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Metropolitan Stadium was an outdoor sports stadium in the north central United States, located in Bloomington, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. The Minneapolis Millers of Minor League Baseball were the original tenant from 1956 to 1960, but Metropolitan Stadium was best known as the home of the American League's Minnesota Twins and the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ; both played at the "Met" for 21 seasons, from 1961 through 1981. The Minnesota Kicks of the North American Soccer League also played there from 1976 to 1981.

Location: Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S.
Owner: City of Minneapolis (1956–1977) · Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission (1977–1981)
Capacity: Baseball: 18,200 (1956) · 21,000 (1957–1959) · 30,022 (1960–1961) · 39,525 (1962) · 40,073 (1963–1964) · 45,182 (1965–1969) · 45,914 (1970–1972) · 45,921 (1973–1974) · 45,919 (1975–1981) · Football: 41,200 (1961–1964) · 47,900 (1965–1970) · 49,784 (1971–1973) · 47,900 (1974–1976) · 48,446 (1977–1981)
Opened: April 24, 1956
Architect: Osborn Architects & Engineers · Thorshov and Cerny
Address: 8000 Cedar Avenue South
Field size: Left field: 343 ft (105 m) · Left-center: 365 ft (111 m) · Center field: 402 ft (123 m) · Right-center: 370 ft (113 m) · Right field: 330 ft (101 m) · Backstop: 60 ft (18 m) · Wall: 8 feet (2.4 m)