Hosting the Super Bowl means a boost to the local economy and an influx of thousands of football fans.
The NFL has been very selective when it comes to Super Bowl locations and venues. This mostly stems from the 1967 NFL Championship Game, between the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys at Lambeau Field, also known as the “Ice Bowl,” or simply the coldest game in NFL history.
There are no official rules in place, but since the Super Bowl takes place at the beginning of February, outdoor stadiums in cold cities are out of the equation. A notable exception came in Super Bowl XLVIII, held at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
So, without further ado, these are the five cities that have hosted the Super Bowl the most times:
Miami, Florida
It has hosted 11 Super Bowls: 1968, 1969, 1971, 1976, 1979, 1989, 1995, 1999, 2007, 2010, 2020.
Florida's lights have always been too bright for one of the biggest sporting events to make any headway. Miami first hosted the second edition of the NFL-AFL World Championship Game in 1968, with Green Bay's 33-14 win over the Oakland Raiders.
A total of 11 Super Bowls have been held in the market, including five in the Orange Bowl and another six at the venue now known as Hard Rock Stadium. The 2020 season ended with Miami hosting its 11th Super Bowl.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Hosted 10 Super Bowls: 1970, 1972, 1975, 1978, 1981, 1986, 1990, 1997, 2002, 2013, (2025)
Just like Miami, New Orleans has hosted 10 Super Bowls in two different stadiums, with an 11th scheduled for 2025.
The 1970, 1972 and 1975 Super Bowls were held at Tulane Stadium, home of the Tulane University Green Wave. In 1975, the Louisiana Superdome, located in NOLA's central business district and known as the Mercedes-Benz Superdome after 2011, became the new home of the Saints. This was followed by the first Super Bowl in the Dome between the Cowboys and Broncos in 1978.
The last big game played in New Orleans was the Baltimore Ravens' 2013 win over the San Francisco 49ers. One of the highlights of the Ravens' 34-31 win was a power outage that delayed the game — and it left quite an impression.
Los Angeles, California
Hosted 8 Super Bowls: 1967, 1973, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1987, 1993, 2022, (2027)
The massive Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum was where it all began. Los Angeles was the site of Green Bay's 35-10 win over the Kansas City Chiefs in what was then known as the first World Series game, or simply Super Bowl I.
However, the Coliseum was short-lived as a Super Bowl venue. The Miami Dolphins defeated the Washington Redskins, 14-7, completing the league's only undefeated season in 1973 in Super Bowl VII.
The Los Angeles area will have to wait just four more years to host another edition of the big game. The next five times Southern California saw a Super Bowl, it was at the Rose Bowl, located in Pasadena, 17 miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles. This was despite the fact that no NFL team had ever called it home.
Super Bowl XXVII, which featured the Bills' third of four consecutive championship losses and a Michael Jackson halftime performance, which some called the best in Super Bowl history, was the last time the big game was held in the greater Los Angeles area. It saw an attendance of 98,374 – a record that still stands to this day.
The 55th Super Bowl was held at SoFi Stadium, which opened as the home venue for the Rams and the Chargers at the start of the 2020 season.
Tampa, Florida
Hosted 5 Super Bowls: 1984, 1991, 2001, 2009, 2021
Tampa Stadium became the second stadium in Florida to host a Super Bowl in 1984, with a 38-9 Raiders victory over the favored Redskins.
In 1999, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will begin play in their current home of Raymond James Stadium, which hosted the big game in 2001, 2009 and 2021. Tampa Bay defeated the Chiefs on their home court.
Phoenix, Arizona
Hosted 4 Super Bowls: 1996, 2008, 2015, 2023
The Super Bowl was first held in Arizona in 1996 when the Cowboys won their fifth Super Bowl, defeating the Steelers 27-17 in Pittsburgh's first loss at that point. The arena was Sun Devil Stadium, home of Arizona State in Tempe, Arizona. From 1988 to 2005, the Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals also played home games there, and the organization remains headquartered in Tempe.
In 2006, the Cardinals opened a state-of-the-art facility in Glendale called University of Phoenix Stadium, State Farm Stadium after the 2018 season. No other venue has been so consistent in having historically great Super Bowls — one of which was the Giants' 17-14 upset over the Patriots and the “Helmet Catch.” Famous by David Terry. The other – the Patriots' win over the Seahawks, was sealed by Seattle's decision to punt on one line and Malcolm Butler's interception.
