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Stadium officials opened the venue on the 3rd of August 1996, under the name Ericsson Stadium. Swedish telecom company LM Ericsson purchased the naming rights in a ten-year agreement worth twenty-five million dollars.
Charlotte historian Michael Moore determined this specific plot marked the location of the city's first known lynching in 1913. The historical weight of the land added a layer of complexity to the construction plans that began in the mid-1990s.
Each entrance is flanked by two larger-than-life bronze panther statues named Indomitable Spirit. These six statues were installed in 1996 and depict crouching, snarling panthers with green eyes.
In 2004, Charlotte-based financial services company Bank of America purchased the naming rights again. This new deal spanned twenty years and cost one hundred forty million dollars.
The team made their home debut on the 5th of March 2022, in front of seventy-four thousand four hundred seventy-nine spectators. This set a new MLS record for stand-alone match attendance.