The Browns have had two home stadiums since their first season in 1946, and both stood on the same lakefront site: Cleveland Municipal Stadium through 1995, and the stadium now called Huntington Bank Field since the team returned in 1999. A third, in suburban Brook Park, is planned for 2029.
Here is every home in order, with the years the Browns played there, what made each one matter and what stands on the site today. Each stadium with a ThrillZing guide links to it.
Every Browns Stadium, 1946 to Today
- Cleveland
1946–1995The lakefront home for 50 seasons, through four AAFC titles (1946–1949) and four NFL titles (1950–1964). Art Modell moved the team to Baltimore after 1995, and the Browns were suspended for 1996–1998.
Today: Demolished in 1996–97; Huntington Bank Field was built on the same site
Stadium history →- 1999–presentCurrent home
Built on the old stadium's site for the Browns' 1999 return, as Cleveland Browns Stadium and later FirstEnergy Stadium. The team broke ground in 2026 on an indoor stadium in Brook Park, due in 2029, that will take this name.
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Browns Stadium FAQ
Where did the Browns play before Huntington Bank Field?
At Cleveland Municipal Stadium, from their first AAFC season in 1946 through 1995. The old stadium was then torn down and the new one built in its place.
What happened to the Browns from 1996 to 1998?
Art Modell moved his team to Baltimore after the 1995 season. Under a settlement with the city and the NFL, the Browns’ name, colors and history stayed in Cleveland, the franchise was treated as suspended, and the Baltimore team began as a new franchise, the Ravens. The Browns returned in 1999 with an expansion draft and a new stadium.
How many stadiums have the Browns had?
Two: Cleveland Municipal Stadium and Huntington Bank Field, which was called Cleveland Browns Stadium and then FirstEnergy Stadium before taking its current name in 2024.
Is Cleveland Municipal Stadium still standing?
No. Demolition began in November 1996, and much of the debris went into Lake Erie to form an artificial reef. Huntington Bank Field was built on the site and opened in 1999.
Where do the Browns play now, and are they moving?
At Huntington Bank Field on the Cleveland lakefront, which seats 67,431. The Browns broke ground in 2026 on an indoor stadium in Brook Park, next to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, that is scheduled to open in 2029 and will take the Huntington Bank Field name.