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Key facts<\/h3>\n

Club: Montreal Impact | Opening: 2008 | Capacity: 20,341 seats<\/p>\n

History and description<\/h3>\n

Stade Saputo got built in 2007 to serve as the new home of the Montreal Impact, who were back then still playing in the NASL.<\/p>\n

The stadium came at a cost of CA$ 17 million, of which CA$ 7.5 got donated by the Saputo family, owners of the Impact. As a result the stadium would carry the name Saputo.<\/p>\n

Stade Saputo officially opened on 19 May 2008 with a match between the Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps. It could initially hold just over 13,000 spectators, but when the Impact got selected as an MLS expansion team in 2010, a stadium expansion was part of the deal.<\/p>\n

Building works started in 2011 and included the addition of 7,000 seats, increased and improved corporate facilities, and a roof that covers about 30% of the seats.<\/p>\n

As works had not been completed before the start of the Impact’s inaugural MLS season, the club played their\u00a0first home matches at the adjacent Olympic Stadium<\/a>. They\u00a0played their\u00a0first match at the renovated Stade Saputo on 16 June 2012 against the Seattle Sounders (4-1).<\/p>\n

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