12:28 PM: The San Francisco 49ers have been selected to host the 2016 Super Bowl at their new stadium in Santa Clara.
The decision was announced late this morning after a vote by 32 National Football League team owners at a meeting in Boston today.
Dozens of people gathered in Santa Clara City Council chambers at City Hall to watch live coverage of the NFL’s decision. When the news was announced, the room filled with cheers as fans waved red rally rags bearing the 49ers logo.
A jubilant Santa Clara Mayor Jamie Matthews said, “Before we built a stadium, we landed the 50th Super Bowl.”
The NFL team owners chose the 49ers’ $1.2 billion Levi’s Stadium to serve as the site for Super Bowl L over a competing bid by the Miami Dolphins. The 49ers are planning to move from Candlestick Park to the new 68,500-seat stadium in Santa Clara in 2014.
Matthews said that when he heard the game would be played in his city, “a shot of electricity came through me.”
He said it is estimated that a Super Bowl brings between $300 and $500 million in economic benefits to the surrounding region.
“I was not building a stadium, I was building an ATM machine,” Matthews said of efforts to push the project forward.
Accompanied by his wife Julie, Matthews said he was exhausted from the emotional “roller coaster” involved in the Super Bowl bid, and that he was heading home to take a nap.
He thanked San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee for his efforts in the process.
Lee learned the Super Bowl news during a ceremony this morning to honor the Golden State Warriors and point guard Stephen Curry for their NBA playoff run. The announcement drew cheers from the crowd at City Hall.
Jed York, 49ers CEO, said at a noon news conference in Boston, “There’s a lot of things that were going in our favor. I think it was the overwhelming support from the community that made the difference.”
“I think it shows that the 49ers try to win with class on and off the field, and this is one of those examples off the field,” York said.
It was also announced this morning that Houston will host the Super Bowl in 2017.
Jeff Burbank, Bay City News
11:54 AM: The San Francisco 49ers have been selected to host the 2016 Super Bowl at their new stadium in Santa Clara.
The decision was announced late this morning after a vote by 32 National Football League team owners at a meeting in Boston today.
The owners chose the 49ers’ $1.2 billion Levi’s Stadium to serve as the site for Super Bowl L over a competing bid by the Miami Dolphins.
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The 49ers are planning to move from Candlestick Park to the new 68,500-seat stadium in Santa Clara in 2014.
Santa Clara’s mayor and City Council gathered to watch live coverage of the NFL’s decision starting at 11:30 a.m. in City Council chambers at City Hall, city spokesman Dan Beerman said.
“Everyone’s excited,” Beerman said this morning.
San Francisco city officials were also anxiously awaiting the decision.
“We’re on the five-yard line and ready to go,” Mayor Ed Lee said Monday.
Jed York, the 49ers’ CEO, gave his team’s 15-minute presentation and representatives of the Miami organization delivered theirs at the Boston meeting, Beerman said.
Now that the 49ers have been selected to host the Super Bowl, the next step is to listen to what the NFL wants Santa Clara and the team to do to prepare for the big game.
“Based on any recommendations the NFL has, we start almost the next day,” Beerman said.
Jeff Burbank, Bay City News
11:01 AM: A meeting of 32 National Football League team owners in Boston this morning will determine whether the San Francisco 49ers will host the Super Bowl in 2016 at their new stadium in Santa Clara.
The 49ers are competing with the Miami Dolphins to host Super Bowl L.
Santa Clara’s mayor and City Council will be watching live coverage of the NFL’s decision starting at 11:30 a.m. in City Council chambers at City Hall, city spokesman Dan Beerman said.
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“Everyone’s excited,” Beerman said. “We’ll probably cheer when and if we get anointed. Then the work begins.”
San Francisco city officials are also anxiously awaiting the decision.
“We’re on the five-yard line and ready to go,” Mayor Ed Lee said Monday.
Jed York, the 49ers’ CEO, gave his team’s 15-minute presentation and representatives of the Miami organization delivered theirs at the Boston meeting, and now it’s up to team owners to select the winning bid, Beerman said.
If Santa Clara’s $1.2 billion Levi Stadium is selected to host the contest, the next step to listen to what the NFL wants the city and the 49ers to do to prepare for the big game.
“Based on any recommendations the NFL has, we start almost the next day,” Beerman said.
The losing bidder will be considered as a potential host for the Super Bowl in 2017.
Jeff Burbank, Bay City News
