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{{Short description|Stadium built for the 1976 Olympic Games in Canada}}
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{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Olympic Stadium
| nickname = ''The Big O''<br>''The Big Owe''
| native_name = ''Stade Olympique''
| image = Olympic Stadium Montreal (23761669).jpeg
| image_size = 
| caption = 
| publictransit = {{rint|montreal|metro}} {{rint|montreal|metro|1}} [[Pie-IX station|Pie-IX]], [[Viau station|Viau]]
| address = 4545 Pierre-de-Coubertin Avenue
| location = [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], Canada
| coordinates = {{Coord|45.558|N|73.552|W|type:landmark_scale:4000|display=it}}
| pushpin_map = Canada Montreal#Canada Quebec#Canada
| pushpin_relief = yes
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Montreal##Location in Quebec##Location in Canada
| broke_ground = April 28, 1973
| opened = [[1976 Summer Olympics|July 17, 1976]]<br />[[1977 Montreal Expos season|April 15, 1977]] (baseball)
| surface = Grass (1976 and June 2, 2010)<br />[[AstroTurf]] (1977–2001, 2005–06)<br />Defargo Astrograss (2002–03)<br />[[FieldTurf]] (2003–2005)<br />Team Pro EF RD (2007–2014)<br />Xtreme Turf by [[Act Global]] (2014–2022)<br />FIFA Quality Pro (2023–)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.newswire.ca/fr/news-releases/une-nouvelle-surface-de-jeu-au-stade-olympique-838548457.html | title=Une nouvelle surface de jeu au Stade olympique | access-date=February 20, 2023 | archive-date=February 20, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230220033807/https://www.newswire.ca/fr/news-releases/une-nouvelle-surface-de-jeu-au-stade-olympique-838548457.html | url-status=live }}</ref>
| owner = [[Government of Quebec|Régie des Installations Olympiques (Government of Quebec)]]
| construction_cost = [[Canadian dollar|C$]] 770 million <br />[[Canadian dollar|C$]] 5.2 billion<ref>{{cite web | url=https://parcolympique.qc.ca/en/news/the-true-value-of-montreals-olympic-park/ | title=The true value of Montreal's Olympic Park | date=September 20, 2018 }}</ref> (''2017 – including additional costs, interest and repairs for the entire Olympic Park'')
| architect = [[Roger Taillibert]]<ref name=boatdrs/>
| tenants = [[Montreal Expos]] ([[Major League Baseball|MLB]]) (1977–2004)<br />[[Montreal Alouettes]]/[[Montreal Concordes|Concordes]] ([[Canadian Football League|CFL]]) (1976–86, 1996–97, part-time 1998–2013)<br />[[Montreal Manic]] ([[North American Soccer League (1968–84)|NASL]]) (1981–83)<br />[[Montreal Machine]] ([[World League of American Football|WLAF]]) (1991–92)<br />[[CF Montréal]] ([[Major League Soccer|MLS]]) (2012–present, select games)
| seating_capacity = Permanent capacity: 56,040 (1992–present)<ref name="permanentcapacity" /><br />1976 Summer Olympics: 73,000 (1976–1992) <br />[[Baseball]]: 49,757 (1992–present)<ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/baseball/commissioner-says-montreal-needs-a-firm-commitment-for-new-stadium/article23701527/ MLB commissioner says Montreal needs a firm commitment for new stadium] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024152154/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/baseball/commissioner-says-montreal-needs-a-firm-commitment-for-new-stadium/article23701527/ |date=October 24, 2016 }}. ''[[The Globe and Mail]]''. April 1, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2015</ref><br />[[association football|Soccer]]: 61,004<ref>{{Cite web |title=Approximately 2,000 additional tickets on sale at noon |url=http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2015/04/approximately-2000-additional-tickets-sale-noon |access-date=June 22, 2015 |website=Montreal Impact |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924043505/http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2015/04/approximately-2000-additional-tickets-sale-noon |url-status=live }}</ref><br />[[Canadian football|Football]]: 66,308<ref>[http://cfl.ca/greycupcentral/year/2008 Stamps spoil party in Montreal with big 'W' at 'Big O'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015142252/http://cfl.ca/greycupcentral/year/2008 |date=October 15, 2012 }}. cfl.ca. Retrieved April 28, 2015</ref>
| record_attendance = 78,322 ([[Pink Floyd]], July 6, 1977)
| dimensions = '''Foul Lines''':<br />{{convert|325|ft|m|0|order=flip}} (1977),<br /> {{convert|330|ft|m|0|order=flip}} (1981),<br /> {{convert|325|ft|m|0|order=flip}} (1983)<br />'''Power Alleys''':<br />{{convert|375|ft|m|0|order=flip}}<br />'''Centre Field''':<br />{{convert|404|ft|m|0|order=flip}} (1977),<br /> {{convert|405|ft|m|0|order=flip}} (1979),<br /> {{convert|404|ft|m|0|order=flip}} (1980),<br /> {{convert|400|ft|m|0|order=flip}} (1981),<br /> {{convert|404|ft|m|0|order=flip}} (1983)<br />'''Backstop''':<br />{{convert|62|ft|m|0|order=flip}} (1977),<br /> {{convert|65|ft|m|0|order=flip}} (1983),<br /> {{convert|53|ft|m|0|order=flip}} (1989)
| website = {{URL|parcolympique.qc.ca/en/what-to-do/olympic-stadium/|Parc Olympique Website}}
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'''Olympic Stadium'''<ref name="permanentcapacity">{{Cite web |title=The Stadium |url=https://parcolympique.qc.ca/en/what-to-do/olympic-stadium/ |access-date=May 12, 2018 |website=Parc olympique |archive-date=October 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007074353/https://parcolympique.qc.ca/en/what-to-do/olympic-stadium/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ({{langx|fr|Stade olympique}}, {{IPA|fr|stad ɔlɛ̃pik|pron}}) is a [[multi-purpose stadium]] in [[Montreal]], Canada, located at [[Olympic Park (Montreal)|Olympic Park]] in the [[Hochelaga-Maisonneuve]] district of the city. Built in the mid-1970s as the [[venues of the 1976 Summer Olympics|main venue]] for the [[1976 Summer Olympics]], it is nicknamed "'''The Big O'''", a reference to both its name and to the [[doughnut]]-shape of the permanent component of the stadium's roof. It is also disparagingly referred to as "'''The Big Owe'''" in reference to the high cost of its construction and of hosting the 1976 Olympics as a whole.<ref name="CBC-StadiumDebtPaid" />

