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{{Short description|Stadium in Tampa, Florida}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox venue
| name = Raymond James Stadium
| nickname = ''Ray Jay''<br>''The New Sombrero''
| logo_image = Raymond James Stadium logo.svg
| image = Raymond James Stadium Aerial.jpg
| caption = Raymond James Stadium in 2021
| address = 4201 North Dale Mabry Highway
| location = [[Tampa, Florida]], U.S.
| coordinates = {{coord|27|58|33|N|82|30|12|W|type:landmark_scale:2000|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = Florida#USA
| pushpin_relief = yes
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Florida]]##Location in the [[United States]]
| pushpin_label = Raymond James Stadium
| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| broke_ground = October 15, 1996
| opened = {{start date<!-- and age-->|1998|09|20}}<!--September 20, 1998-->
| closed = 
| demolished = 
| owner = [[Hillsborough County, Florida|Hillsborough County]]
| operator = Tampa Sports Authority
| surface = Tifway 419 [[Bermuda grass]]
| architect = Wagner Murray Architects<br>[[Populous (company)|Populous]] (then HOK Sport)
| structural_engineer = [[Walter P Moore]]<br>Bliss and Nyitray, Inc.
| services_engineer = ME Engineers<br>
FSC-Inc.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fsc-inc.com/PDF/Sports.pdf|title=Sports Facilities - FSC-Inc.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904162907/http://www.fsc-inc.com/pdf/Sports.pdf|archive-date=September 4, 2012}}</ref>
| general_contractor = Manhattan Construction, Hunt/Metric Joint Venture<ref>{{cite web |title=Raymond James Stadium|url=http://football.ballparks.com/NFL/TampaBayBucs/index.htm|publisher=Ballparks.com}}</ref>
| suites = 195
| record_attendance = {{plainlist|
* 74,512 ([[2017 College Football Playoff National Championship|2017 CFP National Championship Game]]) }}
| tenants = [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] ([[National Football League|NFL]]) (1998–present)<br>[[South Florida Bulls football|South Florida Bulls]] ([[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]) (1998–present)<br>[[Tampa Bay Mutiny]] ([[Major League Soccer|MLS]]) (1999–2001)<br>[[ReliaQuest Bowl]] ([[NCAA]]) (1999–present)<br>[[Gasparilla Bowl]] ([[NCAA]]) (2018–present)<br>  [[Florida–Georgia football rivalry]] ([[NCAA]]) (2027)<br>[[Tampa Bay Vipers]] ([[XFL (2020)|XFL]]) (2020)
| construction_cost = [[United States dollar|$]]168.5 million<br>(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|168500000|1998}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}}<!-- dollars-->){{inflation-fn|US}}
| seating_capacity = 69,218 (2022–present) (expandable to 75,000)
'''Former capacity''':
{{collapsible list|
* 65,618 (2016–2021)
* 65,890 (2013–2015)
* 65,856 (2008–2012)
* 65,657 (2001–2007)
* 66,321 (1998–2000)
}}
| website = {{URL|https://raymondjamesstadium.com/|raymondjamesstadium.com}}
}}
'''Raymond James Stadium''' is a [[multi-purpose stadium]] in [[Tampa, Florida]], United States. It opened in 1998 and is home to the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL) and the [[South Florida Bulls football|University of South Florida (USF) Bulls]] [[college football]] program. The [[seating capacity]] for most sporting events is 69,218,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Krewe's Nest End Zone Seating, Fifth Third Bank Gate Fast Lane and Upgraded Food Options Highlight New Offerings at Raymond James Stadium for 2022 Season |url=https://www.buccaneers.com/news/krewes-nest-end-zone-seating-fifth-third-bank-gate-fast-lane-upgraded-food |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=www.buccaneers.com |language=en-US}}</ref> though it can be expanded to about 75,000 for special events with the addition of temporary seating. Raymond James Stadium was built at public expense as a replacement for [[Tampa Stadium]] and is known for the replica [[pirate ship]] located behind the seating area in the north end zone.<ref name="political"/> [[Raymond James Financial]], a financial service firm headquartered in the [[Tampa Bay area]], has held the naming rights for the stadium for the stadium's entire existence.

Besides serving as the home field for the Buccaneers and the Bulls, the facility has been the site of three [[Super Bowl]]s: [[Super Bowl XXXV|XXXV]] in 2001, [[Super Bowl XLIII|XLIII]] in 2009, and [[Super Bowl LV|LV]] in 2021, the third of which the Buccaneers became the first team in NFL history both to play and to win a Super Bowl on their home field. In [[college football]], Raymond James Stadium is the home of the annual [[ReliaQuest Bowl]] (since 1999) and [[Gasparilla Bowl]] (since 2018), hosted the [[ACC Championship Game]] in 2008 and 2009, and was the site of the [[College Football Playoff National Championship]] in [[2017 College Football Playoff National Championship|2017]]. Additionally, the stadium has hosted a wide variety of non-football events, including [[soccer]] matches, [[equestrian sports]] competitions, [[monster truck]] shows, and large concerts. It was also the site of [[WrestleMania 37]] in April 2021.

==History==
=== Financing and construction ===
Immediately upon purchasing the Buccaneers in 1995, new owner [[Malcolm Glazer]] declared that twenty-eight year old [[Tampa Stadium]] was inadequate to justify the record $192 million he paid for the NFL franchise and began lobbying local government for a replacement.<ref>{{cite news|date=January 17, 1995|title=Bucs Stay in Tampa With a Big Price Tag|newspaper=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|Milwaukee Journal]]|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4207/is_19950117/ai_n10181431|url-status=dead|access-date=February 14, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227174157/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4207/is_19950117/ai_n10181431|archive-date=December 27, 2008}}</ref> A few months later, the city of Tampa and [[Hillsborough County, Florida|Hillsborough County]] unveiled plans for a $168 million stadium that was to be paid for with a [[rental car]] surtax along with fees on items relating to stadium events, such as ticket surcharges and parking fees. However, the Glazer family rejected the plan within hours because it would reduce their revenue, and when local and state government officials did not agree on an alternative taxpayer-financed plan quickly enough for their liking, they threatened to move the Buccaneers elsewhere and were soon meeting with officials from several other cities to explore possible relocation sites.<ref>{{cite news|last=Williams|first=Chareen|date=December 7, 1995|title=Tampa Still Hopeful Bucs Will Stay Put|newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1995/12/07/tampa-still-hopeful-bucs-will-stay-put/|access-date=July 28, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Buccaneers reportedly discuss move to Cleveland |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1996/01/17/Buccaneers-reportedly-discuss-move-to-Cleveland/5674821854800/ |access-date=February 5, 2021 |work=UPI |date=January 17, 1996 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="congress">{{cite journal |title=Professional sports franchise relocation : Antitrust implications|journal=United States Congress Committee of the Judiciary, House of Representatives |date=1996 |volume=One Hundredth Fourth Congress |url=https://archive.org/stream/professionalspor00unit/professionalspor00unit_djvu.txt |publisher=United States General Printing Office}}</ref>

In early 1996, the city of Tampa and Hillsborough County proposed the establishment of a "Community Investment Tax", a 30-year half-cent [[sales tax]] increase that would pay for various public improvements along with a new stadium for the Bucs. The tax increase would have to be approved in a public [[referendum]], which was scheduled for September.<ref name="political">{{cite news |last1=Corder |first1=David |title=Political plays scored a new stadium |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/1998/09/07/story3.html |access-date=February 5, 2021 |publisher=Tampa Bay Business Journal |date=September 7, 1998}}</ref> The "Community Investment Tax Stadium" (CITS) proposal was heavily promoted by the team along with several prominent local officials, and as part of intensive public relation campaign, Malcolm Glazer repeatedly promised to pay half the cost of the new stadium if fans put down 50,000 deposits on 10–year [[season ticket]] commitments priced at $190 to $2500 per seat.<ref name="stadiumtax">{{cite news |last1=Testerman |first1=Jeff |title=Stadium tax helped pay for Bucs' success |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2003/01/24/stadium-tax-helped-pay-for-bucs-success/?outputType=amp |access-date=February 5, 2021 |work=Tampa Bay Times |date=August 31, 2005}}</ref><ref name="voyage"/> Former Tampa mayor [[William F. Poe|Bill Poe]] sued to halt the referendum, as he claimed that the tax violated the [[Florida Constitution|Florida state constitution]]'s ban on public support for private companies. Poe's objections were rejected, and plans for the vote were allowed to proceed.<ref name="buctax">{{cite news |last1=Martin |first1=John |title=The Bucs, the stadium and the tax |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2003/01/24/the-bucs-the-stadium-and-the-tax/ |access-date=February 21, 2021 |work=Tampa Bay Times |date=August 31, 2005 |language=en}}</ref>

