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Commonwealth Stadium
Location	11000 Stadium Road PO Box 2359 Edmonton, AB T5J 2R7
Opened	1978
Renovated	2001
Owner	City of Edmonton
Surface	Grass
Construction cost	$20.9 million (CAD) Reconstruction Cost: $22.17 million (CAD)
Tenants
Edmonton Eskimos (CFL) (1978-present) Canadian Soccer Edmonton Drillers (NASL) (1979-1982) Edmonton Huskies (CJFL) (1978-present) Edmonton Wildcats (CJFL) 1978 Commonwealth Games 1983 Summer Universiade 2001 World Championships in Athletics
Capacity
60,081

Commonwealth Stadium is a venue located in the Norwood Area of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, primarily used by the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL. Built in 1978 to host the Commonwealth Games, the stadium seats 60,081 (for regular season football)[1] but can be expanded. On September 5 2003, the largest crowd in CFL history for a regular season game was set at 62,444 against the Calgary Stampeders. The largest crowd in stadium history was the Grey Cup game on November 24 2002 with 62,531 in attendance.[2]

The stadium is the largest in permanent capacity in Canada and one of the few major facilities in that country to have a natural grass playing surface. As such, Commonwealth Stadium often plays host to international soccer matches and tournaments, and is the home field for women's national soccer teams. In rugby union, the stadium has hosted Churchill Cup matches and hosted some 2006 Women's Rugby World Cup matches, including the final.

It is served by Stadium Station along the LRT (201) line and the Stadium Transit Centre (served by routes 2, 120 and 127) adjacent to the LRT Station

According to the Eskimos web site, the stadium currently has the largest and most advanced video screen jumbotron in the world. It measures 40' by 24' and with a 16:9 picture format. [3]

The stadium has hosted the 1978 Commonwealth Games, the 1983 Universiade Summer Games, the 2001 IAAF World Championships in Athletics, the final match of the inaugural FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship in 2002 and the Heritage Classic outdoor NHL hockey game in 2003. The CFL Grey Cup game has been played at Commonwealth Stadium on three occasions: in 1984, 1997, and 2002. It has also hosted many concerts, including U2, Pink Floyd, David Bowie,Tim McGraw, the Rolling Stones, and The Police on their 30th anniversary reunion tour.

Commonwealth stadium was last re-sodded in April of 2007 in preparation for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Despite the completion of the soccer-specific BMO Field in Toronto, Commonwealth Stadium remains a major venue for soccer in Canada due to its capacity and, more importantly, its natural grass playing surface which BMO Field fails to offer.

• Esks.com - Commonwealth Stadium facts & figures

• List of Canadian Football League stadiums

Preceded by Estadio Olímpico de Sevilla Seville

IAAF World Championships in Athletics Venue 2001

Succeeded by Stade de France Paris

Coordinates: 53°33′34.73″N, 113°28′34.08″W