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{{Short description|Multiuse stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada}}
{{For|the facility in Kentucky also known as Commonwealth Stadium|Kroger Field}}
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{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Commonwealth Stadium
| nickname = 
| logo_image = Commonwealth Stadium logo.svg
| image = Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, AB.jpg
| caption = Commonwealth Stadium in October 2024.
| location = 11000 [[Stadium Road]]<br />[[Edmonton]], Alberta, Canada
| coordinates = {{coord|53|33|30|N|113|28|30|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = Canada Edmonton#Canada Alberta#Canada
| pushpin_relief = yes
| pushpin_label = Commonwealth Stadium
| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Edmonton]]##Location in [[Alberta]]##Location in [[Canada]]
| opened = July 15, 1978
| renovated = 2001, 2008
| expanded = 1982, 2013
| surface = {{ubl|Grass (1978–2009)|[[FieldTurf]] Duraspine Pro (2010–present)}}
| owner = City of Edmonton
| publictransit = {{rint|edmonton|ets}} {{rint|light rail|1}}{{rint|edmonton|capital}} [[Stadium station (Edmonton)|Stadium station]]
| construction_cost = {{dollarsign|CAD}}20.9 million<br />(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|CA|20900000|1978}}}} in {{Inflation-year|CA}} dollars{{inflation-fn|CA}})<br /><br />'''Expansion''':<br />1982: {{CAD|11 million}}<br />(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|CA|11000000|1982}}}} in {{Inflation-year|CA}} dollars{{inflation-fn|CA}})<br />2013: {{CAD|12 million}}<br />(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|CA|12000000|2013}}}} in {{Inflation-year|CA}} dollars{{inflation-fn|CA}})<br /><br />'''Renovations''':<br />2001: $24 million<br />(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|CA|24000000|2001}}}} in {{Inflation-year|CA}} dollars{{inflation-fn|CA}})<br />2008: {{CAD|112 million}}<br />(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|CA|112000000|2008}}}} in {{Inflation-year|CA}} dollars{{inflation-fn|CA}})<br /><br />'''Total cost''':<br />$296.8 million in 2021 dollars
| architect = Bell, McCulloch, Spotowski and Associates
| tenants = {{plainlist|
* [[Edmonton Elks|Edmonton Eskimos/Elks]] ([[Canadian Football League|CFL]]) (1978–present)
* [[Edmonton Drillers (1979–82)|Edmonton Drillers]] ([[North American Soccer League (1968–1984)|NASL]]) (1979–1981)
* [[FC Edmonton]] ([[Canadian Championship|CC]]) (2011–2013)
* [[Canada men's national soccer team]] (select matches)
}}
| seating_capacity = {{plainlist|
* 42,500 (1978–1979)
* 43,346 (1980–1981)
* 59,912 (1982)
* 60,081 (1983–2007)
* 59,537 (2008–2012)
* 56,302 (2012–present)
* 31,000 (lower bowl)
}}
| record_attendance = 66,835 ([[U2 360° Tour]])
}}

'''Commonwealth Stadium''' is an open-air, [[multi-purpose stadium]] located in the [[McCauley, Edmonton|McCauley]] neighbourhood of [[Edmonton]], Alberta, Canada. It has a [[seating capacity]] of 56,302, making it the largest stadium in Canada. Primarily used as the home field of the [[Edmonton Elks]] of the [[Canadian Football League]], the stadium also hosts [[athletics (sport)|athletics]], [[soccer]], [[rugby union]] and concerts.

Construction commenced in 1975 and the venue opened ahead of the [[1978 Commonwealth Games]], hence its name. The stadium replaced the adjacent [[Clarke Stadium]] as the home of the Elks, then known as the Eskimos, that same year. It received a major expansion ahead of the [[1983 Summer Universiade]], when it reached a capacity of 60,081. Commonwealth Stadium has hosted five [[Grey Cup]]s, the CFL's [[championship game]].

Soccer tournaments include nine [[FIFA World Cup qualification]] matches with the [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canadian men's national soccer team]], two versions of the invitational [[Canada Cup (soccer)|Canada Cup]], the [[1996 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament]], the [[2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship]] and the [[2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup]], the [[2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup]] and the [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup]]. [[FC Edmonton]] played its [[Canadian Championship]] matches at Commonwealth Stadium from 2011 to 2013.

Other events at the stadium include the [[2001 World Championships in Athletics]], the [[2006 Women's Rugby World Cup]] and three editions of the [[Churchill Cup]].

==History==
Prior to Commonwealth Stadium, the main stadium in Edmonton was Clarke Stadium, which opened in 1939 and was built on a {{convert|38|acre|adj=on|disp=flip}} plot of land. Work on applying to host the 1978 Commonwealth Games started in the early 1970s. With both federal, provincial and city funding backing the bid, it called for a massive renovation of the city's various sporting venues. The original plans called for Clarke Stadium to be rebuilt and expanded to host the athletics events. By 1974 there was consensus that Clarke Stadium would not be sufficient and that an all-new stadium should be built. Several locations and sizes were discussed, with [[Edmonton City Council]] in January 1975 landing on building a 40,000-seat venue next to Clarke Stadium.<ref name=payne>{{cite web |url=http://www.edmonton.ca/attractions_recreation/sport_recreation/history-of-commonwealth-stadiu.aspx |title=History of Commonwealth Stadium |last=Payne |first=Michael |publisher=[[Edmonton City Council|City of Edmonton]] |access-date=October 9, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512164131/http://www.edmonton.ca/attractions_recreation/sport_recreation/history-of-commonwealth-stadiu.aspx |archive-date=May 12, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The venue was designed by Ragan, Bell, McManus Consultants.<ref name=roof>{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ljtVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_z0NAAAAIBAJ&pg=1962,3804035&hl=en |title=Edmonton rejects costly roof |work=[[The Leader-Post]] |page=46 |date=December 12, 1975 |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref> The city also decided to build additional new venues: [[Kinsmen Field House|Kinsmen Aquatic Centre]] and [[Argyll Velodrome]].<ref name=payne /> They based their design on [[Jack Trice Stadium]] in the US city of [[Ames, Iowa]].<ref name=herzog>{{cite journal |url=http://www.rewedmonton.ca/content_view2?CONTENT_ID=475 |title=Commonwealth Stadium Marks 25 Years |last=Herzog |first=Lawrence |page=July 31, 2003 |journal=Inside Edmonton |issue=30 |volume=21 |access-date=October 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070612142603/http://www.rewedmonton.ca/content_view2?CONTENT_ID=475 |archive-date=June 12, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Part of the public support for the stadium came from it being built to also support being used by the Eskimos. The plans were met with opposition from local residents. There were also discussions regarding the necessity of a $50,000 royal retirement room and the allocation of training and office space to the Eskimos. The largest discussion was related to whether the stadium needed a roof or dome. As the roof would cost $18.2&nbsp;million, there was limited public support, and the stadium was built without one.<ref name=payne /> In an attempt to further the roof process, the Eskimos offered to pay $1.6&nbsp;million towards the roof.<ref name=herzog /> The Commonwealth Games did not permit an enclosed stadium, so the design would have to call for the roof to be added afterwards. Among the opponents of the roof was Commonwealth Games Foundation President [[Maury Van Vliet]], who said experience from construction of the [[Olympic Stadium (Montreal)|Olympic Stadium in Montreal]] showed the necessity of building a simple structure. An alternative design, which would have cost an additional $7.3&nbsp;million, was launched by the Eskimos in August 1975, but rejected by the city council.<ref name=roof /> A major concern for the city council was the large [[cost overruns]] being experienced in Montreal at the time.<ref name=herzog />

[[File:Commonwealth Stadium Edmonton Alberta Canada 01A.jpg|thumb|left|Upper tiers]]
Excavation started in December 1974 and saw the removal of {{convert|500,000|yd3|disp=flip}} of earthwork. A local action committee, Action Edmonton, demanded in early 1975 that construction be halted and the venue relocated. The city estimated that this would cost an additional $2.5&nbsp;million and delay the process with eight months.<ref name=herzog /> The decision to not enclose the stadium was taken on December 10, 1975.<ref name=roof /> The venue was thus not designed to allow a roof, air-filled or stiff, to be retrofitted.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cfldb.ca/stadium-status/edmonton/ |title=Status of Edmonton Stadiums |publisher=CFLDB |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref> The venue was built on the former site of the Rat Creek Dump and the Williamson Slaughter House. During excavation, remains from the dump were struck, resulting in archaeological surveys being carried out.<ref name=herzog /> Construction of the [[Edmonton LRT]]'s inaugural line (later named the [[Capital Line]]) commenced in 1974 and was opened in time for the Commonwealth Games, which allowed spectators to take the LRT from [[Stadium station (Edmonton)|Stadium station]] to [[downtown Edmonton]].<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.rewedmonton.ca/content_view2?CONTENT_ID=2337 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131009061026/http://www.rewedmonton.ca/content_view2?CONTENT_ID=2337 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 9, 2013 |title=When the LRT came to Edmonton |last=Herzog |first=Lawrence |page=September 25, 2008 |journal=It's Our Heritage |issue=38 |volume=26 |access-date=October 9, 2013 }}</ref>