Public opinion polls indicated that support for the CITS proposal was still limited as election day neared, with the main reasons being a "negative reaction" to the Glazers' tactics and unwillingness to raise taxes to "help" owners who "overpaid" for an NFL team.<ref name="packing">{{cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Charean |title=TAX VOTE COULD SEND BUCS PACKING |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1996-09-03-9609020298-story.html |access-date=February 21, 2021 |work=Orlando Sun-Sentinel |date=September 3, 1996}}</ref> In response,  stadium proponents launched a "media blitz" of television and radio advertisements emphasizing the tax's potential impact on local schools and roads in an attempt to persuade residents who did not want to pay for a football stadium to "hold their nose" and vote yes anyway.<ref name="political"/> On September 3, 1996, the ballot measure passed by a margin of 53% to 47%.<ref>{{cite news|last=Washington|first=Wayne|date=September 18, 1998|title=Stadium Rose Despite Challenges|newspaper=[[St. Petersburg Times]]|url=http://www.sptimes.com/Sports/RJS/91898/Stadium_rose_despite_.html|access-date=July 28, 2012}}</ref> After the vote, the season ticket deposit drive fell 17,000 short of its 50,000 goal at the team-imposed deadline, the Buccaneers' offer to pay half of stadium construction costs was withdrawn, and the facility was designed and built entirely at public expense.<ref name="voyage">{{cite news|last=Harry|first=Chris|date=July 24, 2005|title=Fantastic Voyage|newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2005/07/24/fantastic-voyage/|access-date=July 28, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Henderson|first=Joe|date=September 28, 1995|title=Chipping In: Malcolm Glazer Says He'll Pay "About Half" the Cost of a New Stadium As a Seat-Deposit Plan Is Unveiled|newspaper=[[The Tampa Tribune]]|url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_product=AWNB&p_theme=aggregated5&p_action=doc&p_docid=0EB0F5479486B7D2&p_docnum=1&p_queryname=1|access-date=July 28, 2012}}</ref><ref name="stadiumtax"/><ref name="paid off">{{cite news |title=Super Bowl 2001: We Paid for It; It Paid Off|first=Jeff|last=Testerman|url=http://www.sptimes.com/News/012501/news_pf/SuperBowl2001/We_paid_for_it_it_pai.shtml|newspaper=[[St. Petersburg Times]]|date=January 25, 2001|access-date=July 28, 2012}}</ref>

Before construction began on the stadium, the Buccaneers and the Tampa Sports Authority signed a lease in which local government paid the vast majority of operating and maintenance expenses while the franchise kept almost all of the proceeds from all events held there.<ref name="paid off" /><ref>{{cite news|date=September 12, 2007|title=In Pictures: The Most Valuable NFL Teams|work=Forbes.com|url=https://www.forbes.com/business/2007/09/12/biz_07nfl_all_slide_13.html|url-status=dead|access-date=February 14, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011015207/http://www.forbes.com/business/2007/09/12/biz_07nfl_all_slide_13.html|archive-date=October 11, 2008}}</ref> Former Tampa mayor Bill Poe went back to court to challenge the legality of the lease, again citing the state's constitutional ban on using tax dollars to enrich a private business in claiming that the "sweetheart deal" should be voided.<ref name="stadiumtax"/> A local court ruled in Poe's favor, but upon appeal, the [[Supreme Court of Florida]] ruled that the lease was constitutional because the stadium provided a "public benefit", and construction continued as planned.<ref>{{cite news|last=Canning|first=Michael|date=September 29, 2001|title=Former Mayor's Opinion of Stadium Hasn't Changed|newspaper=[[St. Petersburg Times]]|url=http://www.sptimes.com/News/092901/news_pf/TampaBay/Former_mayor_s_opinio.shtml|access-date=July 28, 2012}}</ref><ref name="stadiumtax"/><ref name="voyage"/><ref>{{cite web |title=WILLIAM F. POE, SR. v. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, CITY OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, and TAMPA SPORTS AUTHORITY |url=https://fall.fsulawrc.com/flsupct/90223/90223ans.pdf |publisher=Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, Hillsborough County, Florida |access-date=February 21, 2021 }}{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

In 1998, a 13-year deal was agreed with [[Raymond James Financial]], headquartered in [[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg]], for naming rights to the stadium.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bucs' New Stadium Gets A Name |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bucs-new-stadium-gets-a-name/ |access-date=8 February 2021 |work=www.cbsnews.com}}</ref> The&nbsp;deal was extended for 10 years in 2006 and again in 2016, and the deal is currently set to expire in 2027.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Name Remains: It's Raymond James Stadium |url=https://www.buccaneers.com/news/the-name-remains-it-s-raymond-james-stadium-2173638 |access-date=8 February 2021 |work=www.buccaneers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Raymond James extend stadium naming-rights agreement to 2027 |url=https://www.tampabay.com/sports/football/bucs/tampa-bay-buccaneers-and-raymond-james-extend-stadium-naming-rights/2279702/ |access-date=8 February 2021 |work=Tampa Bay Times |language=en}}</ref>

=== Opening, further developments ===
[[File:RaymondJamesStadium2022.jpg|thumb|View of Raymond James Stadium with the new Krewe's Nest seating expansion in the south end zone in 2022]]
The stadium officially opened on September 20, 1998,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://raymondjamesstadium.com/stadium-history/ |title=Stadium History – Raymond James Stadium |access-date=October 24, 2018 |archive-date=April 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408011802/http://raymondjamesstadium.com/stadium-history/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> when the [[1998 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Buccaneers]] defeated the [[1998 Chicago Bears season|Bears]], 27–15.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lowitt |first=Bruce |date=September 21, 1998 |title=Home at last, Bucs lower boom |page=1A |work=[[St. Petersburg Times]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-home-at-last-bucs-lower/125044724/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |accessdate=May 20, 2023}}</ref> The stadium hosted its first [[Major League Soccer]] match on March 20, 1999, after the [[Tampa Bay Mutiny]] relocated from [[Houlihan's Stadium]];<ref>{{cite news |last=Ward |first=Bill |date=October 14, 1998 |title=Extras at RJS add to Mutiny prices |page=5 |work=The Tampa Tribune |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-extras-at-rjs-add-to-m/125044885/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=May 20, 2023}}</ref> the Mutiny lost their first match at Raymond James 5–2 to [[D.C. United]] with 16,872 in attendance.<ref>{{cite news |last=Page |first=Rodney |date=March 21, 1999 |title=Against United they fall: Mutiny players outclassed |page=1C |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1999/03/21/against-united-they-fall-mutiny-players-outclassed/ |work=St. Petersburg Times |accessdate=May 20, 2023}}</ref> The Mutiny folded after the [[2001 Major League Soccer season|2001 season]] after facing declining revenue due to declining attendance and the Bucs' lease at Raymond James Stadium, which saw the Mutiny receiving no money from parking or concessions.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cronan |first=Carl |date=January 8, 2002 |title=Mutiny ceases operations |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2002/01/07/daily14.html |work=[[Tampa Bay Business Journal]] |accessdate=May 20, 2023}}</ref> They played their last home match on September 9, 2001, a 2–1 loss to the [[Columbus Crew SC|Columbus Crew]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Page |first=Rodney |date=January 9, 2002 |title=Players, staff trying to plot the next move |page=6C |work=St. Petersburg Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-players-staff-trying-to/125045171/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=May 20, 2023}}</ref> The team had an average attendance of 10,479 per match in their final season at Raymond James Stadium.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wine |first=Steven |date=January 9, 2002 |title=MLS folds the Mutiny and Fusion |page=3D |work=[[The Bradenton Herald]] |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bradenton-herald-mls-folds-the-mutin/125045386/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=May 20, 2023}}</ref>

