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Seahawks Stadium

CenturyLink Field
The Clink
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The interior of a stadium from the upper tier behind the south end zone during the day. The end zones and seating sections are colored blue. At the north end is a smaller seating area at the base of a tower. Several high-rise office buildings are in the distance.
View across CenturyLink Field in April 2005.
Former names Seahawks Stadium (2002–2004)
Qwest Field (2004–2011)
Address 800 Occidental Ave S
Location Seattle, Washington
Coordinates 47°35′43″N 122°19′54″W / 47.5952°N 122.3316°W / 47.5952; -122.3316Coordinates: 47°35′43″N 122°19′54″W / 47.5952°N 122.3316°W / 47.5952; -122.3316
Public transit Link light rail Stadium station
Link light rail International District/Chinatown station
AmtrakSounder commuter rail King Street Station
Parking
  • 2,000-space parking garage
  • 8,400 in the surrounding lots
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)
Construction
Broke ground September 1998 (complex)
Opened July 28, 2002; 14 years ago (2002-07-28)
Construction cost US$ 430 million (entire complex)
($573 million in 2017 dollars)
Architect Ellerbe Becket
LMN Architects
Streeter & Associates
Structural engineer Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Services engineer McKinstry/Cochran
General contractor Turner Construction Company
Tenants
Seattle Seahawks (NFL) (2002–present)
Seattle Sounders (USL 1) (2003–2007)
Seattle Sounders FC (MLS) (2009–present)
Washington Huskies (NCAA) (2011–2012)

CenturyLink Field is a multi-purpose stadium located 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 in June 2004, when telecommunications carrier Qwest acquired the naming rights. It received its current name in June 2011 after Qwest's acquisition by CenturyLink. It is a modern facility with views of the Downtown Seattle skyline and can seat 69,000 people. 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 Downtown Seattle, the stadium is accessible by multiple freeways and forms of mass transit.

The stadium was built between 2000 and 2002 on the site of the Kingdome after voters approved funding for the construction in a statewide election held in June 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 crowd is notoriously loud during Seahawks games. It has twice held the Guinness World Record for loudest crowd roar at an outdoor stadium, first at 136.6 decibels in 2013, followed by a measurement of 137.6 decibels in 2014. 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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