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{{Short description|Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio}}
{{for|the stadium at the University of Minnesota|Huntington Bank Stadium}}
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{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Huntington Bank Field
| logo_image = Huntington Bank Field logo.png
| logo_size = 280
| image = FirstEnergy Stadium 50 yardline panorama.png
| caption = Interior view, 2021
| address = 100 Alfred Lerner Way
| location = [[Cleveland, Ohio]], U.S.
| coordinates = {{coord|41|30|22|N|81|41|58|W|region:US_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| broke_ground = May 15, 1997
| opened = September 12, 1999
| owner = City of Cleveland
| operator = [[Cleveland Browns]]
| surface = [[Kentucky bluegrass]]<ref name="Browns1">{{cite news |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2015/10/01/nfl-stadium-turf-grass-rankings |title=Turf time: Which stadiums have the best and worst fields in the NFL? |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |date=September 29, 2015 |author=Newcomb, Tim |access-date=November 2, 2016}}</ref>
| architect = [[HOK Sport]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Stadia Architectural Design |url=http://populous.com/projects/type/stadia/ |publisher=[[Populous (company)|Populous]] |year=2016 |access-date=November 2, 2016}}</ref><br />Robert P. Madison International, Inc.<ref>{{cite web |title=History |url=http://www.rpmadison.com/office/ |publisher=Robert P. Madison International, Inc. |access-date=November 2, 2016 |year=2016 |archive-date=December 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181213101404/http://www.rpmadison.com/office |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />Ralph Tyler Companies<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/ralph-tyler-41 |title=Ralph Tyler |work=The History Makers |year=2016 |access-date=November 2, 2016}}</ref>
| project_manager = The Project Group<ref>{{cite book |url=http://www.teamweston.com/pdf/PC%20Sports%209.pdf |title=Cleveland Browns Stadium |year=1999 |access-date=November 2, 2016 |publisher=Weston, Inc. |archive-date=February 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220220234/http://www.teamweston.com/pdf/PC%20Sports%209.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| structural engineer = [[Osborn Engineering]]<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Osborn Engineering Co. |url=http://ech.cwru.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=OEC |encyclopedia=The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History |publisher=[[Case Western Reserve University]] |year=2016 |access-date=November 2, 2016}}</ref>
| services engineer = [[URS Corporation]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bxmagazine.com/article.asp?ID=399 |title=A strong local presence |work=BXMagazine.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080313134005/http://www.bxmagazine.com/article.asp?ID=399 |archive-date=March 13, 2008 }}</ref>
| general_contractor = [[Hunt Construction Group|Huber, Hunt & Nichols]]
| record_attendance = 73,718 (November 3, 2002 vs. [[Pittsburgh Steelers|Steelers]])
| tenants = [[Cleveland Browns]] ([[National Football League|NFL]]) 1999–present
| publictransit = {{rail-interchange|cleveland}} [[West 3rd station|West 3rd]]
| pushpin_map = United States Cleveland#Ohio#USA
| pushpin_relief = yes
| pushpin_label = Huntington Bank Field
| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Cleveland]]##Location in [[Ohio]]##Location in the [[United States]]
| construction_cost = [[United States dollar|$]]283 million<br />(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|283000000|1999}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}})<ref name=ballparks>{{cite web |url=http://football.ballparks.com/NFL/ClevelandBrowns/index.htm |title=Cleveland Browns Stadium |publisher=Ballparks.com |access-date=October 30, 2012}}</ref>
| former_names = Cleveland Browns Stadium (1999–2013, 2023–2024)<br/>FirstEnergy Stadium (2013–2023)
| seating_capacity = 67,431
| suites = 143
| website = {{url|https://huntingtonbankfield.com/ |huntingtonbankfield.com}}
}}
'''Huntington Bank Field''' is a [[stadium]] in [[Cleveland]], Ohio. It is the home field of the [[Cleveland Browns]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL), and serves as a venue for other events such as college and high school football, soccer, hockey, and concerts. It opened in 1999 as '''Cleveland Browns Stadium''' and was known as '''FirstEnergy Stadium''' from 2013 to 2023 before briefly reverting to its original name until 2024. The initial seating capacity was listed at 73,200 people, but following the first phase of a two-year renovation project in 2014, was reduced to the current capacity of 67,431. The stadium sits on {{convert|31|acre}} of land between [[Lake Erie]] and the [[Cleveland Memorial Shoreway]] in the [[North Coast Harbor]] area of [[downtown Cleveland]], adjacent to the [[Great Lakes Science Center]] and [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]]. [[Cleveland Stadium]] stood on the site from 1931 to 1996.<ref>{{cite book |title=2016 Official NFL Record and Fact Book |url=http://www.nfl.com/static/content/public/photo/2015/07/21/0ap3000000502939.pdf#page=58 |year=2014 |publisher=[[National Football League]] |page=58 |access-date=February 8, 2016 |archive-date=November 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151106030504/http://www.nfl.com/static/content/public/photo/2015/07/21/0ap3000000502939.pdf#page=58 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About Us |url=http://firstenergystadium.com/stadium-info/about-us/ |year=2017 |access-date=July 6, 2017 |publisher=FirstEnergy Stadium |archive-date=July 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710010649/http://firstenergystadium.com/stadium-info/about-us/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==History==
{{See also|Cleveland Browns relocation controversy}}
Huntington Bank Field is located on the site of [[Cleveland Stadium]], commonly called Cleveland Municipal Stadium, a multipurpose facility built in 1931 that served as the Browns' home field from their inception in 1946 through the [[1995 Cleveland Browns season|1995 season]]. During the 1995 season, owner [[Art Modell]] announced his plans to move the team to [[Baltimore]], which resulted in legal action from the city of [[Cleveland]] and Browns season ticket holders. The day after the announcement was made, voters in Cuyahoga County approved an extension of the original 1990 [[sin tax]] on alcohol and tobacco products to fund renovations to Cleveland Stadium.<ref>{{cite news |title=PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : AFC : Tax Measure Passes Easily in Cleveland |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-11-08-sp-668-story.html |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=November 8, 1995 |access-date=September 19, 2016}}</ref> Eventually, as part of the agreement between Modell, the city of Cleveland, and the NFL, the city agreed to tear down Cleveland Stadium and build a new stadium on the same site using the sin tax funds. Modell agreed to leave the Browns name, colors, and history in Cleveland and create a new identity for his franchise, eventually becoming the [[Baltimore Ravens]], while the NFL agreed to reactivate the Browns by 1999 through expansion or relocation of another team. Demolition on the old stadium began in November 1996 and was completed in early 1997. Debris from the former stadium was submerged in [[Lake Erie]] and now serves as an [[artificial reef]].