In April 2003, the Tampa Sports Authority proposed passing ownership of the stadium to Hillsborough County to avoid having to pay millions of dollars in property taxes (the Bucs' lease agreement dictated that they not have to pay property taxes). However, Bucs had a right of refusal and refused to sign off on the plan unless the local government paid more of the cost for gameday security and increased the amount of (county-purchased) insurance coverage for the stadium.<ref>{{cite news|last=Varian|first=Bill|date=April 18, 2003|title=Tampabay: Tax Bill Swells as Bucs Stall|newspaper=[[St. Petersburg Times]]|url=http://www.sptimes.com/2003/04/18/TampaBay/Tax_bill_swells_as_Bu.shtml|access-date=February 14, 2009}}</ref> The dispute continued for months until December 2003, when the county legally declared the stadium a [[condominium (dwelling)|condominium]] and took ownership. As part of the change, the Bucs were given ownership of portions of the structure. To win the Bucs' approval, the county agreed to refund the team's resultant property tax payments annually.<ref>{{cite news|last=Varian|first=Bill|date=March 6, 2003|title=Hillsborough: Hillsborough Votes Yes on Plan to Own Stadium|newspaper=[[St. Petersburg Times]]|url=http://www.sptimes.com/2003/03/06/Hillsborough/Hillsborough_votes_ye.shtml|access-date=February 14, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Varian|first=Bill|date=December 18, 2003|title=Hillsborough: County Act Ends Tax on Stadium|newspaper=[[St. Petersburg Times]]|url=http://www.sptimes.com/2003/12/18/Hillsborough/County_act_ends_tax_o.shtml|access-date=February 14, 2009}}</ref>

After a nearly two-year legal battle, the Tampa Sports Authority came to a settlement with popular sports-seating and telescopic platform/bleacher company Hussey Seating of [[North Berwick, Maine]]. Following the stadium's opening in 1998, roughly 50,000 Hussey-manufactured seats at Raymond James Stadium began to fade from their original color – a bright, vibrant shade of red – to a shade of washed-out pink. Spotting this obvious defect, the Buccaneers organization pleaded to the TSA to sue the seating manufacturing company for the cost to replace the affected chairs in 2003. Initially, in May 2004, after testing samples of the seats, Hussey Seating did not find any cause for the fading, and thus, found no reason to replace the seats at the company's cost under the current 10–year [[warranty]]. After the TSA cited a portion of the warranty which did, in fact, state that Hussey would replace seats if any fading were to occur, Hussey president Tim Hussey admitted an error in the research and eventually would come to a $1.5 million agreement with the TSA to replace the problem seats. Reportedly, the seat-fading occurred due to a manufacturing error by Hussey, as a [[ultraviolet|UV]] inhibitor – a [[sunscreen]]-like component for the plastic – was forgotten in the mixture used to create the seats. All of the problem seats were replaced by new, non–pink seats in the spring of 2006.{{Citation needed|date=February 2021}}

In December 2015, the Buccaneers and the Tampa Sports Authority reached an agreement to complete over $100 million in improvements and renovations to the stadium. The negotiations took months, and were extended by Bucs' lawyers demanding additional concessions after an agreement was near in September 2015.<ref name="negotiations">{{cite news|author=Contorno, Steve|date=October 1, 2015|title=How the Raymond James Stadium negotiations between the Buccaneers and the Tampa Sports Authority broke down|work=Tampa Tribune / tbo.com|url=http://events.tbo.com/news/localgovernment/how-the-raymond-james-stadium-negotiations-between-the-buccaneers-and-the/2248015|url-status=dead|access-date=August 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915001936/http://events.tbo.com/news/localgovernment/how-the-raymond-james-stadium-negotiations-between-the-buccaneers-and-the/2248015|archive-date=September 15, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In the end, the upgrades were paid with at least $29 million of public money, with the remainder paid for by the Bucs in exchange for the right to play a home game at another site beginning in the 2018 season and other concessions. Renovations began in January 2016, and the first phase was complete in time for the 2016 football season.<ref name="2016renovation">{{cite news|author=Pransky, Noah|date=December 3, 2015|title=Bucs strike deal with county on stadium renovations|work=USA Today / WTSP|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/local/2015/12/02/bucs-strike-raymond-james-stadium-renovation-deal/76653190/|access-date=August 28, 2016}}</ref>

==Features==
[[File:Raymond James Stadium Ship.jpg|left|thumb|The pirate ship at Raymond James Stadium]]
One of the most recognizable features of the stadium is a {{convert|103|ft|m|adj=on}}, 43-ton steel-and-concrete replica pirate ship in the north end zone, making it stand out from other NFL stadiums.<ref name="theringer.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theringer.com/nfl-playoffs/2021/2/4/22264983/super-bowl-buccaneers-pirate-ship-raymond-james-stadium|title=The Star of Super Bowl LV Will be the Buccaneers' Massive Pirate Ship|date=February 4, 2021}}</ref> Each time the Buccaneers score points, enter the other team's [[red zone (gridiron football)|red zone]], or win a home game, the replica cannons on the ship are fired off. The cannons fire once for each point scored. In addition, when the Buccaneers enter their opponent's red zone, the cannons fire once, and [[flag]]s are hoisted and waved around the stadium. The cannons are also used during pre-game player introductions. During various times throughout the game, the song "[[Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)]]" is played on the stadium public address system (taken from [[Pirates of the Caribbean (theme park ride)|Pirates of the Caribbean]]), which signals patrons on board the ship to throw beads, T-shirts, and other free prizes to the spectators below. The segment is also known as a "Mini [[José Gaspar|Gasparilla]]" to most fans. An animated parrot sits on the stern of the pirate ship. Controlled by radio and remote control, the parrot picks fans out of the crowd and talks to those passing by.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.raymondjames.com/stadium/stadium_facts.htm|title=Raymond James Stadium &#124; Stadium Facts|work=Raymondjames.com|access-date=February 14, 2009}}</ref> The pirate ship's sails, which for NFL games usually shows Buccaneers logos and sponsors, are often changed to suit the event that it hosts.<ref name="theringer.com"/>

The two "Buc Vision" {{convert|2200|sqft|sqm|adj=on}} [[Daktronics]] video displays were among the largest in the league when they were built. In 2016 they were replaced with {{convert|9600|sqfoot|adj=on}}, [[high-definition video|HD video]] boards in both end zones. 'Buccaneer Cove' in the north end zone features a weathered, two–story fishing village [[facade]], housing stadium concessions and [[Public toilet|restrooms]]. All areas of the stadium are [[Americans with Disabilities Act|ADA]] compliant.

Temporary [[bleacher]]s were erected in the end zones for [[Super Bowl XXXV]], which set a then-record stadium attendance of 71,921. The stadium attendance record has since been surpassed by the [[2017 College Football Playoff National Championship]], which also made use of temporary seating.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://blog.tickpick.com/college-football-national-championship-seating-chart/|title=College Football National Championship Seating Chart 2017|access-date=March 28, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Super Bowl XLIII]] and [[Super Bowl LV]] used temporary seating as well.

In 2003, the corner [[billboards]] in the stadium were replaced with rotating [[trilon]] billboards. Those were subsequently replaced in 2016 with high visibility video displays.

