Princess Auto Stadium
Princess Auto Stadium (officially known as IG Field until April 2024)[6] is an outdoor stadium in Winnipeg, Manitoba.[7] The stadium, which opened in 2013, is located on the University of Manitoba campus next to University Stadium.[8]
Former names
Investors Group Field (2013–19)
IG Field (2019–24)
University of Manitoba, 315 Chancellor Matheson Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Triple B Stadiums Inc.
46[1]
32,343[2]
8 hectares (20 acres)
May 20, 2010
May 26, 2013
$210 million[4]
Raymond S.C. Wan
Stuart Olson Dominion Construction
Owned by Triple B Stadium Inc., a consortium of the City of Winnipeg, the Province of Manitoba, the Winnipeg Football Club and the University of Manitoba,[9] the stadium is home to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). It is also home to the University of Manitoba Bisons football team, Valour FC of the Canadian Premier League (CPL), the Winnipeg Rifles of the Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL), the Manitoba Fearless of the Western Women's Canadian Football League (WWCFL), and was a host stadium of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.
The stadium has a capacity of 32,343 and is partially covered. The stadium contains a corrugated metal roof, restaurant, 52 suites, walk of fame and other amenities.
History[edit]
Development[edit]
The owners of Canad Inns, a Winnipeg-based hotel business and naming rights holder for the Blue Bombers' former stadium, forwarded a plan in 2007 to redevelop the entire site for commercial use and construct a football stadium for the Blue Bombers in another location. This proposal, although rejected in favour of David Asper's plan, called for a $265 million stadium at the former Public Markets site in the St. Boniface industrial park, which Canad Inns purchased from the city. The domed stadium would have been part of a $500 million complex that would have included a four-star hotel and an indoor water park.[10]
David Asper's original proposal involved both federal and provincial government financial contributions ($40 million each), as well as a transfer of assets (the publicly owned Blue Bomber franchise itself will be transferred into Asper's control, and the existing undeveloped commercial real estate surrounding the stadium). As part of Creswin's commitment to the project, Asper pledged to contribute $65 million toward the Maroons Road development. In addition to stadium construction, the Asper proposal included 217,000 sq ft (20,200 m2) of retail development and a two-level parking facility.