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 The stadium's playing field pictured in 2009 | |
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| Former names | Fort Dent Park Starfire Sporting Complex Starfire Sports Complex |
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| Location | 6840 Fort Dent Way Tukwila, Washington, U.S. |
| Owner | Starfire Sports |
| Operator | Starfire Sports |
| Capacity | 4,500 (main stadium) |
| Surface | 5 grass fields 7 outdoor FieldTurf fields (inc. stadium) 2 indoor FieldTurf fields |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | June 20, 2003 |
| Opened | April 23, 2005 |
| Construction cost | $10 million USD |
| Architect | HOK Sport |
| Tenants | |
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Starfire Sports is a multi-purpose stadium and sporting facility in Tukwila, Washington, United States. It is located on the banks of the Green River, just south of Seattle. The stadium is operated by the nonprofit corporation Starfire Sports and is home to several soccer and rugby teams. At the time of its opening, CEO Chris Slatt claimed it was "the largest synthetic-turf soccer complex in the U.S."[1]
From 2008 to 2024, Seattle Sounders FC of MLS has had offices and training facilities at the complex, whose main stadium hosted the Sounders' second-division incarnation in 2008 and has since staged the team's Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup matches. The Sounders' affiliate team, the Tacoma Defiance, played at Starfire from 2015 to 2017 and has returned for select games starting in 2022. The Sounders vacated the Starfire complex in favor of a new facility at Longacres in nearby Renton, Washington, which opened in 2024.[2][3]
Starting in February 2023, Seattle-based Seattle Reign FC of the National Women's Soccer League will use the Starfire complex for training facilities as the complex's primary tenant, having previously played home games there for their 2013 season.[4][5]
The Seattle franchise of Major League Rugby, the Seattle Seawolves, began play at Starfire Sports in spring 2018.[6]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
tukwilawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Evans, Jayda (February 12, 2024). "Sounders bid bittersweet farewell to Starfire training facility: 'It's been a good home for us'". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ Oshan, Jeremiah (January 6, 2022). "Sounders will soon unveil plans to move training facility to Longacres". Sounder at Heart. Vox Media. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ^ "OL Reign to Begin Training at Starfire Sports in 2023" (Press release). OL Reign. October 20, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ^ Cristobal, Jacob (October 20, 2022). "OL Reign have found their training facility in Starfire Sports Complex". Sounder at Heart. Vox Media. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ^ "Seattle Seawolves Rugby Football Club home games will be played at Starfire Stadium in Tukwila, Washington". www.seattleseawolves.com. Retrieved November 9, 2017. [dead link]
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