Foote Field

Foote Field
Sun setting behind Foote Field.
Map
Location11601 68 Avenue, University of Alberta South Campus, Edmonton, Alberta
Public transitEdmonton Transit System Light rail interchangeCapital Line South Campus/Fort Edmonton Park station
OwnerUniversity of Alberta
CapacityEast Field: 3,500
West Field: 1,500
SurfaceEast Field: PureGrass
West Field: Natural grass
Construction
OpenedSeptember 8, 2001[1]
Construction costC$10.5 million[1]
($16.9 million in 2023 dollars[2])
Tenants
Alberta Golden Bears/Alberta Pandas (U Sports) (2001–present)
FC Edmonton (NASL) (2011)

Foote Field is a multi-purpose sports facility on the University of Alberta South Campus in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, built as a legacy facility for the 2001 World Championships in Athletics. It was named for University of Alberta alumnus, former varsity track athlete, and philanthropist Eldon Foote, who donated $2 million toward the construction costs.

  1. ^ a b "Foote Field is ready for heavy traffic". University of Alberta ExpressNews. Retrieved 2009-09-11.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ 1688 to 1923: Geloso, Vincent, A Price Index for Canada, 1688 to 1850 (December 6, 2016). Afterwards, Canadian inflation numbers based on Statistics Canada tables 18-10-0005-01 (formerly CANSIM 326-0021) "Consumer Price Index, annual average, not seasonally adjusted". Statistics Canada. Retrieved April 17, 2021. and table 18-10-0004-13 "Consumer Price Index by product group, monthly, percentage change, not seasonally adjusted, Canada, provinces, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-05-08.