Indianapolis to host 2012 Super Bowl
editor1 |May 20,2008
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ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Super Bowl XLVI will be held in
Indianapolis, the NFL announced Tuesday during its annual spring
meetings.
The game will be played on February 5, 2012 at the Lucas Oil
Stadium which is scheduled to open this season. The facility is
adjacent to the Colts' former home, the RCA Dome, and is
estimated to seat between 63,000 and 75,000 fans, depending on
configuration.
"We have a public/private-funded stadium that is, I believe, the
best in the world," Colts owner Jim Irsay said. "I put $100
million into it and our city $650 million. We have generated an
extra $25 million in donations for the league for operating
costs. Our square footage went from 900 (thousand) in the old
place to 1.8 million."
Other candidates for hosting the 2012 Super Bowl were Arizona
(Glendale) and Houston. Arizona's University of Phoenix Stadium
was the host of last year's Super Bowl XLII, while Houston's
last Super Bowl (XXXVIII) was held after the 2003 season.
"The community did a terrific job of putting together an
outstanding bid. All of the bids were outstanding," NFL
commissioner Roger Goodell said. "But you could see the quality
of this bid, and the enthusiasm of this community.
"They did a terrific job of putting together a bid that will
serve the NFL very well and hopefully serve the Indianapolis
community very well."
Last year, Arizona, Indianapolis and North Texas competed for
the 2011 Super Bowl, with North Texas winning those rights.
Tampa will host Super Bowl XLIII in 2009, while South Florida
(Miami) will host the Super Bowl in 2010.
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