium]] at the former site of [[RFK Stadium]] in Washington, D.C. to house the team by 2030.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gathright |first1=Jenny |last2=Flynn |first2=Meagan |title=The Washington Commanders stadium is coming to D.C. Here's what to expect. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/09/18/washington-commanders-stadium-approved-dc/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=September 22, 2025 |date=September 18, 2025}}</ref>

==Design==
[[File:Atlanta Falcons at Washington Commanders 2024 21.jpg|thumb|upright=.7|left|Exterior view, 2024]]
The stadium has five levels: the Lower Level, the Club Level, the Upper Level, and the Lower and Upper Suite Levels. The Lower Level is named after [[Bobby Mitchell]], a running back and executive with the team from 1962 to 2002.<ref>{{cite web |title=Washington Redskins To Retire The Late Bobby Mitchell's Jersey |url=https://www.washingtonfootball.com/news/washington-redskins-to-retire-bobby-mitchell-jersey-number |website=Washington Football Team |access-date=October 27, 2021 |date=June 20, 2020 |archive-date=October 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027150305/https://www.washingtonfootball.com/news/washington-redskins-to-retire-bobby-mitchell-jersey-number |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Fortier |first1=Sam |title=Redskins to remove George Preston Marshall's name from all team material |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/06/24/redskins-remove-george-preston-marshalls-name-all-team-material/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=October 27, 2021 |date=June 24, 2020 |archive-date=June 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625142606/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/06/24/redskins-remove-george-preston-marshalls-name-all-team-material/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Club Level is named after [[Joe Gibbs]], the team's head coach from 1981 to 1992 and from 2004 to 2007. The Upper Level is named after former NFL commissioner [[Pete Rozelle]]. The stadium has 257 suites {{as of|2023|lc=y}}.

==Other events==
===College football===
Northwest Stadium hosts the annual Prince George's Classic college football game, which is a game usually between two [[Historically black colleges and universities|historically black universities]]. It has hosted several other college football games, including a 1998 game between the [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame Fighting Irish]] and [[Navy Midshipmen football|Navy Midshipmen]], a 2004 game between the [[USC Trojans football|USC Trojans]] and [[Virginia Tech Hokies football|Virginia Tech Hokies]], and the [[Army–Navy Game]] in 2011 and 2024.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chavkin |first1=Daniel |title=Army vs. Navy game location 2024: Why historic rivalry is being played at Northwest Stadium |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-football/news/army-navy-game-location-2024-rivalry-northwest-stadium/397b3b74eee0a43861aee02a |website=Sporting News |date=December 14, 2024 |access-date=December 15, 2024}}</ref>

===Soccer===
[[File:FedEx Field soccer field view 2023-07-30 (cropped).jpg|thumb|The stadium hosting a [[2023 Premier League Summer Series]] game]]
The stadium has been used for several international soccer matches. It hosted six matches of the [[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup]], including the [[United States women's national soccer team|United States]]' 3–2 quarterfinal victory over [[Germany women's national football team|Germany]]. On March 28, 2015, [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] defeated [[El Salvador national football team|El Salvador]] before a crowd of 53,978.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ticotimes.net/2015/03/28/no-messi-but-argentina-is-still-too-much-for-el-salvador |title=No Messi, but Argentina is still too much for El Salvador |date=March 29, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331223644/http://www.ticotimes.net/2015/03/28/no-messi-but-argentina-is-still-too-much-for-el-salvador |archive-date=March 31, 2015 }}.</ref>

The stadium has also hosted club soccer exhibition matches. During the 2005 [[World Series of Soccer (MLS)|World Series of Soccer]], D.C. United hosted [[Chelsea F.C.]]; the game drew 31,473 spectators, D.C. United's third-highest ever home attendance. On August 9, 2009, D.C. United hosted [[Real Madrid]] for another international friendly. On July 30, 2011, [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] ended its 2011 summer tour with a 2–1 win over [[F.C. Barcelona]] in front of 81,807 fans. On July 29, 2014, [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] played [[Inter Milan]] in the [[2014 International Champions Cup|International Champions Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://internationalchampionscup.com/news/?article_id=112 |title=Man United defeats Inter in Shootout |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140806043515/http://internationalchampionscup.com/news/?article_id=112 |archive-date=August 6, 2014 |website=ICC.com |date=July 30, 2014 |access-date=July 30, 2014}}</ref> On July 26, 2017, [[F.C. Barcelona]] played [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] again as part of the [[2017 International Champions Cup|International Champions Cup]], drawing 80,162 fans and winning 1–0 on [[Neymar]]'s last goal for [[F.C. Barcelona]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.internationalchampionscup.com/matches/170 |title=Barcelona 1 - 0 Manchester United |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728220101/http://www.internationalchampionscup.com/matches/170 |archive-date=July 28, 2017 |date=July 26, 2017}}</ref> On August 4, 2018, [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] beat [[Juventus]] 3-1 during the [[2018 International Champions Cup]]. On July 23, 2019, Real Madrid defeated Arsenal on penalty kicks. Northwest Stadium's bid as a [[2026 FIFA World Cup]] venue was rejected by FIFA in 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Keating|first=Steve|date=November 23, 2021|title=FIFA wraps up inspection of potential 2026 World Cup venues|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/fifa-wraps-up-inspection-potential-2026-world-cup-venues-2021-11-22/|access-date=January 4, 2022|archive-date=January 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220104192848/https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/fifa-wraps-up-inspection-potential-2026-world-cup-venues-2021-11-22/|url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! Date !! Competition!! Team !! Res !! Team !! Crowd
|+ 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup matches
|- align=center
| rowspan="2" | June 23, 1999
| [[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C|Group C]]
| {{fbw|NOR}}
| 7–1
| {{fbw|CAN}}
| 16,448
|- align=center
| [[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Group D|Group D]]
| {{fbw|AUS}}
| 1–3
| {{fbw|SWE}}
| 16,448
|- align=center
| rowspan="2" | June 27, 1999
| [[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A|Group A]]
| {{fbw|NGA}}
| 2–0
| {{fbw|DEN}}
| 22,109
|- align=center
| [[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Group B|Group B]]
| {{fbw|GER}}
| 3–3
| {{fbw|BRA}}
| 22,109
|- align=center
| rowspan="2" | July 1, 1999
| [[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage#Quarterfinals|Quarterfinals]]
| {{fbw|USA}}
| 3–2
| {{fbw|GER}}
| 54,642
|- align=center
| [[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage#Quarterfinals|Quarterfinals]]
| {{fbw|BRA}}
| 4–3 ([[Overtime (sports)#Association football|a.e.t]]/[[Golden goal#Association football|g.g]])
| {{fbw|NGA}}
| 54,642
|}

===Rugby union===
On October 23, 2021, the stadium hosted a [[rugby union]] match between [[New Zealand national rugby union team|New Zealand]] and the [[USA Eagles]] that drew 39,720 people.<ref>{{Cite web|title=USA Eagles confirm match at FedEx Field|date=July 26, 2021|url=https://www.usa.rugby/2021/07/usa-rugby-to-host-legendary-new-zealand-all-blacks-in-washington-dc-on-saturday-october-23-at-fedex-field/|access-date=September 1, 2021|archive-date=August 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827061832/https://www.usa.rugby/2021/07/usa-rugby-to-host-legendary-new-zealand-all-blacks-in-washington-dc-on-saturday-october-23-at-fedex-field/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Lourim |first=Jake |title=All Blacks give U.S. rugby fans a thrill — and U.S. rugby a boost — in 1874 Cup |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/10/23/all-blacks-rugby-us-1874-cup/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=October 23, 2021 |access-date=October 25, 2021 |archive-date=October 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024013824/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/10/23/all-blacks-rugby-us-1874-cup/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Concerts===
[[File:Cowboy Carter Tour (54641926644).jpg|thumb|[[Beyoncé]] performing at the stadium as part of the [[Cowboy Carter Tour]], 2025]]
The stadium has hosted several musical events and concerts.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of notable musical events held at the stadium
! scope="col" |Date
! scope="col" |Event
! scope="col" |Performer(s)
! scope="col" |Opening act(s)
! scope="col" |{{Ref.}}
|-
