Seattle - CenturyLink Field and Safeco Field
View from Smith Tower
Aussicht vom Smith Tower
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.
CenturyLink Field is also designed for soccer. The first sporting event held included a United Soccer Leagues (USL) Seattle Sounders match. The USL team began using the stadium regularly for home games in 2003. The MLS expansion team Seattle Sounders FC, began its inaugural season in 2009 at the stadium. CenturyLink Field was the site of the MLS Cup in 2009. The venue also hosted the 2010 and 2011 tournament finals for the U.S. Open Cup. Sounders FC won both times and new attendance records were set each year it was hosted at CenturyLink Field. In August 2013, the Sounders broke a new home field attendance record when 67,385 fans turned out to watch them play the Portland Timbers.
Safeco Field (sometimes referred to as just Safeco) is a retractable roof baseball stadium located in Seattle, Washington. However, unlike other retractable roof stadiums, Safeco Field has what is called a "retractable umbrella". This is because when the roof is closed, the stadium is still open on the sides to the outside weather, so the Mariners can play outdoor baseball even in the rain. There is no need for heating or air-conditioning because it is just like an outdoor stadium. Owned and operated by the Washington State Major League Baseball Stadium Public Facilities District, it is the home stadium of the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB) and has a seating capacity of 47,943 for baseball. It is located in Seattle's SoDo neighborhood, near the western terminus of Interstate 90. The first game was played on July 15, 1999.
During the 1990s, the suitability of the Mariners' original stadium—the Kingdome—as a MLB facility came under doubt, and the team's ownership group threatened to relocate the team. In September 1995, King County voters defeated a ballot measure to secure public funding for a new baseball stadium. Shortly thereafter, the Mariners' first appearance in the MLB postseason and their victory in the 1995 American League Division Series (ALDS) renewed a public desire to keep the team in town. As a result, the Washington State Legislature approved an alternate means of funding for the stadium with public money. The site for the stadium, just south of the Kingdome, was selected in September 1996 and construction began in March 1997.
Aside from the Mariners, Safeco Field is also used for amateur baseball events including the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association high school state championships and one Washington Huskies game per season. Major non-baseball events that have been held at Safeco Field include the 2001 Seattle Bowl (the game attracted 30,144), as well as WrestleMania XIX in 2003 which attracted the stadium's record attendance of 54,097.
Naming rights to the stadium are owned by Seattle-based Safeco Insurance. Safeco reportedly paid $40 million to have its name on the stadium for 20 years. The naming rights will expire after the 2018 season, when it was announced on June 13, 2017, that Safeco would not renew the naming rights. The bonds issued to finance Safeco Field were retired on October 1, 2011, five years earlier than anticipated.
(Wikipedia)
Das CenturyLink Field ist ein American-Football-Stadion in der US-amerikanischen Stadt Seattle im Bundesstaat Washington. Beheimatet sind hier die Seattle Seahawks aus der National Football League (NFL). Das Fußball-Franchise Seattle Sounders FC aus der Major League Soccer (MLS) nutzt die Anlage als Fußballstadion.
Das Stadion wurde am 28. Juli 2002 eröffnet und ersetzte den ehemals an gleicher Stelle befindlichen Kingdome. Der ursprüngliche Name des Stadions war Seahawks Stadium, von den Fans liebevoll The Hawk genannt. Nachdem die Telefongesellschaft Qwest die Namensrechte gekauft hatte, wurde die Umbenennung in Qwest Field am 2. Juni 2004 bekanntgegeben. Nachdem Qwest durch das Telekommunikationsunternehmen CenturyLink übernommen worden war, erfolgte im Juni 2011 die neuerliche Umbenennung in CenturyLink Field.
Das Stadiondach ist so konstruiert, dass bei Niederschlag, der in der Stadt sehr häufig auftritt, und Wind aus der Hauptwindrichtung nur die Trainer und Ersatzspieler der Auswärtsmannschaft nass werden und die der Heimmannschaft, welche sich zumindest beim Football immer gegenüber befindet, trocken bleiben. Ironischerweise fanden, nachdem die Seahawks im CenturyLink Field spielten, 28 Heimspiele in Folge statt, in denen es keinen Tropfen Regen gab. Ihr erstes Spiel mit Regen fand gegen die Dallas Cowboys am 23. Oktober 2005 statt. Die Seahawks gewannen 13:10.
