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The Washington Commanders Are Returning To DC As City Council Approves $3.7B Deal For Stadium

September 17, 2025

The Washington Commanders are headed back to Washington D.C.

The D.C. Council voted 11-2 on Wednesday to approve ad deal valued at around $3.7 billion to build the team a new stadium at the site of the old RFK Stadium.

The D.C. City Council, in an 11-2 vote, gives second and final approval for a $3.8B project, including a 65,000-seat stadium on the old RFK Stadium site by 2030, along with a massive mixed-use development of the surrounding area. The Commanders are, officially, returning to D.C.
— David Aldridge (@davidaldridgedc) September 17, 2025

The Commanders are targeting 2030 for when they will debut their new stadium. “Today is a historic day for D.C., the Commanders organization and our fans,” Commanders owner Josh Harris said in a statement Wednesday.

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— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) September 17, 2025

The old RFK Stadium still sits where Washington authored three Super Bowl-winning seasons in 1982, 1987 and 1991.

Since moving from that site, the organization has played at a venue in Landover, Maryland, that is now called Northwest Stadium. In January, the Commanders made their first NFC championship appearance since the 1991 season, with Harris swiftly getting the franchise out of the hole ex-owner Daniel Snyder dug for the Commanders as quarterback Jayden Daniels electrified the fan base.