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| Address | 18011 Spruce Meadows Way SW |
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| Location | Foothills County, Alberta[citation needed] |
| Coordinates | 50°53′06″N 114°06′02″W / 50.88500°N 114.10056°W |
| Owner | Spruce Meadows |
| Surface | Grass, sand, pavement |
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| Opened | 1975 |
| Expanded | 2019 |
| Tenants | |
| Cavalry FC (CPL) (2019–present) | |
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Spruce Meadows is a multi-purpose sports facility near Calgary, Alberta built by the Southern family which opened in 1975.[1]
The facility contains an equestrian show jumping complex that comprises 505 acres (2.04 km2). The current president and CEO of Spruce Meadows is Linda Southern-Heathcott, a former Olympian who competed in the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games for the Canadian Olympic Team.
The facility is also the home venue of Cavalry FC of the Canadian Premier League, a soccer team owned by Spruce Meadows Sports and Entertainment. The 6,000-seat stadium, known as ATCO Field for sponsorship reasons during soccer use, is within the facility. The field was constructed in early 2019 at the site of a modified jumping field, which gained new stands to fit the rectangular soccer pitch.[2][3]
- ^ Spencer, Donna. "Calgary's Cavalry FC to share soccer pitch with four-legged athletes". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
- ^ Rieger, Sarah (May 17, 2018). "Cavalry FC, Calgary's new professional soccer team, to debut in 2019". CBC News. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
- ^ White, Ryan (December 27, 2018). "Construction underway on new soccer stadium at Spruce Meadows ahead of CPL launch". CTV News. Retrieved April 22, 2019.