Construction of the stadium was completed within budget and time.<ref name=payne /> When the venue opened it had a capacity for 42,500 and a natural grass turf.<ref name=home>{{cite web |url=http://stats.cfldb.ca/team/edmonton-eskimos/stadiums/ |title=Home Stadiums of the Edmonton Eskimos |publisher=CFLDB |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref> Unlike most other major stadiums in Canada, Commonwealth Stadium elected for a natural grass turf.<ref name=payne /> The original configuration included 39,384 bucket seats and 3,200 bench seating on the north end. The venue was officially opened on July 15, 1978, in an event which attracted 15,000 spectators.<ref name=herzog /> The venue went through a slight expansion in 1980, when the seating capacity was increased to 43,346.<ref name=home /> Additional proposals for a roof, ranging from $10 to $32&nbsp;million in cost, were presented in 1979, but since then the discussion of covering the stadium died out.<ref name=herzog />

Edmonton was selected to host the 1983 Summer Universiade, and in 1981 the city council approved an $11&nbsp;million upgrade to the venue, which added a further 18,000 seats to the upper tiers and the north end zone;<ref name=herzog /> this gave a capacity of 59,912 in 1982 and 60,081 from 1983.<ref name=home /> For special events, such as the Grey Cup, additional seating could be added. This made it the second-largest stadium in Canada, after [[Montreal]]'s Olympic Stadium, and the largest without a dome.<ref name=payne /> After [[Winnipeg Stadium]], home of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, installed AstroTurf on their field for the [[1988 CFL season]], the stadium was the last in the CFL to have a natural grass surface (a few teams from the CFL's American expansion in the 1990s notwithstanding); it would have this distinction for the next 21 years.

[[File:Commonwealth Stadium Edmonton Alberta Canada 07A.jpg|thumb|left|Façade]]
Ahead of the 2001 World Championships in Athletics, the stadium received a $24-million facelift. Major investments included a new façade, an enlargement of the concourse, improved lighting, a new [[scoreboard]] and an all-new [[all-weather running track]].<ref name=herzog /> Ahead of the [[2008 Edmonton Eskimos season|2008 season]] the stadium underwent a reconfiguration, reducing its capacity to 59,537.<ref name=home /> For the nine seasons prior to 2010, the natural turf was replaced eight times, costing $50,000 each time.<ref name=sarrazin>{{cite web |url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Edmonton/2010/05/10/13897016.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718153713/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Edmonton/2010/05/10/13897016.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=July 18, 2012 |title=Artificial turf on the way: Commonwealth Stadium losing grass |last=Sarrazin |first=Megan |publisher=[[Canoe]] |date=May 10, 2010 |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref> The natural grass turf was replaced with [[FieldTurf]] Duraspine Pro in May 2010, making the Eskimos the last CFL team to switch to [[artificial turf]] (and made all fields in the CFL having artificial turf; this would last for six seasons),<ref name=turf>{{cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/article/edmonton-fieldturf-fast-facts |title=Edmonton FieldTurf fast facts |publisher=[[Canadian Football League]] |date=May 10, 2010 |access-date=October 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130716100314/http://www.cfl.ca/article/edmonton-fieldturf-fast-facts |archive-date=July 16, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the last team to play on grass until the [[Toronto Argonauts]] began playing at [[BMO Field]] for the [[2016 CFL season|2016 season]]. The investment cost $2.6&nbsp;million and was split evenly between the city and the Eskimos.<ref name=sarrazin /> The work included the removal of {{convert|12400|m3}} of soil,<ref name=turf /> and the turf has a life expectancy of 8 to 10 years. It will cost $500,000 to replace. The reasons for the replacement were to reduce injuries, reduce the need for watering and fertilizer, allow a green turf for the entire season, including at Grey Cups (when the weather is especially cold in Edmonton), allow the venue to host more events, as concerts and the like will not damage the field, and that turf is recycled and recyclable.<ref name=sarrazin />

Commonwealth Stadium underwent a $112-million facelift starting in 2009. The main investment was a [[field house]], new locker rooms, a hosting area and two floors of office space.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.edmontonsun.com/sports/football/2009/11/28/11963291-sun.html |title= A season of league-wide ups and downs in the CFL |last=Jones |first=Terry |work=[[Edmonton Sun]] |date=November 28, 2009 |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref> The complex, named the Commonwealth Community Recreation Centre and designed by MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects and HIP Architects, also has an aquatic centre and a fitness centre.<ref name=designboom>{{cite web |url=http://www.designboom.com/architecture/mjma-commonwealth-community-recreation-center-edmonton/ |title=MJMArchitects: commonwealth community recreation center, edmonton |publisher=Designboom |date=May 28, 2013 |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref> The complex was completed in February 2012.<ref name=clark />

Following the [[98th Grey Cup|2010 Grey Cup]], the program to replace the seating at the stadium commenced. All seating (which had been in place since the stadium's opening) was replaced with new and wider seats, and the color changed from red and orange to green and yellow—the Eskimos' colors. Approval of the $12&nbsp;million upgrade was made by the city council on May 18, 2011, and it took 11 months to select a supplier, with installation starting in June 2012. The upgrade removed all bench seating, which had been in place in the corners and end zones, resulting in an all-seater stadium. Because of wider seats, {{convert|53|cm}} wide instead of {{convert|48|cm}}, capacity for the venue as reduced to 56,302. The process reduced the number of seats in each row by one.<ref name=sittin>{{cite web |url=http://www.edmontonsun.com/2012/04/10/esks-fans-sittin-pretty |title=Esks fans sittin' pretty |last=Jones |first=Terry |work=[[Edmonton Sun]] |date=April 10, 2012 |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref> With the seating installed, the total investment in the venue exceeded $200&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.edmontonsun.com/sports/columnists/terry_jones/2011/02/22/17372166.html |title=Esks benefit from Cup success |last=Jones |first=Terry |work=[[Edmonton Sun]] |date=February 22, 2011 |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref> Before the start of the [[2014 CFL season]], the track surface was stripped off, thus giving the football end zones a squared-off look; they were rounded off prior to this.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://edmontonsun.com/2014/06/02/eskimos-receivers-fred-stamps-adarius-bouwman-like-the-newly-squared-off-corners/wcm/068e84de-dbc2-4a35-a001-4b8cdb483803|title = Eskimos receivers Fred Stamps, Adarius Bouwman like the newly squared-off corners}}</ref>

On June 15, 2016, the Edmonton Eskimos announced a five-year field naming rights partnership with [[The Brick]] to name the field "The Brick Field at Commonwealth Stadium" during CFL events.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium field gets name change - Edmonton {{!}} Globalnews.ca|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/2763650/edmontons-commonwealth-stadium-field-gets-name-change/|access-date=January 25, 2022|website=Global News|language=en-US}}</ref> A naming rights deal with [[Play Alberta]] was signed in 2025, and the field renamed to "Play Alberta Field at Commonwealth Stadium".<ref>https://www.goelks.com/2025/05/15/edmonton-elks-play-alberta-connect-on-new-partnership/</ref>

The Edmonton Elks will not sell upper bowl tickets at Commonwealth Stadium for the [[2024 CFL season]], reducing the stadium's capacity to 31,000 seats.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://globalnews.ca/news/10017726/edmonton-elks-cfl-tickets-lower-bowl/ | title=Edmonton Elks to close upper bowl of Commonwealth Stadium for 2024 season - Edmonton &#124; Globalnews.ca }}</ref>

==Facilities==
[[File:Commonwealth Field.jpg|thumb|Commonwealth Stadium Field Level]]
Commonwealth Stadium has a seating capacity of 56,302, in an [[all-seater stadium|all-seater]] configuration. The stadium has two twin-tier grandstands along each side, and single-tier stands on the corners and ends. The sides feature 44,032 seats, with the remaining 12,386 in the corners and ends. The side seats are {{convert|53|cm}} wide and have a [[cup holder]], a feature lacking on the narrower end zone seats. The seating is laid out in a colorized mosaic pattern, with dark green at the bottom, yellow in the middle and lighter green at the top. In the sides there are 14,203 dark green seats, 19,019 yellow seats and 10,810 light green seats. In the corner and end zones there are 8,672 dark green and 3,713 yellow seats.<ref name=sittin /> There are 15 [[executive suite]]s on the east stand, 7 on the west stand and 8 on the south end zone. There is a limited amount of covered seating on the upper sections of the lower tier on the sides; half of this section on the east stand is a media centre.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://esks.com/page/executive_suites___season_rental |title=Executive Suites |publisher=[[Edmonton Eskimos]] |access-date=October 9, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930172945/http://www.esks.com/page/executive_suites___season_rental |archive-date=September 30, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

