Montreal Impact soccer team to build new stadium
Last Updated: Tuesday, May 3, 2005 | 9:36 AM ET
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The stadium would be built on the Technoparc site and would accommodate 10,000 soccer fans. Radio-Canada says the official announcement will come Wednesday.
The stadium would go up near where the Autostade was before it was demolished in the late 1970s, the Radio-Canada report says. The Autostade was an amphitheatre which boasted more than 33,000 places and served Montrealers between 1967 and 1976.
There are some concerns the location might be a bit too cold because of its proximity to the St-Lawrence River, as was a common complaint about the Autostade.
The new stadium would be ready for the 2007 season, just in time to host the FIFA world under-20 soccer tournament. Montreal is one of six Canadian cities chosen to host the world championships.
The Montreal Impact play in the United Soccer Leagues First Division.
