Bank of America Stadium
Bank of America Stadium is a 74,867-seat football stadium located on 33 acres (13 ha) in uptown Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. It is the home facility and headquarters of the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League and Charlotte FC of Major League Soccer. The stadium opened in 1996 as Ericsson Stadium, with Swedish telecom company LM Ericsson initially holding the naming rights. In 2004, Charlotte-based financial services company Bank of America purchased the naming rights under a 20-25-year agreement at $140 million. Former Panthers president Danny Morrison called it a "classic American stadium" due to its bowl design and other features.
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| Former names | Panthers Stadium (planning) Carolinas Stadium (planning) Ericsson Stadium (1996–2004) |
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| Address | 800 South Mint Street |
| Location | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35°13′33″N 80°51′10″W |
| Public transit | Brooklyn Village |
| Owner | City of Charlotte |
| Operator | Panthers Stadium LLC |
| Executive suites | 151 |
| Capacity | 74,867 (2021–present)
Former capacity: List
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| Field size | 398 feet long x 280 feet wide |
| Surface | FieldTurf Pro |
| Scoreboard | 55.5 ft tall by 198.3 ft wide (x2) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | April 22, 1994 |
| Opened | August 3, 1996 |
| Renovated | 2007, 2014–2017, 2019, 2020–21 |
| Expanded | 1997–1998, 2005, 2007–2008, 2014–2015, 2017 |
| Construction cost | $500 million ($482 million in 2023 dollars) |
| Architect | Wagner Murray Architects Populous (then HOK Sport) |
| Structural engineer | Bliss and Nyitray, Inc. |
| Services engineer | Lockwood Greene |
| General contractor | Turner F.N. Thompson |
| Tenants | |
| Carolina Panthers (NFL) (1996–present) Charlotte FC (MLS) (2022–present) Duke's Mayo Bowl (NCAA) (2002–present) Duke's Mayo Classic (NCAA) (2015–present) | |
| Website | |
| panthers.com/stadium | |
In addition to the Panthers and CLTFC, the stadium hosts the annual Duke's Mayo Bowl, which features teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and either the Southeastern Conference (SEC) or the Big Ten Conference. The stadium was planned to host the annual ACC Championship Game through at least 2019; the game was moved in 2016 but reinstated in 2017. The ACC announced on May 19, 2022, that Bank of America Stadium would continue to host the championship through at least the 2030 season. The largest crowd to ever attend a football game at the stadium was on September 9, 2018, when 74,532 fans watched the Panthers defeat the Dallas Cowboys 16–8.