The stadium has a Shaw Sports Turf Powerblade Elite 2.5S artificial turf system, installed in 2016 by GTR turf, which covers an area of {{convert|10215|m2}}. It contains additional cushioning through the installation of an extra shock pad.<ref name=turf /> The turf lacks permanent line markings; this allows the markings to alternate between football and soccer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Edmonton/2010/05/11/13901981.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716110752/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Football/CFL/Edmonton/2010/05/11/13901981.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=July 16, 2012 |title=Eskimos home makeover |publisher=[[Canoe]] |last=Jones |first=Terry |date=May 11, 2010 |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref> Because of the running track, the corners of the [[end zone]]s were partially cut. In 2014, the end zones were squared off.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Griwkowsky|first1=Con|title=Eskimos receivers Fred Stamps, Adarius Bouwman like the newly squared-off corners|url=http://www.edmontonsun.com/2014/06/02/eskimos-receivers-fred-stamps-adarius-bouwman-like-the-newly-squared-off-corners|publisher=Edmonton Sun|access-date=January 12, 2015|date=June 2, 2014}}</ref> The [[track and field]] segment consists of a Sportflex Super X all-weather running track manufactured by Mondo of Italy. The [[International Association of Athletics Federations]] has certified the stadium as a Class 1 venue, a certification only two other stadiums have in Canada: [[Moncton Stadium]] and [[Université de Sherbrooke Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iaaf.org/download/download?filename=720de184-06f7-4dbe-bf8e-7686e8325108.pdf&urlslug=IAAF%20CERTIFICATES%20-%20Certified%20Athletics%20Facilities |title=List of Certified Athletics Facilities |publisher=[[International Association of Athletics Federations]] |date=June 3, 2013 |format=PDF |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref>

[[File:commonwealth.jpg|thumb|The stadium prior to its 2013 renovations.]]
At Commonwealth Stadium complex is the Field House, an {{convert|90,000|ft2|adj=on|disp=flip}} three-storey training facility which includes a running track, a {{convert|64|by|64|m|yd|adj=on}} artificial turf training field, a fitness and weight room, locker rooms and a running track.<ref name=clark>{{cite web |url=http://www.clarkbuilders.com/commercial/commonwealth-recreation-centre |title=Commonwealth Recreation Centre |publisher=Clark Builders |access-date=October 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130414001456/http://www.clarkbuilders.com/commercial/commonwealth-recreation-centre |archive-date=April 14, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is part of the Commonwealth Community Recreation Centre, which also includes a {{convert|60,000|ft2|adj=on|disp=flip}} aquatics centre with a four-lane lap pool, water slides and a recreational pool; {{convert|30,000|ft2|disp=flip}} of administrative offices; and a {{convert|30,000|ft2|adj=on|disp=flip}} fitness centre. The building features a central lobby with each of the facilities in an annex. The centre has [[Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design]] (LEED) Silver certification.<ref name=designboom /> Adjacent to Commonwealth Stadium lies [[Clarke Stadium]]; it seats 5,000 and is used as a training field and as the home ground of the [[Canadian Premier League]] side [[FC Edmonton]] until it was dissolved in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.edmonton.ca/attractions_recreation/sport_recreation/clarke-field.aspx |title=Clarke Field |publisher=[[Edmonton City Council|City of Edmonton]] |access-date=October 9, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927215207/http://www.edmonton.ca/attractions_recreation/sport_recreation/clarke-field.aspx |archive-date=September 27, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

The stadium is served by Stadium station of the Edmonton Light Rail Transit Capital Line. During Elks games, the service frequency is increased. The City of Edmonton and the Elks cooperate on the Green & Go program, which provides free transit rides to the venue from six [[park and ride]] lots throughout Edmonton. Any holder of a pre-purchased game ticket can travel free on the buses from these lots to Commonwealth Stadium. The program was initiated by the city to minimize parking and congestion in the stadium's neighbourhood. Game tickets are also valid fare on the LRT service from two hours prior to games to two hours after games. The city bans on-street parking in the vicinity of the stadium during games, excepting cars with residential permits.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/ets/seasonal_events_attractions/football-park-ride.aspx |title=Football Park & Ride |publisher=[[Edmonton City Council|City of Edmonton]] |access-date=October 9, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926022201/http://www.edmonton.ca/transportation/ets/seasonal_events_attractions/football-park-ride.aspx |archive-date=September 26, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

[[File:Commonwealth Stadium Flags.jpg|thumb|Elks flags|left]]
[[File:Commonwealth Stadium Side.jpg|left|thumb|Side entrance]]

==Events==
[[File:Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, August 2005.jpg|thumb|The Eskimos playing the [[Montreal Alouettes]] on August 26, 2005 (image during TV commercial break)]][[File:Commonwealth Stadium Day.jpg|thumb|The view from the side of the stadium]]

===Athletics===
Commonwealth Stadium was the centrepiece of the 1978 Commonwealth Games, which were hosted from August 3 to 12. The games saw 1,474 athletes from 46 nations competed in 128 events. Canada conducted its all-time best performance, capturing 45 gold medals and 109 medals in total. Commonwealth Stadium [[Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games|hosted the athletics events]],<ref name="payne" /> which consisted of 38 events: 23 for male and 15 for female competitors,{{citation needed|date=October 2013}} as well as the opening and closing ceremonies.<ref name="payne" />

The success and popularity of the Commonwealth Games resulted in Edmonton bidding for and being selected to host the [[1983 Summer Universiade]]. Commonwealth Stadium was again selected to [[Athletics at the 1983 Summer Universiade|host the athletics events]], in addition to the opening and closing ceremonies.<ref name="payne" /> 24 male and 17 female athletics events were hosted.{{citation needed|date=October 2013}} The games saw 2,400 participants from 73 countries, but did not attract the same public attention as the Commonwealth Games had.<ref name="payne" />

The [[2001 World Championships in Athletics]] were held at Commonwealth Stadium between August 3 and 12, featuring 1677 participants from 189 nations.{{citation needed|date=October 2013}}

