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| Location | 1817 Crowchild Trail NW Calgary  Alberta T2M 4R6 |
| Opened | 1960 (~22,000) |
| Renovated | 2001 (37,317) 2005 (35,650) |
| Expanded | 1969 (~25,000) 1973 (~28,000) 1975 (32,454) 1988 (38,205) |
| Owner | University of Calgary |
| Operator | McMahon Stadium Society |
| Surface | Grass (1960-1974) AstroTurf (1975-2005) FieldTurf (2006-present) |
| Construction cost | $1,050,000 (1960 Canadian dollars) |
| Architect | Rule Wynn and Rule |
| Tenants | Calgary Stampeders (CFL) (1960-present) Calgary Dinos Calgary Colts (CJFL) (1967-present) |
| Capacity | Football: 35,650 (60,000 with temporary seating[2]) |
McMahon Stadium (pronounced /məkˈmæn/) is a Canadian football stadium located in Calgary, Alberta. Calgary (ˈkælgəriː is the largest city in the Province of Alberta, Canada Alberta (ælˈbɝtə is one of Canada's prairie provinces. It became a province on September 1 1905 AstroTurf is a brand of Artificial turf. Though the term is a Registered trademark, it is sometimes used as a generic description of any kind FieldTurf Tarkett, a division of Tarkett Inc is a Peachtree City GA -based company that manufactures and installs Artificial turf playing surfaces identified The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary Alberta. The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The University of Calgary is a research-intensive Public university in Calgary Alberta, Canada. The Canadian Junior Football League is a national amateur Canadian football league consisting of 18 teams playing in six provinces across Canada Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a In accordance with the Manual of Style (see) Canadian English is used throughout this article (see Canadian_English#Spelling) A modern stadium (plural stadiums or stadia in English is a place or venue for (mostly outdoor Sports Concerts or other events consisting Calgary (ˈkælgəriː is the largest city in the Province of Alberta, Canada It was constructed on the University of Calgary campus over a 100-day period in 1960 and is named after Calgary residents Frank McMahon and George McMahon [3] who donated C$300,000 toward the construction of the facility. The University of Calgary is a research-intensive Public university in Calgary Alberta, Canada. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
The stadium currently serves as the home venue for the University of Calgary Dinos, Calgary Colts of the Canadian Junior Football League, Calgary Gators and Calgary Wolfpack of the Alberta Football League, and the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL, who formerly played at Mewata Stadium from 1935 to 1959. The Calgary Dinos are the athletic teams that represent the University of Calgary in Calgary Alberta, Canada. The Canadian Junior Football League is a national amateur Canadian football league consisting of 18 teams playing in six provinces across Canada The Alberta Football League ( AFL) is an amateur Canadian football league The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary Alberta. The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
With permanent seating totalling 35,650, McMahon Stadium is the fifth-largest stadium in Canada. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page McMahon Stadium was expanded in several stages from its original 22,000-seat capacity in 1960 to 38,205 in 1988. More recent renovations in 2001 and 2005, in which luxury boxes replaced bleacher seating in the higher rows of the grandstands, reduced the stadium capacity to 37,317 in 2001, and to its current 35,650 in 2005; Calgary Stampeders president Ted Hellard recently proposed a further reduction of McMahon Stadium's capacity by approximately 4,200 seats to accommodate further luxury boxes, said renovations to be underwritten with personal seat licenses[1]. Luxury box or luxury suite is the North American term for a special seating section in Arenas Stadiums and other sports venues A personal seat license, or PSL, gives the holder the right to buy season tickets for a certain seat in a stadium For special events such as Grey Cup games, temporary bleachers may be built in the facility's end zones; these seats accounted for a record-high 45,010 spectators[4] at a match between the Calgary Stampeders and the Montréal Alouettes on 29 October 2000.
The CFL Grey Cup game has been held at McMahon Stadium in 1975, 1993, and 2000, and will host again in 2009. The Grey Cup (in Coupe Grey is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League (CFL and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team The 63rd Grey Cup was played on November 23 1975 before 32454 fans at McMahon Stadium at Calgary. Game Summary Edmonton Eskimos (33 - TDs Lucius Floyd, Jim Sandusky; FGs Sean Fleming (6 cons Game Summary British Columbia Lions (28 - TD's Damon Allen (2 Robert Drummond; FG's Lui Passaglia (2 cons McMahon Stadium was also used for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1988 Winter Olympics, which required major expansion of its seating area. The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games were a Winter Multi-sport event which was celebrated in Calgary The facility is occasionally used as an outdoor concert venue also, notably for the Festival Express tour in 1970 and the Lilith Fair tours in 1997 and 1998. Festival Express is a 2003 Rockumentary film about the legendary 1970 train tour across Canada taken by some of the world's biggest rock bands including The Lilith Fair was a Concert tour and traveling Music festival, founded by musician Sarah McLachlan, that consisted solely of female solo artists and female-led
The stadium features a new artificial FieldTurf field installed in 2006. FieldTurf Tarkett, a division of Tarkett Inc is a Peachtree City GA -based company that manufactures and installs Artificial turf playing surfaces identified Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. McMahon Stadium installed its first AstroTurf artificial playing surface in 1975 amid concerns that the original grass pitch would not withstand an intended increase in use of the stadium facilities by professional, amateur, and recreational teams. AstroTurf is a brand of Artificial turf. Though the term is a Registered trademark, it is sometimes used as a generic description of any kind The new FieldTurf surface is hoped to attract a wider variety of events to the stadium including future international soccer matches.
McMahon Stadium is located between the downtown core and the University of Calgary, north of 16 Avenue NW between Crowchild Trail and University Drive. The University of Calgary is a research-intensive Public university in Calgary Alberta, Canada. Crowchild Trail is an Expressway located on the west side of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is within walking distance of the Banff Trail C-Train station. Banff Trail is a stop on the Northwest Line (Route 201 of the C-Train Light rail system in Calgary Alberta. C-Train is the Light rail transit (LRT system in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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References
- ^ [1], "CFL Special Report: Stamps planning McMahon overhaul". The following is a list of stadiums in the Canadian Football League. The Calgary Herald, 01 Sep 2007
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