On August 25, 2013, they broke the home field attendance record after 67,385 fans turned out for their match against Portland Timbers. The Sounders are known to attract very large crowds to the stadium. The major home teams are the Seattle Seahawks that play football and the Seattle Sounders that play soccer. In many cases, it is usually filled to capacity when the home teams are playing. The CenturyLink Field has a capacity of 69,000 but can be expanded to 72,000 when the need arises (such as a Super Bowl game). Of the total cost, First & Goal was to pay $130 million and cover any cost overruns while the public was to contribute the remaining $300 million.
The vote of approval came barely months after Paul Allen (Microsoft co-founder) has acquired the Seattle Seahawks. The vote also created the Washington State Public Stadium Authority that was tasked with overseeing public ownership of the facility thus creating a public-private partnership. Construction was commissioned after a Jstatewide election that saw voters approve funding for its construction. The CenturyLink Field was built between 20. It also features a complex that holds a theater, public plaza and a parking garage. They are famed for offering some of the best Dungeness crab cakes, Pacific salmon sandwiches and a variety of local and typical snacks and dishes. The stadium has a whopping 48 concession stands alongside multiple lounges and restaurants. That is because it has a variety of facilities that aid the uses. The venue is not only great for field events like football and soccer but is also friendly for other events such as trade shows, concerts and consumer shows. It is accessible by various forms of transit including multiple freeways. The CenturyLink Field is located within a mile of Seattle’s CBD. The Seahawks lost 28–10 and then went ahead to finish their debut season at the stadium with a 7–9 record. The first game was played on Auga preseason match against the Indianapolis Colts. The Seahawks played at the CenturyLink Field for the very first time in the 2002 NFL season.
The tower complements Seattle’s skyline in breath-taking perfection.
It features a vertical scoreboard at the top and a “Hawks’ Nest” (a bleacher seating with a capacity of 3,000) at the base. One of its most amazing features is its 13 storey tower that is located at the north end. The stadium takes a U-shape design so that the north end is open to offer a great view of downtown Seattle and the north plaza while Mount Rainier and the roof of Safeco Field are clearly visible from the south end. In June of 2011, CenturyLink acquired Qwest and renamed the stadium to CenturyLink Field. Originally, the stadium was called Seahawks Stadium until Jwhen it was changed to Qwest Field after Qwest (the communication carrier) acquired the stadium’s naming rights. Seattle Seahawks Home Stadium at CenturyLink Field The stadium has been the Seahawks’ home venue since then. In 2002, the franchise moved to the newly constructed CenturyLink Field. The temporary move in 1994 was necessitated by urgent repairs at the Kingdome after its ceiling collapsed. When they first joined the NFL, the Seattle Seahawks played their home games in the Kingdome from 1976 to 1999 and the Husky Stadium in 1994 and then from 2000 to 2001.