Protective Stadium
American football stadium in Birmingham, Alabama / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Protective Stadium is a football stadium owned and operated by the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Authority in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.[2][3] Since its opening in 2021, the stadium has been named for Protective Life, a financial service holding company based in Birmingham, which pays $1 million per year as part of a 15-year naming rights deal.[4]
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Location | Birmingham, Alabama, United States |
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Coordinates | 33.5278°N 86.8092°W / 33.5278; -86.8092 |
Owner | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Authority |
Operator | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Authority |
Capacity | 47,100[1] |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 2019 |
Opened | October 2, 2021 |
Construction cost | US$175 million |
Architect | Populous Goodwyn Mills Cawood |
Structural engineer | Walter P. Moore[citation needed] |
General contractor | Brasfield & Gorrie[citation needed] |
Tenants | |
UAB Blazers (NCAA) 2021–present Birmingham Bowl (NCAA) 2021–present Birmingham Legion FC (USLC) 2022–present Birmingham Stallions (USFL, UFL) 2022–present New Orleans Breakers (USFL) 2022–2023 |
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