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The public funding was unpopular farther away in the eastern portion of the state. The vote was close in Seattle, but it received 60% approval in Seattle's northern and eastern suburbs. The proposal was pitched to voters as providing both a new home for the Seahawks and a venue for top-level soccer. The case was delayed until after the vote. The vote was scheduled to be held in June 1997, but in May, a Seattle resident filed a lawsuit that claimed the legislature did not have authority to call for such a vote, since it would be paid for by a private party who could gain from the result. With Allen agreeing to pay the $4 million cost, the legislature agreed. He asked the state legislature to hold a special statewide referendum on a proposal to finance a new stadium. In 1997, local billionaire Paul Allen pledged to acquire the team if a new stadium could be built and said that the team could not be profitable until they left the Kingdome. The proposal failed, and as a result, Seahawks' owner Ken Behring threatened to sell or move the team. In 1995, a proposal was made to issue county bonds to fund a remodeling project of the facility. The Seahawks played their home games at the Kingdome from their inaugural season between the 19 seasons. CenturyLink Field was the site of the MLS Cup in 2009. The local MLS expansion team, Seattle Sounders FC, began its inaugural season in 2009 at the stadium. The USL team began regularly using the stadium for home games in 2003. Qwest Field was also designed for soccer the first sporting event held was a United Soccer Leagues (USL) Seattle Sounders match.

Numerous college and high school American football games have also been played at the stadium. The stadium was the first in the NFL to implement a FieldTurf artificial field. 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) penalties against visiting teams.

The crowd at CenturyLink Field is notoriously loud during Seahawks games. The stadium is a modern facility with views of the skyline of Downtown Seattle. Allen was closely involved in the design process and emphasized the importance of an open-air venue with an intimate atmosphere. to develop and operate the new facilities. The owner of the Seahawks, Paul Allen, formed First & Goal Inc. This vote created the Washington State Public Stadium Authority to oversee public ownership of the venue. The stadium was built between 20 after voters approved funding for the construction in a statewide election held on June 17, 1997. Located within a mile (1.6 km) of Seattle's central business district, the venue is accessible by multiple freeways and forms of mass transit.

The venue hosts concerts, trade shows, and consumer shows along with sporting events. The complex also includes the Event Center with the WaMu Theater, a parking garage, and a public plaza. The stadium was then renamed to CenturyLink Field before the company that owned the naming rights changed its name to Lumen Technologies. It was originally called Seahawks Stadium but was renamed in June 2004 when the telecommunications carrier Qwest acquired naming rights. It serves as the home field for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL) and Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer (MLS). Lumen Field is a multi-purpose stadium in Seattle, Washington. Washington State Public Stadium AuthorityĮxpandable to 72,000 (for special events)Įxpandable to 67,000 (for special events)