Winnipeg Stadium in Winnipeg, MB

Attributes
  • Succeeded by: Canad Inns Stadium
  • Stadium Type: Open Air Stadium
  • Surface Type: Fixed Artificial Turf (AstroTurf-like)
  • Lighting: Floodlights
  • Capacity: 29,530
Numbers
  • Opened: Jan. 1, 1953
  • Age: 71 years, 2 months
  • Total Games: 635
  • Total Attendance: 14,308,216 (634 games)
  • All-Time Attendance Avg: 22,568.16
  • Regular Season Sellouts: 75
  • Regular Season Announced Sellouts: 92
  • Hosted Grey Cup: 3 times
Attendance Records
  • Address: Maroons Road
  • Coordinates: 49.88950581595767, -97.19826579093933
Firsts and Lasts
FirstLast
GameAug. 15, 1953
OTT 11 @ WPG 18
Nov. 3, 2012
MTL 11 @ WPG 19
Regular GameAug. 29, 1953
EDM 6 @ WPG 7
Nov. 3, 2012
MTL 11 @ WPG 19
Playoff GameOct. 28, 1953
SSK 5 @ WPG 43
Nov. 20, 2011
HAM 3 @ WPG 19
Grey CupNov. 24, 1991
CGY 21 vs TOR 36
Nov. 19, 2006
BC 25 vs MTL 14
YearChangeSurfaceCapacity
2006 Grey Cup temporary seating Granulated Rubber Filled Artificial Turf (FieldTurf-like) 44,784
2003 Artificial turf replacement Granulated Rubber Filled Artificial Turf (FieldTurf-like) 29,530
2001 Name change Fixed Artificial Turf (AstroTurf-like) 29,530
1999 Reduction Fixed Artificial Turf (AstroTurf-like) 29,530
1998 Grey Cup temporary seating Fixed Artificial Turf (AstroTurf-like) 43,000
1995 Expansion Fixed Artificial Turf (AstroTurf-like) 33,675
1991 Reduction Fixed Artificial Turf (AstroTurf-like) 32,648
1991 Grey Cup temporary seating Fixed Artificial Turf (AstroTurf-like) 51,985
1988 Artificial turf Fixed Artificial Turf (AstroTurf-like) 32,946
1981 Expansion Natural Grass 32,946
1978 Expansion Natural Grass 28,080
1978 Expansion Natural Grass 27,201
1972 Expansion Natural Grass 25,210
1962 Expansion Natural Grass 21,652
1955 Expansion Natural Grass 19,660
1954 Expansion Natural Grass 17,995
1953 Opened 1953 Natural Grass 16,400
GP W L T OTG OTL PF PA
Preseason
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 47 23 24 0 0 0 1,059 885
Regular Season
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 399 250 145 4 8 5 10,012 7,951
Playoffs
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 37 24 11 2 0 0 777 510
Total
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 483 297 180 6 8 5 11,848 9,346

Grey Cup Record as Host Stadium

GP W L T OTG OTL PF PA
Toronto Argonauts 1 1 0 0 0 0 36 21
Calgary Stampeders 2 1 1 0 0 0 47 60
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1 0 1 0 0 0 24 26
GP W L T OTG OTL PF PA
Preseason
BC Lions 11 6 5 0 0 0 223 242
Calgary Stampeders 8 5 3 0 0 0 146 144
Saskatchewan Roughriders 9 4 5 0 0 0 132 181
Montreal Alouettes 4 3 1 0 0 0 84 64
Toronto Argonauts 3 2 1 0 0 0 53 92
San Antonio Texans 1 1 0 0 0 0 21 15
Edmonton Elks 2 1 1 0 0 0 32 38
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 4 1 3 0 0 0 58 101
Ottawa RedBlacks 5 1 4 0 0 0 136 182
Total 47 24 23 0 0 0 885 1,059
Regular Season
Edmonton Elks 66 32 34 0 0 0 1,431 1,417
Calgary Stampeders 67 24 43 0 2 1 1,237 1,708
BC Lions 66 23 41 2 1 0 1,160 1,536
Saskatchewan Roughriders 69 20 48 1 1 1 1,184 1,755
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 36 14 22 0 3 0 852 980
Toronto Argonauts 36 11 25 0 1 1 810 943
Montreal Alouettes 24 10 14 0 0 0 481 636
Ottawa RedBlacks 28 10 17 1 0 0 605 828
Birmingham Barracudas 1 1 0 0 0 0 38 10
Baltimore Stallions 1 0 1 0 0 0 32 39
Shreveport Pirates 2 0 2 0 0 0 50 76
San Antonio Texans 3 0 3 0 0 0 71 84
Total 399 145 250 4 8 3 7,951 10,012
Playoffs
Edmonton Elks 145 9 0 0 0 197 265
Saskatchewan Roughriders 73 3 1 0 0 93 142
BC Lions 11 0 0 0 0 15 11
Baltimore Stallions 11 0 0 0 0 14 12
Toronto Argonauts 21 1 0 0 0 36 23
Ottawa RedBlacks 20 2 0 0 0 24 52
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 30 3 0 0 0 58 114
Calgary Stampeders 70 6 1 0 0 73 158
Total 37 11 24 2 0 0 510 777