Bank of America Stadium
The Bank, BofA, BoA, The Fortress | |
Bank of America Stadium in 2015 | |
Location in North Carolina Location in the United States | |
| 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, United States |
| Coordinates | 35°13′33″N 80°51′10″W / 35.22583°N 80.85278°W |
| Public transit | Brooklyn Village |
| Owner | Tepper Sports and Entertainment |
| Operator | Tepper Sports and Entertainment |
| Executive suites | 151 |
| Capacity | 74,867 (2021–present)
Former capacity: List
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| Record attendance | 82,193 (October 26, 2024; Concert For Carolina) |
| Field size | 398 feet long x 280 feet wide |
| Surface | artificial (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 |
| 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 | |
Bank of America Stadium is a 74,867-seat multi-purpose stadium located on 33 acres (13 ha) in the Uptown section of Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. It is the home facility and headquarters of the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL) and Charlotte FC of Major League Soccer (MLS). 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.
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 people watched the Panthers defeat the Dallas Cowboys 16–8.