Venue Detail
San Jose Earthquakes
RSV Pro Facilities Report
February, 2016
San Jose Earthquakes
1123 Coleman Ave Santa Clara, CA 95110 Phone: 408-241-9922 Fax: 408-554-8886 URL: www.sjearthquakes.com Owner: Lew Wolff League: Major League Soccer, Western Conference
Venue
Avaya Stadium, , San Jose, CA Owner: Lew Wolff Built: 2015 Capacity: 18,000 Concessionaire: Ovations Food Services Soft drink:
Naming rights
Sold to: Avaya Price: $20,000,000 Term: 10 years Expires: 2024
Ticket prices
Season tickets range from $300 to $2,300 Single tickets range from $25.00 to $50.00
Attendance
2013 average attendance: 12,765 2014 average attendance: 14,947 2015 average attendance: 24,311
Suites
Quantity: 12 Term: 5 to 5 years Price: $70,000 to $350,000 Seats: 23 to 23
Club seats
Quantity: 576 Term: 3 to 5 years Price: $1,860 to $2,580
The Earthquakes opened a privately financed 18,000-seat stadium in 2015.The $100 million stadium is located across from the Mineta San Jose International Airport.
The stadium will feature a midfield club with 500 seats that include a season parking pass and an invitation to future events. Each of these seats will be in the first five rows of their section. The Quakes also plan to feature a 1,400-person supporters’ section with a private clubhouse. The venue features 12 field-level suites.
Oakland A's owner Lew Wolff reopened the Earthquakes in 2008 as an expansion team. The team formerly known as the Earthquakes moved to Houston.
The team began its new life at Santa Clara University's Buck Shaw Stadium as its temporary venue for the majority of the home games.
The Earthquakes made upgrades to Buck Shaw Stadium including renovating the full-sized practice field, adding approximately 5,000 temporary seats which increased Buck Shaw Stadium capacity to approximately 12,000 seats. The team also installed a portable state-of-the-art digital video board. The project reconfigured the lights specifically for soccer and expanded the hospitality areas.
Buck Shaw Stadium was named after former Santa Clara football coach, Lawrence T. “Buck” Shaw, and has served as a showcase for Santa Clara sporting events since the facility opened in 1962.
In adding a 14th team, MLS made an exception to its policy that any expansion franchise must have a suitable home stadium. (Facilities, Soccer, MLS, Professional Sports, Venue)