Choctaw Stadium

Choctaw Stadium, formerly Globe Life Park, is an American multi-purpose stadium in Arlington, Texas, United States. The venue opened in April 1994 as a baseball stadium with the name The Ballpark in Arlington, serving as the home for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball from 1994 through 2019. It replaced the nearby Arlington Stadium, and was succeeded by Globe Life Field.

Choctaw Stadium
Choctaw Stadium in 2020 (as Globe Life Park in Arlington)
Choctaw Stadium
Location within Texas
Choctaw Stadium
Choctaw Stadium (the United States)
Former names
  • Globe Life Park in Arlington (2014–2021)
  • Rangers Ballpark in Arlington (2007–2013)
  • Ameriquest Field in Arlington (2005–2006)
  • The Ballpark in Arlington (1994–2004)
Address1000 Ballpark Way
LocationArlington, Texas, U.S.
Coordinates32°45′5″N 97°4′58″W
Public transitCollins Street at Andrews Street
OwnerCity of Arlington
OperatorRangers Baseball Express
Executive suites120
Capacity48,114 (baseball)
25,000 (football)
Record attendance52,419
SurfaceLatitude36 Bermuda Grass
Construction
Broke groundApril 2, 1992
OpenedApril 1, 1994
Construction cost$191 million
($393 million in 2023)
Architect
Structural engineer
  • Walter P Moore
  • Datum
Services engineer
  • M–E Engineers, Inc.
  • Dunn Consulting
General contractorManhattan Construction Company
Tenants

In 2020, the stadium was retrofitted for football and soccer. It is the current home of the Dallas Jackals of Major League Rugby, North Texas SC of MLS Next Pro (FC Dallas's reserve team), and the Arlington Renegades of the UFL. The facility's Centerfield office building houses Six Flags Entertainment Corporation's world headquarters.

On August 25, 2021, Choctaw Casinos & Resorts bought the naming rights to the stadium.

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