Rose Bowl (stadium)

Rose Bowl (stadium)
Owners	City of Pasadena
Location	1001 Rose Bowl Drive, Pasadena, California, U.S. 91103
Broke ground	1921
Opened	October 8, 1922 Rose Bowl game – January 1, 1923
Tenants	Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) (1996–2002)
Capacity	92,542
Surface	Grass
Highest attendance	106,869 (1973 Rose Bowl)

The Rose Bowl is an outdoor athletic stadium in Pasadena, California, just outside Los Angeles. Built in 1922 among the San Gabriel Mountains in the Arroyo Seco of Los Angeles County, the stadium is recognized as a United States National Historic Landmark and a California Historic Civil Engineering landmark. At a modern capacity of 92,542, the Rose Bowl is the 17th-largest stadium in the world, the 11th-largest stadium in the United States, and the 11th largest NCAA stadium.

One of the most famous stadiums in sporting history, the Rose Bowl is best known as an American football venue, specifically as the host of the annual Rose Bowl Game for which it is named. Since 1982, the stadium has also served as the home stadium of the UCLA Bruins football team. The stadium has also hosted five Super Bowl games, second most of any venue. The Rose Bowl is also a noted soccer venue, hosting the 1994 FIFA World Cup Final, 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Final, and the |1984 Olympic Gold Medal Match, as well as numerous CONCACAF and United States Soccer Federation matches.

The Rose Bowl and adjacent Brookside Golf and Country Club are owned by the City of Pasadena and managed by the Rose Bowl Operating Company, a non-profit organization whose board is selected by council members of the City of Pasadena. UCLA and the Pasadena Tournament of Roses also have one member on the company board.

External links

• Official website