| May 28, 2000
| [[HFStival]] 
| Various
| N/A
| <ref>{{cite web |last1=Beaujon |first1=Andrew |title=Come Out and Play: An Oral History of the HFStival |url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2024/08/15/hfstival-whfs-oral-history/ |website=Washingtonian |access-date=1 January 2025 |date=August 15, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| October 4, 2002 
| [[Licks Tour]]
| [[The Rolling Stones]]
| [[The Strokes]]
| {{citation needed|date=July 2025}}
|-
| July 18, 2003 
| [[Summer Sanitarium Tour]]
| [[Metallica]]
| [[Limp Bizkit]], [[Linkin Park]], [[Deftones]] and [[Mudvayne]]
| {{citation needed|date=July 2025}}
|-
| September 13, 2003 
| [[The Rising Tour]]
| [[Bruce Springsteen]] and [[E Street Band]]
| N/A
| {{citation needed|date=July 2025}}
|-
| September 29, 2009 
| [[U2 360° Tour]]
| [[U2]]
| [[Muse (band)|Muse]]
| {{citation needed|date=July 2025}}
|-
| June 4, 2011 
| [[Goin' Coastal Tour]]
| [[Kenny Chesney]] and [[Zac Brown Band]]
| [[Uncle Kracker]] and [[Billy Currington]]
| {{citation needed|date=July 2025}}
|-
| August 12, 2012 
| [[Brothers of the Sun Tour]]
| Kenny Chesney and [[Tim McGraw]]
| [[Grace Potter and the Nocturnals]] and [[Jake Owen]]
| {{citation needed|date=July 2025}}
|-
| June 26, 2016 
| [[Not in This Lifetime... Tour]]
| [[Guns N' Roses]]
| [[Alice in Chains]]
| {{citation needed|date=July 2025}}
|-
| June 20, 2017 
| [[The Joshua Tree Tour 2017]]
| U2
| [[The Lumineers]]
| {{citation needed|date=July 2025}}
|-
| August 6, 2017 
| [[A Head Full of Dreams Tour]]
| [[Coldplay]]
| [[AlunaGeorge]] and [[Izzy Bizu]]
| {{citation needed|date=July 2025}}
|-
| July 10, 2018 
| rowspan="2" | [[Reputation Stadium Tour]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Taylor Swift]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Camila Cabello]] and [[Charli XCX]]
| rowspan="2" | <ref>{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Trent |title=Taylor Swift's Reputation Stadium Tour is DC's Pop Concert of the Year |url=https://districtfray.com/articles/taylor-swifts-reputation-tour-fedex-field/ |website=District Fray |access-date=1 January 2025 |date=July 12, 2018}}</ref>
|-
| July 11, 2018
|-
| July 27, 2018 
| rowspan="2" | [[On the Run II Tour]] 
| rowspan="2" | [[Beyoncé]] and [[Jay-Z]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Chloe x Halle]] and [[DJ Khaled]] 
| rowspan="2" | <ref>{{cite news |last1=Richards |first1=Chris |title=Beyoncé and Jay-Z's summer tour makes couples therapy feel like karaoke night |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/beyonce-and-jay-zs-summer-tour-makes-couples-therapy-feel-like-karaoke-night/2018/07/28/7bb94a72-9278-11e8-bcd5-9d911c784c38_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=1 January 2025 |date=July 28, 2018}}</ref>
|-
| July 11, 2018
|-
| April 26, 2019 
| rowspan="2" | [[Broccoli City Festival]] 
| rowspan="2" | [[Childish Gambino]], [[Lil Wayne]], [[Ella Mai]], [[Teyana Taylor]], [[City Girls]], [[Trippie Redd]] and [[Lil Baby]]  
| rowspan="2" | N/A
| rowspan="2" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bet.com/article/wlkjbm/d-c-s-broccoli-city-festival-returns-with-fresh-talent|title=D.C.'s Broccoli City Festival Returns With Fresh Talent For 2019|work=BET|date=April 26, 2019|last=Hodge|first=Domenica}}</ref>
|-
| April 27, 2019
|-
| July 3, 2019 
| [[No Filter Tour]] 
| The Rolling Stones
| Ghost Hounds
| {{citation needed|date=July 2025}}
|-
| July 30, 2022 
| [[Music of the Spheres World Tour]] 
| Coldplay
| [[H.E.R.]] and [[Drama (American band)|Drama]]
| {{citation needed|date=July 2025}}
|-
| July 30, 2022 
| [[After Hours til Dawn Tour]] 
| [[The Weeknd]]
| [[Mike Dean (record producer)|Mike Dean]] and [[Kaytranada]]
| <ref>{{cite news |last1=Alim |first1=Teta |title=In concert, the Weeknd dazzles with a well-tuned sense of the theatrical |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/07/31/weeknd-tour-review-dc-fedex-july-30/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=1 January 2025 |date=July 31, 2022}}</ref>
|-
| June 24, 2023 
| [[+-=÷x Tour]] 
| [[Ed Sheeran]]
| [[Rosa Linn]]
| {{citation needed|date=July 2025}}
|-
| August 5, 2023 
| rowspan="2" | [[Renaissance World Tour]] 
| rowspan="2" | Beyoncé
| rowspan="2" | N/A
| rowspan="2" | <ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Iasimone |first1=Ashley |title=Beyoncé in D.C.: FedEx Field Issues Shelter-in-Place Order Due to Severe Weather |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyonce-dc-concert-fed-ex-field-weather-shelter-in-place-1235385912/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=1 January 2025 |date=7 August 2023}}</ref>
|-
| August 6, 2023
|-
| May 12, 2025 
| [[Power Up Tour]]
| [[AC/DC]]
