Lumen Field

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Updated On :25 Feb, 2021

Full Name
Lumen Field

Capacity
NFL: 68,740 expandable to 72,000 (for special events)MLS: 37,722 expandable to 69,000 (for special events)

Type
Outdoor

Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Surface Type
Artificial Turf

Lumen Field is a multi-purpose stadium with views of the Downtown Seattle skyline and modern facilities, located in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the home ground of two teams- Seattle Sounders F.C. of Major League Soccer (MLS) and Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). The stadium complex includes the Event Center with the WaMu Theater, a public plaza and a parking garage. The stadium is easily accessible by multiple freeways and forms of mass transportation. Originally named Seahawks Stadium, it was renamed Qwest Field in June 2004 when telecommunications company Qwest acquired the rights to the name. It became known as CenturyLink Field in June 2011 following the acquisition of Qwest by CenturyLink and then received its current name in November 2020 following the rebranding of CenturyLink to Lumen Technologies. The stadium has a 68,740 seating capacity for NFL games and 37,722 seating capacity for most MLS matches.

Trivia

It has held the Guinness World Record twice for the loudest crowd roar at an outdoor stadium (in 2013 and 2014).

Significance

It hosted the 2002 Seattle Bowl event.
On 4th September 2004, California's De La Salle High School and Washington's Bellevue High School played in front of a crowd of over 25,000 people at the field.
On 4th July 2009, two matches of the CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central and Caribbean Association Football) Gold Cup opening round were played at the stadium.
The Seattle Seahawks played their first season in the stadium in 2002.
The 86th football game between the Washington State Cougars and the Idaho Vandals that is also referred as the 86th "Battle of the Palouse" was played here in 2003.
Many major concerts took place at the Lumen Field including those of The Rolling Stones, Taylor Swift, U2, and Metallica.
There is a large piece of art within Lumen Field called "The State of Football" as a tribute to high school football in the state of Washington.