===Canadian football===
Commonwealth Stadium has been the home of the Canadian Football League's [[Edmonton Elks|Edmonton Eskimos/Elks]] since the [[1978 Edmonton Eskimos season|1978 season]].<ref name="payne" /> In the [[1977 Edmonton Eskimos season|1977 season]], the last whole season at Clarke, the Eskimos drew an average 25,324 spectators, filling up the venue to its capacity for seven of eight games.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.cfldb.ca/team/edmonton-eskimos/1977/ |title=The Edmonton Eskimos' 1977 Season |publisher=CFLDB |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref> For the [[1979 Edmonton Eskimos season|1979 season]], they drew an average 42,540 spectators, selling out seven of eight games.<ref name="s79">{{cite web |url=http://stats.cfldb.ca/team/edmonton-eskimos/1979/ |title=The Edmonton Eskimos' 1979 Season |publisher=CFLDB |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref> The all-time regular-season attendance record is 62,517, set against the [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] on September 26, 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.esks.com/article/eskimos-set-new-attendance-record |title=Eskimos set new attendance record |date=September 26, 2009 |publisher=[[Edmonton Eskimos]] |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref> 28 regular-season Edmonton Elks games have sold out at Commonwealth. With the laying of artificial turf in 2010, the team stopped training on Clarke Stadium and have since used Commonwealth Stadium as their training ground.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://esks.com/article/green-light-means-go-for-new-turf-at-commonwealth-stadium |title=Green light means go for new turf at Commonwealth Stadium |publisher=[[Edmonton Eskimos]] |date=March 10, 2010 |access-date=October 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510103331/http://esks.com/article/green-light-means-go-for-new-turf-at-commonwealth-stadium |archive-date=May 10, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| align=right | [[1980 Edmonton Eskimos season|42,081]]
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| align=right | 3
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| align=right | 43,346
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| align=right | 48,472
| align=right | 8
| align=center |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.cfldb.ca/team/edmonton-eskimos/1981/ |title=The Edmonton Eskimos' 1981 Season |publisher=CFLDB |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row | 1982
| align=right | 59,912
| align=right | [[1982 Edmonton Eskimos season|57,901]]
| align=right | 59,979
| align=right | 1
| align=center |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.cfldb.ca/team/edmonton-eskimos/1982/ |title=The Edmonton Eskimos' 1982 Season |publisher=CFLDB |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row | 1983
| align=right | 60,081
| align=right | [[1983 Edmonton Eskimos season|50,021]]
| align=right | 53,577
| align=right | 0
| align=center |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.cfldb.ca/team/edmonton-eskimos/1983/ |title=The Edmonton Eskimos' 1983 Season |publisher=CFLDB |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row | 1984
| align=right | 60,081
| align=right | [[1984 Edmonton Eskimos season|40,977]]
| align=right | 47,015
| align=right | 0
| align=center |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.cfldb.ca/team/edmonton-eskimos/1984/ |title=The Edmonton Eskimos' 1984 Season |publisher=CFLDB |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row | 1985
| align=right | 60,081
| align=right | [[1985 Edmonton Eskimos season|42,031]]
| align=right | 48,193
| align=right | 0
| align=center |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.cfldb.ca/team/edmonton-eskimos/1985/ |title=The Edmonton Eskimos' 1985 Season |publisher=CFLDB |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row | 1986
| align=right | 60,081
| align=right | [[1986 Edmonton Eskimos season|40,097]]
| align=right | 40,097
| align=right | 0
| align=center |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.cfldb.ca/team/edmonton-eskimos/1986/ |title=The Edmonton Eskimos' 1986 Season |publisher=CFLDB |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row | 1987
| align=right | 60,081
| align=right | [[1987 Edmonton Eskimos season|33,581]]
| align=right | 40,486
| align=right | 0
| align=center |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.cfldb.ca/team/edmonton-eskimos/1987/ |title=The Edmonton Eskimos' 1987 Season |publisher=CFLDB |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row | 1988
| align=right | 60,081
| align=right | [[1988 Edmonton Eskimos season|30,746]]
| align=right | 35,383
| align=right | 0
| align=center |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.cfldb.ca/team/edmonton-eskimos/1988/ |title=The Edmonton Eskimos' 1988 Season |publisher=CFLDB |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row | 1989
| align=right | 60,081
| align=right | [[1989 Edmonton Eskimos season|30,815]]
| align=right | 41,327
| align=right | 0
| align=center |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.cfldb.ca/team/edmonton-eskimos/1989/ |title=The Edmonton Eskimos' 1989 Season |publisher=CFLDB |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row | 1990
| align=right | 60,081
| align=right | [[1990 Edmonton Eskimos season|35,758]]
| align=right | 57,444
| align=right | 0
| align=center |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.cfldb.ca/team/edmonton-eskimos/1990/ |title=The Edmonton Eskimos' 1990 Season |publisher=CFLDB |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row | 1991
| align=right | 60,081
| align=right | [[1991 Edmonton Eskimos season|33,265]]
| align=right | 57,843
| align=right | 0
| align=center |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.cfldb.ca/team/edmonton-eskimos/1991/ |title=The Edmonton Eskimos' 1991 Season |publisher=CFLDB |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row | 1992
| align=right | 60,081
| align=right | [[1992 Edmonton Eskimos season|28,708]]
| align=right | 48,793
| align=right | 0
| align=center |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.cfldb.ca/team/edmonton-eskimos/1992/ |title=The Edmonton Eskimos' 1992 Season |publisher=CFLDB |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row | 1993
| align=right | 60,081
| align=right | [[1993 Edmonton Eskimos season|30,517]]
| align=right | 54,324
| align=right | 0
| align=center |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.cfldb.ca/team/edmonton-eskimos/1993/ |title=The Edmonton Eskimos' 1993 Season |publisher=CFLDB |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row | 1994
| align=right | 60,081
| align=right | [[1994 Edmonton Eskimos season|29,867]]
| align=right | 51,180
| align=right | 0
| align=center |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.cfldb.ca/team/edmonton-eskimos/1994/ |title=The Edmonton Eskimos' 1994 Season |publisher=CFLDB |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row | 1995
| align=right | 60,081
| align=right | [[1995 Edmonton Eskimos season|31,474]]
| align=right | 49,434
| align=right | 0
| align=center |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.cfldb.ca/team/edmonton-eskimos/1995/ |title=The Edmonton Eskimos' 1995 Season |publisher=CFLDB |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row | 1996
| align=right | 60,081
| align=right | [[1996 Edmonton Eskimos season|29,817]]
| align=right | 40,727
| align=right | 0
| align=center |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.cfldb.ca/team/edmonton-eskimos/1996/ |title=The Edmonton Eskimos' 1996 Season |publisher=CFLDB |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row | 1997
| align=right | 60,081
| align=right | [[1997 Edmonton Eskimos season|31,894]]
| align=right | 43,913
| align=right | 0
| align=center |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.cfldb.ca/team/edmonton-eskimos/1997/ |title=The Edmonton Eskimos' 1997 Season |publisher=CFLDB |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref>
|}

{{col-break}}
{|class="wikitable"
|+Eskimos/Elks average season attendance
|-
! scope=col| Season
! scope=col| Capacity
! scope=col| Average
! scope=col| High
! scope=col| Sellouts
! scope=col| Ref(s)
|-
! scope=row | 1998
| align=right | 60,081
| align=right | [[1998 Edmonton Eskimos season|31,956]]
| align=right | 50,856
| align=right | 0
| align=center |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.cfldb.ca/team/edmonton-eskimos/1998/ |title=The Edmonton Eskimos' 1998 Season |publisher=CFLDB |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row | 1999
| align=right | 60,081
| align=right | [[1999 Edmonton Eskimos season|34,240]]
| align=right | 52,458
| align=right | 0
| align=center |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.cfldb.ca/team/edmonton-eskimos/1999/ |title=The Edmonton Eskimos' 1999 Season |publisher=CFLDB |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row | 2000
| align=right | 60,081
| align=right | [[2000 Edmonton Eskimos season|33,912]]
| align=right | 53,248
| align=right | 0
| align=center |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.cfldb.ca/team/edmonton-eskimos/2000/ |title=The Edmonton Eskimos' 2000 Season |publisher=CFLDB |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row | 2001
| align=right | 60,081
| align=right | [[2001 Edmonton Eskimos season|35,508]]
| align=right | 48,279
| align=right | 0
| align=center |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.cfldb.ca/team/edmonton-eskimos/2001/ |title=The Edmonton Eskimos' 2001 Season |publisher=CFLDB |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row | 2002
| align=right | 60,081
| align=right | [[2002 Edmonton Eskimos season|38,160]]
| align=right | 61,481
| align=right | 1
| align=center |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.cfldb.ca/team/edmonton-eskimos/2002/ |title=The Edmonton Eskimos' 2002 Season |publisher=CFLDB |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row | 2003
| align=right | 60,081
| align=right | [[2003 Edmonton Eskimos season|41,228]]
| align=right | 62,444
| align=right | 1
| align=center |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.cfldb.ca/team/edmonton-eskimos/2003/ |title=The Edmonton Eskimos' 2003 Season |publisher=CFLDB |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row | 2004
| align=right | 60,081
| align=right | [[2004 Edmonton Eskimos season|39,031]]
| align=right | 50,366
| align=right | 0
| align=center |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.cfldb.ca/team/edmonton-eskimos/2004/ |title=The Edmonton Eskimos' 2004 Season |publisher=CFLDB |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row | 2005
| align=right | 60,081
| align=right | [[2005 Edmonton Eskimos season|41,933]]
| align=right | 53,216
| align=right | 0
| align=center |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.cfldb.ca/team/edmonton-eskimos/2005/ |title=The Edmonton Eskimos' 2005 Season |publisher=CFLDB |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row | 2006
| align=right | 60,081
| align=right | [[2006 Edmonton Eskimos season|36,758]]
| align=right | 47,965
| align=right | 0
| align=center |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.cfldb.ca/team/edmonton-eskimos/2006/ |title=The Edmonton Eskimos' 2006 Season |publisher=CFLDB |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row | 2007
| align=right | 60,081
| align=right | [[2007 Edmonton Eskimos season|36,843]]
| align=right | 46,704
| align=right | 0
| align=center |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.cfldb.ca/team/edmonton-eskimos/2007/ |title=The Edmonton Eskimos' 2007 Season |publisher=CFLDB |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row | 2008
| align=right | 59,537
| align=right | [[2008 Edmonton Eskimos season|37,383]]
| align=right | 48,808
| align=right | 0
| align=center |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.cfldb.ca/team/edmonton-eskimos/2008/ |title=The Edmonton Eskimos' 2008 Season |publisher=CFLDB |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row | 2009
| align=right | 59,537
| align=right | [[2009 Edmonton Eskimos season|37,164]]
| align=right | 62,517
| align=right | 1
| align=center |<ref name=s09>{{cite web |url=http://stats.cfldb.ca/team/edmonton-eskimos/2009/ |title=The Edmonton Eskimos' 2009 Season |publisher=CFLDB |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row | 2010
| align=right | 59,537
| align=right | [[2010 Edmonton Eskimos season|34,913]]
| align=right | 47,829
| align=right | 0
| align=center |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.cfldb.ca/team/edmonton-eskimos/2010/ |title=The Edmonton Eskimos' 2010 Season |publisher=CFLDB |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row | 2011
| align=right | 59,537
| align=right | [[2011 Edmonton Eskimos season|34,625]]
| align=right | 45,672
| align=right | 0
| align=center |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.cfldb.ca/team/edmonton-eskimos/2011/ |title=The Edmonton Eskimos' 2011 Season |publisher=CFLDB |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row | 2012
| align=right | 59,537
| align=right | [[2012 Edmonton Eskimos season|34,318]]
| align=right | 43,178
| align=right | 0
| align=center |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://stats.cfldb.ca/team/edmonton-eskimos/2012/ |title=The Edmonton Eskimos' 2012 Season |publisher=CFLDB |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref>
|-
! scope=row | 2013
| align=right | 56,302
| align=right | [[2013 Edmonton Eskimos season|32,096]]
| align=right | 41,868
| align=right | 0
|
|-
! scope=row | 2014
| align=right | 56,302
| align=right | [[2014 Edmonton Eskimos season|33,485]]
| align=right | 42,161
| align=right | 0
|
|-
! scope=row | 2015
| align=right | 56,302
| align=right | [[2015 Edmonton Eskimos season|31,517]]
| align=right | 38,906
| align=right | 0
|
|-
! scope=row | 2016
| align=right | 56,302
| align=right | [[2016 Edmonton Eskimos season|30,998]]
| align=right | 37,168
| align=right | 0
|
|-
! scope=row | 2017
| align=right | 56,302
| align=right | [[2017 Edmonton Eskimos season|32,435]]
| align=right | 41,738
| align=right | 0
|}
{{col-end}}

