Dolphin(s) Stadium

Opened in 1987

About Dolphin(s) Stadium

Dolphin(s) Stadium is a former name of Hard Rock Stadium, used 2005–2008. Hard Rock Stadium is a College Football and NFL stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. It opened in 1987. It was designed by HOK and Populous. It seats 64,767 in its football layout. Its current tenants are Miami Dolphins (NFL) and Miami Hurricanes (College Football). Former tenants include Florida Marlins (MLB, 1993–2011) and Florida Atlantic Owls (College Football, 2002). In all, 4 teams from 3 leagues have called it home. By capacity it ranks 25th of 30 current NFL venues and 32nd of 256 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 199th oldest of 368 stadiums and arenas still in use, 1st for most name changes among 125 venues with 3 or more names and 9th for most tenants among 67 venues with 3 or more teams. It has also been known as Joe Robbie Stadium (1987–1995), Pro Player Park/Stadium (1996–2004), Land Shark Stadium (2009) and Sun Life Stadium (2010–2015).

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Venue Information

Capacity

64,767

Football layout

Source: Wikipedia

#25 in NFL of 30

#32 in College Football of 256

Year Opened

1987

#6 oldest in NFL of 30

#186 oldest in College Football of 257

Location

Miami Gardens, Florida 33056

Elevation

9 ft

3 m above sea level

#4 lowest in NFL of 30

#6 lowest in College Football of 257

Architect

HOK and Populous

Operator

Miami Dolphins

Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).

Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.

Architect and operator credits from Wikidata.

Capacity by layout

Layout	Seats	Source
General	65,326
Football	64,767	Wikipedia

Seating capacity depends on how the building is laid out for each event. Figures are the best sourced claim per layout.

Teams

Home seasons at Dolphin(s) Stadium by team, 1987–2026. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.

Joe Robbie StadiumPro Player Park/StadiumDolphin(s) StadiumLand Shark StadiumSun Life StadiumHard Rock Stadium

Miami Hurricanes

Miami Dolphins

Florida Marlins

Florida Atlantic Owls

1990200020102020

Team	League	Years
Miami Hurricanes While based here: 19 seasons · 145-77 regular season · 14 postseason trips · 2026 in progress College Football · 2008–present ACC 2008–2026 · FBS (Division I-A) Territory map on ImperialismMap Home venue unknown 1927–1928 Home venue unknown 1930–1934 Home venue unknown 1935–1936 Orange Bowl 1937–2007 Hard Rock Stadium 2008–present	College Football	2008–present
Miami Dolphins While based here: 40 seasons · 321-314 regular season · 13 postseason trips · 2026 in progress NFL · 1987–present Territory map on ImperialismMap Orange Bowl 1966–1986 Hard Rock Stadium 1987–present	NFL	1987–present
Florida Marlins While based here: 19 seasons · 1435-1575 regular season · 2 postseason trips (postseason results on record for 18 of 19 seasons) MLB · 1993–2011 Territory map on ImperialismMap Sun Life Stadium 1993–2011 loanDepot Park 2012–present	MLB	1993–2011
Florida Atlantic Owls While based here: 1 season College Football · 2002 Independent 2002 · FCS (Division I-AA) Territory map on ImperialismMap Pro Player Park/Stadium 2002 Lockhart Stadium 2003–2010 Howard Schnellenberger Field at Flagler Credit Union Stadium 2011–present	College Football	2002

Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.

Game results are on record only for top-division college football seasons; other seasons count toward seasons here but not toward the record.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the capacity of Dolphin(s) Stadium?

The football capacity of Dolphin(s) Stadium is 64,767.

When was Dolphin(s) Stadium built?

Dolphin(s) Stadium opened in 1987.

Who designed Dolphin(s) Stadium?

Dolphin(s) Stadium was designed by HOK and Populous.

Who operates Dolphin(s) Stadium?

Dolphin(s) Stadium is operated by Miami Dolphins.

Who plays at Dolphin(s) Stadium?

Dolphin(s) Stadium is the home venue of Miami Hurricanes, Miami Dolphins.

Where did the Miami Hurricanes play before Dolphin(s) Stadium?

Before moving to Dolphin(s) Stadium in 2008, the Miami Hurricanes played at Orange Bowl from 1937 to 2007.

Where did the Florida Atlantic Owls play after Dolphin(s) Stadium?

After leaving Dolphin(s) Stadium in 2002, the Florida Atlantic Owls moved to Lockhart Stadium in 2003. They played there until 2010.

Where did the Florida Marlins play after Dolphin(s) Stadium?

After leaving Dolphin(s) Stadium in 2011, the Florida Marlins moved to loanDepot Park in 2012.

Where did the Miami Dolphins play before Dolphin(s) Stadium?

Before moving to Dolphin(s) Stadium in 1987, the Miami Dolphins played at Orange Bowl from 1966 to 1986.

Sources

Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.

Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
Wikidata (CC0): Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 0 m of this point), Architect and operator.
Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.
Wikipedia (CC BY-SA): Capacity.