- Address: 4750 Rue Sherbrooke Est, Montreal
- Country: Canada
- Capacity: 19,000
- Opened: 18 May 2008
- Main use: Football
- Tenants: CF Montréal (football)
Extra stadium info – Stade Saputo
The construction of the venue started in 2007. The stadium is named after a dairy company. CF Montréal, the third Major League Soccer club from Canada, use the stadium for home games. The club was founded under a different name. In 2012, CF Montréal drew an average home attendance of 22,000 in their first-ever Major League Soccer season.
The CONCACAF Champions Cup
CF Montréal became the first Canadian club in a final of the tournament which is currently known as the CONCACAF Champions Cup. They reached the final in 2015. The Mexican side Club América, the first Mexican sports club with 10 million followers on its main social media page, won the two-legged final of the North American championship for football clubs. The first leg took place in Mexico City in front of 56,000 spectators. The game ended in a 1-1- draw. The second leg took place in Montreal in front of 61,000 spectators. CF Montréal scored twice and Club América scored four times in that game.
Didier Drogba
The same year, CF Montréal signed the world-famous Ivorian football star Didier Drogba. He played professional football for Le Mans FC, EA Guingamp, Olympique de Marseille, Chelsea, Shanghai Shenhua and Galatasaray before he moved to Canada. Didier Drogba became the first African football player to score 100 goals in the Premier League, one of the major sports leagues in the world. He won the prestigious UEFA Champions League with Chelsea. Drogba became the all-time top scorer of the national football team of the Côte d’Ivoire. In 2006, he scored in the first-ever FIFA World Cup match which included the Côte d’Ivoire. The game between the Argentine Republic and the Côte d’Ivoire ended in a 2-1 victory for the South Americans.
