Moncton 2010 Stadium
The Moncton Stadium just before the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics.
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| Former names | Moncton 2010 Stadium |
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| Location | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Coordinates | 46°6′30″N 64°47′0″W / 46.10833°N 64.78333°WCoordinates: 46°6′30″N 64°47′0″W / 46.10833°N 64.78333°W |
| Owner | Universite de Moncton and City of Moncton |
| Operator | Universite de Moncton |
| Capacity | 10,000 (expandable to 20,725) |
| Surface | Natural grass (2010–2013) FieldTurf (2014–present) |
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| Broke ground | April 22, 2008 |
| Opened | July 19, 2010 |
| Construction cost | $17 – $27 million |
Moncton Stadium (French: Stade Moncton) is a track and field stadium on the campus of the Université de Moncton in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, built to host the IAAF 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics. The $17 million venue opened in 2010. Although seating capacity had fluctuated early in construction (original plans called for as many as 28,000 seats), the stadium has 10,000 permanent seats, and is expandable to 20,725 via temporary seating.
The facility has also been proposed as a potential venue for a future Canadian Football League (CFL) expansion team, but a significant expansion to 25,000 seats would be recommended. CFL Commissioner Mark Cohon said he wanted to see "neutral-site" regular season games played in the new Moncton Stadium by 2010. On February 1, 2010, it was announced that the Toronto Argonauts would play host to the Edmonton Eskimos in an event dubbed "Touchdown Atlantic" that took place on September 26, 2010. On September 22, 2010, Atlantic University Sport and Canadian Interuniversity Sport announced the Uteck Bowl will take place at the Moncton Stadium in 2011, 2013, and 2015. On February 18, 2011, it was announced that the Hamilton Tiger-Cats would play host to the Calgary Stampeders in an event dubbed "Touchdown Atlantic 2" that took place on September 25, 2011. As every CFL stadium had an artificial surface until 2016 (the Argonauts began playing on natural grass at BMO Field in that year), the Touchdown Atlantic game had been the only CFL game played all season on a grass surface, although a temporary strip of artificial turf must be laid over the track in order to accommodate the end zones. The stadium also plays host to university soccer games.
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