Saputo Stadium

Montreal Impact (MLS ) (since 2012)

The Stade Saputo (English: Saputo Stadium ) is a football stadium in Montreal, Quebec Province, Canada. It is located north of the city center in the Olympic Park. The stadium was officially opened on 21 May 2008 and is home to the Canadian Football club Montreal Impact, who plays in Major League Soccer since 2012. Also matches the Canadian national soccer team will be held here.

At the same time, the stadium is also home to the management and administration of the Montreal Impact and in addition to the arena through another training ground. Overall, the facility is 149,000 square meters.

The Stade Saputo, named after the dairy company Saputo, was built on a former training ground, which was used during the 1976 Olympic Games. The stadium is located between the Olympic Stadium Montreal and the Olympic Village. It is the second largest football stadium in Canada after BMO Field in Toronto.

The first game took place on 18 May 2010, three days before the opening, instead. Montreal Impact met here on the Vancouver Whitecaps and the game ended 0-0. The first goal in the stadium scored Rocco Place Tino on 13 June 2008 for Impact.

After it was announced that Montréal but the 2012 season a franchise in Major League Soccer 'll get, the stadium was expanded to a capacity of 20,341 seats. On 16 June 2012, the Stade Saputo was reopened with the league match between the Montreal Impact and the Seattle Sounders FC ( 4:1).