Ground was broken for the new stadium on May 15, 1997, and it opened in July 1999. The first event was a preseason game between the Browns and the [[Minnesota Vikings]] on August 21, followed the next week by a preseason game against the [[Chicago Bears]]. The first regular-season Browns game at the stadium was played the evening of September 12, 1999, a 43–0 loss to the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Cleveland Browns - 1999 |url=http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/team/history/year-by-year-results/1999.html |publisher=[[Cleveland Browns]] |year=2015 |access-date=December 9, 2015}}</ref>

In 2011, local comedian and Browns fan [[Mike Polk]] referred to the stadium as the "factory of sadness" in a video recorded outside the stadium in which he complains about the team's futility.<ref name="cleveland.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2011/11/cleveland_browns_fans_growing.html |title=Are Cleveland Browns fans at last growing weary of their NFL 'factory of sadness'? |work=Cleveland.com |publisher=[[The Plain Dealer]] |url-status=live |date=November 11, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803172843/https://www.cleveland.com/browns/2011/11/cleveland_browns_fans_growing.html |archive-date=August 3, 2020 |access-date=December 1, 2015}}</ref> In 2021, after the Browns defeated the Steelers at [[Acrisure Stadium]], local TV station [[WKYC]] broadcast a segment with Polk where he "closed" the "factory of sadness".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.wkyc.com/article/sports/nfl/browns/mike-polk-jr-officially-closes-the-factory-of-sadness/95-374d0838-4a75-4950-aa0c-a9932ffd773d |title=Mike Polk Jr. officially closes 'The Factory of Sadness' |date=January 8, 2021 |work=WKYC.com |access-date=September 2, 2021}}</ref>

Through the [[2023 NFL season|2023 season]], Huntington Bank Field is the only NFL venue that has yet to host a postseason game of any kind. The Browns are one of five teams who have yet to host a home playoff game in their current stadium, along with the [[Atlanta Falcons]], [[Las Vegas Raiders]], [[Los Angeles Chargers]], and [[New York Jets]]. Those facilities, however, have each hosted the [[Super Bowl]], while the Jets' home, [[MetLife Stadium]], and the Chargers' home, [[SoFi Stadium]], have also hosted home playoff games for their other tenants, the [[New York Giants]] and [[Los Angeles Rams]], respectively.

=== New Huntington Bank Field ===
The Browns lease at the stadium is set to expire at the end of the 2028 season. Cleveland Mayor [[Justin Bibb]] and the  Browns announced in October 2024 that the team plans to construct a new indoor stadium in suburban [[Brook Park, Ohio|Brook Park]], at [[Cleveland Engine#Plant 2|a site]] adjacent to [[Cleveland Hopkins International Airport]], in time for the 2029 season.<ref>{{cite news|first=Michelle|last=Jarboe|title=How will the Browns pay for a new stadium in Brook Park? Here's what we know|url=https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/how-will-the-browns-pay-for-a-new-stadium-in-brook-park-heres-what-we-know|work=News5Cleveland.com|date=October 18, 2024|access-date=May 10, 2025}}</ref> The current naming rights deal specifies that the Huntington Bank Field name will be transferred to the new facility once it opens.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Piazza |first=Jake |date=2024-10-17 |title=NFL's Browns plan to leave Cleveland stadium for dome in the suburbs |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/17/cleveland-browns-stadium-brook-park-ohio.html |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref> The city of Cleveland objected to the project, saying such a move would violate Ohio's [[Cleveland Browns relocation controversy#Major League Soccer|Modell Law]], which is designed to prevent franchises from leaving publicly funded facilities. In response, the team sued the city in October 2024 for clarification on the Modell Law, and the city countersued in January 2025 to enforce the Modell Law.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cleveland Browns stadium legal battle: Federal lawsuit against city over Modell Law will resume |url=https://www.wkyc.com/article/sports/nfl/browns/cleveland-browns-stadium-modell-law-federal-lawsuit-city-resume-us-district-court/95-9d1d9021-94bf-4ddf-897a-c30fa9ddbd9d |date=August 15, 2025 |author=DeNatale, Dave |work=WKYC.com |access-date=October 17, 2025}}</ref> [[Dennis Kucinich]], who served as mayor of Cleveland in the late 1970s and was one of the main authors of the Modell Law when he served in the [[Ohio Senate]], filed a lawsuit in late August 2025 against the Browns on behalf of taxpayers for enforcement of the Modell Law.<ref>{{cite news |title=Former Cleveland mayor now going to court to stop Browns from moving: I-Team |url=https://fox8.com/news/i-team/former-cleveland-mayor-now-going-to-court-to-stop-browns-from-moving-i-team/ |author1=Gallek, Ed |author2=Gallek, Peggy |date=August 30, 2025 |work=Fox8.com |access-date=October 17, 2025}}</ref>