The stadium has been host to the [[Grey Cup]], the CFL's championship game, five times, in [[72nd Grey Cup|1984]], [[85th Grey Cup|1997]], [[90th Grey Cup|2002]], [[98th Grey Cup|2010]], and [[106th Grey Cup|2018]]. Tickets to the 2010 Grey Cup were sold out prior to the start of the season. The game was spectated by a crowd of 63,317, the largest to attend the stadium.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.edmontonsun.com/sports/columnists/terry_jones/2010/11/29/16365416.html |title=Grey Cup a record-breaker |last=Jones |first=Terry |work=[[Edmonton Sun]] |date=November 29, 2010 |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ Grey Cups at Commonwealth Stadium
! scope=col | Game
! scope=col | Date
! scope=col | Winning team
! scope=col | Score
! scope=col | Losing team
! scope=col | Attendance
|-
! scope=row | [[72nd Grey Cup|72nd]]
| {{dts|1984|November|18|format=mdy}}
| [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] (8)
| align=center| {{sort|3047|47–17}}
| [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]]
| 60,081
|-
! scope=row | [[85th Grey Cup|85th]]
| {{dts|1997|November|16|format=mdy}}
| [[Toronto Argonauts]] (14)
| align=center| {{sort|2447|47–23}}
| [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]]
| 60,431
|-
! scope=row | [[90th Grey Cup|90th]]
| {{dts|2002|November|24|format=mdy}}
| [[Montreal Alouettes]] (5)
| align=center| {{sort|0925|25–16}}
| [[Edmonton Eskimos]]
| 62,531
|-
! scope=row | [[98th Grey Cup|98th]]
| {{dts|2010|November|28|format=mdy}}
| [[Montreal Alouettes]] (7)
| align=center| {{sort|0128|21–18}}
| [[Saskatchewan Roughriders]]
| 63,317
|-
! scope=row | [[106th Grey Cup|106th]]
| {{dts|2018|November|25|format=mdy}}
| [[Calgary Stampeders]] (8)
| align=center| {{sort|0128|27–16}}
| [[Ottawa Redblacks]]
| 55,819
|}

===Soccer===
;Edmonton Drillers
The [[Edmonton Drillers (1979–1982)|Edmonton Drillers]] of the [[North American Soccer League (1968–1984)|North American Soccer League]], then the premier soccer league in Canada and the United States, was established in [[1979 Edmonton Drillers season|1979]] with the relocation of the [[Oakland Stompers]]. Bought by [[Peter Pocklington]], the team chose to play its first three seasons at Commonwealth Stadium. The team played to home play-off matches during the [[1980 Edmonton Drillers season|1980 season]].<ref name=fun>{{cite web |url=http://www.funwhileitlasted.net/tag/edmonton-drillers/ |title=1979–1982 Edmonton Drillers |last=Crossley |first=Andy |publisher=Fun While It Lasted |date=February 19, 2013 |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref> The Drillers averaged between 9,923 and 10,920 in their first three seasons.<ref name=nasl>{{cite web |url=http://home.att.net/%7Enasl/franchise.htm |title=NASL Franchise Cumulatiave Records |publisher=NASL Homepage |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501104955/http://home.att.net/~nasl/nasl.htm |archive-date=May 1, 2008 |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref> After having lost $10.5&nbsp;million in three years, Pocklington chose to relocate to Clarke Stadium for the [[1982 Edmonton Drillers season|1982 season]]. This caused average attendance to plummet to 4,922 and the team was disbanded at the end of the year.<ref name=fun />

{|class="wikitable"
|+Drillers average season attendance
|-
! scope=col | Season
! scope=col | Capacity
! scope=col | Average
! scope=col | Ref(s)
|-
! scope=row | 1979
| align=right | 42,500
| align=right | 9,923
| align=center |<ref name=nasl />
|-
! scope=row | 1980
| align=right | 43,346
| align=right | 10,920
| align=center |<ref name=nasl />
|-
! scope=row | 1981
| align=right | 43,346
| align=right | 10,632
| align=center |<ref name=nasl />
|}

;Canadian Soccer Association
In the past, because of its natural turf, Commonwealth Stadium has been a favored stadium for the [[Canadian Soccer Association]] to host national games. It has hosted 18 games of the [[Canada men's national soccer team|Men's National Soccer Team]] and two of the [[Canada men's national under-20 soccer team|Men's Under-20 National Team]]. The most intense period was between 1995 and 2000, when 13 A-team games were played. The A-team has played nine [[FIFA World Cup qualification]] and five [[exhibition game|friendly]] matches at Commonwealth. The record attendance of 51,936 was set when Canada tied [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] 1–1 on June 5, 1994.<ref name=mnt>{{cite web |url=http://canadasoccer.com/index.php?t=schedule_new.tpl&genderId=1&seasonKeyword=&tid=all&venueKeyword=Edmonton&opponentTeamKeyword=&month=0&year= |title=Fixtures & Results |publisher=[[Canadian Soccer Association]] |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref>

The Canadian Soccer Association twice invited to the [[Canada Cup (soccer)|Canada Cup]], a three- or four-way invitational international friendly tournament, with all matches hosted at Commonwealth Stadium. The [[1995 Canada Cup]] featured Canada, [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] and [[Chile national football team|Chile]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesm/maple95.html |title=Canada Cup 1995 (Canada) |last=Morrison |first=Neil |date=November 25, 1999 |publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]] |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref> while the [[1999 Canada Cup]] featured [[Canada men's national under-23 soccer team|Canada U-23]], [[Iran national football team|Iran]], [[Ecuador national football team|Ecuador]] and [[Guatemala national under-23 football team|Guatemala U-23]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/canada-soccercup99.html |title=Maple Cup 1999 |last1=Bobrowsky |first1=Josef |last2=Pierrend |first2=José Luis |date=March 1, 2003 |publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]] |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref>

