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{{Short description|Multi-purpose stadium in Seattle, Washington, U.S.}} {{Redirect|Seattle Stadium|other stadiums in Seattle|Category:Sports venues in Seattle{{!}}Sports venues in Seattle}} {{Featured article}} {{Use American English|date = November 2019}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox venue | name = Lumen Field | nickname = | fullname = | logo_image = Lumen Field logo.svg | logo_size = 150 | image = Qwest Field North.jpg | image_size = 250 | image_alt = 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. | caption = View across Lumen Field (then Qwest Field) in April 2005{{efn|View from the southernmost point of the eastern grandstand's upper deck, looking northwards. The field, dressed in an [[American football]] format, is decorated with the livery of the [[Seattle Seahawks]], the stadium's home tenant.}} | location = [[Seattle]], Washington, U.S. | coordinates = {{Coord|47.5952|N|122.3316|W|type:landmark_scale:5000|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_map = United States Seattle Downtown#USA Washington#USA | pushpin_relief = yes | pushpin_label = Lumen Field | pushpin_mapsize = 250 | pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Seattle]]##Location in [[Washington (state)|Washington State]]##Location in the [[United States]] | broke_ground = September 28, 1998 (complex) | built = | opened = {{Start date and age|2002|07|28}} | closed = | demolished = | owner = Washington State Public Stadium Authority | operator = [[Seattle Seahawks|First & Goal Inc.]] | surface = [[FieldTurf|FieldTurf Revolution 360]] | scoreboard = 84 ft × 24 ft (26 m × 7.3 m) <br /> 44 ft × 50 ft (13 m × 15 m) | architect = [[Ellerbe Becket]]<ref name="Ellerbe">{{cite web |url=http://www.ellerbebecket.com/expertise/project/169/index.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130123064955/http://www.ellerbebecket.com/expertise/project/169/index.html |url-status=dead |title=Ellerbe Becket |date=January 23, 2013 |archive-date=January 23, 2013 }}</ref><br />[[LMN Architects]]<ref name="Ellerbe" /><br />Streeter & Associates<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.djc.com/special/stadium/ |title=Welcome, Seahawks Stadium |date=June 27, 2002 |work=Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce |access-date=July 22, 2012}}</ref> | project_manager = | structural engineer = [[Magnusson Klemencic Associates]] | services engineer = McKinstry/Cochran<ref name="Ellerbe" /> | general_contractor = [[Turner Construction|Turner Construction Company]]<ref name="Ellerbe" /> | main_contractors = | capacity = 68,740 ([[National Football League|NFL]]) <br /> Expandable to 72,000 (for special events) <br /> 37,722 ([[Major League Soccer|MLS]] / [[XFL (2020)|XFL]]) <br /> Expandable to 68,740 (for special events) <br /> 10,000 ([[National Women's Soccer League|NWSL]]) | suites = 111 | record_attendance = Concert: 77,286 ([[Ed Sheeran]], August 26, 2023)<br />Soccer: 69,274 (Seattle Sounders FC vs. Toronto FC, [[2019 MLS Cup|November 10, 2019]]) | dimensions = [[American football]]: <br /> 120 yd × 53.3 yd <br /> (109.7 m × 48.8 m) <br /> Soccer: <br /> 116 yd × 75 yd <br /> (106.07 m × 68.58 m) | tenants = {{plainlist | * [[Seattle Seahawks]] ([[National Football League|NFL]]), 2002–present * [[Seattle Sounders FC]] ([[Major League Soccer|MLS]]), 2009–present * [[Seattle Reign FC]] ([[National Women's Soccer League|NWSL]]), 2022–present * [[Seattle Bowl]] ([[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]), 2002 * [[Seattle Sounders (1994–2008)|Seattle Sounders]] ([[A-League (1995–2004)|A-League]]/[[USL First Division|USL 1]]), 2003–2007 * [[Washington Huskies football|Washington Huskies]] ([[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]), 2011–2012 * [[Seattle Sea Dragons|Seattle Dragons/Sea Dragons]] ([[XFL (2020)|XFL]]), 2020, 2023 }} | publictransit = {{rint|seattle|Line 1}} [[Stadium station (Sound Transit)|Stadium]] or [[International District/Chinatown station|International District/Chinatown]]<br />{{rail-interchange|us|Amtrak}}{{rail-interchange|seattle|sounder}} [[King Street Station]] | address = 800 Occidental Avenue South | parking = {{plainlist | * 2,000 spaces (parking garage) * 8,400 spaces (in surrounding lots) }} | construction_cost = $430 million (entire complex) <br /> (${{formatprice|{{Inflation|US|430000000|2002}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars{{inflation-fn|US}}) | former_names = Seahawks Stadium (2002–2004) <br /> Qwest Field (2004–2011) <br /> CenturyLink Field (2011–2020) | website = {{URL|https://www.lumenfield.com/|lumenfield.com}} }} '''Lumen Field''' is a [[multi-purpose stadium]] in [[Seattle]], Washington, United States. Located in the city's [[SoDo]] neighborhood, it is the home field for the [[Seattle Seahawks]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL), [[Seattle Sounders FC]] of [[Major League Soccer]] (MLS), and [[Seattle Reign FC]] of the [[National Women's Soccer League]] (NWSL). Originally called '''Seahawks Stadium''', it was renamed '''Qwest Field''' in June 2004 when telecommunications carrier [[Qwest]] acquired the naming rights. The stadium became known as '''CenturyLink Field''' following Qwest's June 2011 acquisition by [[Lumen Technologies|CenturyLink]] and was nicknamed "The Clink" as a result;<ref name="CenturyLinkNamingRights">{{cite web |title=A New Chapter in the Legacy of Sports in Seattle Begins |url=http://www.seahawks.com/news/2011/06/23/new-chapter-legacy-sports%C2%A0-seattle-begins |publisher=Seattle Seahawks |date=June 23, 2011 |access-date=October 10, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151209001057/http://www.seahawks.com/news/2011/06/23/new-chapter-legacy-sports%C2%A0-seattle-begins |archive-date=December 9, 2015}}</ref> it received its current name in November 2020 with CenturyLink's rebrand to [[Lumen Technologies]].<ref name="Times-Lumen20">{{cite news |last=Condotta |first=Bob |date=November 19, 2020 |title=CenturyLink Field, home of the Seahawks and Sounders, to be renamed Lumen Field |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seahawks/centurylink-field-home-of-the-seahawks-and-sounders-to-be-renamed-lumen-field/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=November 19, 2020}}</ref> It is a modern facility with views of the [[Downtown Seattle]] skyline and a seating capacity of 68,740 spectators for NFL games and 37,722 for most MLS matches. The complex also includes the Event Center which is home to the Washington Music Theater (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. Seahawks fans at Lumen Field have twice claimed the [[Guinness World Record]] for loudest crowd roar at an outdoor stadium, first at 136.6 [[decibel]]s in 2013, followed by a measurement of 137.6 decibels in 2014. The crowd's notorious noise has also contributed to the team's [[Home advantage|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 (gridiron football)|snap]] the ball prior to the play clock expiring) penalties against visiting teams.<ref name="NY Times 2006-09-24">{{cite news |first=John |last=Branch |title=For N.F.L., Crowd Noise Is a Headache |date=September 9, 2004 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/24/sports/football/24noise.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1 |work=The New York Times |page=1 |access-date=November 14, 2009}}</ref> The stadium was the first in the NFL to install a [[FieldTurf]] [[artificial turf|artificial surface]]. Numerous college and high school [[American football|football]] games have also been played at the stadium, including the 2011 and 2024 [[Apple Cup]]s and all [[Washington Huskies football|Washington Huskies]] home games during the renovation of [[Husky Stadium]] in 2012. The [[XFL (2020)|XFL]]'s [[Seattle Dragons]] began playing at Lumen Field in 2020 and returned in 2023 as the Sea Dragons. Lumen Field is also designed for soccer. The first sporting event held included a [[United Soccer Leagues]] (USL) [[Seattle Sounders (1994–2008)|Seattle Sounders]] match. The USL team began using the stadium regularly for home games in 2003. The [[Expansion of Major League Soccer|MLS expansion]] team, Seattle Sounders FC, began its inaugural season in 2009 at the stadium. Lumen Field was the site of the [[MLS Cup]] in [[MLS Cup 2009|2009]] and [[MLS Cup 2019|2019]]; the latter set a new attendance record for the stadium with 69,274 spectators. The venue also hosted the [[2010 U.S. Open Cup Final|2010]] and [[2011 U.S. Open Cup Final|2011]] tournament finals for the [[U.S. Open Cup]] as well as the second leg of the [[2022 CONCACAF Champions League Final|2022]] tournament final for the [[CONCACAF Champions League]]; the Sounders won all three finals, with new tournament attendance records set for each final (or leg) hosted at Lumen Field. The stadium hosted several [[CONCACAF Gold Cup]] matches across multiple editions, and the [[Copa América Centenario]] in 2016. It will also host matches during the [[2026 FIFA World Cup]], which was awarded to the United States, Canada, and Mexico.<ref>{{cite news |last=Evans |first=Jayda |date=November 1, 2021 |title=There are a lot of factors in considering Seattle as a 2026 men's World Cup city. The biggest might just be the surface of Lumen Field. |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/sounders/there-are-a-lot-of-factors-in-considering-seattle-as-a-2026-mens-world-cup-city-the-biggest-might-just-be-the-surface-of-lumen-field/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=December 15, 2021}}</ref>
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