The stadium is one of the largest by seating capacity in Canada. After the Olympics, [[artificial turf]] was installed and it became the home of Montreal's professional [[Major League Baseball|baseball]] and [[Canadian Football League|football]] teams. The [[Montreal Alouettes]] of the [[Canadian Football League|CFL]] returned to their previous home of [[Percival Molson Memorial Stadium|Molson Stadium]] in [[1998 Montreal Alouettes season|1998]] for regular season games, but continued to use Olympic Stadium for playoff and [[Grey Cup]] games until 2012. Following the [[2004 Montreal Expos season|2004]] baseball season, the [[Montreal Expos|Expos]] relocated to Washington, D.C., to become the [[Washington Nationals]]. The stadium currently serves as a multi-purpose facility for special events (e.g. concerts, trade shows) with a permanent [[seating capacity]] of 56,040.<ref name="permanentcapacity" /> The capacity is expandable with temporary seating. [[CF Montréal]] (formerly known as Montreal Impact) of [[Major League Soccer]] (MLS) has used the venue when demand for tickets justifies the large capacity or when the weather restricts outdoor play at nearby [[Saputo Stadium]] in the spring months.

The stadium has not had a main tenant since the Expos left in 2004. Despite decades of use, the stadium's history of numerous structural and financial problems has largely branded it as a [[white elephant]].

Incorporated into the north base of the stadium, inclined at 45°, and not completed until a full decade after the stadium's opening, is the [[Montreal Tower]]. At {{convert|165|m}} it is the world's tallest [[inclined tower]]. The stadium and [[Olympic Park, Montreal|Olympic Park]] grounds border [[Maisonneuve Park]], which includes the [[Montreal Botanical Garden]], adjacent to the west across [[Sherbrooke Street]] ([[Quebec Route 138|Route 138]]).

