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Historical · MLB
Olympic Stadium
Former home of the Montreal Expos
Montreal, QC
Still to visit
Teams
Montreal Expos
MLB · baseball
1977–2004
Also known as Stade Olympique · The Big O
Stadium facts
- Capacity
- 49,757
- Baseball from 1992. Permanent capacity is listed at 56,040 from 1992. The 1976 Olympics figure is 73,000.Source for capacity
- Opened
- July 17, 1976
- Baseball opening is listed as April 15, 1977. Ground broken April 28, 1973. The Expos left after the 2004 season. The stadium is still standing.Source for opened
- Surface
- FIFA Quality Pro turf
- The surface from 2023. Grass in 1976, then several artificial surfaces, including AstroTurf for most of the Expos years.Source for surface
- Roof
- Dome
- Designed to open and close from cables on an inclined tower. The roof's failures repeatedly disrupted events.Source for roof
- Cost
- C$770 million
- The figure given for the stadium. The page also cites a much larger total for the whole Olympic Park once interest and repairs are included.Source for cost
Names and sponsors
Timeline
1976
1977
1980
1986
2004
2017
July 17, 1976
Opens for the Olympics
Olympic Stadium opened on July 17, 1976, as the main venue of the Montreal Olympics. The infobox lists a separate baseball opening on April 15, 1977. The Expos had been promised a dome for 1972 and waited through those delays.
SourceUpcoming schedule
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