Raymond James Stadium boasts the second-best turf in the NFL, according to a 2009 biannual players' survey.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=nfl&id=3870554|title=Top Turf in the NFL? Cards Best, Steelers Worst|work=ESPN.com|date=January 29, 2009|access-date=February 18, 2012}}</ref>

In early 2016, the stadium was given an extensive facelift. The most notable improvement was the replacement of the {{convert|2200|sqft|sqm|adj=on}} video displays with state of the art, high visibility {{convert|9600|sqft|sqm|adj=on}} video displays in both the north and south end zones along with the addition of a new {{convert|2300|sqft|sqm|adj=on}} video tower in each corner. All together, the video displays cover more than {{convert|28,000|sqft|sqm|adj=on}}, the third-largest video displays in the NFL. The original sound system and the stadium's luxury boxes were also upgraded.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/tampa-bay-buccaneers/post/_/id/13835/bucs-raymond-james-stadium-unveils-first-portion-of-140m-makeover|title=Raymond James Stadium gets $140M Makeover|work=ESPN.com|date=August 28, 2016}}</ref>

Before the 2022 season, some of the temporary seats used for Super Bowls and other special events were set up in the south end zone, bringing the capacity to 69,218.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Krewe's Nest End Zone Seating, Fifth Third Bank Gate Fast Lane and Upgraded Food Options Highlight New Offerings at Raymond James Stadium for 2022 Season |url=https://www.buccaneers.com/news/krewes-nest-end-zone-seating-fifth-third-bank-gate-fast-lane-upgraded-food |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=www.buccaneers.com |language=en-US}}</ref> They were removed after the season, following [[Tom Brady]]’s retirement. {{wide image|RJSPAN.jpg|950|alt=Panoramic view of Raymond James Stadium from the pirate ship (2009).|Panoramic view of Raymond James Stadium from the pirate ship (2009).}}

==Naming==
During construction, the facility was known as Tampa Community Stadium. In June 1998, prior to its opening, the [[naming rights]] were bought by [[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg]]-based [[Raymond James Financial]] for $32.5&nbsp;million in a 13–year agreement.<ref>{{cite news|date=December 13, 1999|title=Bucs' New Stadium Gets A Name, New name is 'The Raymond James Stadium'|work=CBS News|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1998/06/27/archive/main12734.shtml?source=search_story|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071224175747/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1998/06/27/archive/main12734.shtml?source=search_story|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 24, 2007|access-date=February 14, 2009}}</ref> Contract extensions signed in 2006 and 2016 have extended the naming rights deal through 2028.<ref>{{cite web|date=August 28, 2016|title=Raymond James Stadium Naming Rights Through 2028|url=http://www.buccaneers.com/news/article-1/Buccaneers-Announce-Stadium-Naming-Rights-Extension/071b85fc-44c3-4ad0-9b8e-3bf5b858d167|work=buccaneers.com}}</ref>

The stadium is referred to as "Ray Jay". Somewhat derisively, it has been occasionally referred to as "the CITS", a name coined by long-time local sportscaster Chris Thomas which stands for "Community Investment Tax Stadium", referring to the fact that the stadium was entirely financed by local taxpayers.<ref>{{cite news |title=Chris Thomas Touched Us All|first=Eric|last=Deggans|url=http://www.sptimes.com/2004/02/20/Sports/_Chris_Thomas_touched.shtml|newspaper=[[St. Petersburg Times]]|date=February 20, 2004|access-date=July 28, 2012}}</ref>

==Notable events==
[[File:Raymond James Stadium (50898195996).jpg|thumb|Overhead view of Raymond James Stadium during the lead-up to [[Super Bowl LV]].]]

=== American Football ===
====Super Bowl====
Raymond James Stadium has hosted the [[Super Bowl]] three times: [[Super Bowl XXXV]] in 2001, [[Super Bowl XLIII]] in 2009, and [[Super Bowl LV]] in 2021. In Super Bowl LV, the Buccaneers became the first team in NFL history to play a Super Bowl in their home stadium, which they won 31–9.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Buccaneers became the first team to play in Super Bowl at home stadium|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/buccaneers-become-first-team-that-will-host-super-bowl-at-home-stadium|access-date=2021-02-03|website=NFL.com|language=en-US}}</ref> Like previous Super Bowls, the league treated Super Bowl LV as a neutral site game, with the pirate ship's Buccaneer-logo sails replaced with Super Bowl sails.<ref name="theringer.com"/> The league also did not allow the Buccaneers to fire the ship's cannons during the game. The cannons are normally fired after every score by the Buccaneers and when their offense enters the red zone. The cannons were only fired during player introductions and were fired 31 times after the end of the game to represent the Buccaneers' 31 points.<ref>{{cite news|last=Werner|first=Barry|title=Super Bowl 55 will not feature the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' signature cannons at Raymond James Stadium|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2021/02/02/no-cannon-fire-for-tampa-bay-buccaneers-at-super-bowl-lv/115430848/|website=USA Today|date=February 2, 2021|access-date=February 4, 2021}}</ref> The Buccaneers were coincidentally the designated home team for Super Bowl LV, as the home team alternates between the two conferences annually.<ref>{{cite news|last=Warner|first=Ralph|title=Vikings would be the "away" team in Super Bowl LII|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/vikings-would-be-the-away-team-in-super-bowl-lii-0ap3000000907420|publisher=National Football League|date=January 16, 2018|access-date=January 24, 2018|quote=The AFC and NFC alternate between who is the home team and away team each year, regardless of the stadium they play in.}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|border=2}};|Season
! style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|border=2}};|Game
! style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|border=2}};|Date
! style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|border=2}};|Winning team
! style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|border=2}};|Score
! style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|border=2}};|Losing team
! style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|border=2}};|Score
! style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|border=2}};|Attendance
|-
|align=center| [[2000 NFL season|2000]]
|align=center| [[Super Bowl XXXV]]
| January 28, [[2000–01 NFL playoffs|2001]]
| '''[[2000 Baltimore Ravens season|Baltimore Ravens]]'''
|align=center| '''34'''
| [[2000 New York Giants season|New York Giants]]
|align=center| 7
|align=center| 71,921
|-
|align=center| [[2008 NFL season|2008]]
|align=center| [[Super Bowl XLIII]]
| February 1, [[2008–09 NFL playoffs|2009]]
| '''[[2008 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]]'''
|align=center| '''27'''
| [[2008 Arizona Cardinals|Arizona Cardinals]]
|align=center| 23
|align=center| 70,774
|-
|align=center| [[2020 NFL season|2020]]
|align=center| [[Super Bowl LV]]
| February 7, [[2020–21 NFL playoffs|2021]]
| '''[[2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]'''
|align=center| '''31'''
| [[2020 Kansas City Chiefs season|Kansas City Chiefs]]
|align=center| 9
|align=center| 24,835{{Efn|Played with limited capacity due to COVID-19|group=sblv}}
|}
{{Notelist|refs=sblv}}

