Levi's Stadium

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Lore & Background

The stadium opened on July 17, 2014, after Santa Clara voters approved a measure in June 2010 to create a stadium authority. Construction began in April 2012. It hosted Super Bowl 50 in 2016, as well as the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship and six matches of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

In Their Own Story

In 2010, Sherwood won silver in the Moto X Freestyle final of the X Games XVI in Los Angeles. At just 18, and the only New Zealander at the games, he finished with 79 points from his best two scores of three rides, one point behind Travis Pastrana of the United States. Pastrana had locked up the gold before his final run when Sherwood was unable to catch up with his third round. His sixth place in the overall standings in 2009 qualified him for the 2010 season, and he was one of five guys battling for the title. Everything seemed to work in his favor with a win in Moscow and another victory in London. But then he crashed badly at the ASA World Championships of FMX in Pomona, California, dislocating his wrist and badly breaking his femur. The injuries forced him out of the final battle in Italy, and Sherwood watched the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour finale on television. Later that year, it was confirmed that Sherwood would ride alongside FMX legend Travis Pastrana and the entire Nitro Circus crew for their huge one night only show at North Harbour Stadium on February 5, 2011, marking his first ever Nitro Circus Live performances.

Reader's Guide

The stadium has a seating capacity of 68,500, expandable to about 75,000 for major events. It features a natural grass field, a green roof, and solar panels. It received a Gold LEED Certificate, the first for a professional football stadium in the United States. The stadium is accessible via VTA light rail (Great America station), Amtrak, ACE, and a shuttle from Warm Springs BART.

Did You Know?

• The stadium is named after Levi Strauss & Co., which bought naming rights in 2013.
• It has a rooftop farm called the Faithful Farm, the first on an NFL stadium, growing herbs, tomatoes, peppers, and other crops.
• The record attendance for a single-day event was nearly 80,000 for an Ed Sheeran concert on September 16, 2023.
• The stadium's design places about two-thirds of fans in the lower bowl, one of the largest in the NFL.