Canada Games Stadium
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| Location | 100 Tucker Park Road Saint John, New Brunswick |
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| Owner | University of New Brunswick |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Surface | Natural Grass Rubberized 400m track |
| Opened | 1985 |
| Tenants | |
| UNBSJ Seawolves (CIS) FIFA U-16 World Championship (1987) | |
Canada Games Stadium is a multi-purpose, fully lit stadium in Saint John, New Brunswick.
It was built on the campus of UNB Saint John for the 1985 Canada Summer Games and has a seating capacity of 5,000 spectators.
Canada Games Stadium features a 400m synthetic rubberized track surface, as well as separate areas for long jump/triple jump, high jump, pole vault, discus, hammer, shot put, and javelin. Inside the track is a synthetic turf soccer/football field.
In 2009 the stadium received $3.6 million in upgrades, including resurfacing the track, placing synthetic turf on the infield, the creation of an area for throwing events, grand stand renovations, infield lighting installation, a scoreboard, security lighting and perimeter fencing, and a new storage area.[1]
Besides hosting university and minor sports, the Canada Games Stadium has hosted national track & field events; international soccer matches (including matches during the 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship), and two CFL pre-season football games (with temporary seating added) in 1986 and 1987. In 2012 the stadium hosted the NCCWMA & CMA Masters Track & Field Championships.[2]
It has been announced that UNB Saint John will host the 2013 CCAA Men's National Soccer Championships.[3]
References
- ^ UNBSJ Canada Games Stadium to be upgraded
- ^ Saint John 2012 Official Website
- ^ Wereley, Stephanie. "University of New Brunswick - Saint John to Host 2013 CCAA Men's Soccer National Championship". CCAA. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
External links
- Soccer venues in Canada
- Canadian football venues
- Athletics (track and field) venues in Canada
- Multi-purpose stadiums in Canada
- Sports venues in New Brunswick
- Buildings and structures in Saint John, New Brunswick
- Sport in Saint John, New Brunswick
- Canada Games venues
- Sports venues completed in 1985
- 1985 establishments in New Brunswick