Canada Games Stadium
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 | |
UNB Saint John Seawolves (CCAA, AFL) |
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. It hosts the UNB Saint John Seawolves men's and women's soccer teams, and football team.
Canada Games Stadium features a 400m synthetic Tartan track, 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.
History
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] The University of New Brunswick, Saint John hosted the 2013 CCAA Men's National Soccer Championships.[3]
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External links
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- UNBSJ Map
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