Saputo Stadium

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Saputo Stadium
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Saputo Stadium in 2012
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Location in Montreal##Location in Quebec##Location in Canada
Address 4750 Sherbrooke Street E
Location Montreal, Quebec
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Owner Saputo Inc.
Operator CF Montréal
Capacity 19,619[1]
Field size 120 by 77 yards (110 m × 70 m)[1]
Surface Grass
Construction
Broke ground April 18, 2007
Opened May 18, 2008
Expanded June 16, 2012
Construction cost C$47 million[2][3][4]
Architect
  • Zinno Zappitelli Architectes (2008)
  • Provencher Roy + Associés Architectes (2012)
Services engineer CIMA+ Engineering[5]
General contractor Broccolini Construction Inc.
Main contractors Dant Clayton Corporation
Tenants
CF Montréal (MLS) (2012–present)
Montreal Impact (NASL) (2008–2011)
Montreal Impact U23 (PDL) (2014)
Montreal Impact Academy (CSL) (2010–2012)
Canada men's national soccer team (2008–2010)
FC Montreal (USL) (2015–2016)

Saputo Stadium (French: Stade Saputo) is a soccer-specific stadium at Olympic Park in the borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The stadium opened on May 21, 2008, and is the current home of CF Montréal (formerly the Montreal Impact). The stadium is built on the former practice track and field site on the grounds of the 1976 Summer Olympics, while the stadium's east side has a view of Olympic Stadium's inclined tower. It has a capacity of 19,619,[1] making it the second-largest soccer-specific stadium in Canada, after BMO Field in Toronto.

Construction

The stadium cost CA$17 million ($18.9 million in 2021 dollars)[6] to build, with $7.5 million paid by the Saputo family and the rest financed on a 25-year term.[7] Saputo Stadium is now CF Montréal's administrative headquarters and also includes a training field, 34 corporate suites and full player welfare areas. The complex covers approximately 1,600,000 square feet (150,000 m2). It was designed and fabricated by Dant Clayton Corporation and built by Broccolini Construction Inc.

The stadium features a natural grass playing surface and was reportedly preferred over BMO Field for this reason by members of the Canada men's national soccer team.[8] BMO Field has since installed a heated and fully irrigated natural grass field similar to those found in the English Premier League.

Anticipating a Montreal entry into Major League Soccer, plans were made to expand the stadium from its initial 13,034 capacity to 20,000 to cope with the anticipated boost in attendance.[9][10] The Quebec government put $23 million for the renovation and expansion of the stadium (the total cost of the stadium was therefore about $40 million). The construction plans went into effect after MLS granted Montreal their nineteenth franchise, which began play in the 2012 season.[11]

Sports usage

The stadium welcomed its first Impact home game on May 19, 2008, a scoreless draw against the Vancouver Whitecaps. The Impact's first goal in the stadium was scored by Rocco Placentino against the Charleston Battery on June 13, 2008. This also gave the Impact its first victory in the stadium, with a score of 1–0. The Impact's first game in the newly renovated and expanded Saputo was played on June 16, 2012 against the Seattle Sounders FC. The Impact won the game 4–1.

The first international at Saputo Stadium was the second leg of Canada's second stage CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying match on June 20, 2008.[12]

Gallery

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  • Canada11.jpg

    View inside the stadium prior to expansion

  • Preferential tribune from south tribune.jpg

    Saputo Preferential Tribune prior to expansion

  • Saputo Stadium in night.jpg

    Saputo Stadium at night prior to expansion

  • Olympique from Saputo.jpg

    Stadium in 2010 prior to expansion

  • Home match against New York Red Bulls in 2012

  • Goal celebration against D.C. United in 2012

  • Stadium in July 2012 after expansion

  • Scoreboard of Saputo Stadium

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 What's new at Stade Saputo in 2019 (April 12, 2019).
  2. ↑ C$40 million = C$17 million (2008 opening) + C$23 million (2012 expansion)
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  6. ↑ 1688 to 1923: Geloso, Vincent, A Price Index for Canada, 1688 to 1850 (December 6, 2016). Afterwards, Canadian inflation numbers based on Statistics Canada tables 18-10-0005-01 (formerly CANSIM 326-0021) Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. and table 18-10-0004-13 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  9. ↑ Montréal se joint à la MLS en 2012 (May 7, 2010).
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Montreal Impact
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Preceded by Home of the
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