Saputo Stadium - CF Montréal - The World Stadium Tour

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Saputo Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium at Olympic Park in the borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
The stadium opened on May 21, 2008, and is the current home of CF Montréal.
The stadium is built on the former practice track and field site on the grounds of the 1976 Summer Olympics, while the stadium's east side has a view of Olympic Stadium's inclined tower.
It has a capacity of 19,619, making it the second-largest soccer-specific stadium in Canada, after BMO Field in Toronto.
The stadium cost 21.1 million in 2021 dollars to build, with $7.5 million paid by the Saputo family and the rest financed on a 25-year term.
The complex covers approximately 150,000 square metres.
The stadium features a natural grass playing surface and was reportedly preferred over BMO Field and its then-artificial turf by members of the Canada men's national soccer team.
Anticipating a Montreal entry into Major League Soccer, plans were made to expand the stadium from its initial 13,034 capacity to 20,000 to cope with the anticipated boost in attendance.
The Quebec government put $23 million for the renovation and expansion of the stadium (the total cost of the stadium was therefore about $40 million).
The construction plans went into effect after MLS granted Montreal their nineteenth franchise, which began play in the 2012 season.
The stadium welcomed its first Impact home game on May 19, 2008, a scoreless draw against the Vancouver Whitecaps.
The only official international matches played at Saputo Stadium were two matches played by Canada men's national soccer team during the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF).
CF Montréal is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) in the Eastern Conference.
Founded in 2010 as the Montreal Impact, they began play in the MLS in 2012 as the league's nineteenth franchise and third Canadian club.
They are a phoenix club of the original Montreal Impact that played in the various second division leagues of American soccer from 1993 to 2011.
In 2015, the Impact was the first ever Canadian club and the second MLS club to advance to the final of the CONCACAF Champions League, where they lost to Club América.
The club rebranded as Club de Foot Montréal in 2021 with a new club crest and colours.
Amidst discontent and pressure from supporters and local media, the club introduced a revised logo for the 2023 season, with the club being known simply as CF Montréal.
CF Montréal and its predecessor clubs have won the Voyageurs Cup, the domestic trophy for professional club soccer in Canada, a total of 11 times, five of which are within the format of the Canadian Championship, the national championship for professional clubs in Canada formed in 2008.
The club competes in the Leagues Cup, the North American zonal competition for CONCACAF, and is eligible for the cross-border Campeones Cup, but does not take part in the U.S. Open Cup.

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