Miami’s Super Bowl drought set to hit a decade over ‘requirements and demands’ issue

Nypost · May 05, 2026 · 365 words · By Christian Arnold

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What to know about Miami’s Super Bowl drought set to hit a decade over ‘requirements and demands’ issue

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.

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What happened

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.

Why it matters

It has to do, in part, with some of the new sports that have moved into Hard Rock Stadium.

Common ground

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…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Miami hasn’t hosted the Super Bowl since 2020”

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Multiple sources, including the Miami Herald and a Super Bowl host cities list, confirm that the last Super Bowl hosted in Miami was Super Bowl LIV in 2020.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Super Bowl is the annual American football game that determines the champion of the National Football League (NFL). The game culminates a season that begins in the previous calendar year, and is t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Super_Bowl_champions

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Super Bowl VIII was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Minnesota Vikings and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Miami Dolphins to decide the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_VIII

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Super Bowl XXIII was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Cincinnati Bengals and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion San Francisco 49ers to dec…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXIII

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Claim 2: “Between the Orange Bowl and Hard Rock Stadium, Miami has hosted the Super Bowl 11 times”

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The 'Super Bowl Host Cities & Locations by Year' source explicitly states that Miami and New Orleans tie at 11 each.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Miami Orange Bowl was an outdoor athletic stadium in Miami, Florida, from 1937 until 2008. The stadium was located in the Little Havana neighborhood west of downtown Miami. The venue was considere…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_Orange_Bowl

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Super Bowl V was an American football game played between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Baltimore Colts and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Dallas Cowboys to determin…
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Claim 3: “Hard Rock Stadium hosts seven World Cup matches, including a quarterfinal contest and the bronze medal match.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the number of World Cup matches or specific match types hosted at Hard Rock Stadium.

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Claim 4: “The Super Bowl will return to Los Angeles in 2027 before being hosted in Atlanta in 2028 and in Las Vegas in 2029.”

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Multiple sources confirm the schedule: Los Angeles in 2027, Atlanta in 2028, and Las Vegas in 2029.

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web search NEUTRAL — The 2026-2028 Super Bowl events are confirmed for California and Atlanta. Complete Super Bowl Hosting History. Track every Super Bowl location from the first game in 1967 through confirmed future host…
https://www.topendsports.com/events/super-bowl/hosts/index.h…

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web search NEUTRAL — Super Bowl LXII Atlanta 2028. Super Bowl LXIII Las Vegas 2029.SUPER BOWL LXI IN LOS ANGELES | PRE SALE ACCESS NOW ON SALE Please click the button below to register your interest in Super Bowl LXI in L…
https://insidersports.com.au/future-locations/

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web search NEUTRAL — 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.The Super Bowl will return to Los Angeles in 2027 before bein…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/05/sports/miamis-super-bowl-droug…

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Claim 5: “since Hard Rock Stadium opened in 1987, it has hosted six times”

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The provided evidence confirms Hard Rock Stadium exists and hosts Super Bowls, but does not provide the specific count of six times or the opening date of 1987 to verify this specific claim.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hard Rock International is an American conglomerate that owns restaurants, hotels, stadiums, and casinos. Formed in 2007 when the Seminole Tribe in Florida purchased Hard Rock Cafe assets from the Ran…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_Rock_International

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hard Rock Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The stadium is the home field for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL) and the Miami Hurricanes, the Univers…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_Rock_Stadium

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Claim 6: “isn’t slated to host for the next three years”

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Two independent web sources confirm Miami is not slated to host for the next three years, with specific locations listed for 2025 (New Orleans), 2026 (Santa Clara), and 2027 (Los Angeles).

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Claim 7: “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.”

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While Wikipedia confirms Daniel Sillman is the CEO of Relevent, there is no corroborating evidence in the provided search results regarding the specific statements made by Ross and Sillman about the Miami Open and Grand Prix hindering Super Bowl requirements.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Daniel Sillman (born 1989) is an American sports executive, entrepreneur, and film producer. He is the CEO of Relevent, a live soccer events and media company best known for marketing the media rights…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Sillman

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The International Champions Cup (ICC) was an annual club association football (soccer) exhibition competition staged from 2013 to 2019. COVID-19 resulted in the 2020 edition being cancelled. The tourn…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relevent, formerly known as Relevent Sports Group (RSG), is a global sports and media rights organization. It is best known for representing commercial rights to European football leagues, including U…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relevent

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