Alumni Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. It is home to the Guelph Gryphons soccer and football varsity teams. It was built in 1970, and has a fixed seating capacity of 4,100 with an additional grass seating capacity of 3,500.[1] On October 27, 2011, it was announced that the stadium will undergo an $18 million expansion and renovation that will bring fixed seating capacity up to 7,500. It was also announced that an eight-lane track would be installed as well as synthetic turf for the field.[2]
In November 2012, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats announced it had reached a memorandum of understanding with Alumni Stadium to use the stadium as their temporary home while New Hamilton Stadium is constructed in 2013. The stadium is expected to undergo temporary expansion to accommodate the team.
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Coordinates: 43°32′06″N 80°13′36″W / 43.5351°N 80.2267°W / 43.5351; -80.2267
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