McMahon Stadium
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McMahon Stadium (/məkˈmæn/ mək-MAN) is a Canadian football stadium in Calgary, Alberta. The stadium is owned by the University of Calgary and operated by the McMahon Stadium Society.
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Address | 1817 Crowchild Trail NW |
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Location | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
Coordinates | 51°4′13″N 114°7′17″W |
Public transit | Banff Trail station |
Owner | University of Calgary |
Operator | McMahon Stadium Society |
Capacity | Canadian football: 35,400[1] (46,020 with temporary seating) |
Record attendance | 60,000 (1988 Winter Olympics) |
Surface | Grass (1960–1974) AstroTurf (1975–2005) FieldTurf (2006–present) |
Construction | |
Broke ground | April 4, 1960; 64 years ago (1960-04-04) |
Opened | August 15, 1960; 63 years ago (1960-08-15) (≈22,000) |
Renovated | 2001 (37,317) 2005 (35,650) |
Expanded | 1969 (≈25,000) 1973 (≈28,000) 1975 (32,454) 1988 (38,205) |
Construction cost | $1.05 million (1960 Canadian dollars) ($9.59 million in 2021 dollars[2]) |
Architect | Rule Wynn and Rule |
Tenants | |
Calgary Stampeders (CFL) (1960–present) Calgary Dinos (U Sports) (1960–present) Calgary Colts (CJFL) (1967–present) Calgary Boomers (NASL) (1981) |
The stadium is between the downtown core and the University of Calgary, north of 16 Avenue NW between Crowchild Trail and University Drive. It is within walking distance of the Banff Trail C-Train station.
It is 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 Canadian Football League, who played at Mewata Stadium from 1935 to 1959. The stadium also was the open-air venue (as an ice rink) for the National Hockey League's 2011 Heritage Classic match between the Calgary Flames and the Montreal Canadiens.
The stadium was also the location of the 1988 Winter Olympics opening and closing ceremonies,[3] serving as the Olympic Stadium.