Public funding for the stadium was approved by the Ohio legislature on June 30, 2025, and the [[Ohio Department of Transportation]] approved the construction permit for the stadium on September 18, 2025, after it was found that it would not interfere with the airport.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Russo |first1=Kelsey |title=Dee and Jimmy Haslam share message on path forward for new enclosed Huntington Bank Field following state budget approval |url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/dee-jimmy-haslam-share-message-on-path-forward-for-new-enclosed-huntington-bank-field-following-state-budget-approval |website=clevelandbrowns.com |access-date=August 6, 2025 |date=July 1, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestadiumbusiness.com/2025/09/19/cleveland-browns-stadium-project-gains-approval/|title=Cleveland Browns stadium project gains approval|first=Owen|last=Lloyd|date=September 19, 2025}}</ref> The Browns and the city of Cleveland announced an agreement on October 13, 2025, that calls for the team to pay the city $100 million, including the costs for demolition of the current stadium, and the Browns will have options to extend the lease through the 2029 and 2030 seasons if the new stadium is not completed in time. The city agreed to drop all lawsuits related to the move and cooperate with the new stadium development including infrastructure improvements around the airport.<ref>{{cite news |title=Proposed settlement gives Browns the option to stay put at Cleveland stadium for 2 more years |url=https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/proposed-settlement-gives-browns-the-option-to-stay-put-at-cleveland-stadium-for-2-more-years |work=News5Cleveland.com |date=October 17, 2025 |author=Jarboe, Michelle |access-date=October 17, 2025}}</ref>

==Facility==
[[File:FirstEnergy Stadium (51346308314).jpg|thumb|left|The [[Dawg Pound]] in 2021]]
The stadium was designed by [[Populous (company)|Populous]], which was known at the time as the [[HOK Sport|Sport Venue Event Division]] of [[Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum]] (HOK). [[Indianapolis]]-based [[Hunt Construction Group|Huber, Hunt & Nichols]] was the construction manager. The stadium is a concrete and glass structure, using [[precast concrete]] and cast in-place for the upper concourse. Natural stone accents were used at the base of the stadium. The construction of the concrete superstructure took more than 6,000 truckloads of concrete, or the equivalent of {{convert|60000|cuyd|m3}}, with a weight of approximately {{convert|235|e6lbs}}.

The playing surface is a [[Kentucky Bluegrass]] irrigated field, with a sand-soil root zone and an underground heating system that involves nine boilers and {{Convert|40|mi|km}} of underground piping. The heating system prevents the field from freezing and extends the growing season of the turf.<ref name="Browns1" /> Although it was designed for football, the playing surface was built large enough to accommodate international soccer matches.

The eastern seating section is the home of the [[Dawg Pound]], a section of [[bleacher]] seats. It was designed as a successor to the original Dawg Pound at [[Cleveland Stadium]], the bleacher section also located in the east end zone. When Huntington Bank Field opened in 1999, the Dawg Pound was a 10,644, double-deck area. During stadium renovations in 2014, the upper level of the Dawg Pound was reduced to make way for a new, larger scoreboard, auxiliary scoreboard, and additional fan areas, and the bleacher seating in the upper level was replaced with chairbacks.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cleveland Browns announce FirstEnergy Stadium renovations are on time and on budget |url=http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2014/06/sneak_peek_at_firstenergy_stad.html |author=Moore, Glenn |date=June 16, 2014 |newspaper=[[The Plain Dealer]] |access-date=November 2, 2016}}</ref>

===Renovations===
In 2013, Browns owner [[Jimmy Haslam]] announced a modernization project for the stadium. The project included two phases that took place during the NFL offseasons in 2014 and 2015. Phase one included improving the audio system, installing new scoreboards three times the size of the original scoreboards and at the time the fourth largest in an NFL stadium, as well as adding more seats to the lower bowl.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alec Scheiner Outlines FirstEnergy Stadium Renovation|url=http://www.ohio.com/blogs/cleveland-browns/cleveland-browns-1.270107/video-browns-president-alec-scheiner-outlines-firstenergy-stadium-renovation-during-media-tour-1.496420|publisher=Akron Beacon Journal|access-date=June 18, 2014}}</ref> Phase two included [[Concession (contract)|concession]] improvements, upgrades to technology connectivity, graphics throughout the stadium, and enhancing the premium suites. The renovations reduced the stadium's capacity to approximately 68,000.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2013/11/cleveland_browns_renovations_f.html |title=Cleveland Browns reveal 2-year FirstEnergy Stadium modernization proposal |date=November 13, 2013 |work=Cleveland.com |access-date=November 2, 2016}}</ref> The total cost of the renovations was estimated at $120 million with the city of Cleveland paying $30 million over 15 years and the Browns covering the rest of the cost.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cleveland City Council approves financing for upgrades to FirstEnergy Stadium |url=http://www.cleveland.com/cityhall/index.ssf/2013/11/cleveland_city_council_approve_5.html |date=November 25, 2016 |author=Atassi, Leila |work=Cleveland.com |access-date=November 2, 2016}}</ref>

===Stadium naming===
[[File:Firstenergy stadium logo image.svg|thumb|left|Logo used from 2013 to 2023]]
[[File:Cleveland Browns Stadium logo.png|thumb|left|Logo used from 2023 to 2024]]
The city specifically chose not to sell the [[naming rights]] to the stadium itself, which is highly unusual for major American stadiums built in recent years. However, it instead sold the naming rights to each of the facility's four main entrance gates. Originally, the gates were named for [[National City Corp.|National City Bank]], Steris Corp., CoreComm Inc., and the [[Cleveland Clinic]] Sports Health.<ref>{{cite news |first=Eric|last=Mitchell|title=Browns not selling stadium naming rights, but gates are another story|url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/1999/07/19990705/No-Topic-Name/Browns-Not-Selling-Stadium-Naming-Rights-But-Gates-Are-Another-Story.aspx|work=[[Sports Business Journal]]|date=July 5, 1999|access-date=October 21, 2012}}</ref> The arrangement was later discontinued, though has since been restored. As of the 2025 season, the southwest gate is sponsored by [[Meijer]], the southeast gate is sponsored by [[University Hospitals of Cleveland]], the northwest gate by Huntington Bank, and the northeast gate by Electronic Merchant Systems.<ref>{{cite web |title=Find your seat |url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/tickets/find-seat |year=2025 |work=ClevelandBrowns.com |publisher=[[Cleveland Browns]] |access-date=October 27, 2025}}</ref>