====NFL playoffs====
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|border=2}};|Season
! style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|border=2}};|Game
! style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|border=2}};|Date
! style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|border=2}};|Winning team
! style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|border=2}};|Score
! style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|border=2}};|Losing team
! style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|border=2}};|Score
! style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|border=2}};|Attendance
|-
|align=center| [[1999 NFL season|1999]]
|align=center| [[1999–2000 NFL playoffs|NFC Divisional]]
| January 15, 2000
| <small>2</small> '''[[1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]'''
|align=center| '''14'''
| <small>3</small> [[1999 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]]
|align=center| 13
|align=center| 65,835
|-
|align=center| [[2002 NFL season|2002]]
|align=center| [[2002–03 NFL playoffs|NFC Divisional]]
| January 12, 2003
| <small>2</small> '''[[2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]'''
|align=center| '''31'''
| <small>4</small> [[2002 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]]
|align=center| 6
|align=center| 65,599
|-
|align=center| [[2005 NFL season|2005]]
|align=center| [[2005–06 NFL playoffs|NFC Wild Card]]
| January 7, 2006
| <small>6</small> '''[[2005 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]]'''
|align=center| '''17'''
| <small>3</small> [[2005 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
|align=center| 10
|align=center| 65,514
|-
|align=center| [[2007 NFL season|2007]]
|align=center| [[2007–08 NFL playoffs|NFC Wild Card]]
| January 6, 2008
| <small>5</small> '''[[2007 New York Giants season|New York Giants]]'''
|align=center| '''24'''
| <small>4</small> [[2007 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
|align=center| 14
|align=center| 65,621
|-
|align=center| [[2021 NFL season|2021]]
|align=center| [[2021–22 NFL playoffs|NFC Wild Card]]
| January 16, 2022
| <small>2</small> '''[[2021 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]'''
|align=center| '''31'''
| <small>7</small> [[2021 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]]
|align=center| 15
|align=center| 65,077
|-
|align=center| [[2021 NFL season|2021]]
|align=center| [[2021–22 NFL playoffs|NFC Divisional]]
| January 23, 2022
| <small>4</small> '''[[2021 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]]'''
|align=center| '''30'''
| <small>2</small> [[2021 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
|align=center| 27
|align=center| 65,597
|-
|align=center| [[2022 NFL season|2022]]
|align=center| [[2022–23 NFL playoffs|NFC Wild Card]]
| {{abbr|January 16, 2023|Monday night}}
| <small>5</small> '''[[2022 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]]'''
|align=center| '''31'''
| <small>4</small> [[2022 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
|align=center| 14
|align=center| 69,145
|-
|align=center| [[2023 NFL season|2023]]
|align=center| [[2023–24 NFL playoffs|NFC Wild Card]]
| {{abbr|January 15, 2024|Monday night}}
| <small>4</small> '''[[2023 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]'''
|align=center| '''32'''
| <small>5</small> [[2023 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]]
|align=center| 9
|align=center| 63,397
|-
| align=center| [[2024 NFL season|2024]]
|align=center| [[2024–25 NFL playoffs|NFC Wild Card]]
| {{abbr|January 12, 2025|Sunday night}}
| <small>6</small> '''[[2024 Washington Commanders season|Washington Commanders]]'''
|align=center| '''23'''
| <small>3</small> [[2024 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
|align=center| 20
|align=center| 64,614
|}

====Tampa Bay Buccaneers regular season games====
The three highest-attended Buccaneers regular season home games at Raymond James Stadium are as follows.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2021 Media Guide|url=https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/buccaneers/wdexp95edwo3yfrlr8nr|page=412|accessdate=September 10, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gamebook-New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 12/19/2021|url=https://nflcdns.nfl.com/liveupdate/gamecenter/58725/TB_Gamebook.pdf|page=2|accessdate=December 20, 2021}}</ref> For the 2022 season, temporary bleachers were erected in the south endzone. The "Krewe's Nest" raised the stadium's capacity by approximately 3,600 additional seats.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wfla.com/sports/buccaneers/buccaneers-add-more-end-zone-seating-in-krewes-nest/|title=Buccaneers add more end zone seating in 'Krewe's Nest'|publisher=WFLA|date=June 21, 2022|accessdate=September 26, 2022}}</ref> The largest crowd prior to the temporary seating occurred on October 22, [[2006 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|2006]] against [[2006 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia]] (65,808).<ref>{{cite web|title=National Football League Game Summary - Philadelphia Eagles at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2006|url=https://www.bucpower.com/0606gamebook.pdf|accessdate=October 3, 2022}}</ref> After the temporary seating was removed for 2023, the largest crowd has been 65,854 against Detroit on October 15, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|title=National Football League Game Summary - Detroit Lions at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2023|url=https://static.www.nfl.com/gamecenter/b07dfed5-f053-11ed-b4a7-bab79e4492fa.pdf|accessdate=October 16, 2023}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|border=2}};|Rank
! style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|border=2}};|Season
! style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|border=2}};|Game
! style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|border=2}};|Date
! style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|border=2}};|Winning team
! style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|border=2}};|Score
! style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|border=2}};|Losing team
! style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|border=2}};|Score
! style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|border=2}};|Attendance
|-
|align=center| 1
|align=center| [[2022 NFL season|2022]]
| Week 15
| December 18, 2022
| '''[[2022 Cincinnati Bengals season|Cincinnati Bengals]]'''
|align=center| '''34'''
| [[2022 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
|align=center| 23
|align=center| 69,305
|-
|align=center| 2
|align=center| [[2022 NFL season|2022]]
| Week 17
| January 1, 2023
| '''[[2022 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]'''
|align=center| '''30'''
| [[2022 Carolina Panthers season|Carolina Panthers]]
|align=center| 24
|align=center| 69,298
|-
|align=center| 3
|align=center| [[2022 NFL season|2022]]
| Week 3
| September 26, 2022
| '''[[2022 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]]'''
|align=center| '''14'''
| [[2022 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
|align=center| 12
|align=center| 69,197
|- style="background:#efefef;"
|align=center colspan=9| ''Games without temporary endzone seating''
|-
|align=center| 1
|align=center| [[2023 NFL season|2023]]
| Week 6
| October 15, 2023
|'''[[2023 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]]'''
|align=center| '''20'''
| [[2023 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
|align=center| 6
|align=center| 65,854
|-
|align=center| 2
|align=center| [[2006 NFL season|2006]]
| Week 7
| October 22, 2006
| '''[[2006 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]'''
|align=center| '''23'''
| [[2006 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]]
|align=center| 21
|align=center| 65,808
|-
|align=center| 3
|align=center| [[2021 NFL season|2021]]
| Week 15 ([[NBC Sunday Night Football|SNF]])
| December 19, 2021
|'''[[2021 New Orleans Saints season|New Orleans Saints]]'''
|align=center| '''9'''
|[[2021 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
|align=center| 0
|align=center| 65,744
|}

==== USF games ====
The three highest-attended South Florida Bulls home games at Raymond James Stadium are as follows:<ref>{{Cite web|title=2020 USF FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE (PDF)|url=https://gousfbulls.com/documents/2020/9/10/2020_USF_FOOTBALL_MG.pdf|access-date=2021-01-21|website=USF Athletics|language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|- style="background:#006747;"
! style="text-align:center;{{CollegePrimaryStyle|South Florida Bulls|border=2|color=#ffffff}};|Rank
! style="text-align:center;{{CollegePrimaryStyle|South Florida Bulls|border=2|color=#ffffff}};|Season
! style="text-align:center;{{CollegePrimaryStyle|South Florida Bulls|border=2|color=#ffffff}};|Date
! style="text-align:center;{{CollegePrimaryStyle|South Florida Bulls|border=2|color=#ffffff}};|Winning team
! style="text-align:center;{{CollegePrimaryStyle|South Florida Bulls|border=2|color=#ffffff}};|Score
! style="text-align:center;{{CollegePrimaryStyle|South Florida Bulls|border=2|color=#ffffff}};|Losing team
! style="text-align:center;{{CollegePrimaryStyle|South Florida Bulls|border=2|color=#ffffff}};|Score
! style="text-align:center;{{CollegePrimaryStyle|South Florida Bulls|border=2|color=#ffffff}};|Attendance
|-
|1
|[[2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2012]]
|September 29, 2012
|<small>4</small> '''[[2012 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State Seminoles]]'''
|'''30'''
|[[2012 South Florida Bulls football team|South Florida Bulls]]
|17
|69,383
|-
|2
|[[2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2007]]
|September 28, 2007
|<small>18</small> '''[[2007 South Florida Bulls football team|South Florida Bulls]]'''
|'''21'''
|<small>5</small> [[2007 West Virginia Mountaineers football team|West Virginia Mountaineers]]
|13
|67,012
|-
|3
|[[2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2009]]
|November 28, 2009
|<small>19</small> '''[[2009 Miami Hurricanes football team|Miami Hurricanes]]'''
|'''31'''
|[[2009 South Florida Bulls football team|South Florida Bulls]]
|10
|66,469
|}

