The Vikings have had four homes since their first season in 1961: outdoor Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, the Metrodome in downtown Minneapolis, two seasons at the University of Minnesota’s stadium, and U.S. Bank Stadium, built on the Metrodome site in 2016.
Here is every home in order, with the years the Vikings played there, what made each one matter and what stands on the site today. Each stadium links to our full guide.
Every Vikings Stadium, 1961 to Today
- Bloomington
1961–1981Shared with the Twins for 21 seasons. The cold helped: the Vikings won seven of ten home playoff games, including the 1969 NFL Championship Game. It never held more than about 49,700 for football, short of the NFL's 50,000 standard.
Today: Demolished in 1985; Mall of America opened on the site in 1992
Stadium history →- Minneapolis
1982–2013A downtown dome with an air-supported roof. Snow tore the roof in December 2010, moving one Vikings game to Detroit's Ford Field and another outdoors to TCF Bank Stadium. It also hosted Super Bowl XXVI in 1992.
Today: Demolished in 2014; U.S. Bank Stadium was built on the site
Stadium history →
2014–2015The University of Minnesota's open-air stadium served as the temporary home for two seasons while U.S. Bank Stadium was built on the Metrodome site.
Today: Still home of Minnesota Golden Gophers football, now named Huntington Bank Stadium
Stadium history →- 2016–presentCurrent home
Built on the Metrodome site, it opened in 2016 as the first indoor stadium built in the NFL since Ford Field in 2002. It hosted Super Bowl LII in 2018 and the 2019 NCAA Final Four.
Visiting guide →
Vikings Stadium FAQ
Where did the Vikings play before U.S. Bank Stadium?
At TCF Bank Stadium (now Huntington Bank Stadium) on the University of Minnesota campus for 2014 and 2015, while their new stadium was built. Before that they played at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome from 1982 to 2013 and at Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington from 1961 to 1981.
How many stadiums have the Vikings had?
Four: Metropolitan Stadium, the Metrodome, TCF Bank Stadium and U.S. Bank Stadium. When snow collapsed the Metrodome roof in December 2010, one game was moved to Ford Field in Detroit and another to TCF Bank Stadium, but those were one-offs.
Why did the Vikings leave Metropolitan Stadium?
The Met never held more than about 49,700 people for football, below the 50,000 seats the NFL considered adequate, and it could not easily be expanded. The Metrodome downtown broke ground in December 1979, and the Vikings played their last game at the Met on December 20, 1981.
Is the Metrodome still standing?
No. The Vikings played their final game there on December 29, 2013, and it was demolished in 2014. U.S. Bank Stadium was built on the same site. Metropolitan Stadium is gone too: it was demolished in 1985, and Mall of America opened on its site in 1992.
Where do the Vikings play now?
At U.S. Bank Stadium in downtown Minneapolis. The indoor stadium opened in 2016 and hosted Super Bowl LII in 2018.