Eine weitere Besonderheit der Architektur besteht darin, dass sich unter der Dachkonstruktion, wie von Seahawks-Besitzer Paul Allen gewollt, der Lärm aufschaukelt. Dadurch sind enorme Geräuschpegel möglich, die dem Stadion den Titel Lautestes Stadion der NFL einbrachten. Noch wird diskutiert, inwieweit die Fans die Verantwortung für den Lärm tragen, insbesondere, da auch das Vorgängerstadion, der Kingdome, den Ruf hatte, extrem laut zu sein. Ein Beweis für die Lautstärke könnte die Penalty-Statistik aus der Saison 2005/06 sein, die darlegt, dass in keinem anderen Stadion der NFL so viele (24) Fehlstart-Strafen eingehandelt wurden wie im CenturyLink Field. Offizielle Lautstärkemessungen werden von der NFL nicht durchgeführt.
Das Safeco Field ist ein Baseballstadion in der US-amerikanischen Stadt Seattle im US-Bundesstaat Washington. Es ist die Heimstätte der Seattle Mariners, einem Baseballteam der Major League Baseball (MLB). Der Namensgeber des Stadions ist seit 1998 die Safeco Insurance, ein Versicherungsunternehmen mit Sitz in Seattle. Die Namensrechte für 20 Jahre bis 2019 kosten die Firma 40 Mio. US-Dollar.
Das Stadion hat ein Fassungsvermögen von 47.934 Zuschauern (ausschließlich Sitzplätze) und ein schließbares Dach. Die Gesamtbaukosten betrugen bis zur Eröffnung 517,6 Mio. US-Dollar, damit war Safeco Field zu diesem Zeitpunkt das teuerste Baseballstadion der Welt.
Eröffnet wurde es nach zwei Jahren Bauzeit am 15. Juli 1999 mit dem Spiel der Mariners gegen die San Diego Padres. Safeco Field dient dem Team als Nachfolger für den Kingdome, einem Stadion mit geschlossenem Kuppeldach, das bis zum Jahr 2000 direkt nördlich an das neue Stadion angrenzte.
(Wikipedia)
Seattle - CenturyLink Field and Safeco Field
View from Smith Tower
Aussicht vom Smith Tower
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.
CenturyLink Field is also designed for soccer. The first sporting event held included a United Soccer Leagues (USL) Seattle Sounders match. The USL team began using the stadium regularly for home games in 2003. The MLS expansion team Seattle Sounders FC, began its inaugural season in 2009 at the stadium. CenturyLink Field was the site of the MLS Cup in 2009. The venue also hosted the 2010 and 2011 tournament finals for the U.S. Open Cup. Sounders FC won both times and new attendance records were set each year it was hosted at CenturyLink Field. In August 2013, the Sounders broke a new home field attendance record when 67,385 fans turned out to watch them play the Portland Timbers.
Safeco Field (sometimes referred to as just Safeco) is a retractable roof baseball stadium located in Seattle, Washington. However, unlike other retractable roof stadiums, Safeco Field has what is called a "retractable umbrella". This is because when the roof is closed, the stadium is still open on the sides to the outside weather, so the Mariners can play outdoor baseball even in the rain. There is no need for heating or air-conditioning because it is just like an outdoor stadium. Owned and operated by the Washington State Major League Baseball Stadium Public Facilities District, it is the home stadium of the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB) and has a seating capacity of 47,943 for baseball. It is located in Seattle's SoDo neighborhood, near the western terminus of Interstate 90. The first game was played on July 15, 1999.
During the 1990s, the suitability of the Mariners' original stadium—the Kingdome—as a MLB facility came under doubt, and the team's ownership group threatened to relocate the team. In September 1995, King County voters defeated a ballot measure to secure public funding for a new baseball stadium. Shortly thereafter, the Mariners' first appearance in the MLB postseason and their victory in the 1995 American League Division Series (ALDS) renewed a public desire to keep the team in town. As a result, the Washington State Legislature approved an alternate means of funding for the stadium with public money. The site for the stadium, just south of the Kingdome, was selected in September 1996 and construction began in March 1997.
