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 Commonwealth Stadium in October 2024. | |
| Location | 11000 Stadium Road Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
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| Coordinates | 53°33′30″N 113°28′30″W / 53.55833°N 113.47500°W |
| Public transit |    Stadium station |
| Owner | City of Edmonton |
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| Record attendance | 66,835 (U2 360° Tour) |
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| Opened | July 15, 1978 |
| Renovated | 2001, 2008 |
| Expanded | 1982, 2013 |
| Construction cost | C$20.9 million ($89.7 million in 2023 dollars[1]) Expansion: 1982: CA$11 million ($31.5 million in 2023 dollars[1]) 2013: CA$12 million ($15.3 million in 2023 dollars[1]) Renovations: 2001: $24 million ($38.6 million in 2023 dollars[1]) 2008: CA$112 million ($154 million in 2023 dollars[1]) Total cost: $296.8 million in 2021 dollars |
| Architect | Bell, McCulloch, Spotowski and Associates |
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Commonwealth Stadium is an open-air, multipurpose stadium located in the McCauley neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It has a seating capacity of 56,302, making it the largest open-air stadium in Canada. Primarily used for Canadian football, it also hosts athletics, soccer, rugby union and concerts.
Construction commenced in 1975 and the venue opened ahead of the 1978 Commonwealth Games, hence its name. The stadium replaced the adjacent Clarke Stadium as the home of the Edmonton Eskimos[a] of the Canadian Football League that same year. It received a major expansion ahead of the 1983 Summer Universiade, when it reached a capacity of 60,081. Commonwealth Stadium has hosted five Grey Cups, the CFL's championship game.
Soccer tournaments include nine FIFA World Cup qualification matches with the Canadian men's national soccer team, two versions of the invitational Canada Cup, the 1996 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament, the 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship and the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. FC Edmonton played its Canadian Championship matches at Commonwealth Stadium from 2011 to 2013.
Other events at the stadium include the 2001 World Championships in Athletics, the 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup and three editions of the Churchill Cup.
- ^ a b c d e 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 May 8, 2024.
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