== History ==

=== Background and architecture ===

As early as 1963, [[Mayor of Montreal|Montreal Mayor]] [[Jean Drapeau]] sought to build a covered stadium in Montreal.<ref name="SABROlympicStadium">Costello, Rory. [http://sabr.org/bioproj/park/477659 Olympic Stadium (Montreal)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222133934/http://sabr.org/bioproj/park/477659 |date=December 22, 2015 }}. [[Society for American Baseball Research]], 2013.</ref> A covered stadium was thought to be all but essential for Drapeau's other goal of bringing a Major League Baseball team to Montreal, given the cold weather that can affect the city in April, October and sometimes even September. In 1967, soon after the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] granted Montreal an expansion franchise for 1969, Drapeau wrote a letter promising that any prospective Montreal team would be playing in a covered stadium by 1971. However, even though Quebec mayors have broad executive power, Drapeau could not make such a guarantee on his own authority. Just as [[Charles Bronfman]], who was slated to become the franchise's first owner, was ready to walk away, Drapeau had his staffers draw up a proposal for a stadium. It was enough to persuade Bronfman to continue with the effort.<ref name=Keri/>

[[File:Montreal Olympic Stadium tower with cables for retractable roof.jpg|thumb|left|Tower with cables for retractable roof]]
The stadium was designed by French architect [[Roger Taillibert]] to be an elaborate facility featuring a [[retractable roof]],<ref name="boatdrs">{{Cite news |date=June 10, 1981 |title=Big O architect to do roof study |page=1 |work=The Gazette |location=Montreal |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JhUyAAAAIBAJ&pg=5430%2C4071162 |access-date=October 15, 2020 |archive-date=July 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723134313/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JhUyAAAAIBAJ&pg=5430%2C4071162 |url-status=live }}</ref> which was to be opened and closed by cables suspended from a huge {{convert|165|m|ft|sigfig=3|adj=on}} tower – the tallest inclined structure in the world, and the [[List of tallest buildings in Montreal|tenth tallest]] structure in Montreal. The design of the stadium has been likened to that of the Australian Pavilion at [[Expo '70]] in [[Osaka, Japan]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Glenn |first=Chris |date=November 30, 2011 |title=Yokkaichi's Platypus Pavilion &#124; Japan Tourist, by Chris Glenn |url=http://en.japantourist.jp/view/yokkaichi-s-platypus-pavilion |access-date=September 26, 2013 |publisher=En.japantourist.jp |archive-date=September 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927182830/http://en.japantourist.jp/view/yokkaichi-s-platypus-pavilion |url-status=live }}</ref> although Taillibert had previously explored the concept of an umbrella-style roof for a theatre in [[Cannes]] (1964) and [[Piscine Carnot]] in Paris (1967).<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.ameriquefrancaise.org/media-5416/The_Origins_and_Evolution_of_TallibertYs_Architectural_Style.pdf | title =The Origins and Evolution of Taillibert's Architectural Style | last =Bassil | first =Soraya | website =ameriquefrancaise.org | publisher =Encyclopédie du patrimoine culturel de l'Amérique française | access-date =January 10, 2022 | archive-date =February 14, 2022 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20220214130735/http://www.ameriquefrancaise.org/media-5416/The_Origins_and_Evolution_of_TallibertYs_Architectural_Style.pdf | url-status =live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Violi |first=Paul |date=October 1972 |title=Pool Parti |url=https://usmodernist.org/AF/AF-1972-10.pdf |magazine=The Architectural Forum |location=New York |publisher=Whitney Publications |volume=137 |issue=3 |pages=50–51 |access-date=February 14, 2022 |archive-date=February 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214130747/https://usmodernist.org/AF/AF-1972-10.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Soon after Montreal was awarded the 1976 Games, Drapeau struck a secret deal with Taillibert to build the stadium. It only came to light in 1972.<ref name=Keri/>
[[File:Olympic Swimming Pool, Olympic Stadium, Montreal.jpg|alt=The 1976 Montreal Olympic Swimming Pool on July 25, 2017|left|thumb|The 1976 Montreal Olympic Swimming Pool on July 25, 2017]]
The [[Olympic Pool (Montreal)|Olympic swimming pool]] is located under this tower. An Olympic [[velodrome]] (since converted to the [[Montreal Biodome]], an indoor nature museum) was situated at the base of the tower in a building similar in design to the swimming pool. The building was built as the [[Olympic Stadium|main stadium]] for the 1976 Summer Olympic Games. The stadium was host to various events including the [[Olympic Games#Ceremonies|opening and closing ceremonies]], [[Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics|athletics]], [[Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics|football]] finals, and the team jumping [[Equestrian at the 1976 Summer Olympics|equestrian]] events.<ref>[http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1976/1976v2.pdf 1976 Summer Olympics official report.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100506012124/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1976/1976v2.pdf |date=May 6, 2010 }} Volume 2. pp. 42–65.</ref>

