Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, AB

Attributes
  • Stadium Type: Open Air Stadium
  • Surface Type: Granulated Rubber Filled Artificial Turf (FieldTurf-like)
  • Lighting: Floodlights
  • Capacity: 55,614
Numbers
  • Opened: Jan. 1, 1978
  • Age: 46 years, 2 months
  • Total Games: 474
  • Total Attendance: 16,540,736 (472 games)
  • All-Time Attendance Avg: 35,043.93
  • Regular Season Sellouts: 27
  • Regular Season Announced Sellouts: 34
  • Hosted Grey Cup: 5 times
  • Hosted All-Star Game: 1 time
Attendance Records
  • Address: 11000 Stadium Road Northwest
  • Coordinates: 53.55961494383779, -113.47617387771606
Firsts and Lasts
FirstLast
GameAug. 30, 1978
BC 10 @ EDM 18
Oct. 14, 2023
MTL 35 @ EDM 21
Regular GameAug. 30, 1978
BC 10 @ EDM 18
Oct. 14, 2023
MTL 35 @ EDM 21
Playoff GameNov. 18, 1978
CGY 13 @ EDM 26
Nov. 22, 2015
CGY 31 @ EDM 45
Grey CupNov. 18, 1984
HAM 17 vs WPG 47
Nov. 25, 2018
OTT 16 vs CGY 27
YearChangeSurfaceCapacity
2024 Closed upper bowl Granulated Rubber Filled Artificial Turf (FieldTurf-like) 31,000
2017 Reconfiguration Granulated Rubber Filled Artificial Turf (FieldTurf-like) 55,614
2015 Artificial turf replacement Granulated Rubber Filled Artificial Turf (FieldTurf-like) 56,302
2013 Seat replacement/reduction Granulated Rubber Filled Artificial Turf (FieldTurf-like) 56,302
2010 Artificial turf installation Granulated Rubber Filled Artificial Turf (FieldTurf-like) 59,537
2008 Reconfiguration Natural Grass 59,537
1983 Expansion Natural Grass 60,081
1982 Expansion Natural Grass 59,912
1980 Expansion Natural Grass 43,346
1978 Opened 1978 Natural Grass 42,500
GP W L T OTG OTL PF PA
Preseason
Edmonton Elks 49 24 24 1 0 0 1,182 1,023
Regular Season
Edmonton Elks 392 257 133 2 16 8 11,831 8,932
Las Vegas Posse 1 0 1 0 0 0 10 51
Playoffs
Edmonton Elks 27 19 8 0 0 0 815 592
Total
Edmonton Elks 468 300 165 3 16 8 13,828 10,547
Las Vegas Posse 1 0 1 0 0 0 10 51

Grey Cup Record as Host Stadium

GP W L T OTG OTL PF PA
Montreal Alouettes 2 2 0 0 0 0 46 34
Calgary Stampeders 1 1 0 0 0 0 27 16
Toronto Argonauts 1 1 0 0 0 0 47 23
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1 1 0 0 0 0 47 17
Ottawa RedBlacks 1 0 1 0 0 0 16 27
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1 0 1 0 0 0 17 47
Edmonton Elks 1 0 1 0 0 0 16 25
Saskatchewan Roughriders 2 0 2 0 0 0 41 68
GP W L T OTG OTL PF PA
Preseason
Calgary Stampeders 11 7 4 0 0 0 307 288
BC Lions 11 6 5 0 0 0 218 231
Saskatchewan Roughriders 17 5 12 0 0 0 286 455
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 7 4 2 1 0 0 152 142
Ottawa RedBlacks 1 1 0 0 0 0 30 27
Toronto Argonauts 1 0 1 0 0 0 15 35
Total 48 23 24 1 0 0 1,008 1,178
Regular Season
BC Lions 63 28 35 0 5 3 1,519 1,643
Calgary Stampeders 64 26 37 1 3 1 1,595 1,875
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 47 17 29 1 2 1 1,078 1,405
Saskatchewan Roughriders 62 17 45 0 4 2 1,384 1,984
Toronto Argonauts 42 15 27 0 0 0 953 1,294
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 42 14 28 0 1 0 961 1,296
Montreal Alouettes 34 11 23 0 0 0 751 1,036
Ottawa RedBlacks 31 4 27 0 1 0 579 1,105
Edmonton Elks 1 1 0 0 0 0 51 10
Baltimore Stallions 2 1 1 0 0 0 43 43
Memphis Mad Dogs 1 0 1 0 0 0 17 34
Shreveport Pirates 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 37
Las Vegas Posse 1 0 1 0 0 0 17 44
San Antonio Texans 2 0 2 0 0 0 28 35
Total 393 134 257 2 16 7 8,983 11,841
Playoffs
BC Lions 73 4 0 0 0 164 203
Saskatchewan Roughriders 83 5 0 0 0 170 221
Calgary Stampeders 82 6 0 0 0 176 232
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 40 4 0 0 0 82 159
Total 27 8 19 0 0 0 592 815