Croix-Bleue Medavie Stadium
University track and field stadium in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Croix-Bleue Medavie Stadium (French: Stade Croix-Bleue Medavie), formerly Moncton Stadium (French: Stade Moncton), is a track and field stadium on the campus of the Université de Moncton in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, built to host the IAAF 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics.[5] The $17 million venue opened in 2010. Although seating capacity had fluctuated early in construction (original plans called for as many as 28,000 seats), the stadium has 8,300 permanent seats, and is expandable to 25,000 via temporary seating.[1] It is the home field for the Moncton Aigles Bleus soccer teams.
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Former names | Moncton 2010 Stadium Moncton Stadium |
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Location | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada |
Coordinates | 46°6′30″N 64°47′0″W |
Owner | Universite de Moncton and City of Moncton |
Operator | Universite de Moncton |
Capacity | 8,300 (expandable to 25,000)[1] |
Surface | Natural grass (2010–2013) FieldTurf (2014–present)[2][3][4] |
Construction | |
Broke ground | April 22, 2008 |
Opened | July 19, 2010 |
Construction cost | $17 – $27 million |
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