====College Football Playoff====
In 2017, Raymond James Stadium hosted the [[2017 College Football Playoff National Championship|College Football Playoff National Championship]], where the Clemson Tigers defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide in a rematch of the 2016 championship. With an attendance of 74,512, it was the largest crowd for a football game in stadium history.<ref>{{Cite web|title=College Football Playoff: Deshaun Watson, Clemson get revenge in rematch with Alabama|url=https://www.tampabay.com/sports/college/college-football-playoff-deshaun-watson-clemson-get-revenge-in-rematch/2309022/|access-date=2021-02-03|website=Tampa Bay Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Johnson|first=Richard|date=2017-01-01|title=Bama-Clemson is college football's first-ever true title rematch|url=https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2017/1/1/14137516/alabama-clemson-national-championship-rematch-2016|access-date=2021-02-03|website=SBNation.com|language=en}}</ref> In 2029, Raymond James Stadium will host its second [[2029 College Football Playoff National Championship|College Football Playoff National Championship]], replacing the original host [[AT&T Stadium]] in [[Arlington, Texas]] after a scheduling conflict force the move.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tampabay.com/sports/bulls/2025/01/20/tampa-college-football-playoff-2029-rob-higgins/ | title=College Football Playoff title game returning to Tampa in 2029: Report }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|College Football Playoff|border=2|color=white}}"|Season
!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|College Football Playoff|border=2|color=white}}"|Game
!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|College Football Playoff|border=2|color=white}}"|Date
!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|College Football Playoff|border=2|color=white}}"|Winning team
!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|College Football Playoff|border=2|color=white}}"|Score
!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|College Football Playoff|border=2|color=white}}"|Losing team
!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|College Football Playoff|border=2|color=white}}"|Score
!style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|College Football Playoff|border=2|color=white}}"|Attendance
|-
|[[2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2016]]
|[[2017 College Football Playoff National Championship|College Football Playoff National Championship]]
|January 9, 2017
|<small>2</small> [[2016 Clemson Tigers football team|'''Clemson Tigers''']]
|'''35'''
|<small>1</small> [[2016 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama Crimson Tide]]
|31
|74,512
|}

==== Bowl games ====
The three highest-attended college football bowl games that took place at Raymond James Stadium are as follows:
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! style="background:#FCE680; color:#AD1929; border: 2px solid #AD1929;" |Rank
! style="background:#FCE680; color:#AD1929; border: 2px solid #AD1929;" |Season
! style="background:#FCE680; color:#AD1929; border: 2px solid #AD1929;" |Game
! style="background:#FCE680; color:#AD1929; border: 2px solid #AD1929;" |Date
! style="background:#FCE680; color:#AD1929; border: 2px solid #AD1929;" |Winning team
! style="background:#FCE680; color:#AD1929; border: 2px solid #AD1929;" |Score
! style="background:#FCE680; color:#AD1929; border: 2px solid #AD1929;" |Losing team
! style="background:#FCE680; color:#AD1929; border: 2px solid #AD1929;" |Score
! style="background:#FCE680; color:#AD1929; border: 2px solid #AD1929;" |Attendance
|-
|1
|[[2001 NCAA Division I-A football season|2001]]
|[[Outback Bowl]]
|[[2002 Outback Bowl|January 1, 2002]]
|<small>14</small> '''[[2001 South Carolina Gamecocks football team|South Carolina Gamecocks]]'''
|'''31'''
|<small>22</small> [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State Buckeyes]]
|28
|66,249
|-
|2
|[[1998 NCAA Division I-A football season|1998]]
|[[Outback Bowl]]
|[[1999 Outback Bowl|January 1, 1999]]
|<small>22</small> '''[[1998 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State Nittany Lions]]'''
|'''26'''
|[[1998 Kentucky Wildcats football team|Kentucky Wildcats]]
|14
|66,005
|-
|3
|[[2005 NCAA Division I-A football season|2005]]
|[[Outback Bowl]]
|[[2006 Outback Bowl|January 2, 2006]]
|<small>16</small> '''[[2005 Florida Gators football team|Florida Gators]]'''
|'''31'''
|<small>25</small> [[2005 Iowa Hawkeyes football team|Iowa Hawkeyes]]
|24
|65,881
|}

===Soccer===
The stadium was home to the former [[Tampa Bay Mutiny]] of [[Major League Soccer]] and continues to periodically host other soccer matches due to its accommodating field dimensions.

On June 8, 2012, it hosted the [[United States men's national soccer team]]'s opening [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|qualifying match]] against Antigua and Barbuda for the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]], which the United States won 3–1.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/09/sports/soccer/a-world-cup-qualifying-victory-lacks-quality-for-the-us.html | work=The New York Times | first=John | last=Godfrey | title=A World Cup Qualifying Victory Lacks Quality for the U.S | date=June 9, 2012}}</ref> On October 11, 2018, the [[Colombia national football team|Colombia men's national soccer team]] played against the [[United States men's national soccer team]] and won 4–2 to set the current attendance record of 38,361 for a soccer match at this stadium.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.themaneland.com/2018/10/11/17965840/usa-vs-colombia-international-friendly-final-score-4-2-as-yanks-blow-second-half-lead|title=USMNT Shows Fight But Falls 4-2 to Colombia|last=Carnevale|first=Scott|date=2018-10-11|website=The Mane Land|language=en|access-date=2019-11-17}}</ref>

The stadium hosted a [[2021 CONCACAF Champions League]] match between [[Toronto FC]] and [[Cruz Azul]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Toronto FC vs Cruz Azul - CONCACAF Champions League - Quarter-Final stats, H2H, lineups|url=https://www.fotmob.com/livescores/3573252/matchfacts/toronto-fc-vs-cruz-azul|access-date=2021-04-30|website=FotMob|language=en}}</ref>

Major League Soccer returned to the stadium on February 14, 2025, for a preseason game between [[Orlando City SC]] and [[Inter Miami CF]], the two current MLS teams in Florida. The game ended in a 2–2 draw in front of 42,017 fans.<ref>{{cite news |last=Encina |first=Eduardo A. |date=November 4, 2024 |title=Lionel Messi, Inter Miami to play preseason match in Tampa |url=https://www.tampabay.com/sports/2024/11/04/lionel-messi-inter-miami-raymond-james-stadium-mls-/ |work=[[Tampa Bay Times]] |accessdate=November 17, 2024}}</ref>

====Men's international matches====

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; width:95%;" style="text-align:center"
|-
!style="text-align:center; {{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|border=2}};"|Date
!style="text-align:center; {{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|border=2}};"|Winning Team
!style="text-align:center; {{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|border=2}};"|Result
!style="text-align:center; {{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|border=2}};"|Losing Team
!style="text-align:center; {{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|border=2}};"|Tournament
!style="text-align:center; {{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|border=2}};"|Spectators
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|March 25, 2007 ||'''{{fb|USA}}'''||style="text-align:center;"|3–1 || {{fb|ECU}} || style="text-align:center;"|Friendly ||style="text-align:center;"|31,547
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|February 24, 2010 ||'''{{fb|USA}}'''||style="text-align:center;"|2–1 || {{fb|SLV}} || style="text-align:center;"|Friendly ||style="text-align:center;"|21,737
|-
|rowspan="2"|June 11, 2011 || '''{{fb|CAN}}''' ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–0 || {{fb|GPE|local}} ||rowspan="2"| [[2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group C|2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup]] ||rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"| 27,731
|-
|| '''{{fb|PAN}}''' ||style="text-align:center;"| 2–1 || {{fb|USA}} 
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|June 8, 2012 ||'''{{fb|USA}}'''||style="text-align:center;"|3–1 || {{fb|ATG}} ||style="text-align:center;"| [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]] ||style="text-align:center;"|23,971
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|June 2, 2014 ||'''{{fb|JPN}}'''||style="text-align:center;"|3–1 || {{fb|CRC}} || style="text-align:center;"|Friendly ||style="text-align:center;"|7,106
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|June 6, 2014 ||'''{{fb|JPN}}'''||style="text-align:center;"|4–3|| {{fb|ZAM}} || style="text-align:center;"|Friendly ||style="text-align:center;"|7,275
|-
|rowspan="2"|July 12, 2017 || '''{{fb|PAN}}''' ||style="text-align:center;"| 2–1 || {{fb|NCA}} ||rowspan="2"| [[2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B|2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup]] ||rowspan=2 style="text-align:center;"| 23,368
|-
|| '''{{fb|USA}}''' ||style="text-align:center;"| 3–2 || {{fb|MTQ|snake}}
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|October 11, 2018 ||'''{{fb|COL}}'''||style="text-align:center;"|4–2 || {{fb|USA}} ||style="text-align:center;"|Friendly ||style="text-align:center;"|38,631
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|September 10, 2019 ||{{fb|COL}}||style="text-align:center;"|0–0 || {{fb|VEN}} ||style="text-align:center;"|Friendly ||style="text-align:center;"|16,590
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|November 18, 2025 ||'''{{fb|USA}}'''||style="text-align:center;"|5–1 || {{fb|URU}} ||style="text-align:center;"|Friendly ||style="text-align:center;"|26,110
|}

