The National Football League announced on Wednesday that Tampa Bay will be the host city of Super Bowl XLIII in February of 2009.

Super Bowl XL will be played in February 2006 at Detroit's Ford Field. Miami's Pro Player Stadium will host the game in 2007 and Glendale, Arizona is the site for 2008.

NFL owners voted in March to award the 2010 Super Bowl to New York, provided the Jets get final approval for a 75,000-seat stadium on the West Side of Manhattan.