[[Randy Lerner]] sold the Browns to [[Jimmy Haslam]], CEO of truck stop chain [[Pilot Flying J]], in August 2012. Before the deal officially closed in October 2012, Haslam announced he would sell the stadium's naming rights. Haslam effectively ruled out his family business as buying the naming rights, mentioning that he had received offers for the naming rights, and that none of them are based in his home state of [[Tennessee]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Pilot won't buy naming rights for FirstEnergy Stadium |url=http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/sports/football/browns/pilot-wont-buy-naming-rights-for-cleveland-browns-stadium |publisher=Newsnet5.com |access-date=October 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814214843/http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/sports/football/browns/pilot-wont-buy-naming-rights-for-cleveland-browns-stadium |archive-date=August 14, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cspnet.com/news/corporate/articles/update-pilot-flying-js-haslam-buys-cleveland-browns |title=UPDATE: Pilot Flying J's Haslam Buys Cleveland Browns |publisher=Cspnet.com |access-date=October 19, 2012}}</ref> On January 14, 2013, it was reported that the naming rights were sold to [[FirstEnergy]] Corporation, the [[Akron, Ohio|Akron]]-based electric utility serving most of northeastern Ohio.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/8844636/cleveland-browns-sell-stadium-naming-rights-according-reports |title=Browns to sell stadium naming rights |work=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |date=January 14, 2013 |access-date=January 15, 2013}}</ref> The Browns announced the following day that the stadium would be renamed "FirstEnergy Stadium, Home of the Cleveland Browns", with the deal getting official [[Cleveland City Council]] approval on February 15, 2013.<ref>{{cite news |author=Naymik, Mark|date=March 8, 2013|title=Browns owner Jimmy Haslam has spell over football fans and politicians alike |url=http://www.cleveland.com/naymik/index.ssf/2013/03/browns_owner_jimmy_haslam_has.html |newspaper=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=Cleveland Live LLC |access-date=May 6, 2013 |quote=Sweeney let the naming-rights deal pass on February 15...}}</ref> Ironically, the stadium's power is actually generated and paid for through the city's power utility, [[Cleveland Public Power]], instead of FirstEnergy.<ref name=contract>{{cite news |title=Mike Polensek says utility First Energy will have its name on a stadium powered by the city's electric company |url=http://www.politifact.com/ohio/statements/2013/jan/22/mike-polensek/mike-polensek-says-utility-first-energy-will-have-/ |date=January 22, 2013 |author=Feran, Tom |work=Politifact Ohio |access-date=November 2, 2016}}</ref>

Because of the [[Ohio nuclear bribery scandal]] and FirstEnergy's involvement in it, Cleveland City Council passed a resolution in June 2022 to urge FirstEnergy to relinquish its naming rights.<ref>{{cite news |title=City Council passes resolution for FirstEnergy to remove name from Browns stadium |url=https://www.news5cleveland.com/sports/browns/city-council-passes-resolution-for-firstenergy-to-remove-name-from-browns-stadium |date=June 6, 2022 |website=News5Cleveland.com |author=Shaw, Courtney |access-date=February 15, 2023}}</ref> At the time, the Browns nor FirstEnergy motioned that the agreement would be revoked.<ref>{{cite news |title=Browns sticking by FirstEnergy; Cleveland City Council votes to have name removed |url=https://www.news-herald.com/2022/06/07/browns-sticking-by-firstenergy-cleveland-city-council-votes-to-have-name-removed/ |date=June 7, 2022 |author=Schudel, Jeff |newspaper=[[The News-Herald (Ohio)|The News-Herald]]|access-date=February 15, 2023}}</ref> The Browns then announced on April 13, 2023, that the team and FirstEnergy had come to an agreement to immediately terminate the naming rights deal, restoring the stadium's original moniker.<ref>{{cite news |title=FirstEnergy and Cleveland Browns Mutually Agree to End Stadium Naming Rights Agreement |url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/firstenergy-and-cleveland-browns-mutually-agree-to-end-stadium-naming-rights-agr |date=April 13, 2023 |access-date=April 13, 2023 |work=ClevelandBrowns.com}}</ref> The original agreement was set to expire in 2029.<ref name=contract/>

Haslam Sports Group announced on September 3, 2024, they had sold naming rights to [[Huntington Bank]], based in [[Columbus, Ohio]], in a 20-year partnership agreement. If the team eventually moves to a new stadium elsewhere in the region, the naming rights will follow the team to the new facility.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cleveland Browns and Huntington Bank announce 20-year partnership, includes stadium naming rights |url=https://www.news5cleveland.com/browns/huntington-bank-field-stadium-name|date=September 3, 2024 |website=News5Cleveland.com |access-date=September 3, 2024}}</ref>

===Services===
The stadium does not have public parking facilities. However, there are several adjacent parking facilities: the [[Port of Cleveland|Port Authority]] visitors lot, the West 3rd Street parking lot, the Great Lakes Science Center parking garage, and the city of Cleveland municipal parking lots, the latter being where tailgating on game days is common. Additionally, the [[West 3rd (RTA Rapid Transit station)|West 3rd Street station]] of Cleveland's [[Waterfront Line|Waterfront light rail line]] serves the stadium.<ref>{{cite web |title=Directions & Parking |url=https://clevelandbrownsstadium.com/directions-parking/ |website=ClevelandBrownsStadium.com |publisher=[[Cleveland Browns]] |access-date=June 25, 2024}}</ref>

==Other events==
[[File:Monster Jam Browns Stadium 2023.jpg|thumb|alt=Panoramic view of the setup and fans at Monster Jam, June 3, 2023|Monster Jam, June 3, 2023]]
In addition to home games for the Browns, the stadium hosts other events during the year, including [[college football]], [[high school football]], international soccer, concerts, and other events.

