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Sun Life Stadium (previously known as Joe Robbie Stadium, Pro Player Park, Pro Player Stadium, Dolphins Stadium, and, most recently, Land Shark Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, a suburb of Miami. The stadium serves as host to the Miami Dolphins, the Florida Marlins, the Miami Hurricanes (Miami Hurricanes football), and the annual Orange Bowl college football game.
Since its construction, the stadium has hosted five Super Bowls (XXIII (Super Bowl XXIII), XXIX (Super Bowl XXIX), XXXIII (Super Bowl XXXIII), XLI (Super Bowl XLI) and XLIV (Super Bowl XLIV)), two World Series (1997 (1997 World Series) and 2003 (2003 World Series)), and three BCS National Championship Games (2001 (2001 Orange Bowl), 2005 (2005 Orange Bowl), 2009 (2009 BCS National Championship Game)). The stadium served as host for the second round of the 2009 World Baseball Classic, and hosted the 2010 (2010 Pro Bowl) Pro Bowl.
On January 18, 2010, the Miami Dolphins signed a five-year deal with Sun Life Financial to rename Dolphin Stadium to Sun Life Stadium. The deal is worth $7.5 million per year for five years (a total of $37.5 million).
Stadium Name: Sun Life Stadium
Logo Image: Sun Life Stadium logo (Image:SunLifeStadium.PNG)
Birth Location: 2267 NW 199th Street,Miami Gardens, Florida 33056
Coordinates: Coord255729N801420Wtype:landmark_scale:2000display=inline,title
Broke Ground: December 1, 1985
Opened: August 16, 1987
Owner: Stephen M. Ross (95%) and H. Wayne Huizenga (5%)
Surface: Prescription Athletic Turf (Natural Grass)
Construction Cost: $ (United States dollar)115 million
Architect: Populous (Populous (architects))
Structural Engineer: Bliss and Nyitray, Inc.
Former Names: Joe Robbie Stadium (1987-1996),Pro Player Park (1996),Pro Player Stadium (1996-2005),Dolphins Stadium (2005-2006) ,Dolphin Stadium (2006-2009; 2010),Land Shark Stadium (2009-2010), Sun Life Stadium (2010-present) tenants = Miami Dolphins (NFL (National Football League)) (1987-present),Florida Marlins (MLB (Major League Baseball)) (1993-present),University of Miami Hurricanes (Miami Hurricanes football) (NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association)) (2008-present),Florida Atlantic (Florida Atlantic University) Owls (Florida Atlantic Owls football) (NCAA) (2001-2002),FedEx Orange Bowl (1996-1998), (2000-present),Blockbuster/Carquest/MicronPC/Champs Sports Bowl (Champs Sports Bowl) (1990-2000)
Seating Capacity: 47,662 (1993 baseball)*,42,531 (2001 baseball)*,35,531 (2003 baseball)*,36,331 (2006 baseball)*,38,560 (2008 baseball)*,74,918 (soccer),75,192 (football (American Football)),*Expandable to approximately 68,000 for baseball
Dimensions: Left field - 330 ft / 100.6 m,Left-center field - 361 ft / 110 m,Center field - 404 ft / 123.1 m,Right-center field - 361 ft / 110 m,Right field - 345 ft / 105.1 m,Backstop - 58 ft / 17.7 m Fix bunchingmid Former logo: Dolphin Stadium (Image:Dolphin Stadium.svgthumbright) Fix bunchingend