Saputo Stadium
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, making it the second-largest soccer-specific stadium in Canada, after BMO Field in Toronto.
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| Address | 4750 Sherbrooke Street E |
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| Location | Montreal, Quebec |
| Coordinates | 45°33′47″N 73°33′9″W |
| Public transit | Montreal Metro: Viau Pie-IX |
| Owner | Saputo Inc. |
| Operator | CF Montréal |
| Capacity | 19,619 |
| Field size | 110 by 70 metres (360 ft × 230 ft) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | April 18, 2007 |
| Opened | May 18, 2008 |
| Expanded | June 16, 2012 |
| Construction cost | C$47 million |
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| Services engineer | CIMA+ Engineering |
| 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) | |
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