<Tr> <Th> Designated </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Delisted </Th> <Td> 2006 </Td> </Tr> <P> Soldier Field is an American football stadium located in the Near South Side of Chicago, Illinois . It opened in 1924 and is the home field of the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL), who moved there in 1971 . </P> <P> The stadium's interior was mostly demolished and rebuilt as part of a major renovation project in 2002, which modernized the facility but lowered seating capacity, while also causing it to be delisted as a National Historic Landmark . Soldier Field has served as the home venue for a number of other sports teams in its history, including the Chicago Cardinals of the NFL, University of Notre Dame football, and the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer, as well as games from the 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup, and multiple CONCACAF Gold Cup championships . In 1968, it hosted the first Games of the Special Olympics . With a football capacity of 61,500, it is the third - smallest stadium in the NFL . </P>

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