Olympic Stadium, Montreal
Montreal, Canada
56,040
recorded capacity
recorded as 1992–present
1 block = 1,000 placesoutline continues to Commonwealth Stadium, 56,302
Olympic Stadium, Montreal is the 2nd-largest of the 14 listed stadiums in Canada. It is also the oldest (opened 1976) of the 6 stadiums listed for football in Canada on this site.
It was a venue of the 1976 Summer Olympics, and it is counted among the Olympic stadiums. It is one of 20 stadiums on this site with a fixed roof over the field. Its capacity equals 12.5% of the combined capacity of the listed stadiums in Canada. The nearest listed stadium is Saputo Stadium, 0.6 km away.
- Listed for
- Athletics and football
- Tenants
- CF Montréal
- Surface
- Grass
- Roof
- Fixed roof (covered)
- Position
- 45.56° N, 73.55° W
Where it stands in Canada
- Commonwealth Stadium262 more56,302
- Olympic Stadium, Montreal56,040
- BC Place1,540 fewer54,500
- Rogers Centre16,890 fewer39,150
- McMahon Stadium20,640 fewer35,400
- 9 more listed stadiums
From the record
- Construction began
- 1973
- Owner
- Government of Quebec
- Recorded construction cost
- C$ 770 million
- Record attendance
- 78,322 (1977)
- Compared with the median in Canada
- 1.8 times the median capacity of 30,347 across its 14 listed stadiums
- Opened in the 1970s in Canada
- 2 of the 14 listed stadiums, this one included
- Nearest larger listed stadium
- Gillette Stadium, 427 km
- Listed stadiums within 10 km
- 2
Nearest listed stadiums
- Saputo Stadium · north19,619 places, opened 20080.6 km
- Percival Molson Memorial Stadium · south-west23,035 places, opened 19155.8 km
- Ottawa Stadium · west10,278 places, opened 1993164.5 km
- TD Place Stadium · west24,000 places, opened 1908167.1 km
- Telus Stadium · north-east12,750 places, opened 1994222.0 km
Source: Wikipedia, Olympic Stadium (Montreal).