PayPal Park
| Former names | Avaya Stadium (2015–2020) Earthquakes Stadium (2020–2021) |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Field size | 115 yd × 74 yd (105 m × 68 m) |
| Surface | SISGrass hybrid grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | October 21, 2012 |
| Opened | March 22, 2015 |
| Renovated | 2022–2023 |
| Construction cost | $100 million |
| Architect | HOK (formerly 360 Architecture) |
| Project manager | David Albert |
| Structural engineer | Magnusson Klemencic Associates |
| Services engineer | WSP Global |
| General contractor | Devcon Construction |
| Tenants | |
| San Jose Earthquakes (MLS) (2015–present) The Town FC (MLS Next Pro) (2022–2023) Bay FC (NWSL) (2024–present) | |
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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 San Jose International Airport.
PayPal Park officially opened on February 27, 2015, and has a capacity of approximately 18,000, the smallest seating capacity in the entire MLS. 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. The stadium is part of a mixed-use residential, retail, R&D, and hotel development.
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. 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.