In 1999 the University of Nebraska–Lincoln installed FieldTurf in Memorial Stadium. In 2006, Nebraska installed new FieldTurf that alternates between two shades of green every five yards. Texas Tech University installed FieldTurf in Galaxy Stadium. Nevada installed FieldTurf at its Mackay Stadium in 2000. The playing surface had been natural grass for 34 seasons. FieldTurf was installed at Qwest Field (originally Seahawks Stadium) in 2002. The original plans called for a natural grass field at the new stadium, but due to the favorable reactions from players while playing at Husky Stadium, the Seahawks had FieldTurf installed instead. On Tuesday, April 29, 2003, the Georgia World Congress Center Authority announced that it had selected FieldTurf as the new surface for the Georgia Dome, replacing the AstroTurf surface in use at the Dome since its inception in 1992. Washington State University installed FieldTurf at its Martin Stadium in 2000. The University of Oregon installed NexTurf in Autzen Stadium in 2001 but the surface did not perform as expected and during remodeling in 2002 it was removed and replaced with FieldTurf. The University of Utah installed FieldTurf in 2002 and replaced it in 2009. Colorado State installed FieldTurf at its Hughes Stadium in 2006. The playing surface had been natural grass for 38 seasons. The New England Patriots installed FieldTurf midway into the 2006 NFL season. The installation was made during a week when the team was on the road. In 2004, Rutgers Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey installed FieldTurf where the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team plays. In 2007, the Saskatchewan Roughriders, a Canadian Football League (CFL) team, installed FieldTurf in Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field. In April 2008, FieldTurf was installed at the new baseball stadium of Calvert Hall High School in Towson, Maryland, designed by Baltimore Orioles baseball great Cal Ripken.
National Football League (NFL) CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Washington – 2002, 2008 Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan – 2002 (original), 2013 Georgia Dome in Atlanta – 2003, 2011 Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts – 2006 (Nov. 26) Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana – 2008 Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta – 2017
NFL practice facilities Atlanta Falcons Cleveland Browns, Lou Groza Center Detroit Lions, Lions Practice Facility and Headquarters in Allen Park, Michigan Green Bay Packers, Don Hutson Center Jacksonville Jaguars New England Patriots San Diego Chargers, Chargers Park Seattle Seahawks, VMAC Practice Facility Washington Commanders
Canada Clarke Park in Edmonton, Alberta Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta Edmonton Soccer Dome in Edmonton, Alberta Investors Group Field in Winnipeg, Manitoba King George V Park in St. John's, Newfoundland McMahon Stadium in Calgary, Alberta Molson Stadium in Montreal Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field in Regina, Saskatchewan (2007) Percy Perry Stadium / Town Centre Park (4 fields) in Coquitlam, British Columbia Port Moody Field in Port Moody, British Columbia Raymond Field at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia TD Place Stadium in Ottawa, Ontario University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta University of Western Ontario (TD Waterhouse Stadium) in London, Ontario Veterans Memorial Field in New Waterford, Nova Scotia Warrior Field at University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario Varsity Stadium in Toronto, Ontario
Major League Soccer Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts CenturyLink Field in Seattle Providence Park in Portland, Oregon
Worldwide Oriel Park in Dundalk, Ireland Estadio Ricardo Saprissa in San José, Costa Rica Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia Borås Arena in Borås, Sweden New Douglas Park in Hamilton, Scotland (since replaced with grass and now Greenfields MX turf) Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff, Wales Rugby Park in Kilmarnock, Scotland Priory Lane in Eastbourne, England
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