Opening Day: May 11, 2002
Capacity: 20,000 (soccer), 68,756 (total)
Surface: FieldTurf
Current Owner: Kraft Sports Groups
Team Website: revolutionsoccer.net
Team Phone: 508-543-8200
Address: 1 Patriot Place, Foxborough, MA 02035
Directions:
From Boston: Follow I-93 South and take Exit 1 to merge onto I-95 South, then take Exit 9 onto Route 1 South. Follow Route 1 South approximately 3 miles to Gillette Stadium, which will be on the left.
From Cape Cod: Follow I-495 North take Exit 14A onto Route 1 North. Follow Route 1 North approximately 4 miles to Gillette Stadium, which will be on the right.
From New Hampshire: Follow I-128 South to I-95 South. Take Exit 9 onto Route 1 South. Follow Route 1 South approximately 3 miles to Gillette Stadium, which will be on the left.
From North Connecticut, Vermont: Folow I-90 East (Massachusetts Turnpike) to I-495 South. Take Exit 14A onto Route 1 North. Follow Route 1 North approximately 4 miles to Gillette Stadium, which will be on the right.
From South Connecticut, Rhode Island: I-95 North to I-495 North. Take Exit 14A onto Route 1 North. Follow Route 1 North approximately 4 miles to Gillette Stadium, which will be on the right.
Located 27 miles out of Boston, MA and Providence, RI, Gillette Stadium is perhaps most well known as the home of the New England Patriots (NFL), but the New England Revolution’s tenure of the stadium actually predates their American football cohorts by a few months. The Revolution were the first to play the stadium when it opened (partially) on May 11, 2002. It wasn’t until September that the Patriots played their first game. Previously, both teams played in the now demolished Foxboro Stadium, which stood just kitty corner of the new Gillette Stadium.
Gillette is one of the few MLS stadiums to have artificial turf instead of natural grass. The playing surface had been grass between 2002-2006, but it was replaced with FieldTurf after a heavy Patriots vs. New York Jets match. This turf was in turn updated in 2010 to FieldTurf Duraspine PRO, which was installed to meet FIFA international soccer standards.