Aside from the Mariners, Safeco Field is also used for amateur baseball events including the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association high school state championships and one Washington Huskies game per season. Major non-baseball events that have been held at Safeco Field include the 2001 Seattle Bowl (the game attracted 30,144), as well as WrestleMania XIX in 2003 which attracted the stadium's record attendance of 54,097.
Naming rights to the stadium are owned by Seattle-based Safeco Insurance. Safeco reportedly paid $40 million to have its name on the stadium for 20 years. The naming rights will expire after the 2018 season, when it was announced on June 13, 2017, that Safeco would not renew the naming rights. The bonds issued to finance Safeco Field were retired on October 1, 2011, five years earlier than anticipated.
(Wikipedia)
Das CenturyLink Field ist ein American-Football-Stadion in der US-amerikanischen Stadt Seattle im Bundesstaat Washington. Beheimatet sind hier die Seattle Seahawks aus der National Football League (NFL). Das Fußball-Franchise Seattle Sounders FC aus der Major League Soccer (MLS) nutzt die Anlage als Fußballstadion.
Das Stadion wurde am 28. Juli 2002 eröffnet und ersetzte den ehemals an gleicher Stelle befindlichen Kingdome. Der ursprüngliche Name des Stadions war Seahawks Stadium, von den Fans liebevoll The Hawk genannt. Nachdem die Telefongesellschaft Qwest die Namensrechte gekauft hatte, wurde die Umbenennung in Qwest Field am 2. Juni 2004 bekanntgegeben. Nachdem Qwest durch das Telekommunikationsunternehmen CenturyLink übernommen worden war, erfolgte im Juni 2011 die neuerliche Umbenennung in CenturyLink Field.
Das Stadiondach ist so konstruiert, dass bei Niederschlag, der in der Stadt sehr häufig auftritt, und Wind aus der Hauptwindrichtung nur die Trainer und Ersatzspieler der Auswärtsmannschaft nass werden und die der Heimmannschaft, welche sich zumindest beim Football immer gegenüber befindet, trocken bleiben. Ironischerweise fanden, nachdem die Seahawks im CenturyLink Field spielten, 28 Heimspiele in Folge statt, in denen es keinen Tropfen Regen gab. Ihr erstes Spiel mit Regen fand gegen die Dallas Cowboys am 23. Oktober 2005 statt. Die Seahawks gewannen 13:10.
Eine weitere Besonderheit der Architektur besteht darin, dass sich unter der Dachkonstruktion, wie von Seahawks-Besitzer Paul Allen gewollt, der Lärm aufschaukelt. Dadurch sind enorme Geräuschpegel möglich, die dem Stadion den Titel Lautestes Stadion der NFL einbrachten. Noch wird diskutiert, inwieweit die Fans die Verantwortung für den Lärm tragen, insbesondere, da auch das Vorgängerstadion, der Kingdome, den Ruf hatte, extrem laut zu sein. Ein Beweis für die Lautstärke könnte die Penalty-Statistik aus der Saison 2005/06 sein, die darlegt, dass in keinem anderen Stadion der NFL so viele (24) Fehlstart-Strafen eingehandelt wurden wie im CenturyLink Field. Offizielle Lautstärkemessungen werden von der NFL nicht durchgeführt.
Das Safeco Field ist ein Baseballstadion in der US-amerikanischen Stadt Seattle im US-Bundesstaat Washington. Es ist die Heimstätte der Seattle Mariners, einem Baseballteam der Major League Baseball (MLB). Der Namensgeber des Stadions ist seit 1998 die Safeco Insurance, ein Versicherungsunternehmen mit Sitz in Seattle. Die Namensrechte für 20 Jahre bis 2019 kosten die Firma 40 Mio. US-Dollar.
Das Stadion hat ein Fassungsvermögen von 47.934 Zuschauern (ausschließlich Sitzplätze) und ein schließbares Dach. Die Gesamtbaukosten betrugen bis zur Eröffnung 517,6 Mio. US-Dollar, damit war Safeco Field zu diesem Zeitpunkt das teuerste Baseballstadion der Welt.
Eröffnet wurde es nach zwei Jahren Bauzeit am 15. Juli 1999 mit dem Spiel der Mariners gegen die San Diego Padres. Safeco Field dient dem Team als Nachfolger für den Kingdome, einem Stadion mit geschlossenem Kuppeldach, das bis zum Jahr 2000 direkt nördlich an das neue Stadion angrenzte.
(Wikipedia)