Seahawks Stadium

Opened in 2002

About Seahawks Stadium

Seahawks Stadium is a former name of Lumen Field, used 2002–2003. Lumen Field is an NFL stadium in Seattle, Washington. It opened in 2002. It was designed by Ellerbe Becket and LMN Architects. It seats 67,000. Its current tenant is Seattle Seahawks (NFL), since 2002. It was formerly home to Washington Huskies (College Football, 2012). By capacity it ranks 19th of 30 current NFL venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 281st oldest of 368 stadiums and arenas still in use and 19th for most name changes among 125 venues with 3 or more names. It has also been known as Qwest Field (2004–2010) and CenturyLink Field (2011–2019).

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Venue Information

Capacity

67,000

Source: Wikidata

#19 in NFL of 30

Year Opened

2002

#17 oldest in NFL of 30

Location

Seattle, Washington 98104

Elevation

16 ft

5 m above sea level

#8 lowest in NFL of 30

Football field direction

North to south

The football field runs north to south, a bearing of 0 degrees.

Source: OpenStreetMap way/163840038

Architect

Ellerbe Becket and LMN Architects

Operator

Seattle Seahawks

Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).

Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.

Field direction read from the outline of the field in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). Derived from a traced outline, so it can be a few degrees off.

Architect and operator credits from Wikidata.

Teams

Home seasons at Seahawks Stadium by team, 2002–2026. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.

Team	League	Years
Seattle Seahawks While based here: 25 seasons · 232-163-1 regular season · 16 postseason trips · 2026 in progress NFL · 2002–present Territory map on ImperialismMap Kingdome 1976–1999 Husky Stadium 2000–2001 Lumen Field 2002–present	NFL	2002–present
Washington Huskies While based here: 1 season · 7-5 regular season · 1 postseason trip College Football · 2012 PAC-12 2012 · FBS (Division I-A) Territory map on ImperialismMap Denny Field 1915–1919 Husky Stadium 1920–2011 CenturyLink Field 2012 Husky Stadium 2013–present	College Football	2012

Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the capacity of Seahawks Stadium?

The capacity of Seahawks Stadium is 67,000.

When was Seahawks Stadium built?

Seahawks Stadium opened in 2002.

Who designed Seahawks Stadium?

Seahawks Stadium was designed by Ellerbe Becket and LMN Architects.

Who operates Seahawks Stadium?

Seahawks Stadium is operated by Seattle Seahawks.

Who plays at Seahawks Stadium?

Seahawks Stadium is the home venue of Seattle Seahawks.

Where did the Washington Huskies play before Seahawks Stadium?

Before moving to Seahawks Stadium in 2012, the Washington Huskies played at Husky Stadium from 1920 to 2011.

Where did the Washington Huskies play after Seahawks Stadium?

After leaving Seahawks Stadium in 2012, the Washington Huskies moved to Husky Stadium in 2013.

Where did the Seattle Seahawks play before Seahawks Stadium?

Before moving to Seahawks Stadium in 2002, the Seattle Seahawks played at Husky Stadium from 2000 to 2001.

Sources

Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.

Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
Wikidata (CC0): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 8 m of this point), Architect and operator.
Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.