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Originally Posted by MonctonRad
Interesting JayM. Thanks for the link.
To put it in tabular form here.........
1 - Edmonton (Commonwealth Stadium)........62,531
2 - Vancouver (BC Place Stadium)...............59,841
3 - Toronto (Rogers Centre).......................53,506
4 - Calgary (McMahon Stadium)..................35,560
5 - Hamilton (Ivor Wynne Stadium)..............30,000
6 - Winnipeg (Canad Inns Stadium)..............29,503
7 - Regina (Mosaic Stadium).......................28,800
8 - Ottawa (Frank Clair Stadium).................26,559
9 - Moncton (Stade Moncton Stadium).........20,641 (configured for the Touchdown Atlantic game)
10 - Montreal (Percival Molson Stadium)........20,202
So, while the Moncton stadium remains smallish, it is not that far off the target for a lot of the other CFL stadiums. Only Edmonton, Vancouver, Toronto and Calgary are significantly bigger! 
I think the Moncton stadium could be expanded to about 30,000 without too much modification. |
It's so weird seeing Moncton in that top 10 list, but I'm glad the Maritimes finally has a significant stadium. A few points:
- Frank Clair been partially demolished and isn't at 26,559 any more
- Mosaic has 'temporary' stands erected all season and really has capacity of 30,945
- Molson will be at 25,000 for next season
- BMO Field will get a boost from 20,000 which should put it in the top 10 stadia, but it's not a football stadium
- Empire Stadium in Vancouver being refitted with 27,500 temporary seats for whole season while BC Place undergoes renovations
By the end of the year, the top 10 will look like this:
01 - Edmonton (Commonwealth Stadium)........62,531
02 - Vancouver (BC Place Stadium)...............59,841
03 - Toronto (Rogers Centre).......................53,506
04 - Calgary (McMahon Stadium)..................35,560
05 - Regina (Mosaic Stadium).......................30,945
06 - Hamilton (Ivor Wynne Stadium)..............30,000
07 - Winnipeg (Canad Inns Stadium)..............29,503
08 - Vancouver (Empire Stadium)..................27,500
09 - Montreal (Percival Molson Stadium)........25,000
10 - Moncton (Stade Moncton Stadium).........20,641 (configured for the Touchdown Atlantic game)