Providence Park
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| Former names | Multnomah Field (1893–1926) Multnomah Stadium (1926–1965) Civic Stadium (1966–2000) PGE Park (2001–2010) Jeld-Wen Field (2011–2014) |
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| Address | 1844 SW Morrison |
| Location | Portland, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 45°31′17″N 122°41′30″W / 45.52139°N 122.69167°WCoordinates: 45°31′17″N 122°41′30″W / 45.52139°N 122.69167°W |
| Public transit |
 Providence Park (MAX station) SW 18th & Morrison |
| Owner | City of Portland |
| Operator | Peregrine Sports, LLC |
| Capacity | Operational: 21,144 Expandable: 22,000 |
| Field size | 110x75 yards |
| Surface | FieldTurf Revolution |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | May 6, 1926 |
| Opened | October 9, 1926 |
| Renovated | 1956, 1982, 2001, 2011 |
| Construction cost | US$502,000 ($6.79 million in 2017 dollars) US$36 million (2010 Renovation) ($38.3 million in 2017 dollars) |
| Architect |
A. E. Doyle Morris H. Whitehouse & Associates |
| General contractor | Hansen-Hammond Company |
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Portland Timbers (MLS) (2011–present) Portland Thorns FC (NWSL) (2013–present) Portland Timbers U23s (PDL) (2009–present) Portland State Vikings football (NCAA) (1947–1999, 2001–2009, 2011–present) Oregon Ducks football (NCAA) (partial schedule, 1894–1966) Oregon State Beavers football (NCAA) (partial schedule, 1909–1966) Portland Beavers (PCL) (1956–1972, 1978–1993, 2001–2010) Portland Mavericks (NWL) (1973–1977) Portland Storm/Thunder (WFL) (1973–1975) Portland Timbers (NASL) (1975–1982) Portland Breakers (USFL) (1985) Portland Timbers (WSA/APSL) (1985–1990) Portland Rockies (NWL) (1995–2000) Portland Timbers (A-League/USL-1/USSF D2) (2001–2010) |
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Providence Park (formerly Jeld-Wen Field; PGE Park; Civic Stadium; originally Multnomah Stadium; and from 1893 until the stadium was built, Multnomah Field) is an outdoor sports venue located in the Goose Hollow neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, United States. The MLS Portland Timbers and NWSL Portland Thorns FC soccer teams use the facility as their home pitch, as do the PDL's Timbers U23s. The NCAA Division I FCS Portland State Vikings football team uses the park during the Big Sky season. The stadium has been host to several major sporting events including Soccer Bowl '77, the 1999 and 2003 FIFA Women's World Cups, the 2009 Triple-A All-Star Game, the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, the 2014 MLS All-Star Game and the 2015 NWSL Championship Game.
Originally, the park was owned by the Multnomah Athletic Club and used by their amateur sports teams. In the 1950s, the PCL Portland Beavers baseball team moved out of Vaughn Street Park into what was then known as "Multnomah Stadium". In 1966, the city purchased the stadium and renamed it "Civic Stadium". It was renovated in 2001 to accommodate the Beavers, who had not played at the park since the early 1990s. The naming rights of the stadium were purchased by Portland General Electric and it was renamed "PGE Park". In 2010, the park underwent renovations again, this time so it could accommodate the Portland Timbers MLS franchise and a year later the rights to the stadiums name were sold, this time to Jeld-Wen. In 2014, the name was changed again to "Providence Park" after Providence Health & Services bought the naming rights. The stadium sits on a rectangular block bounded by Southwest Morrison Street, Southwest 18th Avenue, the Multnomah Athletic Club building and Southwest Salmon Street, and Southwest 20th Avenue.
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