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McMahon Stadium
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| McMahon Stadium | |
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| Location | Calgary, Alberta |
| Opened | 1960 |
| Owner | City of Calgary |
| Surface | FieldTurf |
| Construction cost | Unknown |
| Architect | Unknown |
| Tenants | |
| Calgary Stampeders (CFL) Calgary Dinos Calgary Colts (AFL) |
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| Capacity | |
| Football: 35,650 (60,000 with temporary seating[1]) | |
McMahon Stadium (pronounced [məkˈmæn]) is a Canadian football stadium located in Calgary, Alberta. 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 [2] who donated C$300,000 toward the construction of the facility.
The stadium currently serves as the home venue for the University of Calgary Dinos, Calgary Colts of the Prairie Junior Football Conference, 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.
With permanent seating totalling 35,650, McMahon Stadium is the fifth-largest stadium in Canada. The CFL Grey Cup game has been held at McMahon Stadium in 1975, 1993, and 2000. 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 stadium features a new artificial FieldTurf field installed in 2006. The new turf is hoped to attract a wider variety of events to the stadium including future international soccer matches.
| Current stadiums in the Canadian Football League |
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| BC Place Stadium | Commonwealth Stadium | McMahon Stadium | Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field | Canad Inns Stadium | Ivor Wynne Stadium | Percival Molson Stadium | Rogers Centre | (Olympic Stadium) | |
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| Landmarks | Calgary Tower · Fairmont Palliser · Mewata Armouries · Petro-Canada Centre · Stephen Avenue · +15 · Tallest buildings |
| Attractions | Calaway Park · Canada Olympic Park · Fort Calgary · Glenbow Museum · Heritage Park Historical Village · The Military Museums · Stampede Grounds · TELUS World of Science · Zoo · Festivals |
| Venues | EPCOR Centre · Foothills Stadium · McMahon Stadium · Olympic Oval · Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium · Spruce Meadows · Pengrowth Saddledome · Talisman Centre |
| Parks | Battalion Park · Devonian Gardens · Edworthy Park · Fish Creek Provincial Park · Millennium Park · Nose Hill Park |
| Malls | Eaton Centre · Chinook Centre · Dragon City Mall · Market Mall · Marlborough Mall · Southcentre Mall · Sunridge Mall · TD Square |