Saputo Stadium

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Saputo Stadium
Saputo Stadium and the 1976 Olympic Village in the background (August 2012)
Saputo Stadium with the 1976 Olympic Village in the background (August 2012)
Data
place 4750 Sherbrooke Street East Montréal , Québec H1V 1A1, Canada
CanadaCanada 
Coordinates 45 ° 33 '47.1 "  N , 73 ° 33' 9.5"  W Coordinates: 45 ° 33 '47.1 "  N , 73 ° 33' 9.5"  W.
owner Impact Soccer
start of building April 18, 2007
opening May 21, 2008
First game May 18, 2008
Montreal Impact - Vancouver Whitecaps 0-0
Extensions 2011–2012
surface Natural grass
costs 14.1 million CAD
architect Zinno Zappitelli Architectes (2008);
Provencher Roy + Associés Architectes (2012)
capacity 20,801 places
playing area 110 m × 70 m
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The Stade Saputo ( English Saputo Stadium ) is a football stadium in the Canadian city ​​of Montreal , Province of Quebec . It is located north of the city center in the 1976 Olympic Park .

history

The stadium was officially opened on May 21, 2008 and is home to the Canadian soccer club Montreal Impact , which has played in Major League Soccer since 2012 . Games by the Canadian national football team are also played here.

At the same time, the stadium is also home to the administration and administration of Montreal Impact and, in addition to the arena, has another training area. In total, the facility is 149,000 m².

The Stade Saputo, named after the dairy company Saputo , was built on a former training ground that was used during the 1976 Summer Olympics . The stadium is located between the Montreal Olympic Stadium and the Olympic Village . It is the second largest football stadium in Canada after BMO Field in Toronto .

The first game took place on May 18, 2008, three days before the opening. Montreal Impact met the Vancouver Whitecaps ; the game ended 0-0. Rocco Placentino scored the first goal in the stadium on June 13, 2008 for Impact .

After it became known that Montréal would receive a Major League Soccer franchise from the 2012 season , the stadium was expanded to a capacity of 20,801 seats. On June 16, 2012, the Stade Saputo was reopened with the league game between Montreal Impact and Seattle Sounders FC (4-1).

gallery

  • The facility in October 2010 before the stadium expansion.

  • During the expansion in June 2012

  • The stadium before the game Montreal Impact against Columbus Crew on July 8, 2012. In the background the tower of the Olympic Stadium

  • Cheers after Marco Di Vaio's first home goal on July 28, 2012 against the New York Red Bulls .

Web links

Commons : Stade Saputo  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Morgan Campbell: Natural grass 'not hot on radar' for BMO Field . In: Toronto Star , September 18, 2008.  (English)