McMahon Stadium

McMahon Stadium
	McMahon Stadium aerial photo during game action, 2009
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Address	1817 Crowchild Trail NW
Location	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Coordinates	51°4′13″N 114°7′17″W / 51.07028°N 114.12139°W
Public transit	Banff Trail station
Owner	University of Calgary
Operator	McMahon Stadium Society
Capacity	Canadian football: 35,400 (46,020 with temporary seating)
Record attendance	60,000 (1988 Winter Olympics)
Surface	Grass (1960–1974); AstroTurf (1975–2005); FieldTurf (2006–present)
Construction
Broke ground	April 4, 1960
Opened	August 15, 1960 (≈22,000)
Renovated	2001 (37,317); 2005 (35,650)
Expanded	1969 (≈25,000); 1973 (≈28,000); 1975 (32,454); 1988 (38,205)
Construction cost	$1.05 million (1960 Canadian dollars); ($10.6 million in 2023 dollars)
Architect	Rule Wynn and Rule
Tenants
	Calgary Stampeders (CFL) (1960–present); Calgary Dinos (U Sports) (1960–present) ; Calgary Colts (CJFL) (1967–present); Calgary Boomers (NASL) (1981); Calgary Wild FC (NSL) (2025–present)

McMahon Stadium (/məkˈmæn/ mək-MAN) is a Canadian football stadium in Calgary, Alberta. The stadium is owned by the University of Calgary and operated by the McMahon Stadium Society.

The stadium is between the downtown core and the University of Calgary, north of 16 Avenue NW between Crowchild Trail and University Drive. It is within walking distance of the Banff Trail C-Train station.

It is the home venue for the University of Calgary Dinos, Calgary Colts of the Canadian Junior Football League, Calgary Gators and Calgary Wolfpack of the Alberta Football League, and the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League, who played at Mewata Stadium from 1935 to 1959. The stadium also was the open-air venue (as an ice rink) for the National Hockey League's 2011 Heritage Classic match between the Calgary Flames and the Montreal Canadiens.

The stadium was also the location of the 1988 Winter Olympics opening and closing ceremonies,^[3] serving as the Olympic Stadium.

^ "Status of CFL Stadiums on CFLDB".
^ 1688 to 1923: Geloso, Vincent, A Price Index for Canada, 1688 to 1850 (December 6, 2016). Afterwards, Canadian inflation numbers based on Statistics Canada tables 18-10-0005-01 (formerly CANSIM 326-0021) "Consumer Price Index, annual average, not seasonally adjusted". Statistics Canada. Retrieved April 17, 2021. and table 18-10-0004-13 "Consumer Price Index by product group, monthly, percentage change, not seasonally adjusted, Canada, provinces, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit". Statistics Canada. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
^ 1988 Winter Olympics official report. Archived January 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Part 1. pp. 166–73.

[1] "Status of CFL Stadiums on CFLDB".

[inflation-CA-2] 1688 to 1923: Geloso, Vincent, A Price Index for Canada, 1688 to 1850 (December 6, 2016). Afterwards, Canadian inflation numbers based on Statistics Canada tables 18-10-0005-01 (formerly CANSIM 326-0021) "Consumer Price Index, annual average, not seasonally adjusted". Statistics Canada. Retrieved April 17, 2021. and table 18-10-0004-13 "Consumer Price Index by product group, monthly, percentage change, not seasonally adjusted, Canada, provinces, Whitehorse, Yellowknife and Iqaluit". Statistics Canada. Retrieved May 8, 2024.

[3] 1988 Winter Olympics official report. Archived January 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Part 1. pp. 166–73.

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McMahon Stadium aerial photo during game action, 2009
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Address	1817 Crowchild Trail NW
Location	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Coordinates	51°4′13″N 114°7′17″W / 51.07028°N 114.12139°W / 51.07028; -114.12139
Public transit	Banff Trail station
Owner	University of Calgary
Operator	McMahon Stadium Society
Capacity	Canadian football: 35,400^[1] (46,020 with temporary seating)
Record attendance	60,000 (1988 Winter Olympics)
Surface	Grass (1960–1974) AstroTurf (1975–2005) FieldTurf (2006–present)
Broke ground	April 4, 1960; 64 years ago (1960-04-04)
Opened	August 15, 1960; 63 years ago (1960-08-15) (≈22,000)
Renovated	2001 (37,317) 2005 (35,650)
Expanded	1969 (≈25,000) 1973 (≈28,000) 1975 (32,454) 1988 (38,205)
Construction cost	$1.05 million (1960 Canadian dollars) ($10.6 million in 2023 dollars^[2])
Architect	Rule Wynn and Rule
Tenants
Calgary Stampeders (CFL) (1960–present) Calgary Dinos (U Sports) (1960–present) Calgary Colts (CJFL) (1967–present) Calgary Boomers (NASL) (1981) Calgary Wild FC (NSL) (2025–present)