aka Multnomah Stadium, Jeld-Wen Field
Year opened: 1926
Capacity: 22,000, down from 32,500 when it was used for pro
football
Names:
Multnomah Stadium, 1926-65
Civic Stadium, 1966-2000
Jeld-Wen Field, 2011 to date
Pro football tenants:
Postseason games hosted:
None
Other tenants of note:
Portland Beavers (minor league baseball), 1956-93, 2001-10
Portland Mavericks (minor league baseball), 1973-77
Portland Rockies (minor league baseball), 1995-2000
Portland State Univ. (college football)
Portland Timbers (MLS), 2001 to date
Notes: Constructed by Multnomah Athletic Club on site of
earlier athletic fields, dating back to 1893. Sold to the City of Portland in 1966 and
renamed Civic Stadium. Underwent major renovation in 2001, at which point the
naming rights were bought by Portland General Electric. Grass surface replaced
with AstroTurf in 1969, Nexturf in 2001, and FieldTurf in 2011. Hosted
occasional home games of Univ.
of Oregon and Oregon
State Univ. Hosted matches of Women’s World Cup, 1999 and 2003. Also used for
greyhound racing, after Oregon
legalized para-mutuel betting, 1933-55. First football game was Univ. of Washington
vs. Univ. of Oregon , Oct. 9, 1926. Hosted NFL
preseason game in 1955 between New York Giants and Los Angeles Rams in which
sudden-death overtime was first used on an experimental basis.
Fate: Still in use.
[Updated 2/3/14]
[Updated 2/16/15]
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