Kansas City Chiefs stadium history: Every place the Chiefs have called home

Arrowhead Stadium is one of the most well-known stadiums in the NFL and it's been home to the Kansas City Chiefs since 1972. Before the Chiefs started playing home games in Arrowhead, they called Municipal Stadium home during the early years of Kansas City's pro football team.

Before the Chiefs moved to Kansas City and became the Chiefs, they were known as the Dallas Texans and played their games in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. These are all of the stadiums the Chiefs (and Texans) have called home during their existence. Let's learn a little more about them.

The Chiefs haven't always played at Arrowhead Stadium.

Cotton Bowl

Before they were the Chiefs, they were in the AFL and known as the Dallas Texans. They played games in the Cotton Bowl from 1960 to 1962 while the team was still in Big D, sharing the stadium with the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL. These days, the Cotton Bowl is mostly known for hosting pivotal college football match-ups, such as the Red River Rivalry.

Municipal Stadium

When the Chiefs first moved to Kansas City, they played their home games in Municipal Stadium, located at 2123 Brooklyn Avenue, near what is now known as the 18th and Vine District. Municipal Stadium hosted teams such as the Kansas City Monarchs (Jackie Robinson famously played in this stadium while he was a member of the Monarchs), the Kansas City Athletics, and the Kansas City Royals, as well as, of course, the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Chiefs had to find a new stadium after the AFL-NFL merger when it became a requirement for teams to have a stadium that could seat a minimum of 50,000 people. Since Municipal Stadium only seated 35,000 people, it was time to move on. The stadium was demolished in 1976.

Arrowhead Stadium (Later renamed GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium)

The Chiefs moved to Arrowhead Stadium in 1972 and that's where they've played ever since. The stadium has had renovations during its long history with the most recent coming between 2007 and 2010. In the 2014 season, fans set a Guinness World Record for loudest outdoor stadium, hitting 142.2 decibels, a record that hasn't been broken.

In 2021, the Chiefs jumped on the naming rights bandwagon, selling their stadium naming rights to GEHA. This is why the stadium is now officially known as GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, however, everyone still calls it Arrowhead.