Foote Field

{{Short description|Sports facility in Edmonton, Alberta}}

{{Infobox Stadium

| stadium_name = Foote Field

| nickname =

| image = 250px

| caption = Sun setting behind Foote Field.

| location = 11601 68 Avenue, University of Alberta South Campus, Edmonton, Alberta

| broke_ground =

| opened = September 8, 2001{{cite web|url=http://www.expressnews.ualberta.ca/article.cfm?id=929|title=Foote Field is ready for heavy traffic|publisher=University of Alberta ExpressNews|access-date=2009-09-11}}{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

| owner = University of Alberta

| operator =

| surface = East Field: PureGrass
West Field: Natural grass

| construction_cost = C$10.5 million
(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|CA|10500000|2001}}}} in {{Inflation-year|CA}} dollars{{inflation-fn|CA}})

| architect =

| tenants = Alberta Golden Bears/Alberta Pandas (U Sports) (2001–present)
FC Edmonton (NASL) (2011)

| seating_capacity = East Field: 3,500
West Field: 1,500

| publictransit = {{rint|edmonton|ets}} {{rint|light rail|1}}{{rint|edmonton|capital}} South Campus/Fort Edmonton Park station

}}

Foote Field is a multi-purpose sports facility on the University of Alberta South 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.

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.AstroTurf: [http://www.astroturf.com/index2.htm University of Alberta Excited About Their New PureGrass Pitch] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100106171057/http://www.astroturf.com/index2.htm |date=2010-01-06 }} Retrieved on 30 November 2009

The West Field is designed for track-and-field training and competition. It features a 400 m Beynon Sports 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.

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