Memorial Stadium (Seattle)
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| place | 401 5th Ave N, Seattle , Washington , USA
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| Coordinates | 47 ° 37 '22.1 " N , 122 ° 20' 59.6" W |
| owner | Seattle Public Schools |
| operator | Seattle Public Schools |
| start of building | 1946 |
| opening | November 1947 |
| surface | Artificial turf (FieldTurf) |
| architect | George Stoddard |
| capacity | 12,000 seats |
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The Memorial Stadium is a sports stadium in Seattle in the US state of Washington . It is located on the grounds of the World's Fair Century 21 Exposition , which took place in the year 1962nd The stadium has a capacity of 12,000 seats. In 1974 it was temporarily expanded to 17,000 seats, as the football team the Seattle Sounders their home games fought out here.
history
Construction of the stadium began in 1946 and was completed in late 1947. The stadium was named in honor of the soldiers who fell in World War II and attended Seattle High School. The names of over 700 fallen were immortalized on a memorial wall.
The name "Leon H. Brigham Field" can now be read above the stadium's scoreboard. This is a tribute to the football player and coach who was inducted into the Washington State Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1979 .
use
The stadium is owned by the Seattle Public Schools and is primarily used for high school football games. But the Memorial Stadium also has a long tradition as a venue for football matches. The Seattle Sounders played here in the North American Soccer League in 1974 and 1975 before moving to the newly built Kingdome . Likewise, the franchise of the same name , which played in the A-League and USL First Division , competed in Memorial Stadium from 1997 to 2002. Then the Sounders moved to the new Qwest Field . Seattle Reign FC , who play in the National Women's Soccer League , has played their home games in the stadium since 2014 .
The only (semi-professional) football team that played at Memorial Stadium from 2007 to 2009 were the Seattle Majestics , a women's team from the Independent Women's Football League .
Memorial Stadium also hosted the opening event for the Century 21 Exposition , which was hosted in Seattle in 1962.
Today, concerts and music festivals are also held regularly in the stadium .
Web links
- mtsihsfootball.com: Mount Si High School Football: Seattle Memorial Stadium (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Seattle Center: Memorial Stadium , seattlecenter.com (English). Retrieved April 25, 2014
- ^ Greater Northwest Football Association: Legend of the Game - Leon H. Brigham , gnfafootball.org (English). Retrieved April 25, 2014
- ↑ Joshua Mayers: Reign FC confirms its new home will be Seattle Memorial Stadium ( English ) In: Sounders FC Blog . The Seattle Times . February 6, 2014. Retrieved April 25, 2014.