Memorial Stadium (Seattle)

Memorial Stadium

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Full name	Seattle High School Memorial Stadium
Address	401 5th Ave N.
Location	Seattle, Washington
Coordinates	47°37′23″N 122°21′00″W / 47.623°N 122.350°W / 47.623; -122.350
Elevation	100 ft (30 m)
Public transit	Seattle Center
Owner	Seattle School District
Capacity	12,000
Surface	AstroTurf
Construction
Broke ground	1946
Opened	September 26, 1947; 76 years ago (1947-09-26)
Architect	George Stoddard
Tenants
Seattle School District football (1947–present) Seattle Sounders (NASL) (1974–1975) Seattle Sounders (APSL/A-League) (1994–1997, 2001–2002) Seattle Majestics (IWFL) (2007–2009) Seattle Reign FC (NWSL) (2014–2018) Seattle Cascades (AUDL) (2015–present) Ballard FC (USL2) (2024–future)

Seattle High School Memorial Stadium, commonly known simply as Memorial Stadium, is an outdoor athletic stadium in Seattle, Washington, located in the northeast corner of the Seattle Center grounds.

The stadium opened in 1947 on the site of Seattle's former Civic Field, built as a memorial to the Seattle Public Schools pupils killed in the Second World War. A memorial wall listing the names of 762 students was dedicated in 1951. The stadium was built for high school sports, including the annual Metro League football championship, and continues to be used for Seattle school district competitions.

The stadium is used mostly for American football, ultimate and soccer and has a seating capacity of 12,000; this was temporarily expanded to 17,000 during 1974–75, while the Seattle Sounders, of the North American Soccer League, played at Memorial Stadium before moving to the newly constructed Kingdome. Similarly, an A-League reincarnation of the Sounders franchise played at Memorial Stadium, before moving to Seahawks Stadium. It currently hosts Seattle School District high school football games and adult recreational leagues, and is the home field for the Seattle Cascades of the American Ultimate Disc League.