PayPal Park
PayPal Park is a multi purpose in San Jose, United States that opened in 2015. Its recorded capacity is 18,000.
Key facts
PayPal Park is a multi purpose in San Jose, United States that opened in 2015. Its recorded capacity is 18,000. It is owned by San Jose Earthquakes and City of San José. It is operated by San Jose Earthquakes and San Jose Earthquakes. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 3 names in total, including Avaya Stadium, Earthquakes Stadium. Current tenants are San Jose Earthquakes, Bay FC, Bay FC, San Jose Earthquakes.
- Location
- San Jose, United States
- Type
- Multi purpose
- Capacity
- 18,000
- Opened
- 2015
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- San Jose Earthquakes, City of San José
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 1
- Playing surface
- Hybrid grass
PayPal Park is at latitude 37.351389, longitude -121.925, in San Jose, United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 37.351389 |
| Longitude | -121.925 |
| City | San Jose |
| Region | San Jose |
| Country | United States |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Hybrid grass | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
PayPal Park has carried 2 recorded names. Avaya Stadium (no sponsor) ran 2015 to 2020. Earthquakes Stadium (no sponsor) ran 2020 to 2021. The average tenure of a name here is 3 years.
Data table for this chart
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | City of San José | 2012 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | San Jose Earthquakes | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | San Jose Earthquakes | 2012 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | San Jose Earthquakes | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose Earthquakes | Major League Soccer | Present | Current | Source |
| Bay FC | National Women's Soccer League | Present | Current | Source |
| Bay FC | National Women's Soccer League | 2012 to present | Current | Source |
| San Jose Earthquakes | Major League Soccer | 2012 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
24 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 2243 | 2026-10 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 353 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 291 | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | org_aliases | (deleted) | The Town FC | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | venue_roles | (deleted) | 34522 | not set | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 34522 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 2696 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | opened_year | 2012 | 2015 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372206109 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | PayPal_Park | PayPal Park | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Earthquakes Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Avaya Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 21386 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 21385 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 21384 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 21383 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 11943 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 11942 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 11941 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 11940 | 2026-09 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: