Miami’s Super Bowl drought set to hit a decade over ‘requirements and demands’ issue
Miami has not hosted a Super Bowl since 2020 and is not scheduled to host one in the next three years, extending its drought to a decade. The absence is partly due to competing events like the Miami Open and Miami Grand Prix occupying space at Hard Rock Stadium needed for NFL requirements. Dolphins owner Stephen Ross and Relevent CEO Daniel Sillman say they are working to meet the NFL's demands and improve the stadium to potentially bring the Super Bowl back.
- ▪Miami hasn't hosted the Super Bowl since 2020 and won't host it through 2029.
- ▪Stephen Ross and Daniel Sillman cited space conflicts with the Miami Open and Miami Grand Prix as obstacles to hosting the Super Bowl.
- ▪Hard Rock Stadium has hosted six Super Bowls since opening in 1987 and Miami has hosted 11 total.
- ▪Ross stated the NFL believes Miami currently does not meet all hosting requirements and demands.
- ▪Miami will host seven FIFA World Cup matches at Hard Rock Stadium, including a quarterfinal and the bronze medal game.
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NFL Miami’s Super Bowl drought set to hit a decade over ‘requirements and demands’ issue By Christian Arnold Published May 5, 2026, 12:10 a.m. ET Miami hasn’t hosted the Super Bowl since 2020 and isn’t slated to host for the next three years, meaning it’ll go without one for a decade. It has to do, in part, with some of the new sports that have moved into Hard Rock Stadium. Dolphins owner Stephen Ross and Daniel Sillman, CEO of Relevent, said during a development conference late last month that the space needed for the Miami Open tennis tournament and the Miami Grand Prix have made it difficult to meet the needs of the NFL for the Super Bowl. Hard Rock Stadium is pictured April 30.
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