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Old Posted May 9, 2017, 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Dalreg View Post
I'm willing to bet some teams will be permanently in CFL stadiums. Cities like Winnipeg, Regina, Hamilton, Ottawa. Will all make use of existing stadiums over building something new, even long term....
Highly doubtful they'll stay in CFL stadiums permanently, the MLS/NASL experience is that crowds eventually drop and people tune out if they're in large near-empty stadiums with football lines all over the field. A 5,000-seat soccer stadium won't cost much (simply adding seats to an existing field at a school for example). The article also alludes to them looking to build a soccer-specific venue as well. Once the top teams get proper soccer stadiums then there'll be enormous pressure to upgrade. CSA has said repeatedly that they want to do this right and make this as professional as possible.

"The CPL is going to need to have some concrete affirmation that the community wants to rally around it and that there will be some sort of stadium development moving forward," said MacLean, noting that the team would need about 5,000 fans per game to survive.
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