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The Moncton Stadium just before the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics.Former names Moncton 2010 Stadium Location Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada Coordinates 46°6′30″N 64°47′0″W / 46.10833°N 64.783333°WCoordinates: 46°6′30″N 64°47′0″W / 46.10833°N 64.783333°W Broke ground April 22, 2008 Opened July 19th, 2010 Owner Université de Moncton and City of Moncton Surface natural grass Construction cost $17 - $27 million Capacity 10,000 (expandable to 20,725)[1] The Moncton Stadium (French: Stade Moncton) is a track and field stadium on the campus of the Université de Moncton in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, built to host the IAAF 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics.[2] The $17 million venue opened in 2010. Although seating capacity had fluctuated early in construction (original plans called for as many as 28,000 seats), the stadium has 10,000 permanent seats, and is expandable to 20,725 via temporary seating.[1]
The facility has also been proposed as a potential venue for a future Canadian Football League (CFL) expansion team, but a significant expansion to 25,000 seats would be recommended. CFL Commissioner Mark Cohon has said he would like to see "neutral-site" regular season games played in the new Moncton Stadium by 2010.[3] On February 1, 2010, it was announced that the Toronto Argonauts would play host to the Edmonton Eskimos in an event dubbed "Touchdown Atlantic" that took place on September 26, 2010.[4] On September 22, 2010, Atlantic University Sport and Canadian Interuniversity Sport announced the Uteck Bowl will take place at the Moncton Stadium in 2011, 2013, and 2015.[5] On February 18, 2011, it was announced that the Hamilton Tiger-Cats would play host to the Calgary Stampeders in an event dubbed "Touchdown Atlantic 2" that took place on September 25, 2011.[6] As every CFL stadium now has an artificial surface, the Touchdown Atlantic game is the only CFL game played all season on a grass surface, although a temporary strip of artificial turf must be laid over the track in order to accommodate the end zones.
The stadium also plays host to university soccer games. There is also a grassroots effort to bring the Canadian national men's soccer team to the city.
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Construction
Construction began on April 22, 2009 and was completely finished in July, 2010, just in time for the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics. Though the stadium was only completely finished in July, it was used on November 23, 2009 as the Olympic Flame stayed there overnight.
Major Events
The stadium plays host to numerous events during the year. Its main events are football related; however, its track also brings numerous track & field events. The stadium has also been used for university soccer games and has had the Olympic Flame stay there overnight on November 23, 2009 during the torch relay for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[7] During the Olympic Flame's visit to Moncton, the attendance was only 12,000 due to the construction not being finished at the time.
Football Events Date Event Home Team Away Team Winner Score Attendance September 26, 2010 Touchdown Atlantic Toronto Argonauts Edmonton Eskimos Edmonton Eskimos 6 - 24 20,725 September 25, 2011 Touchdown Atlantic 2 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Calgary Stampeders Hamilton Tiger-Cats 55 - 36 20,153 November 18, 2011 Uteck Bowl 2011 Acadia Axemen McMaster Marauders McMaster Marauders 21 - 45 3,726 November 16, 2013 Uteck Bowl 2013 N\A N\A N/A N/A N/A November, 2015 Uteck Bowl 2015 N\A N\A N/A N/A N/A Track & Field Events Date Event Attendance Notes July 2 - July 4, 2010 2010 Canadian Junior Championships in Athletics N/A July 19 - July 25, 2010 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics 75,000 (over 7 days) 2013 Canadian Track and Field Championships N/A 2014 Canadian Track and Field Championships N/A Other Events Date Event Attendance Notes November 23, 2009 Olympic Flame In Moncton 12,000 First event in the stadium See Also
- 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics
- Canadian Football League
- Université de Moncton
- Touchdown Atlantic
References
- ^ a b "Cohon has Moncton on his mind". National Post. http://www.nationalpost.com/sports/story.html?id=983322. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
- ^ "Construction on Moncton’s world-class stadium gets underway". New Brunswick. http://www.gnb.ca/cnb/news/rdc/2008e0497rd.htm. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
- ^ "Canadian Football League eyes Moncton for future games". CBC. 2008-11-21. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/story/2008/11/21/nb-cfl-moncton.html#articlecomments. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
- ^ http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/February2010/01/c5594.html
- ^ Moncton Gets Uteck Bowl 2011, 2013, and 2015
- ^ CFL Schedule 2011]
- ^ Torch Relay Comes To Moncton Stadium
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