The building's design is cited as a masterpiece of Organic Modern architecture.<ref name="autogenerated1">Rémillard, 196.</ref> Taillibert based the building on plant and animal forms, aiming to include vertebral structures with sinews or tentacles, while still following the basic plans of [[Modern architecture]].<ref name=autogenerated1 />

=== Construction ===

[[Image:Le Stade Olympique de Montréal Nuit Arriere Edit 1.jpg|thumb|left|Back view at night]]
The stadium was originally slated to be finished in 1972, but the grand opening was cancelled due to a strike by construction workers. The ''Conseil des métiers de la construction'' union headed by [[André Desjardins|André "Dédé" Desjardins]] kept the construction site in "anarchic disorder" until the Quebec Premier [[Robert Bourassa]] bought him off in a secret deal.<ref name="Taillibert: blame Ottawa, Quebec">{{Cite news |last=Bauch |first=Hubert |date=September 14, 2000 |title=Taillibert: blame Ottawa, Quebec |work=The Gazette|location=Montreal |url=http://www.telusplanet.net/public/mozuz/crime/lemieszewski20001102.html |url-status=dead |access-date=December 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918123620/http://www.telusplanet.net/public/mozuz/crime/lemieszewski20001102.html |archive-date=September 18, 2018 }}</ref> In his 2000 book ''Notre Cher Stade Olympique'', Taillibert wrote "If the Olympic Games took place, it was thanks to Dédé Desjardins. What irony!"<ref name="Taillibert: blame Ottawa, Quebec" /> Further delays ensued due to the stadium's unusual design and Taillibert's unwillingness to back down from his original vision of the stadium even in the face of escalating costs for raw materials. It did not help that the original project manager, Trudeau et Associés, seemed to be incapable of handling some of the most basic construction tasks. In 1974, the Quebec provincial government lost patience with the delays and cost overruns and fired Taillibert from the project.<ref name=Keri/>

Additionally, the project was plagued by circumstances beyond anyone's control. Work slowed to a snail's pace for a third of the year due to Montreal's typically brutal winters. As a result, the stadium and tower remained unfinished at the opening of the 1976 Olympic Games.<ref name=Keri/><ref>{{Cite news |last=Peritz |first=Ingrid |date=January 17, 2009 |title=Montreal's billion-dollar 'Big Owe': What went wrong in '76? |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |location=Toronto |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/montreals-billion-dollar-big-owe-what-went-wrong-in-76/article1152036/ |access-date=January 19, 2009 |archive-date=May 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513055123/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/montreals-billion-dollar-big-owe-what-went-wrong-in-76/article1152036/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The roof materials languished in a warehouse in [[Marseille]] until 1982, and the tower and roof were not completed until 1987.<ref name=SABROlympicStadium/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Building big: Databank: Olympic Stadium |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/wonder/structure/olympic_stadium.html |access-date=July 16, 2009 |publisher=WGBH |archive-date=September 12, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912160831/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/wonder/structure/olympic_stadium.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It would be another year before the 66-tonne, {{convert|5500|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} [[Kevlar]] roof (designed and built by [[Lavalin]]) could retract. Even then, it could not be used in winds above {{convert|40|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}. Ultimately, it was only opened and closed 88 times.<ref name=SABROlympicStadium/>

=== Observatory ===

[[Image:Montreal Olympic stadium funicular view..jpg|thumb|right|upright|North-east view from elevator lower deck compartment]]
When construction on the stadium's tower resumed after the 1976 Olympics, a multi-storey observatory was added to the plan, accessible via an [[inclined elevator]], opened in 1987, that travels {{convert|266|m|}} along the curved tower's spine. The elevator cabin ascends from base of the tower to the upper deck in less than two minutes at a rate of {{convert|2.8|m/s|mph|abbr=on}}, with space for 76 persons per trip and a capacity of 500 persons per hour. The cabin is designed to remain level throughout its trip, while providing a panoramic view to its passengers.