==== Women's international matches ====
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|-
!style="text-align:center; {{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|border=2}};"|Date
!style="text-align:center; {{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|border=2}};"|Winning Team
!style="text-align:center; {{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|border=2}};"|Result
!style="text-align:center; {{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|border=2}};"|Losing Team
!style="text-align:center; {{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|border=2}};"|Tournament
!style="text-align:center; {{NFLPrimaryStyle|Tampa Bay Buccaneers|border=2}};"|Spectators
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |November 8, 2008 ||'''{{fbw|USA}}'''|| style="text-align:center;" |1–0 || {{fbw|KOR|1997}} || style="text-align:center;" |Friendly || style="text-align:center;" |4,263
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |June 14, 2014 ||'''{{fbw|USA}}'''|| style="text-align:center;" |1–0 || {{fbw|FRA|1974}} || style="text-align:center;" |Friendly || style="text-align:center;" |9,799
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |March 3, 2016 ||'''{{fbw|USA}}'''|| style="text-align:center;" |1–0 || {{fbw|ENG}} || style="text-align:center;" |[[2016 SheBelieves Cup]] || style="text-align:center;" |13,027
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |March 5, 2019 ||'''{{fbw|USA}}''' || style="text-align:center;" |1–0 || {{fbw|BRA}} || style="text-align:center;" |[[2019 SheBelieves Cup]] || style="text-align:center;" |14,009
|}

===Ice hockey===
On February 1, 2026, the [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] and [[Boston Bruins]] of the [[National Hockey League]] will play the [[2026 NHL Stadium Series]] at Raymond James Stadium, which will be one of the first outdoor NHL games in Florida.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cotsonika |first=Nicholas J. |date=2025-01-08 |title=NHL outdoor games in Miami, Tampa big step for NHL, Florida fans {{!}} NHL.com |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/topic/winter-classic/nhl-outdoor-games-in-miami-and-tampa-big-step-for-nhl-and-florida-fans |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=www.nhl.com |language=en}}</ref>

===Baseball===

On March 15, 2025, the [[Savannah Bananas]] exhibition baseball team hosted a game at Raymond James Stadium that drew a sellout crowd of 65,000 spectators.<ref>{{cite news |last=Taranto |first=Steven |date=March 16, 2025 |title=Savannah Bananas sell out game at 65,000-seat Raymond James Stadium, home of NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers |url=https://www.cbssports.com/general/news/savannah-bananas-sell-out-game-at-65000-seat-raymond-james-stadium-home-of-nfls-tampa-bay-buccaneers/ |work=CBS Sports |accessdate=March 16, 2025}}</ref> The game was won by the Bananas, 10–11, in the fourth round of the [[Banana Ball#Banana Ball rules|showdown tiebreaker]].<ref>{{citation|title=The Biggest Banana Ball Game Ever - NFL STADIUM Debut - Savannah Bananas vs Party Animals| url=https://www.youtube.com/live/K9xavYQMqio?si=TSnk8RFuPbpVztAd&t=11132}}</ref>

=== Professional wrestling ===
[[WWE]] planned to host [[WrestleMania 36]]—the 2020 edition of its flagship [[professional wrestling]] [[pay-per-view]]—at Raymond James Stadium on April 5. However, due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Florida|COVID-19 pandemic]], WWE subsequently filmed it at its [[WWE Performance Center|training facility]] in [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]] instead, [[Behind closed doors (sport)|behind closed doors]] with no audience and only essential staff present.<ref>{{Cite web|title=How WWE Pulled Off WrestleMania 36 Without Fans and What It Means for Its Business and Future|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/how-wwe-pulled-wrestlemania-36-fans-business-impact-1288659|access-date=2020-04-09|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 6, 2020|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Ramos|first=Dino-Ray|date=2020-03-16|title=WrestleMania To Stream Live Without Audience Due To Coronavirus Outbreak|url=https://deadline.com/2020/03/wrestlemania-canceled-coronavirus-wwe-tampa-1202881422/|access-date=2020-03-17|website=Deadline|language=en}}</ref> In January 2021, WWE announced that [[WrestleMania 37]] (which was originally announced as being hosted by [[SoFi Stadium]] in Inglewood, California) would be hosted by Raymond James Stadium on April 10 and 11, 2021. The event had a reported attendance of 25,675 each night, a combined total of 51,350 spectators on both nights, a sellout reported by the company. The show marked the first time in over a year the company had hosted a show with fans in live attendance, since March 11, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Otterson|first=Joe|date=January 16, 2021|title=WWE Moves WrestleMania 37 to Tampa Bay, Sets Dallas and LA for 38, 39|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/wrestlemania-37-tampa-bay-wwe-dallas-los-angeles-1234886904/|access-date=January 16, 2021|work=Variety}}</ref>

