Saputo Stadium

Saputo Stadium (French: Stade Saputo) is a soccer-specific stadium in Montreal, Quebec, Canada which opened on May 21, 2008, and is the current home of the Montreal Impact. The stadium is built on the former practice track and field site on the grounds of the 1976 Summer Olympics, while the stadium's west side has a view of Olympic Stadium's inclined tower. It has a three-stand configuration. Saputo Stadium, the second largest soccer-specific stadium in Canada after BMO Field in Toronto, holds 13,034 people and can be expanded to 20,000. Major League Soccer's expansion plans include the Montreal Impact, slated to play beginning 2012. Upgrading the stadium to a capacity of 20,341 will begin in September 2011 and be completed by Summer...