History and description

The Red Bull Arena was built specifically for the New York Red Bulls to house their soccer matches. In their first decade of existence, they had played their home matches at the much too large Giants Stadium, so plans were made to build a smaller soccer-specific stadium. The stadium initially was designed to have a built-in concert stage, however after the takeover of the club by Red Bull the design got changed to a more typical European-style football stadium.

Construction on the Red Bull Arena began in 2007, but it took until 2010 for the stadium to be completed. The stadium officially opened on March 20th, 2010 with a friendly match between the New York Red Bulls and Brazilian side Santos FC (3-1). The stadium is estimated to have cost between $150 and $200 million.

The Red Bull Arena is one of three stadiums belonging to the company, the other two being in Leipzig, Germany and Salzburg, Austria.

The French Super Cup, contested between French champion Montpellier and cup winner Olympique Lyonnais, was held in the stadium in 2012.

How to get to the Red Bull Arena

The Red Bull Arena is located in Harrison, New Jersey. It is about 8.5 miles west of Manhattan and 4 miles north of Newark International Airport. If arriving by car from Lower Manhattan via the Holland Tunnel, follow US 1-9 South. Exit at Raymond Boulevard/Newark and drive right onto Raymond Blvd. Follow for about a mile, and take the ramp right onto Jackson Street and the Passaic river bridge. The stadium will be on the right side of the road after the bridge.

If coming from Midtown Manhattan, take the I-95 South. Exit at 15W and drive toward the I-280. After paying the tolls, follow the signs for I-280 West. Take exit 16Harrison, turn right onto South 5th Street, left onto Bergen Street, and another left onto Frank E Rodgers Boulevard. Follow until you see the stadium on the left.

Finally, if coming from uptown Manhattan via the George Washington bridge, follow for the I-95 south. Then as above.

If using public transportation, you can get to the stadium with the PATH commuter train system. Take a train from the World Trade Center PATH Station to Newark (red line). Get off at station Harrison, from where it is a few minutes walking. From 33rd St Station take a train to Journal Square and transfer to a train to Newark.

To reach the Red Bull Arena on match days, you can take a NJ Transit train to either Newark Penn Station or Newark Broad Street. From there, a shuttle service will bring you to the stadium.

Address: 600 Cape May St, Harrison, NJ, 07029

NY Red Bulls Tickets

Tickets for New York Red Bulls games can be bought through Ticketmaster online or at the box office at the Red Bull Arena. If tickets are still available, can they be bought at the arena's box office on the day of the match?

Prices for tickets to games vary depending on the opponent, but are typically between $30.00 and $155.00 for seats in the upper or lower tiers in the corners, respectively, or around the sides.

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Photos of the Red Bull Arena

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Useful Internet links

The New York Red Bulls website is the official website of the team. The Red Bull Arena website is the official website of the stadium. Nycgo.com is the official New York City guide to NYC. Panynj.gov is information about the PATH public transport system. Overall, staff was not adequately prepared for the expected crowd. They were rude and incompetent. It would be hard to waste another dime on such a poorly run arena. What an embarrassment!

Overall staff was not prepared for the expected crowd. They were rude and incompetent. It would be hard to waste another dime on such a poorly run arena. This is a disgrace!.

Wojtek wrote: I attended Red Bulls' 1-0 win over Orlando City today. The stadium was easy to reach (path train from World Trade Center and then 5 minutes walking). Ticket bought on ticketmaster below the face value (print at home). The arena is very nice and modern.

The game started off very good with both teams creating chances. However, Red Bulls managed to score the first goal in the 53rd minute and never looked back.