Opened 8 September 2001 Phone +1 780-492-6868 | Province Alberta Owner University of Alberta | |
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Location 11601 68 Avenue, University of Alberta South Campus, Edmonton, Alberta Capacity East Field: 3,500
West Field: 1,500 Surface East Field: PureGrass
West Field: Natural grass Construction cost C$10.5 million
($13.6 million in 2016 dollars) Address 11601 68 Avenue, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E1, Canada Hours Open today · 6:30AM–9PMTuesday6:30AM–9PMWednesday6:30AM–9PMThursday6:30AM–9PMFriday6:30AM–9PMSaturday8AM–4PMSunday8AM–4PMMonday6:30AM–9PM Similar Universiade Pavilion, Clarke Stadium, Clare Drake Arena, South Campus/Fort Edmonto, Forest Heights Park | ||
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Foote Field is a multi-purpose sports facility on the University of Alberta campus in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, built as a legacy facility for the 2001 World Championships in Athletics. It was named for University of Alberta alumnus, former varsity track athlete, and philanthropist Eldon Foote, who donated $2 million toward the construction costs.
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Design
Foote Field features two separate athletic fields on either side of a multi-purpose indoor facility. The East Field is a fully lit stadium that serves as home for the Alberta Golden Bears football. It features a CFL-sized surface, press box, electronic scoreboard, and has a capacity of 3,500 spectators. The East Field also features a four-lane, 125 m warm-up runway. In 2007, the field's older Astroturf surface was replaced with a newer type of hybrid artificial surface made by Astroturf LLC, called PureGrass.
The West Field is designed for track-and-field training and competition. It features a 400 m Mondo IAAF running track, as well as separate areas for long jump/triple jump, high jump, pole vault, discus, hammer, shot put, and javelin. Inside the track is a natural-turf soccer field. Like the East Field, the West Field features a press box, electronic scoreboard, and has a capacity of 1,500 spectators.
Between the two fields is a multi-purpose indoor facility, which includes locker rooms, press box, and concession area. Other indoor facilities include classroom space, meeting rooms, and a high-performance weight-training area. The fitness centre is for the use of high-performance student-athletes only.