High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Cowboys Stadium is a domed stadium with a retractable roof in Arlington, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, Texas. It serves as the home of the National Football League`s Dallas Cowboys. It replaced the partially covered Texas Stadium, which opened in 1971, and served as the Cowboys` home through the 2008 season. It was completed on May 27, 2009. The stadium seats 80,000, making it the third largest stadium in the NFL by seating capacity. The maximum capacity of the stadium, including standing room, is 110,000. The Party Pass (open areas) sections are behind seats in each end zone and on a series of six elevated platforms connected by stairways.