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{{Short description|Sports facility in Edmonton, Alberta}}
{{Infobox Stadium
| stadium_name      = Foote Field
| nickname          = 
| image             = [[File:Foote Field Edmonton Alberta Canada 01A.jpg|250px]]
| caption             = Sun setting behind Foote Field.
| location          = 11601 68 Avenue, [[University of Alberta]] South Campus, [[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]]
| broke_ground      = 
| opened            = September 8, 2001<ref name="opening">{{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 }}</ref>
| owner             = [[University of Alberta]]
| operator          = 
| surface           = East Field: PureGrass<br>West Field: Natural grass
| construction_cost = C$10.5&nbsp;million<ref name="opening"/><br>(${{formatprice|{{Inflation|CA|10500000|2001}}}} in {{Inflation-year|CA}} dollars{{inflation-fn|CA}})
| architect         = 
| tenants           = [[Alberta Golden Bears]]/[[Alberta Pandas]] ([[U Sports]]) (2001–present)<br>[[FC Edmonton]] ([[North American Soccer League (2011–2017)|NASL]]) (2011)
| seating_capacity  = East Field: 3,500<br>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]] [[Canadian football|football]]. It features a [[Canadian Football League|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.<ref>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</ref>

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 throw|discus]], [[Hammer throw|hammer]], [[shot put]], and [[Javelin throw|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.

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.ualberta.ca/physical-education-recreation/facilities/south-campus/foote-field U of A Foote Field page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161119060231/https://www.ualberta.ca/physical-education-recreation/facilities/south-campus/foote-field |date=2016-11-19 }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929145649/http://goldenbearsfootball.ca/Foote%20aerial.jpg Aerial view image of Foote Field]

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