In 2025, the Miami Dolphins will be playing in Madrid.
The Dolphins announced Friday they will be the home team for the NFL’s first-ever game in Spain. The game, which the league announced last year, will take place in Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, home of soccer team Real Madrid.
Miami’s opponent for that game, as well as the day and time, will be announced with the rest of the NFL schedule later this spring.
Miami’s trip to Madrid is the latest international NFL game to be announced for this upcoming season. Three teams — the Cleveland Browns, Jacksonville Jaguars and New York Jets — will be the home team in London next season, with the Jets and Browns playing in Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and the Jaguars in Wembley Stadium. Earlier this week, the NFL announced that the Indianapolis Colts will host the league’s first regular-season game in Berlin, after hosting games in Munich and Frankfurt.
The NFL has been increasingly committed to gaining an international reach. More than 50 games have been played outside of the United States in the league’s history, but that number has ramped up in recent years. Last year, five games were played internationally in three different countries.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell told NFL Network in November that the league was aiming for eight international games in the 2025 season, mentioning the three countries already announced. Goodell also mentioned plans for a game in Brazil, where the league traveled for the first time last season; Mexico City, where the NFL hasn’t played in two years; and a potential game in Ireland, which has hosted college football matchups but would be a first for the pro league. Those games have yet to be announced.
