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| Former names | Seahawks Stadium (2002–2004) Qwest Field (2004–2011) |
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| Address | 800 Occidental Ave S |
| Location | Seattle, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47°35′43″N 122°19′54″W / 47.5952°N 122.3316°WCoordinates: 47°35′43″N 122°19′54″W / 47.5952°N 122.3316°W |
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| Owner | Washington State Public Stadium Authority |
| Operator | First & Goal Inc. |
| Executive suites | 111 |
| Capacity | 69,000 (NFL) Expandable to 72,000 (for special events) 39,419 (MLS) Expandable to 69,000 (for special events) |
| Record attendance | Football: 69,055 (November 29, 2015 vs Pittsburgh Steelers) Soccer: 67,385 (August 25, 2013 vs Portland Timbers) |
| Field size |
American football: 120 yd × 53.3 yd (109.7 m × 48.8 m) Soccer: 116 yd × 75 yd (106.07 m × 68.58 m) |
| Surface | FieldTurf Revolution 360 |
| Scoreboard | 84 ft × 24 ft (26 m × 7.3 m) 44 ft × 50 ft (13 m × 15 m) |
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| Broke ground | September 1998 (complex) |
| Opened | July 28, 2002 |
| Construction cost | US$ 430 million (entire complex) ($573 million in 2017 dollars) |
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Ellerbe Becket LMN Architects Streeter & Associates |
| Structural engineer | Magnusson Klemencic Associates |
| Services engineer | McKinstry/Cochran |
| General contractor | Turner Construction Company |
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Seattle Seahawks (NFL) (2002–present) Seattle Sounders (USL 1) (2003–2007) Seattle Sounders FC (MLS) (2009–present) Washington Huskies (NCAA) (2011–2012) |
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CenturyLink Field is a multi-purpose stadium in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the home field for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL) and Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer (MLS). Originally called Seahawks Stadium it became Qwest Field on June 23, 2004, when telecommunications carrier Qwest acquired the naming rights. It received its current name in June 2011 after Qwest's acquisition by CenturyLink. The complex also includes the Event Center with the WaMu Theater, a parking garage, and a public plaza. The venue hosts concerts, trade shows, and consumer shows along with sporting events. Located within a mile (1.6 km) of Seattle's central business district, the venue is accessible by multiple freeways and forms of mass transit.
The stadium was built between 2000 and 2002 after voters approved funding for the construction in a statewide election held on June 17, 1997. This vote created the Washington State Public Stadium Authority to oversee public ownership of the venue. The owner of the Seahawks, Paul Allen, formed First & Goal Inc. to develop and operate the new facilities. Allen was closely involved in the design process and emphasized the importance of an open-air venue with an intimate atmosphere. The stadium is a modern facility with views of the skyline of Downtown Seattle. The stadium can seat 69,000 people.
The crowd at CenturyLink Field is notoriously loud during Seahawks games. On September 15, 2013, during a game against the San Francisco 49ers, the fans broke the Guinness World Record for loudest crowd roar at an outdoor stadium with 136.6 decibels. The record was broken on October 13, 2013, at Kansas City's Arrowhead Stadium, home of the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs with a roar of 137.5 dB, but fans reclaimed the title on December 2, 2013, during a Monday night game against the New Orleans Saints, with a roar of 137.6 decibels. Arrowhead reclaimed the title on September 29, 2014 reaching 142.2 dB in a Monday Night Football game vs. the Patriots. The noise has contributed to the team's home field advantage with an increase in false start (movement by an offensive player prior to the play) and delay of game (failure of the offense to snap the ball prior to the play clock expiring) penalties against visiting teams. The stadium was the first in the NFL to implement a FieldTurf artificial field. Numerous college and high school American football games have also been played at the stadium.
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