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  PayPal Park Location in San Jose  PayPal Park Location in California  PayPal Park Location in the United States | |
| Former names | Avaya Stadium (2015–2020) Earthquakes Stadium (2020–2021) |
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| Address | 1123 Coleman Avenue |
| Location | San Jose, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 37°21′5″N 121°55′30″W / 37.35139°N 121.92500°W |
| Public transit |   at Santa Clara Transit Center VTA Bus: 60 |
| Owner | San Jose Earthquakes |
| Operator | San Jose Earthquakes |
| Capacity | 18,000[1] |
| Field size | 115 yd × 74 yd (105 m × 68 m)[2] |
| Surface | SISGrass hybrid grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | October 21, 2012[1] |
| Opened | March 22, 2015[7] |
| Renovated | October-February 2022-2023 |
| Construction cost | $100 million [3] |
| Architect | HOK (formerly 360 Architecture)[4] |
| Project manager | David Albert[5] |
| Structural engineer | Magnusson Klemencic Associates |
| Services engineer | WSP Global |
| General contractor | Devcon Construction[6] |
| Tenants | |
| San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) (2015–present) The Town FC (MLS Next Pro) (2022–2023), select matches (2024–)[a] Bay FC (NWSL) (2024–present) | |
PayPal Park (formerly Earthquakes Stadium and Avaya Stadium) is a soccer-specific stadium in San Jose, California. It is the home stadium of the San Jose Earthquakes of Major League Soccer (MLS) and Bay FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). The stadium is located on the Airport West site next to the San Jose International Airport.[8][9]
PayPal Park officially opened on February 27, 2015, and has a capacity of approximately 18,000. The stadium features a canopy roof and some of the steepest-raked seating in Major League Soccer to provide a better view. Additionally, the area behind the northeast goal houses the largest outdoor bar in North America, a 2-acre (0.81 ha) fan zone and a double-sided video scoreboard. The suites and club seats are located at field level.[10][11] The stadium is part of a mixed-use residential, retail, R&D, and hotel development.[12]
The stadium was constructed privately with no public money provided by the city of San Jose. Additionally, Lewis Wolff, the then owner of the San Jose Earthquakes, offered to pay for the maintenance of the stadium for a 55-year time span. The team organization initially delayed the completion date to the middle of the 2014 MLS season, but later delayed it again to the 2015 season.[13] The seat pattern includes three different shades of blue as well as a smattering of red seats to pay homage to the club's NASL history. Additionally, the pattern contains the message "Go EQ" written in binary.
- ^ a b "Quakes announce groundbreaking date for new Stadium" (Press release). San Jose Earthquakes. August 25, 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
- ^ de los Rios, Gabriel; Calderon, Rudy (March 2, 2017). "All 22 MLS stadiums for the 2017 season". Major League Soccer. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
- ^ Rosenberg, Mike (November 19, 2014). "San Jose Earthquakes sign naming rights deal as stadium cost soars". San Jose Mercury News.
- ^ "Quakes A's choose 360 Architecture for stadium designs". San Jose Earthquakes. Retrieved September 7, 2010.
- ^ "Kaval's Kickoff: March to Soccer Week". San Jose Earthquakes. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
- ^ "Current Projects". Devcon Construction. Archived from the original on March 30, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
- ^ "San Jose Earthquakes announce that opening match at new Avaya Stadium is sold out to general public". January 19, 2015.
- ^ Kruto, Paul (October 12, 2007). "Update on Various Development Proposals: Soccer Stadium, iStar Development, and Airport West Update" (PDF). City of San Jose. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 12, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ Kruto, Paul (April 14, 2008). "Community and Economic Development Committee" (PDF). City of San Jose. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 12, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ Rosenberg, Mike (November 19, 2014). "San Jose Earthquakes sign naming rights deal as stadium cost soars". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
- ^ Jonas, Robert (September 27, 2011). "San Jose Earthquakes proposed soccer-specific stadium undergoes neighborhood scrutiny, new design elements begin to take shape". Center Line Soccer. Archived from the original on April 30, 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
- ^ "New Stadium now set to open in second half of 2014 season" (Press release). San Jose Earthquakes. July 29, 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
- ^ "Earthquakes new stadium will now open at start of 2015 MLS season" (Press release). San Jose Earthquakes. September 13, 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
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