The [[Ohio Classic]], a college football game featuring [[Historically Black Colleges and Universities]], was held at the stadium in 2003 and 2005. In September 2006, it hosted the game between the [[Bowling Green Falcons football|Bowling Green Falcons]] and [[2006 Wisconsin Badgers football team|Wisconsin Badgers]], which had an announced attendance of 30,307 people.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wisconsin waltzes past Bowling Green to kick off post-Alvarez era |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=262450189 |date=September 2, 2006 |work=ESPN.com |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=November 1, 2016}}</ref> From 2007 through 2009, the stadium hosted an event known as the [[Patriot Bowl]], a season-opening game intended to showcase teams from the [[Mid-American Conference]]. The first Patriot Bowl featured the [[Army Black Knights football|Army Black Knights]] and [[Akron Zips football|Akron Zips]] and drew 17,835 fans.<ref>{{cite news |title=Zips 22, Black Knights 14 |url=http://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=272442006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161103215931/http://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=272442006 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 3, 2016 |date=September 2, 2007 |work=ESPN.com |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=November 1, 2016}}</ref> The following season, [[Boston College Eagles football|Boston College]] defeated [[Kent State Golden Flashes football|Kent State]] in the second Patriot Bowl on August 30, 2008 in front of 10,788 people.<ref>{{cite news |title=Eagles Flash Their Potential in Opening Win|first=Mark|last=Blaudschun|url=http://www.boston.com/sports/articles/2008/08/31/eagles_flash_their_potential_in_opening_win/|newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]]|date=August 31, 2008|access-date=September 2, 2008}}</ref> The third and final Patriot Bowl game was between the [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State Buckeyes]] and [[Toledo Rockets football|Toledo Rockets]]. While the game was considered a home game for Toledo, the crowd of 71,727 was mostly Ohio State fans.<ref>{{cite news |title=Donation rule will mean Ohio State fans at rare Cleveland game will be Toledo boosters, too |url=http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2009/03/donation_rule_will_mean_ohio_s.html |newspaper=[[The Plain Dealer]] |date=March 4, 2009 |author=Lesmerises, Doug |access-date=November 1, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Pryor, Ohio State feast on Toledo's porous defense |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=292622649 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104075853/http://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=292622649 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 4, 2016 |work=ESPN.com |date=September 19, 2009 |access-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref>

Huntington Bank Field has hosted numerous high school football games, including playoff games of the [[Ohio High School Athletic Association]] (OHSAA) tournament.<ref>{{cite news |author=Tilton, Bill |date=June 10, 2010 |url=http://www.news-herald.com/articles/2010/06/10/sports/nh2617297.txt |title=High school football: Mentor will play St. Edward at Browns Stadium |newspaper=[[The News-Herald (Ohio)|The News-Herald]] |access-date=July 11, 2010}}</ref> In 2010 and 2011, the Browns revived the Charity Football Game, which had been held from 1931 to 1987 and was hosted at [[Cleveland Stadium]] until 1970.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Charity Game |url=https://case.edu/ech/articles/c/charity-football-game |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Cleveland History |date=May 11, 2018 |publisher=[[Case Western Reserve University]] |access-date=December 8, 2023}}</ref> The revived version, called the High School Football Charity Games, was a doubleheader that featured four area high school teams. The 2010 edition, played August 28, featured [[St. Edward High School (Ohio)|Saint Edward High School]] and [[Mentor High School]] in the first game, and [[Saint Ignatius High School (Cleveland)|Saint Ignatius]] and [[Lake Catholic High School]] in the second game.<ref>{{cite news |title=High school football: Charity Game returns to Browns Stadium |url=https://www.cleveland.com/sunpostherald/2010/06/high_school_football_charity_g.html |work=Sun Post Herald |via=Cleveland.com |date=June 23, 2010 |author=Holzheimer, Mike |access-date=December 8, 2023}}</ref> The 2011 edition, played August 27, featured [[Mayfield High School (Ohio)|Mayfield High School]] and [[Medina High School (Ohio)|Medina High School]] in the first game, and [[Glenville High School]] and St. Edward High School in the second game.<ref>{{cite news |title=High school sports: Mayfield to play in Charity Game at Browns Stadium |url=https://www.news-herald.com/2011/05/06/high-school-sports-mayfield-to-play-in-charity-game-at-browns-stadium/ |work=[[The News-Herald (Ohio)|The News-Herald]] |date=May 6, 2011 |author=Tilton, Bill |access-date=December 8, 2023}}</ref> The rivalry game between two of the Cleveland area's largest parochial high schools, St. Ignatius and St. Edward, has been held at the stadium on three occasions: October 2016, which had 17,400 fans in attendance; October 2018; and again in September 2020.<ref>{{cite news |title=St. Ignatius, St. Edward play at FirstEnergy Stadium on beautiful Saturday night |url=http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/St-Ignatius-St-Edward-play-at-FirstEnergy-Stadium-on-beautiful-Saturday-night/3ba61200-e9d9-4984-b2de-64fdf2487218 |date=October 29, 2016 |publisher=[[Cleveland Browns]] |access-date=November 1, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=FirstEnergy Stadium was the site for the 57th Edition of "The Game" between St. Edwards and St. Ignatius |url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/firstenergy-stadium-was-the-site-for-the-57th-edition-of-the-game-between-st-edw |date=October 27, 2018 |publisher=[[Cleveland Browns]] |access-date=December 8, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=No. 2 St. Edward pounces on No. 10 St. Ignatius' miscues for 17-0 shutout |url=https://www.cleveland.com/highschoolsports/2020/09/no-2-st-edward-pounces-on-no-10-st-ignatius-miscues-for-17-0-shutout.html |work=[[The Plain Dealer]] |via=Cleveland.com |date=September 19, 2020 |author=Goul, Matt |access-date=December 8, 2023}}</ref> St. Ignatius returned to the stadium in August 2022 against Mentor.<ref>{{cite news |title=Saint Ignatius beats Mentor 26-20 in 3OT classic at FirstEnergy Stadium |url=https://www.wkyc.com/article/sports/high-school/hs-football/saint-ignatius-beats-mentor-26-20-3ot-firstenergy-stadium/95-c9d4b053-05dc-46bf-8997-cfd861fdb0d3 |author=Carey, Tyler |date=August 27, 2023 |work=WKYC.com |access-date=December 8, 2023 |publisher=[[WKYC]]}}</ref>

