Saputo Stadium

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20,800-seat soccer stadium in Montreal

title: "Saputo Stadium" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["north-american-soccer-league-(2011–2017)-stadiums", "major-league-soccer-stadiums", "cf-montréal", "montreal-impact-(1992–2011)", "soccer-venues-in-montreal", "mercier–hochelaga-maisonneuve", "2008-establishments-in-quebec", "sports-venues-completed-in-2008", "2008-in-montreal", "saputo-family"] description: "20,800-seat soccer stadium in Montreal" topic_path: "sports" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saputo_Stadium" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Saputo Stadium
logo_image	[[File:Saputo Stadium logo.svg
image	[[File:Saputo Stadium Interior.jpg
caption	Saputo Stadium in 2023
address	4750 Sherbrooke Street E
location	Montreal, Quebec
coordinates
pushpin_map	Canada Montreal#Canada Southern Quebec#Quebec#Canada
pushpin_relief	yes
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Montreal##Location in Southern Quebec##Location in Quebec##Location in Canada
pushpin_label	Saputo Stadium
pushpin_mapsize	250
broke_ground	April 18, 2007
opened	May 18, 2008
public_transit	Montreal Metro:
Viau
Pie-IX
expanded	June 16, 2012
owner	Saputo Inc.
operator	CF Montréal
surface	Grass
construction_cost	C$47 million
architect
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–)
FC Montreal (USL) (2015–2016)
seating_capacity	19,619
dimensions	110 x
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Saputo Stadium () 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.

Construction

The stadium cost ($ in dollars) to build, with $7.5 million paid by the Saputo family and the rest financed on a 25-year term. 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 150000 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 and its then-artificial turf by members of the Canada men's national soccer team. BMO Field has since installed a heated and irrigated hybrid (mixed artificial and natural grass) field.

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. 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.

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 only official international matches played at Saputo Stadium were two matches played by Canada men's national soccer team during the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF).

Gallery

File:Canada11.jpg|View inside the stadium prior to expansion File:Saputo Stadium in night.jpg|Saputo Stadium at night prior to expansion File:Olympique from Saputo.jpg|Stadium in 2010 prior to expansion File:2012 Impact de Montréal au stade Saputo.jpg|Home match against New York Red Bulls in 2012 File:2012 Impact Montreal Stade Saputo.jpg|Goal celebration against D.C. United in 2012 File:IMFC Pre Game Montreal Impact Columbus Crew 2012-07-08.jpg|Stadium in July 2012 after expansion

References

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Philipps, Randy. (June 3, 2012). "Saputo Stadium renovations will be "marathon" until June 16, Impact boss says". [[The Gazette (Montreal)]].
Dubuc, Andre. (February 13, 2013). "Le stade Saputo a coûté 30% de plus que prévu". [[La Presse(Montreal)]].
"CIMA+ Engineering". Cima.ca.
[https://www.impactmontreal.com/en/post/2019/04/12/whats-new-stade-saputo-2019 What's new at Stade Saputo in 2019] (April 12, 2019).
"Stade Saputo Expansion". www.impactmontreal.com.
Campbell, Morgan. (September 18, 2008). "Natural Grass 'Not Hot on Radar' for BMO Field". [[The Toronto Star]].
"BMO Field undergoes transformation into hybrid playing surface".
[http://www.fanatique.ca/impact/montreal2012+6149.html Montréal se joint à la MLS en 2012] (May 7, 2010).
Daigle, Frédéric. (May 7, 2010). "Joey Saputo: Montréal aura enfin le soccer qu'il mérite". La Presse Canadienne.
Freedman, Jonah. (May 7, 2010). ""Passionate" Montreal named as 19th MLS city". MLSSoccer.com.

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