Spruce Meadows
Multi-purpose sports facility in Calgary / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Spruce Meadows is a multi-purpose sports facility near Calgary, Alberta built by the Southern family which opened in 1975.[1]
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Address | 18011 Spruce Meadows Way SW |
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Location | Foothills County, Alberta[citation needed] |
Coordinates | 50°53′06″N 114°06′02″W |
Owner | Spruce Meadows |
Surface | Grass, sand, pavement |
Construction | |
Opened | 1975 (1975) |
Expanded | 2019 |
Tenants | |
Cavalry FC (CPL) (2019–present) | |
Website | |
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The facility contains an equestrian show jumping complex that comprises 505 acres (2.04 km2). The current president and CEO of Spruce Meadows is Linda Southern-Heathcott, a former Olympian who competed in the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games for the Canadian Olympic Team.
The facility is also the home venue of Cavalry FC of the Canadian Premier League, a soccer team owned by Spruce Meadows Sports and Entertainment. The 6,000-seat stadium, known as ATCO Field for sponsorship reasons during soccer use, is within the facility. The field was constructed in early 2019 at the site of a modified jumping field, which gained new stands to fit the rectangular soccer pitch.[2][3]