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Northwest Stadium opened on the 14th of September 1997 as Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, named after the Washington Redskins owner who commissioned its construction. Cooke died months before the opening, and his sons named the stadium in his honor.
FedEx opted out of its naming rights contract in February 2024, before its scheduled expiration in 2026. The stadium was temporarily called Commanders Field, then renamed Northwest Stadium on the 27th of August 2024 after a sponsorship deal with Northwest Federal Credit Union.
Josh Harris led a group that purchased the Washington Commanders and Northwest Stadium from Daniel Snyder in July 2023 for $6.05 billion.
Northwest Stadium held 91,000 seats from 2004 until 2010, making it the largest capacity stadium in the NFL during that period. Subsequent seat removals reduced the capacity to 64,000 as of 2025.
Northwest Stadium hosted six matches of the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, including the United States' 3-2 quarterfinal victory over Germany. It also hosted several international club friendlies, including a 2011 match between Manchester United and F.C. Barcelona that drew 81,807 fans. Its bid to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup was rejected by FIFA in 2021.
The Washington Commanders are scheduled to leave Northwest Stadium when a new stadium at RFK Campus in Washington, D.C. is completed in 2030. The move was announced by the Commanders and D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser in 2025.