| [[The Pretty Reckless]]
| {{citation needed|date=July 2025}}
|-
| May 28, 2025 
| [[M72 World Tour]]
| Metallica
| [[Pantera]] and [[Suicidal Tendencies]]
| {{citation needed|date=July 2025}}
|-
| June 2, 2025 
| [[Big Ass Stadium Tour]]
| [[Post Malone]]
| [[Jelly Roll (singer)|Jelly Roll]]
| {{citation needed|date=July 2025}}
|-
| June 18, 2025 
| [[Grand National Tour]] 
| [[Kendrick Lamar]] and [[SZA]]
| [[Mustard (record producer)|Mustard]]
| <ref>{{Cite web |last=Moreau  |first=Jordan |date=2024-12-03 |title=Kendrick Lamar and SZA Set for 'Grand National Tour' in 2025|url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/kendrick-lamar-tour-gnx-sza-1236233436/|access-date=2024-12-03 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| July 4, 2025 
| rowspan="2" | [[Cowboy Carter Tour]]
| rowspan="2" | Beyoncé
| rowspan="2" | N/A
| rowspan="2" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=McClay |first=Caché |date=July 2, 2025 |title=Beyoncé heads to Washington, D.C.: Parking, bag policy, tailgating at Northwest Stadium |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2025/07/02/beyonce-cowboy-carter-tour-washington-dc-parking-weather-bag-policy/84436884007/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250704133812/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2025/07/02/beyonce-cowboy-carter-tour-washington-dc-parking-weather-bag-policy/84436884007/ |archive-date=July 4, 2025 |access-date=July 23, 2025 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| July 7, 2025
|-
| August 2, 2025 
| After Hours til Dawn Tour
| The Weeknd
| [[Playboi Carti]] and Mike Dean
| {{citation needed|date=July 2025}}
|}

==Criticisms==
The stadium is regarded as one of the worst in the NFL.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Melton |first=Brittney |date=August 27, 2022 |title=FedEx Field ranked as worst NFL stadium |url=https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/maryland/fedex-field-ranked-worst-nfl-stadium/65-d5737e44-6c48-474f-8832-382fd536d003 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230815235516/https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/maryland/fedex-field-ranked-worst-nfl-stadium/65-d5737e44-6c48-474f-8832-382fd536d003 |archive-date=August 15, 2023 |access-date=August 15, 2023 |work=[[WUSA (TV)]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Manning |first=Bryan |date=April 16, 2023 |title=Fan-driven stadium guide considers FedEx Field the worst in almost everything |url=https://commanderswire.usatoday.com/2023/04/16/washington-commanders-fedex-field-seatgeek-fan-driven-stadium-guide-worst/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230815235652/https://commanderswire.usatoday.com/2023/04/16/washington-commanders-fedex-field-seatgeek-fan-driven-stadium-guide-worst/ |archive-date=August 15, 2023 |access-date=August 15, 2023 |work=[[USA Today]] |department=Commanders Wire}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hand |first=Mark |date=August 24, 2022 |title=FedEx Field, Home Of The Priciest Beer, Ranked Worst Stadium In NFL |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/fedex-field-home-of-the-priciest-beer-ranked-worst-stadium-in-nfl/ar-AA112VUZ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824194122/https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/fedex-field-home-of-the-priciest-beer-ranked-worst-stadium-in-nfl/ar-AA112VUZ |archive-date=August 24, 2022 |access-date=August 24, 2022 |website=[[Patch Media|Patch]] |via=[[MSN Sports]]}}</ref> Former team owner [[Daniel Snyder]] had been in discussions about building a new stadium as early as 2007.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nobles |first=Ryan |date=August 27, 2014 |title=McAuliffe and Snyder have met to discuss Redskins stadium |url=http://blogs.nbc12.com/decisionvirginia/2014/08/mcauliffe-and-snyder-have-met-to-discuss-redskins-stadium.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911000321/http://blogs.nbc12.com/decisionvirginia/2014/08/mcauliffe-and-snyder-have-met-to-discuss-redskins-stadium.html |archive-date=September 11, 2014 |access-date=September 14, 2014 |work=Decision Virginia |publisher=[[WWBT]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Fisher |first=Marc |date=January 11, 2008 |title=Next 2 D.C. Stadium Deals Might Smell a Bit Sweeter |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/10/AR2007011002496.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108214103/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/10/AR2007011002496.html |archive-date=November 8, 2012 |access-date=April 23, 2008 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> In 2005, eight years after the stadium opened, 1,488 premium "dream seats" in three rows were added in front of what was the first row when the stadium was built.