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The Kansas City Chiefs won’t have a new stadium until 2031, but we now have a glimpse of what their future home base will look like.
“Today, we are excited to show Chiefs Kingdom a first look at our new home,” Chiefs Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt said in a press release Wednesday. “From the beginning, our goal has been to build something that enhances the game experience for every fan. This new stadium will do just that.
A rendering of the new Chiefs stadium. (Photo courtesy of Chefs and MANICA.)
“It’s spectacular. It honors the rich heritage of this franchise while blazing a bold path for the future of Chiefs Kingdom. While we’re still finalizing many details, there are a few things we’re sure of: It will host 70,000 fans, it will still be the best place in the world to tailgate, and the entire building will be built for noise.”
Benefits of the new stadium, according to the Chiefs press release, include an enclosed roof over the stadium with translucent ETFE panels and more than 20,000 parking spaces, representing an investment of approximately $3 billion. The seats and exterior of the dome will be arranged to make the exterior of the stadium resemble Arrowhead Stadium, the current home of the Chiefs.
Meanwhile, the new stadium, which is being built in Wyandotte County, Kansas, will have a statue of Lamar Hunt (Hunt founded the franchise) in a plaza outside the venue, a Chiefs Hall of Fame double the size of the current one and a team store about four times larger than the current one.
The Chiefs appointed MANICA as lead design architect, HNTB as architect of record and CAA ICON as owner’s representative.
“We are proud to appoint MANICA as our lead design architect and HNTB as architect of record for this stadium transformation project that will come to life over the next five years,” Chiefs President Mark Donovan said in the release. “We are incredibly fortunate that Kansas City is home to world-class sports and entertainment design talent, and that has been on full display throughout this process. David [Manica] and the MANICA team stood out throughout a rigorous, months-long process, honoring and embracing our history while presenting a bold and dynamic vision for the future.
“We look forward to working alongside both companies to refine these plans and create the premier sports and entertainment venue not only in the Midwest, but in the world.”
Arrowhead Stadium hosted several 2026 World Cup games this summer, and the Chiefs have called Arrowhead Stadium home since 1972, which was preceded by nine seasons at Kansas City Municipal Stadium (1963-71) and three seasons at the Cotton Bowl (1960-62) – when the franchise was the Dallas Texans.
The new stadium does not yet have a name.
Here are some more renderings of the new Chiefs stadium.
A rendering of the new Chiefs stadium. (Photo courtesy of Chefs and MANICA.)
A rendering of the new Chiefs stadium. (Photo courtesy of Chefs and MANICA.)
A rendering of the new Chiefs stadium. (Photo courtesy of Chefs and MANICA.)
A rendering of the new Chiefs stadium. (Photo courtesy of Chefs and MANICA.)
A rendering of the new Chiefs stadium. (Photo courtesy of Chefs and MANICA.)
