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New Commanders Stadium concept
New Commanders Stadium concept

New Commanders Stadium is a proposed domed multi-purpose stadium to be constructed in Washington, D.C. It is planned to have a capacity of 65,000 and will serve as the home field of the National Football League (NFL)'s Washington Commanders. New Commanders Stadium is planned to be located on the former site of Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium on East Capitol Street near the Anacostia River, which served as the team's home field from 1961 to 1996. The project is set to cost US$3.7 billion and will include housing and retail districts, with construction planned in 2026 for opening in 2030.

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New Commanders Stadium
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East Capitol Street 2400
20003 Washington
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Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium

Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, commonly known as RFK Stadium and originally known as District of Columbia Stadium, is a defunct multi-purpose stadium in Washington, D.C. It is located about two miles (3 km) due east of the U.S. Capitol building, near the west bank of the Anacostia River and next to the D.C. Armory. Opened in 1961, it was owned by the federal government until 1986.RFK Stadium was home to a National Football League (NFL) team, two Major League Baseball (MLB) teams, five professional soccer teams, two college football teams, a bowl game, and a USFL team. It hosted five NFC Championship games, two MLB All-Star Games, men's and women's World Cup matches, nine men's and women's first-round soccer games of the 1996 Olympics, three MLS Cup matches, two MLS All-Star games, and numerous American friendlies and World Cup qualifying matches. It hosted college football, college soccer, baseball exhibitions, boxing matches, a cycling race, an American Le Mans Series auto race, marathons, and dozens of major concerts and other events. RFK was one of the first major stadiums designed to host both baseball and football. Although other stadiums already served this purpose, such as Cleveland Stadium (1931) and Baltimore's Memorial Stadium (1950), RFK was one of the first to employ what became known as the circular "cookie-cutter" design. It is owned and operated by Events DC (the successor agency to the DC Armory Board), a quasi-public organization affiliated with the city government, under a lease that runs until 2038 from the National Park Service, which owns the land.In September 2019, Events DC officials announced plans to demolish the stadium due to maintenance costs. In September 2020, the cost was estimated at $20 million. As of May 2022, demolition is expected to begin in 2023 "at the earliest".