In addition to football and other field sports, [[Monster Jam]] has been held at the stadium on two occasions, the first being July 2, 2022, and then again on June 3, 2023.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cleveland, OH - FirstEnergy Stadium - July 2, 2023 |url=https://www.monsterjam.com/en-US/results/cleveland-oh-firstenergy-stadium-july-2-2022 |author=Jewett, Larry |publisher=[[Monster Jam]] |work=MonsterJam.com |access-date=December 8, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Cleveland, OH - Cleveland Browns Stadium - June 3, 2023 |url=https://www.monsterjam.com/en-US/results/cleveland-oh-cleveland-browns-stadium-june-3-2023 |author=Jewett, Larry |publisher=[[Monster Jam]] |work=MonsterJam.com |access-date=December 8, 2023}}</ref> The stadium was also the setting for [[Progressive Corporation]]'s ''At Home'' campaign showing then-Browns quarterback [[Baker Mayfield]] living with his wife in the facility.<ref name="mayfield">{{cite web|title=Progressive launches Season 2 of 'At Home with Baker Mayfield' campaign|url=https://www.wkyc.com/article/sports/nfl/browns/baker-mayfield-progressive-season-2/95-a7762a0c-cfba-4e01-9a1e-ef5f8d11b46e|website=WKYC|date=September 2, 2020 |access-date=January 31, 2021}}</ref> Huntington Bank Field hosted the 37th edition of [[WWE]]'s premium live event ''[[SummerSlam (2024)|SummerSlam]]'', with an attendance of 57,791 on August 3, 2024.<ref name="2024SummerSlam">{{cite news |last1=Lambert |first1=Jeremy |title=WWE SummerSlam To Take Place In Cleveland On August 3 |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/wwe-summerslam-take-place-cleveland-august-3 |access-date=March 12, 2024 |work=Fightful |date=March 12, 2024}}</ref>

===Soccer===
[[File:FirstEnergy Stadium soccer.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Lined for soccer in 2016]]
Huntington Bank Field is a periodic host for both the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States men's]] (USMNT) and [[United States women's national soccer team|women's national soccer]] (USWNT) teams. The stadium hosted a match between the USMNT and [[Venezuela national football team|Venezuela]] in the run-up to the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]], a 2–0 victory for the US, and a 4–2 loss in 2013 against Belgium that drew 27,720 fans.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cleveland shines even as USMNT does not |url=http://waitingfornextyear.com/2013/05/cleveland-shines-even-as-usmnt-does-not/ |date=May 2013 |author=Lyndall, Craig |work=WaitingForNextYear |access-date=November 1, 2016}}</ref> The stadium, then known as FirstEnergy Stadium, hosted games in the group stage of the [[2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup]], with the USMNT playing July 15, 2017, against [[Nicaragua national football team|Nicaragua]] as part of a doubleheader that also included [[Panama national football team|Panama]] and [[Martinique national football team|Martinique]]. Both Panama and the United States won their respective matches by a score of 3–0.<ref>{{cite news |title=CONCACAF announce 2017 Gold Cup venues, USA and Mexico group schedule |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/12/19/concacaf-announce-2017-gold-cup-venues-usa-and-mexico-group-schedule |date=December 19, 2016 |author=Stejskal, Stan |work=MLSSoccer.com |access-date=December 20, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup: Games and TV times |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2017/07/07/2017-concacaf-gold-cup-tv-times-games/457977001/ |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |date=July 7, 2017 |access-date=July 10, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=U.S. defeats Nicaragua, captures Group B title Share |url=http://www.goldcup.org/en/gold-cup/game-detail/393994#tab_match%3Drecap |date=July 16, 2017 |access-date=July 17, 2017 |publisher=[[CONCACAF]]}}</ref> The stadium again hosted [[2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group D|group stage play]] during the [[2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup]], with Panama defeating [[Guyana national football team|Guyana]] 4–2 and the USMNT winning 6–0 over [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match?gameId=539228 |title=Guyana vs. Panama |publisher=ESPN |date=June 22, 2019 |access-date=November 23, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match?gameId=539227 |title=United States vs. Trinidad and Tobago |publisher=ESPN |date=June 22, 2019 |access-date=November 23, 2019}}</ref>

The USWNT has played at the stadium on three occasions, with the most recent being in 2018. It hosted a 4–0 friendly victory against [[Germany women's national football team|Germany]] in 2010 and the second leg of a friendly series with Japan in 2016, a 2–0 win for the USWNT. The game against Japan had 23,535 fans in attendance, the largest crowd to see the USWNT play in Ohio.<ref>{{cite news |title=FirstEnergy Stadium hosts USWNT's 2-0 victory over Japan |url=http://www.dawgsbynature.com/2016/6/5/11863254/firstenergy-stadium-hosts-uswnts-2-0-victory-over-japan |date=June 5, 2016 |author=Pokorny, Chris |work=DawgsByNature |access-date=November 1, 2016}}</ref> The USWNT returned on June 12, 2018, in a game against [[China women's national football team|China]], won by the U.S. 2–1.<ref>{{cite news |title=U.S. Women's National Team vs. China PR |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/schedule-tickets/20180612-us-wnt-vs-china-pr |year=2018 |access-date=May 16, 2018 |publisher=[[United States Soccer Federation]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2018/06/13/02/23/20180612-recap-wnt-rapinoe-heath-goals-lift-usa-2-1-win-vs-china-series-sweep-in-cleveland|title=Rapinoe, Heath Goals Lift WNT 2-1, USA Completes Sweep of China PR in Cleveland|publisher=[[United States Soccer Federation]]|date=June 12, 2018|language=en|access-date=August 20, 2018}}</ref>

