Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, home of the San Francisco 49ers since 2014, represents one of the most technologically advanced and environmentally conscious sports facilities in North America. Constructed at a cost of approximately $1.3 billion, it opened on July 17, 2014, after decades of planning and a significant community vote in 2010, when Santa Clara residents approved the project by 58 percent.

Sustainability lies at the core of the stadium’s identity. It was the first professional football stadium in the United States to receive LEED Gold certification as new construction. The facility incorporates 20,000 square feet of solar panels, a 27,000-square-foot green roof, and in 2016 added the Faithful Farm — a quarter-acre rooftop garden producing organic vegetables and herbs for stadium dining, the first rooftop farm ever installed on an NFL stadium.

The stadium seats 68,500, expandable to approximately 75,000 for special events, and boasts the most technologically sophisticated connectivity infrastructure in the NFL. A distributed antenna system supports tens of thousands of simultaneous mobile connections, handling data volumes that grew from 4 terabytes per game at launch to over 16 terabytes by 2026.

Marquee events have included Super Bowl 50 in February 2016 (Broncos 24, Panthers 10, with halftime performances by Coldplay and Beyoncé), Copa América Centenario fixtures in 2016, and most recently Super Bowl LX in February 2026. The 49ers have played here through the 2025 season, building a strong home-field identity despite the warmer Santa Clara climate.

For the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Levi’s Stadium will host six matches as “San Francisco Bay Area Stadium.” The facility continues to set standards for how sport and environmental stewardship can coexist at the highest level.