On November 16, 2021, the stadium hosted a [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round|third-round]] match in the [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|CONCACAF 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers]] between Canada and [[Mexico men's national football team|Mexico]]; with a 2–1 victory, Canada defeated Mexico for the first time in 21 years, taking the lead in the pool. Due to the frigid [[Canadian Prairies|Prairie]] temperatures of November, [[Canada Soccer]] tweeted that the stadium was "Canada's frozen fortress", while fans also nicknamed the field "Estadio Iceteca" or "The Iceteca", in reference to Mexico's home field [[Estadio Azteca]]. With a temperature of  −9&nbsp;°C at kickoff, it was the coldest game in Mexico national team history.<ref>{{cite web|date=November 16, 2021|title='Welcome to the Iceteca': Canada ready for frigid World Cup qualifier|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/article/welcome-iceteca-canada-ready-frigid-world-cup-qualifier/|publisher=sportsnet.ca}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Three Takeaways from Canada's historic Iceteca win over Mexico|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/three-takeaways-from-canada-s-historic-iceteca-win-over-mexico|access-date=January 25, 2022|website=Major League Soccer|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=November 17, 2021|title=Sources: Canada loss Mexico's coldest on record|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/mexico-mex/story/4522577/mexicos-defeat-to-canada-el-tris-coldest-game-on-record-sources|access-date=January 25, 2022|website=ESPN.com|language=en}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ Canada Men's National Soccer Team matches at Commonwealth Stadium<ref name=mnt />
! scope=col | Dates
! scope=col | Tournament
! scope=col | Opponent
! scope=col | Score
! scope=col | Attendance
|- style="background:#cfc;"
! scope="row" style="background:#cfc;"| {{dts|1980|09|27}}
| Friendly || {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[New Zealand men's national football team|New Zealand]] || 3–0 || align=center | —
|- style="background:#fcc;"
! scope="row" style="background:#fcc;"| {{dts|1983|06|16}}
| Friendly || {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] || 0–3 || align=right | 10,240
|- style="background:#ffc;"
! scope="row" style="background:#ffc;"| {{dts|1984|07|25}}
| Friendly || {{flagicon|Chile}} [[Chile national football team|Chile]] || 0–0 || align=right | 6,137
|- style="background:#cfc;"
! scope="row" style="background:#cfc;"| {{dts|1993|09|27}}
| [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification]] || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]] || 2–1 || align=right | 27,775
|- style="background:#ffc;"
! scope="row" style="background:#ffc;"| {{dts|1994|06|05}}
| Friendly || {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] || 1–1 || align=right | 51,936
|- style="background:#cfc;"
! scope="row" style="background:#cfc;"| {{dts|1995|05|22}}
| [[1995 Canada Cup]] || {{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] || 2–0 || align=right | 12,112
|- style="background:#fcc;"
! scope="row" style="background:#fcc;"| {{dts|1995|05|28}}
| [[1995 Canada Cup]] || {{flagicon|Chile}} [[Chile national football team|Chile]] || 1–2 || align=right | 17,047
|- style="background:#cfc;"
! scope="row" style="background:#cfc;"| {{dts|1996|08|30}}
| [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification]] || {{flagicon|Panama}} [[Panama national football team|Panama]] || 3–1 || align=right | 9,402
|- style="background:#cfc;"
! scope="row" style="background:#cfc;"| {{dts|1996|10|10}}
| [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification]] || {{flagicon|Cuba}} [[Cuba national football team|Cuba]] || 2–0 || align=right | 6,046
|- style="background:#cfc;"
! scope="row" style="background:#cfc;"| {{dts|1996|10|13}}
| [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification]] || {{flagicon|Cuba}} [[Cuba national football team|Cuba]] || 2–0 || align=right | 10,122
|- style="background:#cfc;"
! scope="row" style="background:#cfc;"| {{dts|1997|06|01}}
| [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF fourth round|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification]] || {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]] || 1–0 || align=right | 9,100
|- style="background:#ffc;"
! scope="row" style="background:#ffc;"| {{dts|1997|10|12}}
| [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF fourth round|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification]] || {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] || 2–2 || align=right | 11,806
|- style="background:#cfc;"
! scope="row" style="background:#cfc;"| {{dts|1999|06|02}}
| [[1999 Canada Cup]] || {{flagicon|Guatemala}} [[Guatemala national football team|Guatemala]] || 2–0 || align=right | 5,821
|- style="background:#fcc;"
! scope="row" style="background:#fcc;"| {{dts|1999|06|04}}
| [[1999 Canada Cup]] || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Iran national football team|Iran]] || 0–1 || align=right | 8,865
|- style="background:#fcc;"
! scope="row" style="background:#fcc;"| {{dts|1999|06|06}}
| [[1999 Canada Cup]] || {{flagicon|Ecuador|1900}} [[Ecuador national football team|Ecuador]] || 1–2 || align=right | 10,026
|- style="background:#fcc;"
! scope="row" style="background:#fcc;"| {{dts|2000|07|16}}
| [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF semi-finals|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]] || {{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]] || 0–2 || align=right | 25,000
|- style="background:#ffc;"
! scope="row" style="background:#ffc;"| {{dts|2004|09|04}}
| [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]] || {{flagicon|Honduras|1949}} [[Honduras national football team|Honduras]] || 1–1 || align=right | 9,654
|- style="background:#ffc;"
! scope="row" style="background:#ffc;"| {{dts|2008|10|15}}
| [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]] || {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] || 2–2 || align=right | 14,145
|- style="background:#fcc;"
! scope="row" style="background:#fcc;"| {{dts|2013|05|28}}
| Friendly || {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]] || 0–1 || align=right | 8,102
|- style="background:#cfc;"
! scope="row" style="background:#cfc;"| {{dts|2021|11|12}}
| [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]] || {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]] || 1–0 || align=right | 48,806
|- style="background:#cfc;"
! scope="row" style="background:#cfc;"| {{dts|2021|11|16}}
| [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF third round|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]] || {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] || [[Canada v Mexico (2022 FIFA World Cup qualification)|2–1]] || align=right | 44,212
|}

Edmonton has hosted five international friendly matches and two [[FIFA Women's World Cup]] matches featuring the [[Canada women's national soccer team]]. Before the [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup]], the record attendance was 29,953 for a game on August 31, 2003, when Canada beat [[Mexico women's national football team|Mexico]] 8–0.<ref name=wnt>{{cite web |url=http://canadasoccer.com/index.php?t=schedule_new.tpl&genderId=2&seasonKeyword=&tid=all&venueKeyword=Edmonton&opponentTeamKeyword=&month=0&year= |title=Fixtures & Results |publisher=[[Canadian Soccer Association]] |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref> The attendance record was broken in 2015, when a record crowd of 53,058 saw Canada beat [[China women's national football team|China]] 1–0 in the first match of the Women's World Cup.

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ Canada Women's National Soccer Team matches at Commonwealth Stadium<ref name=wnt />
! scope=col | Date
! scope=col | Tournament
! scope=col | Opponent
! scope=col | Score
! scope=col | Attendance
|- style="background:#fcc;"
! scope="row" style="background:#fcc;"| {{dts|1995|05|28}}
| Friendly || {{flagicon|United States}} [[United States women's national soccer team|United States]] || 1–2 || align=center | —
|- style="background:#cfc;"
! scope="row" style="background:#cfc;"| {{dts|2003|08|31}}
| Friendly || {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Mexico women's national football team|Mexico]] || 8–0 || align=right | 29,953
|- style="background:#fcc;"
! scope="row" style="background:#fcc;"| {{dts|2005|09|04}}
| Friendly || {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Germany women's national football team|Germany]] || 3–4 || align=right | 8,812
|- style="background:#cfc;"
! scope="row" style="background:#cfc;"| {{dts|2013|10|30}}
| Friendly || {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[South Korea women's national football team|South Korea]] || 3–0 || align=right | 12,746
|- style="background:#fcc;"
! scope="row" style="background:#fcc;"| {{dts|2014|10|25}}
| Friendly || {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Japan women's national football team|Japan]] || 0–3 || align=right | 9,654
|- style="background:#cfc;"
! scope="row" style="background:#cfc;"| {{dts|2015|6|6}}
|[[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup]] || {{fbw|CHN}} || 1–0 || align=right | 53,058
|- style="background:#ffc;"
! scope="row" style="background:#ffc;"| {{dts|2015|6|11}}
|2015 FIFA Women's World Cup || {{fbw|NZL}} || 0–0 || align=right | 35,544
|}

Canada and Commonwealth Stadium were host to the [[1996 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament|1996 edition]] of the [[CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament]], which featured the Men's Under-23 National Team between 10 and 19 May.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.canadasoccer.com/history-s14653 |title=History |publisher=[[Canadian Soccer Association]] |access-date=October 9, 2013 |archive-date=January 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116072905/http://canadasoccer.com/history-s14653 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The tournament drew crowds up to 19,401,<ref name=mnt /> and saw Canada finish second to [[Mexico national under-23 football team|Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://old.concacaf.com/competitions/u23champship/about.aspx |title=About CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualification |publisher=[[CONCACAF]] |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref> Canada played [[Australia men's national under-23 soccer team|Australia]], playing 2–2 at Commonwealth Stadium on 26 May. Canada lost 5–0 in Australia and fail to qualify.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1996q.html |title=Games of the XXVI. Olympiad |last1=Shtutin |first1=Eugene |last2=Aarhus |first2=Lars |date=December 7, 2003 |publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]] |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref>

Edmonton co-hosted the inaugural [[2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship]] between August 17 and September 1 along with [[Vancouver]] and [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]]. Edmonton was the base of operations and featured 12 of the 26 matches. [[FIFA]] was originally skeptical to using such a large venue, especially for those matches which did not involve [[Canada women's national under-17 soccer team|Canada]]. The 12 games drew a total 238,090 and an average 19,841 spectators. The final, which saw the [[United States women's national under-17 soccer team|United States]] defeat Canada 1–0 in [[extra time]], was spectated by 47,784;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/afdeveloping/technicaldevp/50/06/91/u19_canada_2002_a_part1_226.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111226232706/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/afdeveloping/technicaldevp/50/06/91/u19%5fcanada%5f2002%5fa%5fpart1%5f226.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 26, 2011 |title=U-19 Women's World Championship Canada 2002 |publisher=[[FIFA]] |pages=10, 25 |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref> this remains a world-record attendance for youth-level women's soccer.<ref name=dest>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/destination/cities/city=30938/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630094326/http://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/destination/cities/city=30938/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 30, 2013 |title=Edmonton |publisher=[[FIFA]] |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref>

Commonwealth Stadium was one of six Canadian venues selected to host the [[2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup]] between June 30 and July 22. Nine of 52 matches were played in Edmonton, including a quarterfinal and a semifinal, and two of Canada. The games drew a total attendance of 243,517 and an average attendance of 27,057, second only to the Olympic Stadium in Montreal. The highest attendance was 32,058, which watched Canada play [[Congo national under-20 football team|Congo]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/afdeveloping/techdevp/documentation_centre-_148418-v1-technicalreportandstatistics-fifau-20worldcupcanada2007_28313.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111220064023/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/afdeveloping/techdevp/documentation%5fcentre-%5f148418-v1-technicalreportandstatistics-fifau-20worldcupcanada2007%5f28313.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 20, 2011 |title=FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007: Technical Report and Statistics |publisher=[[FIFA]] |pages=68, 88–89 |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref>