=== Concerts ===
Raymond James Stadium has hosted several large scale concerts, with the largest attendance (72,000) coming at a show by [[U2]] in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abcactionnews.com/entertainment/music/u2-to-play-tampas-raymond-james-stadium-on-june-14th-on-the-joshua-tree-2017-summer-tour|title=U2 to play Tampa's Raymond James Stadium on June 14th on 'The Joshua Tree 2017' summer tour|first=Sean|last=O'Reilly|date=January 9, 2017}}</ref> The annual Sunset Music Festival is also hosted at the stadium.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About SMF |url=https://raymondjamesstadium.com/smf |access-date=2022-09-16 |website=Raymond James Stadium |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Beyonce]] performed two times at the stadium, first in 2016 as part of her [[The Formation World Tour]], and secondly in 2023 as part of her [[Renaissance World Tour]]. [[Taylor Swift]]'s [[The Eras Tour]] is the first act in stadium history to sell out two and three shows on a single tour.<ref name="cltampa.com">{{Cite web |date=November 11, 2022 |title=Taylor Swift adds a third Tampa show to 'Eras' tour |url=https://www.cltampa.com/music/taylor-swift-adds-a-third-tampa-show-to-eras-tour-14539543 |access-date=November 11, 2022 |archive-date=November 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118180436/https://www.cltampa.com/music/taylor-swift-adds-a-third-tampa-show-to-eras-tour-14539543 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="concertarchives.org">{{Cite web |date=January 5, 2023 |title=Raymond James Stadium Concert History|url=https://www.concertarchives.org/venues/raymond-james-stadium |access-date=January 5, 2023 |archive-date=January 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105125212/https://www.concertarchives.org/venues/raymond-james-stadium |url-status=live }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"
! scope="col" |Date
! scope="col" |Performer(s)
! scope="col" |Event
! scope="col" |Opening Act(s)
! scope="col" |Attendance
! scope="col" |Revenue
! scope="col" class="unsortable"  |Additional notes
|-
| October 9, 2009
| [[U2]]
| [[U2 360° Tour]]
| [[Muse (band)|Muse]]
| 72,688 / 72,688
| $6,399,375
|-
| October 3, 2014
| [[One Direction]]
| [[Where We Are Tour (One Direction)|Where We Are Tour]]
| [[5 Seconds of Summer]]
| 52,158 / 52,158
| $4,359,855
|-
| October 31, 2015
| [[Taylor Swift]]
| [[The 1989 World Tour]]
| [[Vance Joy]] & [[Shawn Mendes]]
| 56,987 / 56,987
| $6,202,515
|-
| April 29, 2016
| [[Beyonce]]
| [[The Formation World Tour]]
| [[DJ Khaled]]
| 40,818 / 40,818
| $4,803,295
|-
| June 14, 2017
| U2
| [[The Joshua Tree Tours 2017 and 2019]]
| [[OneRepublic]]
| 52,958 / 52,958
| $6,125,415
|-
| April 21, 2018
| [[Kenny Chesney]]
| [[Trip Around the Sun Tour]]
| [[Thomas Rhett]] & [[Old Dominion (band)|Old Dominion]] & [[Brandon Lay]]
| 55,292 / 55,292
| $6,245,650
|-
| May 26, 2018
| rowspan="2" | Various
| rowspan="2" | Sunset Music Festival 2018
| rowspan="2" | 
| rowspan="2" | TBA
| rowspan="2" | TBA
|-
| May 27, 2018
|-
| June 23, 2018
| [[Luke Bryan]]
| [[What Makes You Country Tour]]
| [[Jon Pardi]] & [[Sam Hunt]] & [[Morgan Wallen]]
| TBA
| TBA
|-
| August 14, 2018
| Taylor Swift
| [[Reputation Stadium Tour]]
| [[Camila Cabello]] & [[Charli XCX]]
| 55,909 / 55,909
| $7,244,264
|-
| November 7, 2018
| [[Ed Sheeran]]
| [[÷ Tour]]
| [[Snow Patrol]] & [[Lauv]]
| 51,120 / 51,120
| $4,197,412
|-
| May 26, 2019
| rowspan="2" | Various
| rowspan="2" | Sunset Music Festival 2019
| rowspan="2" | 
| rowspan="2" | TBA
| rowspan="2" | TBA
|-
| May 27, 2019
|-
| May 29, 2021
| rowspan="2" | Various
| rowspan="2" | Sunset Music Festival 2021
| rowspan="2" | 
| rowspan="2" | TBA
| rowspan="2" | TBA
|-
| May 30, 2021
|-
| October 29, 2021
| [[The Rolling Stones]]
| [[No Filter Tour]]
| [[Ghost Hounds]]
| 52,075 / 52,075
| $11,378,033
|-
| March 19, 2022
| rowspan="2" | Various
| rowspan="2" | Innings Festival Florida 2022
| rowspan="2" | 
| rowspan="2" | TBA
| rowspan="2" | TBA
|-
| March 20, 2022
|-
| April 23, 2022
| Kenny Chesney
| [[Here and Now Tour (Kenny Chesney)|Here and Now Tour]]
| [[Dan + Shay]] & [[Old Dominion (band)|Old Dominion]] & [[Carly Pearce]] 
| 58,369 / 58,369
| $8,605,328
|-
| May 27, 2022
| rowspan="3" | Various
| rowspan="3" | Sunset Music Festival 2022
| rowspan="3" | 
| rowspan="3" | TBA
| rowspan="3" | TBA
|-
| May 28, 2022
|-
| May 29, 2022
|-
| June 14, 2022
| [[Coldplay]]
| [[Music of the Spheres World Tour]]
| [[H.E.R.]] & [[Gigi Perez|Gigi]]
| 55,980 / 55,980
| $6,300,175
|-
| June 14, 2022
| [[The Weeknd]]
| [[After Hours til Dawn Tour]]
| [[Kaytranada]]
| 49,941 / 49,941
| $6,116,238
|-
| March 18, 2023
| rowspan="2" | Various
| rowspan="2" | Innings Festival Florida 2023
| rowspan="2" | 
| rowspan="2" | TBA
| rowspan="2" | TBA
|-
| March 19, 2023
|-
| April 13, 2023
| rowspan="3" | Taylor Swift
| rowspan="3" | [[The Eras Tour]]
| [[Beabadoobee]] & [[Gayle (singer)|Gayle]]
| rowspan="3" | 206,459 / 206,459<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cltampa.com/music/review-taylor-swift-plus-69131-tampa-fans-turn-in-loud-hot-and-fearlessly-flawless-farewell-show-15473627|title=Review: Taylor Swift—plus 69,131 Tampa fans—turn in loud, hot and fearlessly flawless farewell show|first=Ray|last=Roa|website=Creative Loafing Tampa Bay}}</ref>
| rowspan="3" | -
| rowspan="3" | First act in stadium history to sell out two and three shows on a single tour.<ref name="cltampa.com"/><ref name="concertarchives.org"/>
|-
| April 14, 2023
| rowspan="2" | Beabadoobee & [[Gracie Abrams]]
|-
| April 15, 2023
|-
| May 20, 2023
| Ed Sheeran
| [[+-=÷x Tour]]
| [[Khalid (American singer)|Khalid]] & [[Dylan (musician)|Dylan]]
| 77,891 / 77,891
| $7,759,215
| Highest attendance on a single night.
|-
| July 7, 2023
| rowspan="2" | [[Luke Combs]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Luke Combs World Tour]]
| [[Lainey Wilson]] & [[Brent Cobb]] & [[Gary Allan]]
| rowspan="2" | TBA
| rowspan="2" | TBA
|-
| July 8, 2023
| [[Riley Green]] & Brent Cobb & [[Flatland Cavalry]] & Gary Allan
|-
| August 5, 2023
| [[George Strait]]
| 
| [[Chris Stapleton]] & [[Little Big Town]]
| 57,843 / 57,843
| $16,313,564
| Highest gross in the stadium's history.
|-
| August 16, 2023
| Beyonce
| [[Renaissance World Tour]]
| 
| 55,408 / 55,408
| $13,158,166
|-
| February 24, 2024
| [[Billy Joel]] & [[Sting (musician)|Sting]]
| [[Billy Joel in Concert]]
| N/A
| TBA
| TBA
|-
| April 20, 2024
| Kenny Chesney
| Sun Goes Down 2024 Tour
| [[Zac Brown Band]] & [[Megan Moroney]] & [[Uncle Kracker]]
| TBA
| TBA
|-
| April 26, 2024
| rowspan="2" | Various
| rowspan="2" | Breakaway Music Festival Tampa 2024
| rowspan="2" | 
| rowspan="2" | TBA
| rowspan="2" | TBA
|-
| April 27, 2024
|-
| July 11, 2024
| [[Morgan Wallen]]
| One Night at a Time World Tour
| [[Bryan Martin (singer)|Bryan Martin]] & [[Nate Smith (singer)|Nate Smith]] & [[Jelly Roll (singer)|Jelly Roll]]
| TBA
| TBA
|-
| August 14, 2024
| [[Zach Bryan]]
| Quittin Time Tour
| [[Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit]] & [[Levi Turner]]
| TBA
| TBA
|-
| October 4, 2024
| Morgan Wallen
| One Night at a Time World Tour
| [[Lauren Watkins]] & Nate Smith & [[Cole Swindell]]
| TBA
| TBA
| Originally scheduled to take place on July 12, 2024, it was rescheduled for medical reasons.
|-
| June 6, 2025
| rowspan="2" | [[Metallica]]
| rowspan="2" | [[M72 World Tour]]
| [[Limp Bizkit]] & [[Ice Nine Kills]]
| rowspan="2" | TBA
| rowspan="2" | TBA
|-
| June 8, 2025
| [[Pantera]] & [[Suicidal Tendencies]]
|-
| August 2, 2025
| [[Chris Brown]]
| [[Breezy Bowl XX]]
| 
| TBA
| TBA
|-
| November 7, 2026
| [[Ed Sheeran]]
| [[Loop Tour]]
| [[Macklemore]]<br>[[Lukas Graham]]<br>Aaron Rowe
| TBA
| TBA
|}

==See also==
* [[List of NCAA Division I FBS football stadiums]]
* [[Lists of stadiums]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100509213123/http://www.buccaneers.com/rj-stadium/index.html Stadium Site on buccaneers.com]
* [http://www.gousfbulls.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=7700&ATCLID=220391 Stadium Site on gousfbulls.com]

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