SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San Jose Earthquakes announced today that Avaya Stadium has been named to the shortlist for the Venue of the Year Award by TheStadiumBusiness Awards 2015. The award recognizes successes and achievements over the past year.

Avaya Stadium is one of six venues in contention for the award, along with the 49ers’ Levi’s® Stadium in Santa Clara, the Sydney Cricket Ground in Australia, Wembley Stadium in England, Maracanã Stadium in Brazil and FC Barcelona’s Camp Nou in Spain. Avaya Stadium is the only one of these six nominees to officially open in 2015.

The winner will be announced at a press conference in Barcelona on June 10.