Two club friendly matches were played at Commonwealth in 2009 and 2010, under the [[Edmonton Cup]] umbrella. In the first, 15,800 spectators watched Argentinian side [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]] defeat England's [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] 1–0.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/river-plate-edges-everton-in-edmonton-1.786423 |title=River Plate edges Everton in Edmonton |publisher=[[CBC Sports]] |date=July 26, 2009 |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref> In the second, 8,792 spectators watched FC Edmonton play English side [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] to a 1–1 draw.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/portsmouth-downs-fc-edmonton-in-shootout/article1387498/ |title=Portsmouth downs FC Edmonton in shootout |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |date=July 22, 2010 |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref> A third club friendly was played in 2019 at Commonwealth Stadium between Cardiff City FC (English Football League) and Real Valladolid (La Liga Spain). Cardiff City fought out a 1–1 draw against the Spanish La Liga club, owned by Brazilian ace Ronaldo, before winning the penalty shoot-out 4–2. FC Edmonton started competing in the [[Canadian Championship]] in [[2011 FC Edmonton season|2011 season]] and played these games at Commonwealth Stadium until 2014 when they returned to Clarke Stadium which is their regular home ground.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://scores.nbcsports.msnbc.com/mls/story.asp?i=20130425000909233949508&ref=hea&tm=&src=MLS |title=Vancouver edges Edmonton in first leg of semifinal |publisher=[[NBC Sports]] |date=April 25, 2013 |access-date=October 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510121045/http://scores.nbcsports.msnbc.com/mls/story.asp?i=20130425000909233949508&ref=hea&tm=&src=MLS |archive-date=May 10, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Commonwealth Stadium also hosted matches during the [[2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup]] between August 5 and 24,<ref name=dest /> and the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup between June 5 and July 6.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/destination/cities/city=30938/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512221932/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/destination/cities/city=30938/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 12, 2012 |title=Edmonton |publisher=[[FIFA]] |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref>

{{clear}}
{| class="wikitable"  style="text-align:left; width:85%;"
|+ 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
|-
!Date
!Time ([[Mountain Daylight Time|MDT]])
!Team #1
!Result
!Team #2
!Round
!Attendance
|-
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|6 June 2015||style="text-align:center;"| 16:00||{{fbw|CAN}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–0 ||{{fbw|CHN}} ||rowspan=4|Group A ||style="text-align:center;"|53,058
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|19:00||{{fbw|NZL}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 0–1 ||{{fbw|NED}} ||style="text-align:center;"|53,058
|-
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|11 June 2015||style="text-align:center;"| 16:00||{{fbw|CHN}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–0 ||{{fbw|NED}} ||style="text-align:center;"|35,544
|-
|style="text-align:center;"|19:00||{{fbw|CAN}} ||style="text-align:center;"|0–0||{{fbw|NZL}} ||style="text-align:center;"|35,544
|-
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|16 June 2015||style="text-align:center;"| 15:00||{{fbw|SUI}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–2 ||{{fbw|CMR}} ||Group C ||style="text-align:center;"|10,177
|-
|style="text-align:center;"| 18:00||{{fbw|AUS}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–1 ||{{fbw|SWE}} ||Group D ||style="text-align:center;"|10,177
|-
|style="text-align:center;" |20 June 2015||style="text-align:center;"| 17:30||{{fbw|CHN}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–0 ||{{fbw|CMR}} ||rowspan=2|Round of 16 ||style="text-align:center;"|15,958
|-
|style="text-align:center;" |22 June 2015||style="text-align:center;"| 18:00||{{fbw|USA}}  ||style="text-align:center;"| 2–0 || {{fbw|COL}} ||style="text-align:center;"|19,412
|-
|style="text-align:center;" |27 June 2015||style="text-align:center;"| 14:00||{{fbw|AUS}}  ||style="text-align:center;"| 0–1 || {{fbw|JPN}} ||Quarterfinals ||style="text-align:center;"|19,814
|-
|style="text-align:center;" |1 July 2015||style="text-align:center;"| 17:00|| {{fbw|JPN}} ||style="text-align:center;"|2–1|| {{fbw|ENG}} ||Semifinals ||style="text-align:center;"|31,467
|-
|style="text-align:center;" |4 July 2015||style="text-align:center;"| 14:00|| {{fbw|GER}} ||style="text-align:center;"|0–1|| {{fbw|ENG}} ||Third place play-off ||style="text-align:center;"|21,483
|}

===Concerts===
[[File:U2 360° Tour, Edmonton.jpg|thumb|[[U2]] during its [[U2 360° Tour]] on June 1, 2011, which drew a record attendance of 65,000.]]
Concerts held at Commonwealth Stadium include [[Pink Floyd]], [[Beyoncé]], [[David Bowie]], [[Tim McGraw]], [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]], [[the Rolling Stones]], [[the Police]], [[Fiction Plane]], [[AC/DC]], [[Metallica]], [[U2]], [[Kenny Chesney]], [[Bob Dylan]], [[Willie Nelson]], [[Taylor Swift]], [[Bon Jovi]], [[Guns N' Roses]], [[Lilith Fair]], [[Mötley Crüe]], [[Edgefest]] and [[One Direction]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! style="width:12%; text-align:center;"|Date
! style="width:10%; text-align:center;"|Artist(s)
! style="width:10%; text-align:center;"|Opening act(s)
! style="width:16%; text-align:center;"|Tour
! style="width:10%; text-align:center;"|Tickets sold
! style="width:10%; text-align:center;"|Revenue
! style="width:20%; text-align:center;"|Additional notes
|-
| August 7, 1983 || [[David Bowie]] || [[Peter Gabriel]]<br />[[The Tubes]] || [[Serious Moonlight Tour]] || — || — ||
|-
| August 17, 1987 || [[David Bowie]] || [[Duran Duran]]<br />[[The Georgia Satellites]]<br />[[The Northern Pikes]] || [[Glass Spider Tour]] || — || — ||
|-
| June 12, 1992 || [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]] || — || [[We Can't Dance Tour]] || — || — ||
|-
| June 28, 1994 || [[Pink Floyd]] || — || [[The Division Bell Tour]] || 57,701 / 57,701 || $1,834,004 ||
|-
| October 4, 1994 || rowspan=2|[[The Rolling Stones]] || rowspan=2|[[Colin James]] || rowspan=2|[[Voodoo Lounge Tour]] || rowspan=2|121,604/ 121,604 || rowspan=2|$4,327,764 || rowspan=2|
|-
| October 5, 1994
|-
| June 14, 1997 || rowspan=2|[[U2]] || rowspan=2|[[Fun Lovin' Criminals]] || rowspan=2|[[PopMart Tour]] || rowspan=2|90,000 / 90,000 || rowspan=2|$3,493,456 || rowspan=2|
|-
| June 15, 1997
|-
| October 2, 1997 || [[The Rolling Stones]] || [[Blues Traveler]] || [[Bridges to Babylon Tour]] || 44,036 / 44,036 || $2,033,971 ||
|-
| August 18, 1998 || [[Backstreet Boys]] || [[Aaron Carter]] || [[Backstreet's Back Tour]] || — || — ||
|-
| June 2, 2007 || [[The Police]] || [[Sloan (band)|Sloan]]<br />[[Fiction Plane]] || [[The Police Reunion Tour]] || 29,592 / 29,592 || $3,216,118 ||
|-
| July 9, 2009 || [[Taylor Swift]]<br />[[Kenny Chesney]] || [[Gloriana (band)|Gloriana]]<br />[[Kelly Pickler]]<br />[[Lady Antebellum]]<br />[[Miranda Lambert]] || [[Fearless Tour]]<br />[[Sun City Carnival Tour]] || 33,910 / 44,500 || $2,540,906 || This concert was part of Commonwealth Country.
|-
| August 26, 2009 || [[AC/DC]] || [[The Answer (band)|The Answer]] || [[Black Ice World Tour]] || 55,838 / 55,838 || $4,764,061 || <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_tours/acdc_coming_back_to_canada.html |title=AC/DC Coming Back To Canada {{pipe}} News @ |publisher=Ultimate-guitar.com |access-date=December 21, 2010}}</ref>
|-
| July 15, 2010 || [[Bon Jovi]] || [[Kid Rock]] || [[The Circle Tour]] || 40,451 / 40,451 || $2,811,477 ||
|-
| June 1, 2011 || [[U2]] || [[The Fray]] || [[U2 360° Tour]] || 66,835 / 66,835 || $6,498,291 || <ref>{{cite web |last=Sperounes |first=Sandra |title=Bono dedicates final U2 song to Slave Lake fire victims |url=https://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/Bono+dedicates+final+song+Slave+Lake+fire+victims/4876507/story.html |work=[[Edmonton Journal]] |date=June 2, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814215542/http://www.edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/Bono%2Bdedicates%2Bfinal%2Bsong%2BSlave%2BLake%2Bfire%2Bvictims/4876507/story.html |archive-date=August 14, 2011 |access-date=September 4, 2016 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
|-
| July 21, 2015 || [[One Direction]] || [[Icona Pop]] || [[On the Road Again Tour]] || 40,989 / 40,989 || $3,188,215 ||
|-
| September 20, 2015 || [[AC/DC]] || [[Vintage Trouble]] || [[Rock or Bust World Tour]] || 55,000 / 55,000 || — ||
|-
| May 20, 2016 || [[Beyoncé]] || — || [[The Formation World Tour]] || 39,299 / 39,299 || $3,723,830 || This concert was performed in cold and rainy conditions.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sperounes|first1=Sandra|title=Beyonce dazzles in the drizzle at Commonwealth Stadium|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/music/beyonce-dazzles-in-the-drizzle-at-commonwealth-stadium|publisher=Edmonton Journal|access-date=June 22, 2017|date=May 21, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| August 16, 2017 || [[Metallica]] || [[Avenged Sevenfold]]<br />[[Gojira (band)|Gojira]] || [[WorldWired Tour]] || — || — ||
|-
| August 30, 2017 || [[Guns N' Roses]] || [[Our Lady Peace]] || [[Not in This Lifetime... Tour]] || 44,393 / 46,656 || $4,780,270 ||  The band covered "[[Wichita Lineman]]" by [[Glen Campbell]] and "[[I Got You (I Feel Good)]]" by [[James Brown]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLq-XHHW1Ek  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/xLq-XHHW1Ek |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Guns N Roses - Live in Edmonton 2017 - Wichita Lineman (Glen Campbell Tribute) |publisher=jzalapski at YouTube.com |date=August 30, 2017 |access-date=August 31, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/country/news/see-guns-n-roses-cover-glen-campbells-wichita-lineman-w500531 |title=See Guns N' Roses' Surprise Cover of Glen Campbell's 'Wichita Lineman' |publisher=RollingStone.com |date=August 31, 2017 |access-date=August 31, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://loudwire.com/guns-n-roses-james-brown-glen-campbell-edmonton/ |title=Guns N' Roses Jam James Brown + Glen Campbell Classics Live |website=Loudwire |date=August 31, 2017 |access-date=October 19, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| June 24, 2022 
| rowspan=2|[[Garth Brooks]] 
| rowspan=2| Mitch Rossell 
| rowspan=2|[[The Garth Brooks Stadium Tour]] 
| rowspan=2|130,000/ 130,000 
| rowspan=2|$9,387,811 
| rowspan=2|
|-
| June 25, 2022
|-
|September 4, 2022
|[[Mötley Crüe]]
|
|[[The Stadium Tour]]
|46,077 / 46,077
|$4,845,322
|
|-
|June 3, 2023
|[[Luke Combs]]
|[[Riley Green (singer)|Riley Green]]<br>[[Lainey Wilson]]
|[[Luke Combs World Tour]]
|
|
|
|-
|August 23, 2024
|rowspan=2|[[Metallica]]
|[[Pantera]]<br>[[Mammoth WVH]]
|rowspan=2|[[M72 World Tour]]
|rowspan=2|116,035 / 116,035	
|rowspan=2|$12,672,187
|rowspan=2|
|-
|August 25, 2024
|[[Five Finger Death Punch]]<br>[[Ice Nine Kills]]
|-
| August 31, 2024 || [[Pink (singer)|Pink]] || [[Sheryl Crow]]<br/>KidCutUp<br/>[[The Script]] || [[Pink Summer Carnival|P!NK: Summer Carnival]] || || ||
|-
|July 19, 2025 || [[The Weeknd]] || [[Mike Dean (record producer)|Mike Dean]] || [[After Hours til Dawn Tour]] || || ||