[[Columbus Crew]] hosted [[Inter Miami CF]] in a regular season [[Major League Soccer]] game at the stadium on April 19, 2025, to capitalize on the popularity of Inter Miami player and soccer legend [[Lionel Messi]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.columbuscrew.com/news/huntington-bank-field-to-host-columbus-crew-inter-miami-cf-for-4-30-p-m-et-kickoff-on-april-19 | title=Huntington Bank Field to host Columbus Crew-Inter Miami CF for 4:30 p.m. ET kickoff on April 19 &#124; Columbus Crew }}</ref> The match drew a club-record attendance of 60,614 spectators, but the venue change was criticized by some Crew fans and was subject to a soft boycott by supporters' group [[Nordecke]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Mac Kay |first=Brianna |date=April 19, 2025 |title=Columbus Crew vs Inter Miami attendance cracks 60k in Cleveland |url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/mls/columbus-crew/2025/04/19/columbus-crew-vs-inter-miami-attendance-in-cleveland-sets-record/83175470007/ |work=The Columbus Dispatch |accessdate=April 19, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=April 18, 2025 |title=Messi mania: Columbus expects record crowd in move to Cleveland |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/44735835/lionel-messi-inter-miami-columbus-crew-cleveland-mls-crowd |publisher=ESPN |accessdate=April 19, 2025}}</ref>

===Concerts===
A limited number of concerts have been held at Huntington Bank Field since it opened. The first concert held in the stadium was [[George Strait]] in 2000, followed in 2001 by [[NSYNC]], as part of their ''[[PopOdyssey]]'' Tour, and [[The Three Tenors]]. [[Kenny Chesney]] has performed at the stadium on three occasions. His ''Flip-Flop Summer Tour'' came to Cleveland in 2007, followed by ''The Poets and Pirates Tour'' in 2008, and the ''[[Brothers of the Sun Tour]]'' in 2012. In 2015, the stadium was part of the circuits for [[One Direction]] and their ''[[On the Road Again Tour]]'' as well as [[Luke Bryan]] and his ''[[Kick the Dust Up Tour]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Why aren't more non-Browns events held at FirstEnergy Stadium? |url=http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/01/why_arent_there_more_non-brown.html |author=Cooley, Patrick |work=Cleveland.com |date=January 19, 2017 |access-date=January 19, 2017}}</ref> [[U2]] performed at Huntington Bank Field July 1, 2017 as part of ''[[The Joshua Tree Tour 2017]]''. Tickets for the concert went on sale January 17 and were sold out the following day.<ref>{{cite news |title=U2's FirstEnergy Stadium show sells out, resale demand soars |url=http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/01/u2s_firstenergy_stadium_show_s.html |date=January 18, 2017 |access-date=January 19, 2017 |work=Cleveland.com |author=Smith, Troy L.}}</ref> Concerts held at the stadium in 2018 included [[Taylor Swift]] as part of her [[Reputation Stadium Tour]] on July 17, followed by [[Beyoncé]] and [[Jay-Z]] on July 25 as part of their [[On the Run II Tour]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Taylor Swift concert tour coming to Cleveland's FirstEnergy Stadium in 2018 |url=http://www.cleveland19.com/story/36829305/taylor-swift-concert-tour-coming-to-clevelands-firstenergy-stadium-in-2018 |author=Anderson, Chris |work=Cleveland19.com |date=November 14, 2017 |access-date=January 5, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Event Calendar |url=http://firstenergystadium.com/events/event-calendar/ |work=FirstEnergyStadium.com |year=2018 |access-date=March 17, 2018}}</ref>

Concerts scheduled for 2020 and 2021 were canceled as a result of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]], but returned to the stadium in 2022. [[Def Leppard]] and [[Mötley Crüe]] continued their [[The Stadium Tour]] on July 14 in front of 34,815 people, and [[Machine Gun Kelly (musician)|Machine Gun Kelly]], a Cleveland-area native, held the last US stop of his [[Mainstream Sellout Tour]] on August 13, playing in front of 42,086 fans in a concert that featured [[Avril Lavigne]], [[Travis Barker]], [[Willow Smith]], [[Trippie Redd]], and 44phantom.<ref>{{cite news |title=Def Leppard, Motley Crue deliver one sloppy, awesome mess of a stadium show |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/07/def-leppard-motley-crue-deliver-one-sloppy-awesome-mess-of-a-stadium-show-photos.html |work=Cleveland.com |author=Smith, Troy L. |date=July 15, 2022 |access-date=June 22, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Machine Gun Kelly Returns Home: 7 Highlights From His Biggest Cleveland Show Yet |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/machine-gun-kelly-mainstream-sellout-tour-cleveland-firstenergy-stadium-show-recap-highlights-zipline-video-photos-review |work=Grammy.com |author=Benson, John |date=August 15, 2022 |access-date=June 22, 2023}}</ref> [[The Rolling Stones]], originally scheduled to perform at the stadium in 2020 during the [[No Filter Tour]], performed to a sold-out crowd at the stadium on June 15, 2024, as part of their [[Hackney Diamonds Tour]].<ref>{{cite news |title=The Rolling Stones Show How to Age Wonderfully Ungracefully at Cleveland Browns Stadium Show|url=https://www.clevescene.com/music/the-rolling-stones-show-how-to-age-wonderfully-ungracefully-at-cleveland-browns-stadium-show-44536491 |work=Cleveland Scene |date=June 16, 2024 |access-date=June 25, 2024 |author=Heisig, Eric}}</ref> [[Billy Joel]] and [[Rod Stewart]] performed at the stadium September 13, 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title= Tour |url=https://www.billyjoel.com/tour/ |website=BillyJoel.com |access-date=June 25, 2024}}</ref>

