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Bay Area to Host Super Bowl L

Taylor Price, 49ers.com

The 50th anniversary of the most prestigious game in professional sports will take place in the San Francisco Bay Area. Following a vote by 32 NFL owners on Tuesday, Super Bowl L will be played at Levi’s® Stadium, the future home of the San Francisco 49ers.

The San Francisco Super Bowl bid committee was selected over the South Florida committee to host the league’s championship game in 2016.

Levi’s Stadium – Home of the San Francisco 49ers

Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&Co.) announced today that it will present the Santa Clara Stadium Authority a proposal for a 20-year, $220 million naming rights agreement for ”Levi’s® Stadium” on Thursday, May 9, 2013.   

The apparel company is proposing a naming rights partnership with the Santa Clara Stadium Authority and San Francisco 49ers that would make the company an official sponsor of the 49ers, and feature premium interior and exterior branding of the new Levi’s® Stadium.  

Super Bowl L Update

Taylor Price, 49ers.com 

The new Santa Clara Stadium remains a strong contender to host Super Bowl L. 

The future home of the 49ers, set to open in 2014, is one of two candidates to host the biggest game in professional sports at the conclusion of the 2016 season.

The San Francisco Super Bowl committee is up against South Florida to host Super Bowl L. The decision will come down to a vote from NFL owners on May 21.

Patrick Willis Tours SC Stadium

A lot can change in one year. Patrick Willis witnessed that first-hand when he stepped on what will soon be the future playing surface of the San Francisco 49ers. Willis, San Francisco’s six-time Pro Bowl linebacker, toured the future home of the 49ers this week to learn more about the project that is now officially…

Seifert, Young Join Super Bowl Committee

Taylor Price, 49ers.com

The Bay Area’s quest to host Super Bowl L or LI received a boost this week with the two key former 49ers joining the region’s Super Bowl bid committee.

According to the SF Gate, Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Young and two-time Super Bowl winning coach George Seifert, have joined the committee that features many other well-known Bay Area personalities (Condoleeza Rice, Charles Schwab, Thomas Keller and others).

49ers Coaches Tour New Stadium

Taylor Price, 49ers.com

Members of the San Francisco 49ers coaching staff took a sneak peak at the franchise’s future home last month.

New Stadium Technology

Alex Espinoza, 49ers.com

Among the many unique characteristics of the new Santa Clara Stadium will be the facility’s commitment to be on the cutting edge of technology. To that end, the organization has hired some of Silicon Valley’s brightest minds to turn the future home of the 49ers into one of the world’s most technologically capable buildings.

Record-Setting Pace Continues As Legends Reports 75% of Stadium Builders Licenses Sold at New Stadium

Although construction of the new Santa Clara Stadium began less than 11 months ago, the building is well on its way to being sold out when the San Francisco 49ers take the field for the first time in 2014. Legends, the company hired to market the premium and reserved seats for the Santa Clara Stadium Authority, will submit $400 million of Stadium Builders License contracts for its approval. To date, 75 percent of all available SBLs in the venue have been sold.

49ers, Local Mayors Update Super Bowl Bid

Alex Espinoza, 49ers.com

Amidst the clanging of hammers, buzzing of saws and sizzle of welding torches, 49ers CEO Jed York and other local dignitaries discussed the new Santa Clara Stadium’s bid to host Super Bowl L in 2016 on Wednesday.

Holiday Gift Ideas From The New Stadium

If you are still searching for the perfect gift for the 49ers fan who has everything, consider a few options from the new Santa Clara stadium.  These gift ideas are sure to put you in the good graces of your loved ones all year round.

SC Stadium Commemorates

Taylor Price, 49ers.com The San Francisco 49ers have proudly celebrated each construction milestone of the new Santa Clara Stadium, the future home of the five-time Super Bowl-winning organization. Thursday’s “Topping Out” ceremony, however, was much more of a team-wide recognition of the rapid construction of the billion-dollar outdoor sports and entertainment venue. The joyous celebration…

SBL Owners to Receive Priority Access to Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl in 2014

The Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl is the first non-NFL event scheduled for the new stadium in Santa Clara when it opens in 2014.  Bowl organizers, the Santa Clara Stadium Authority (SCSA) and the San Francisco 49ers today confirmed that the annual Bay Area postseason college football game will move to the stadium beginning in December…

SC Stadium to Host Special Events

Taylor Price, 49ers.com There’s a lot of great reasons to move the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl to the new Santa Clara Stadium, the future home of the San Francisco 49ers. One of which was to make things easier on the team’s scouting department. That’s according to Gary Cavalli, the Co-Founder and only Executive Director of…

New Santa Clara Stadium To Host Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl

The Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl is moving to a new home. Bowl organizers, the Santa Clara Stadium Authority (SCSA) and the San Francisco 49ers today confirmed in an afternoon press conference that the annual Bay Area postseason college football game will move to the New Santa ClaraStadium beginning in December 2014. Construction of the new…

Q&A with Gideon Yu

Team President Gideon Yu recently took part in the latest milestone for the future home of the San Francisco 49ers. With Monday afternoon marking the installation of precast concrete for the new Santa Clara Stadium, Yu spoke with 49ers.com about the rapid pace and early success of the billion-dollar project. The project is near and…

49ers Announce Violin Memory as Founding Partner of New Santa Clara Stadium

The San Francisco 49ers have taken another step toward the team’s goal to provide a symphony of technology services for the new Santa Clara stadium, and the latest member of the orchestra is Violin Memory, based in Mountain View, California.  The 49ers today announced Violin Memory as a Founding Partner of the stadium.  The long-term…