|}

===Ice hockey===
The [[2003 Heritage Classic]] was an [[list of outdoor ice hockey games|outdoor ice hockey game]] played on November 22 between the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) sides [[Edmonton Oilers]] and the [[Montreal Canadiens]]. The first regular-season NHL game to be played outdoors, it saw the Canadiens win 4–3 in front of a crowd of 57,167, despite temperatures of close to −18&nbsp;°C,<ref name=hc>{{cite news |title=The NHL moves outdoors |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/indepth/feature-nhl-outdoors.html |publisher=CBC Sports |access-date=November 29, 2010 |date=December 27, 2007}}</ref> −30&nbsp;°C (−22&nbsp;°F) with wind chill.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/climateData/hourlydata_e.html?timeframe=1&Prov=AB&StationID=1865&Year=2003&Month=11&Day=22 |title=Hourly Data Report for November 22, 2003 |work=Canada's National Climate Archive |publisher=[[Environment Canada]] |access-date=October 9, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305104811/http://www.climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/climateData/hourlydata_e.html?timeframe=1&Prov=AB&StationID=1865&Year=2003&Month=11&Day=22 |archive-date=March 5, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> It was held to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the [[1979 NHL expansion|Oilers joining the NHL]] in 1979 and the 20th anniversary of their first [[Stanley Cup]] win in [[1984 Stanley Cup Finals|1984]]. The [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] television broadcast drew 2.747&nbsp;million viewers in Canada, the second-highest audience for a regular-season NHL game.<ref name=hc /> The [[2023 Heritage Classic]] was played at Commonwealth Stadium, where the Edmonton Oilers hosted the [[Calgary Flames]] in the first outdoor NHL “[[Battle of Alberta#Hockey|Battle of Alberta]]” <ref>{{Cite web |title=Oilers to host Flames in Heritage Classic at Commonwealth Stadium next season – Sportsnet.ca |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/oilers-to-host-flames-in-heritage-classic-at-commonwealth-stadium-next-season/sn-amp/ |access-date=December 26, 2022 |website=www.sportsnet.ca}}</ref> where the Oilers won 5–2.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-30 |title=Oilers defeat Flames at Heritage Classic, end 4-game skid {{!}} NHL.com |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/calgary-flames-edmonton-oilers-game-recap-october-29 |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=www.nhl.com |language=en}}</ref>

===Rugby union===
Commonwealth Stadium has been used to host [[Churchill Cup]] matches. The [[2004 Churchill Cup|2004 edition]] had the first round played in [[Calgary]] and the second round played at Commonwealth Stadium.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvnz.co.nz/content/431704/2688172/article.html |title=Black Ferns claim Churchill Cup |publisher=[[TVNZ News]] |date=June 20, 2004 |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref> The [[2005 Churchill Cup|2005 edition]] saw all matches being played in Edmonton, with the final drawing a crowd of 17,000.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/4625237.stm |title=England recapture Churchill Cup |publisher=[[BBC Sport]] |date=June 26, 2005 |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref> In the [[2006 Churchill Cup|2006 edition]] the three finals were played at Commonwealth Stadium.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tvnz.co.nz/content/623725/2422001.html |title=NZ Maori in 2006 Churchill Cup |publisher=[[TVNZ News]] |date=November 1, 2005 |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref> The [[2006 Women's Rugby World Cup]] was hosted in Edmonton and its suburb, [[St. Albert, Alberta|St. Albert]]. Most of the Edmonton games were played at [[Ellerslie Rugby Park]], but the final, third-place match and fifth-place match were all played at Commonwealth Stadium.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rugby.com.au/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=Xt7wcNwewIA%3D&tabid=1730 |title=The year in detail |publisher=[[Australian Rugby Union]] |year=2007 |format=PDF |page=83 |access-date=October 9, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rwcwomens.com/home/news/newsid=2034470.html#2006+new+zealand+retain+womens+rwc+crown |title=2006: New Zealand retain Women's RWC crown |date=September 17, 2006 |publisher=[[2014 Women's Rugby World Cup]] |access-date=October 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928082550/http://www.rwcwomens.com/home/news/newsid=2034470.html#2006+new+zealand+retain+womens+rwc+crown |archive-date=September 28, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On June 9, 2018, the Canadian Men's National team played host to Scotland, world number 6 at the time, in a test match at Commonwealth Stadium. Scotland came away with a 48–10 victory over Canada in front of a crowd of 12,824 at Commonwealth Stadium.

===Other events===
In 1980, the venue hosted a [[Billy Graham]] event during his Northern Canada Crusade.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billygraham.ca/about-us/history.aspx |title=Billy Graham History |publisher=Billy Graham Evangelistic Association of Canada |access-date=October 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202231641/http://www.billygraham.ca/about-us/history.aspx |archive-date=December 2, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 1983, the [[Edmonton Trappers]] [[Triple-A (baseball)|Triple-A]] baseball team defeated the [[California Angels]] of [[Major League Baseball]] in an exhibition baseball game witnessed by a crowd of 24,830.

On 26 July 2022, [[Pope Francis]] led an open-air [[Mass in the Catholic Church|Mass]] in front of an attendance of nearly 50,000 people as part of his [[Visit by Pope Francis to Canada|first visit to Canada]].

On 30 July 2022, [[Monster Jam]] made its only appearance at the stadium.

In 2024, it hosted the [[2024 IFAF World Junior Championship|IFAF U20 World Junior Championship]], marking the first time [[American football]] was played at the stadium.

==See also==
{{Commons category|Commonwealth Stadium}}
{{Portal|Sports}}
*[[List of Commonwealth Games venues]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

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before=None; inaugural event|
after=[[Rajamangala National Stadium]]<br />[[Bangkok]]|
years=[[2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship|2002]]
}}
{{succession box |
  title=[[FIFA Women's World Cup]]<br />Opening Venue|
  before=[[Rhein-Neckar-Arena]]<br />[[Sinsheim]] |
  after=[[Parc Olympique Lyonnais]]<br />[[Lyon]] |
  years=[[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup|2015]]
}}
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