===Hockey===
[[File:Faceoff on the Lake 1.jpg|thumb|alt=View of the crowd and setup inside the stadium|View of the stadium during [[Faceoff on the Lake]] in February 2023]]
Huntington Bank Field has also served as an outdoor venue for ice hockey, the first time being in early 2023. The headline event was announced August 22, 2022, a [[college ice hockey]] game between [[Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey|Michigan]] and [[Ohio State Buckeyes men's ice hockey|Ohio State]], titled [[Faceoff on the Lake]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2022/08/ohio-state-and-michigan-hockey-taking-rivalry-outdoors-in-faceoff-on-the-lake-at-firstenergy-stadium.html |title=Ohio State and Michigan hockey taking rivalry outdoors in 'Faceoff on the Lake' at FirstEnergy Stadium |website=cleveland.com |first=Nathan |last=Baird |date=August 22, 2022 |access-date=October 22, 2022}}</ref> Later, on October 11, 2022, it was announced that the stadium would also host an [[American Hockey League]] game between the [[Cleveland Monsters]] and the [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins]], titled the Cleveland Monsters Outdoor Classic.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cleveland Monsters Outdoor Classic at FirstEnergy Stadium |url=https://www.clevelandmonsters.com/outdoor |access-date=February 15, 2023 |work=ClevelandMonsters.com}}</ref> The games highlighted multiple events the stadium hosted using the temporary ice rink built on the playing field.

The first ice hockey game played at the stadium on February 17, 2023, between [[John Carroll University]] and [[Canisius College]] of the [[American Collegiate Hockey Association]], a club-level college ice hockey league.<ref>{{cite web |title=John Carroll University's Men's ACHA D1 Hockey Club to Play First Outdoor Classic Game In Cleveland's FirstEnergy Stadium vs. Canisius College |url=https://www.jcu.edu/news-center/john-carroll-universitys-mens-acha-d1-hockey-club-play-first-outdoor-classic-game |date=January 25, 2023 |access-date=December 8, 2023 |publisher=[[John Carroll University]]}}</ref> The game, titled the “John Carroll University Outdoor Classic”, was won by John Carroll, 5–4.<ref>{{cite news |title=Blue Streak Club Hockey sweeps Canisius in double-header weekend as sight sets on CHMA tournament run |url=https://carrollnews.org/220050/sports/blue-streak-club-hockey-sweeps-canisius-in-double-header-weekend-as-sight-sets-on-chma-tournament-run/ |work=The Carroll News |author=O'Rourke, Jack |date=February 24, 2023 |access-date=December 8, 2023}}</ref> Faceoff on the Lake was held the following day, where Ohio State defeated Michigan 4–2 in front of 45,523 fans, which set an attendance record for an outdoor college hockey game at a neutral site.<ref>{{cite news |title='Special treat': Fans love seeing Ohio State, Michigan play in Cleveland |url=https://fox8.com/sports/special-treat-fans-love-seeing-ohio-state-michigan-play-in-cleveland/ |date=February 18, 2023 |work=Fox8.com |publisher=[[WJW (TV)|Fox 8 News]] |author1=Hamilton, Brad |author2=Morrison, Laura |access-date=February 21, 2023}}</ref> The Cleveland Monsters Outdoor Classic was held March 4, but the start had to be delayed five hours due to ice conditions. The Monsters went on to defeat the Penguins 3–2 in overtime with an attendance of 22,875.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://theahl.com/monsters-prevail-in-outdoor-classic |title=Monsters prevail in Outdoor Classic |publisher=theahl.com |date=March 4, 2023}}</ref>

Additional ice hockey games were held at the stadium in between Faceoff on the Lake and the Monsters Outdoor Classic. A [[United States Hockey League]] (USHL) game, known as the USHL Cleveland Classic, was held February 22 between the [[Youngstown Phantoms]] and [[Cedar Rapids Roughriders]]. The game was won by the Phantoms 4–1.<ref>{{cite news |title=Youngstown Phantoms defeat Cedar Rapids 4-1 in outdoor game in Cleveland |url=https://www.mahoningmatters.com/sports/article272592549.html |author=Lipcsak, Matthew |work=Mahoning Matters |date=February 24, 2023 |access-date=June 22, 2023}}</ref> The [[Ohio High School Athletic Association]] hosted two playoff games at the stadium on February 25 and 26. They were also scheduled to host games on March 3, but the March 3 games had to be moved to an indoor facility in nearby [[Brooklyn, Ohio]], due to rain.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kent, Brooklyn hockey finals change day, venue from FirstEnergy Stadium to Brooklyn |url=https://www.news-herald.com/2023/02/27/kent-brooklyn-hockey-finals-change-day-venue-from-firstenergy-stadium-to-brooklyn/ |newspaper=[[The News-Herald (Ohio)|The News-Herald]] |date=February 27, 2023 |author=Lillstrung, Chris |access-date=June 22, 2023}}</ref> Public skating was also available on February 22 and 25.<ref>{{cite news |title=Around the rink: Hockey and winter activities being hosted at FirstEnergy Stadium |url=https://www.news5cleveland.com/sports/around-the-rink-hockey-and-winter-activities-being-hosted-at-firstenergy-stadium |work=NewsNet5.com |access-date=June 22, 2023}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Chronology of home stadiums for current National Football League teams]]
* [[List of American football stadiums by capacity]]
* [[List of U.S. stadiums by capacity]]
* [[List of North American stadiums by capacity]]
* [[Lists of stadiums]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://huntingtonbankfield.com/ Official website]
*[http://stadiumdb.com/stadiums/usa/cleveland_browns_stadium Cleveland Browns Stadium] at StadiumDB.com

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