Commonwealth Stadium (Edmonton)
1978 Commonwealth Games
1983 Summer Universiade
2001 World Championships in Athletics
Edmonton Drillers (NASL) (1979–1981)
Canadian Soccer Association
Commonwealth Stadium is an outdoor stadium located in the Norwood Area of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, it is primarily used by the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. Opened in 1978 the stadium is owned and operated by the City of Edmonton and was built for the 1978 Commonwealth Games. With a permanent seating capacity of over sixty thousand, Commonwealth Stadium is the second largest stadium in the CFL behind Olympic Stadium in Montreal, 66,308. Commonwealth Stadium has been the host venue for the Grey Cup championship game four times; 1984, 1997, 2002 and 2010. The average attendance for all four games was 61,565.
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