IG Field

IG Field
The IG Field in Winnipeg
Earlier names
Investors Group Field (2013-2019)
Data
place	315 Chancellor-Matheson Road Winnipeg , Manitoba R3T 1Z2, Canada
Coordinates	49 ° 48 '27.8 "  N , 97 ° 8' 34.6"  W Coordinates: 49 ° 48 '27.8 "  N , 97 ° 8' 34.6"  W.
owner	Triple B Stadium Inc.
operator	Winnipeg Blue Bombers
start of building	2010
opening	May 2013
First game	May 27, 2013 Winnipeg Blue Bombers - Montreal Alouettes 33:38
surface	Artificial turf (FieldTurf Revolution)
costs	CAD 210 million
architect	Raymond SC Wan
capacity	33,500 seats
Societies)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers ( CFL , since 2013) Manitoba Bisons ( U Sports , since 2013) Winnipeg Rifles ( CJFL , since 2013) Manitoba Fearless ( WWCFL ) Valor FC ( CPL , from 2019)
Events
Football Women's World Cup 2015 Gray Cup 2015 NHL Heritage Classic 2016

The IG Field (formerly Investors Group Field ) is a Canadian football - stadium in the Canadian city of Winnipeg in the province of Manitoba . Mainly Canadian football and soccer games take place here. The main users of the new stadium are the Winnipeg Blue Bombers from the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the team from the University of Manitoba , the Manitoba Bisons from the Canadian university league U Sports . Then there are the Winnipeg Rifles from the CJFL and the Manitoba Fearless from the WWCFL . The facility is owned by Triple B Stadium Inc. , a consortium made up of the City of Winnipeg, the Province of Manitoba, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the University of Manitoba.

history

The Investors Group Field, designed by Raymond SC Wan, was built on the University of Manitoba campus adjacent to the University Stadium , which opened in 1967 . The stadium has a capacity of 33,500 seats, each with a cup holder. 170 spaces are available for wheelchair users. HD video walls measuring 37 × 9 meters are installed on the two grandstands in the back gate area . 250 television monitors are distributed in the stadium so that the game can be followed everywhere. There are a total of 28 wash and toilet rooms, all of which are wheelchair accessible. The Bomber Store fan and ticket shop has around 370 square meters of retail space. With additional stands, the capacity can increase to over 40,000 seats. There are 46 luxury boxes in the venue. The construction costs amounted to 210 million CAD . The new building was opened at the end of May 2013 with a grand ceremony.

The first game of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the new stadium on June 27, 2013 they lost 33:38 against the Montreal Alouettes. The first soccer game took place on May 8, 2014. The friendly match between the women's national teams from Canada and the USA ended in a 1-1 draw in front of 28,255 spectators.

In March 2014, the CFL awarded the 103rd Gray Cup game to Winnipeg and Investors Group Field on November 29, 2015. The stadium was also one of the six venues for the 2015 Women's World Cup . On October 23, 2016, the NHL Heritage Classic outdoor ice hockey game between the Winnipeg Jets and the Edmonton Oilers will take place at Investors Group Field .

In May 2019, the name of the facility was changed from Investors Group Field to IG Field . IG Wealth Management has been a name sponsor since 2013 .

gallery

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Interior panorama of IG Field

Web links

Commons : IG Field  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• bluebombers.com: stadium on the site of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ raymondscwanarchitect.com: Stadium project on the website of the architect ( Memento from July 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
2. ↑ bluebombers.com: Stadium equipment (English)
3. ↑ winnipegfreepress.com: The Jets - and a big-league stadium, too article from October 10, 2011 (English)
4. ↑ cbc.ca: Stadium dispute resolved, final price tag $ 210 million Article from May 2, 2014 (English)
5. ↑ communitynewscommons.org: A grand opening for Investors Group Field Article from May 28, 2013 (English)
6. ↑ winnipegfreepress.com: Bombers late to the party article from June 28, 2013 (English)
7. ↑ winnipegfreepress.com: World's best can't beat Canada article from May 9, 2014 (English)
8. ↑ cfl.ca: 103rd Gray Cup awarded to city of Winnipeg ( Memento of the original from September 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Article from March 26, 2014 
9. ↑ FIFA.com: Announcement of the locations of the FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 ™ ( Memento of January 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
10. ↑ 2016 Tim Horton's NHL Heritage Classic details. In: NHL.com. Retrieved October 15, 2016 . 
11. ^ Elisha Dacey: Investors Group Field changing name to IG Field. In: globalnews.ca. May 10, 2019, accessed on August 25, 2019 .