The elevator faces north-east, offering a view to the north, south and east. It overlooks the Olympic Village, the Biodome, the Botanical Gardens and Saputo Stadium. The Olympic Park, the stadium's suspended roof and downtown Montreal can be viewed from the south-west-facing Observatory at the top of the tower.

=== Stadium financing ===

[[Image:Aerial view of Olympic Stadium (Montreal) as seen at night.jpg|thumb|right|Aerial view at night]]
Despite initial projections in 1970 that the stadium would cost only [[Canadian dollar|C$]]134&nbsp;million to construct, strikes and construction delays served to escalate these costs. By the time the stadium opened (in an unfinished form), the total costs had risen to C$1.1&nbsp;billion.

The Quebec government introduced a special tobacco tax in May 1976 to help recoup its investment. By 2006, the amount contributed to the stadium's owner, the Olympic Installations Board (OIB) ([[French language|fr]]: Régie des Installations Olympiques), accounted for 8% of the tax revenue earned from cigarette sales. The 1976 special tobacco tax act stipulated that once the stadium was paid off, ownership of the facility would be returned to the City of Montreal.

In mid-November 2006, the stadium's costs were finally paid in full, more than 30 years after it opened.<ref name="CBC-StadiumDebtPaid">{{Cite news |date=December 19, 2006 |title=Quebec's Big Owe stadium debt is over |publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-s-big-owe-stadium-debt-is-over-1.602530 |url-status=unfit |access-date=June 25, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070103103426/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-s-big-owe-stadium-debt-is-over-1.602530 |archive-date=January 3, 2007}}</ref>
The total expenditure (including repairs, renovations, construction, [[interest]], and inflation) amounted to C$1.61&nbsp;billion, making it—at the time all costs were paid off—the second most expensive stadium built (after [[Wembley Stadium]] in London).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Egan |first=Andrew |title=In Depth: World's Most Expensive Stadiums |work=Forbes |url=https://www.forbes.com/2008/08/06/expensive-stadiums-worldwide-forbeslife-cx_ae_0806sports_slide_10.html?partner=sinatw |access-date=September 7, 2017 |archive-date=February 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213120319/http://www.forbes.com/2008/08/06/expensive-stadiums-worldwide-forbeslife-cx_ae_0806sports_slide_10.html?partner=sinatw |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite initial plans to complete payment in October 2006, an indoor smoking ban introduced in May 2006 curtailed the revenue gathered by the tobacco tax.<ref name="CBC-StadiumDebtPaid" /> By 2014, the stadium's expense ranking had fallen to fifth, with the construction of costlier venues like [[MetLife Stadium]], [[AT&T Stadium]], and [[Yankee Stadium|the new Yankee Stadium]]. Perceived by many to be a [[white elephant]], the stadium has also been dubbed ''The Big Owe'' due to its astronomical cost.

The stadium has generated on average $20&nbsp;million in revenue each year since 1977. It is estimated that a large-scale event such as the Grey Cup can generate as much as $50&nbsp;million in revenue.<ref name="rio.intercollab.com">{{Cite web |title=Rio.intercollab.com |url=http://rio.intercollab.com/servlet/file?id=66 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713044910/http://rio.intercollab.com/servlet/file?id=66 |archive-date=July 13, 2011 |access-date=November 23, 2017}}</ref>

=== Continuing problems ===

Although the tower and retractable roof were not completed in time for the 1976 Olympics, construction on the tower resumed in the 1980s. During this period, however, a large fire set the tower ablaze, causing damage and forcing a scheduled [[Montreal Expos|Expos]] home game to be postponed. In 1986, a large chunk of the tower fell onto the playing field prior to another Expos game August 29 vs. San Diego Padres forcing a doubleheader on August 30.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Retrosheet Boxscore: Montreal Expos 10, San Diego Padres 1 (1) |url=http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/B08301MON1986.htm |access-date=May 16, 2016 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924140947/http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1986/B08301MON1986.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="espn">{{Cite web |title=ESPN.com: MLB – Merron: What a disaster! |url=http://static.espn.go.com/mlb/s/2003/0422/1542317.html |access-date=March 2, 2011 |publisher=[[ESPN]] |archive-date=May 31, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531053155/http://static.espn.go.com/mlb/s/2003/0422/1542317.html |url-status=live }}</ref><!-- cite covers this section to its lower tag -->