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Heath |first=Thomas |date=August 20, 2005 |title=Redskins' Revenue Reaches $300 Million |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/19/AR2005081901898.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313064727/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/19/AR2005081901898.html |archive-date=March 13, 2017 |access-date=August 27, 2017 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> The stadium is about {{convert|1|mi|km|spell=in}} away from the [[Morgan Boulevard (WMATA station)|Morgan Boulevard]] station, the nearest [[Washington Metro]] station to the stadium. Furthermore, federal regulations prohibit publicly paid shuttle service from public transit agencies when a private service is available.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Weiss |first=Eric M. |date=August 6, 2008 |title=Metro Shuttle To FedEx Field Is Scuttled |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/05/AR2008080503094.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130419105041/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2008-08-06/news/36778504_1_private-bus-shuttle-fedex-field |archive-date=April 19, 2013 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>

In 2021, three water leaks occurred near two fans.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Gastelum |first=Andrew |date=September 12, 2021 |title=Water Falls From Stands at FedEx Field, Washington Football Team Fans Claim 'Sewage' |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/09/12/washington-football-team-fans-water-leak-fedex-field-sewage |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107153821/https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/09/12/washington-football-team-fans-water-leak-fedex-field-sewage |archive-date=January 7, 2022 |access-date=February 1, 2022 |magazine=Sports Illustrated}}</ref> In 2022, as [[Philadelphia Eagles]] quarterback [[Jalen Hurts]] was walking down the away team tunnel, a barrier separating seated fans from the away team tunnel gave way and caused several people to fall near him.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hermann |first=Adam |date=January 2, 2022 |title=WATCH: Stands collapse near Hurts after Eagles-WFT game |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/eagles/watch-fedex-field-stands-collapse-eagles-jalen-hurts-leaves-field |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201162510/https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/eagles/watch-fedex-field-stands-collapse-eagles-jalen-hurts-leaves-field |archive-date=February 1, 2022 |access-date=February 1, 2022 |work=NBC Sports}}</ref> According to several witnesses, team staff did not show care for or call for medical attention for the fans who fell, but yelled "get the fuck off the field". The team released a statement responding to the criticisms, claiming the team did provide medical evaluations on site, but one fan denied that they did claiming that Hurts was the only one who asked if they were okay.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McManus |first=Tim |date=January 3, 2022 |title=Fans deny being offered on-site medical evaluation by Washington Football Team after railing collapse at FedEx Field |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/32987370/fans-deny-being-offered-onsite-medical-evaluation-washington-football-team-railing-collapse-fedex-field |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220310041300/https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/32987370/fans-deny-being-offered-onsite-medical-evaluation-washington-football-team-railing-collapse-fedex-field |archive-date=March 10, 2022 |access-date=March 10, 2022 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> Hurts later wrote an open letter about the incident to the NFL, asking that action be taken to prevent an incident like this from recurring.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Owens |first=Jason |date=January 4, 2022 |title=Jalen Hurts wants answers from WFT, NFL over 'near-tragic' railing collapse at FedEx Field |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/jalen-hurts-wants-answers-from-wft-nfl-over-near-tragic-railing-collapse-at-fed-ex-field-223802769.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618213912/https://sports.yahoo.com/jalen-hurts-wants-answers-from-wft-nfl-over-near-tragic-railing-collapse-at-fed-ex-field-223802769.html |archive-date=June 18, 2022 |access-date=June 18, 2022 |website=yahoo.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
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