The Kansas City Chiefs franchise of American football’s elite NFL has announced that it will move from its iconic Arrowhead Stadium home in Missouri to a new domed venue in neighboring Kansas.
The franchise has said it will aim to move into this venue ahead of the 2031 NFL campaign, when the team’s lease for Arrowhead Stadium. in Kansas City (despite the name, located in Missouri) expires.
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The Chiefs will also build a new practice facility in Kansas in the city of Olathe.
Kansas state representatives have voted to approve measures that will see the state cover as much as 70% of the costs of building the stadium using sales tax and revenue bonds (meaning those bonds will be paid off by tax revenues derived from the area surrounding the venue).
This means the state will cover around $2.1 billion of the proposed $3 billion stadium, which comes as part of an overall $4 billion minimum spend on stadium, practice facility, and mixed-use districts in both Wyandotte County (around the stadium) and Olathe itself.
Speaking on the announcement, Chiefs owner Clarke Hunt said: “The benefit to the entire region will be monumental. A stadium of this caliber will put Kansas City in the running for [hosting] Super Bowls, [NCAA] Final Fours, and other world-class events.
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By GlobalData“A brand new training facility and headquarters will allow the Chiefs to continue to attract top talent. And the vision for a new mixed-use district will rival that of any sports-anchored development anywhere in the country.”
The new Chiefs home will be built around a retail and entertainment district known as The Legends, which neighbors the Kansas City Speedway, and the Children's Mercy Park – home of the Sporting Kansas City soccer side.
Arrowhead Stadium boasts a capacity of 76,416, making it the fourth-largest home venue in the NFL.
However, with the Chiefs having moved into the venue in 1972, it is also the third-oldest stadium in the league, and in 2024 planned renovations fell through after the team failed in its bid to secure a sales tax extension with voters in Missouri's Jackson County.
The Chiefs’ departure is a major blow to the state of Missouri, which is set to experience the loss of an NFL team for the third time.
In 1988, the St. Louis Cardinals franchise departed for Phoenix, Arizona, while more recently in 2015, the St. Louis Rams returned to Los Angeles, California after a 20-year stint in the city.
The Missouri governor Mike Kehoe, and the state legislature had been working to agree on a funding deal that would keep the Chiefs in the state, but were ultimately unsuccessful.
The Chiefs can no longer make the playoffs for the ongoing 2025 season, having been eliminated from contention earlier this month – the first time in 11 years that they will not appear in the NFL's postseason.