In January 1985, approval was given by the Quebec government to complete the project and install a retractable roof, financed by an Olympic cigarette tax in the province.<ref name="albotgr ">{{Cite news |last=Drolet |first=Daniel |date=January 24, 1985 |title=At last: Big O to get a retractable roof |page=A-1 |newspaper=[[The Gazette (Montreal)|The Gazette]] |location=Montreal |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IkolAAAAIBAJ&pg=1389%2C1079304 |access-date=October 15, 2020 |archive-date=July 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709190635/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IkolAAAAIBAJ&pg=1389,1079304 |url-status=live }}</ref> The tower construction and installation of the orange-coloured [[Kevlar]] roof were completed by April 1987,<ref name="osripaey">{{Cite news |date=April 15, 1987 |title=Olympic Stadium roof in place after 11 years |page=5B |work=Lawrence (KS) Journal World |agency=Associated Press |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pEMyAAAAIBAJ&pg=5580%2C3665483 |access-date=October 15, 2020 |archive-date=July 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723133916/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pEMyAAAAIBAJ&pg=5580%2C3665483 |url-status=live }}</ref> a decade later than planned. The roof experienced numerous rips, allowing rain to leak into the stadium.<ref name="srrfapppg">{{Cite news |date=June 28, 1991 |title=Storm rips Olympic Stadium roof |page=20 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |agency=Associated Press |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mdIwAAAAIBAJ&pg=2380%2C7801563 |access-date=October 15, 2020 |archive-date=July 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723134554/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mdIwAAAAIBAJ&pg=2380%2C7801563 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="osrdnrppg">{{Cite news |last=Meyer |first=Paul |date=June 29, 1991 |title=Olympic Stadium roof damaged and retracted |page=18 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mtIwAAAAIBAJ&pg=3123%2C8136621 |access-date=October 15, 2020 |archive-date=July 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723134556/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mtIwAAAAIBAJ&pg=3123%2C8136621 |url-status=live }}</ref>

As part of various renovations made in 1991 to improve the stadium's suitability as a baseball venue, 12,000 seats were eliminated, most of them in distant portions of the outfield, and home plate was moved closer to the stands.

[[File:Batting practice at Olympic Stadium in 2015.jpg|right|thumb|Olympic Stadium's blue roof and new scoreboard installed in 2015]]
On September 8 of that year, support beams snapped and caused a {{convert|55|LT|ST t|adj=on|lk=on}} concrete slab to fall onto an exterior walkway. No one was injured, but the Expos had to move their final 13 home games of that season to the opponents' cities. The Expos hinted that the 1992 season was at risk unless the stadium was certified safe. In early November, engineers found the stadium was structurally sound. However, it took longer to certify the roof as safe because it had been badly ripped in a June windstorm.<ref name=SABROlympicStadium/> For the 1992 season, it was decided to keep the roof closed at all times. The Kevlar roof was removed in May 1998, making the stadium open-air for the 1998 season. Later in 1998, a $26&nbsp;million non-retractable opaque blue roof was installed.

In 1999, a {{convert|350|m2|sqft|-1|abbr=on}} portion of the roof collapsed on January 18, dumping ice and snow on workers that were setting up for the annual [[Montreal Auto Show]].<ref name="espn" /><ref name="scrtcias">{{Cite news |date=January 19, 1999 |title=Snow causes roof to cave in at Olympic Stadium |page=5D |work=Eugene Register-Guard |agency=wire services |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=11FWAAAAIBAJ&pg=6874%2C4979213 |access-date=October 15, 2020 |archive-date=July 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723134032/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=11FWAAAAIBAJ&pg=6874%2C4979213 |url-status=live }}</ref> The auto show and a boat show the following month were cancelled,<ref name="osofrmo">{{Cite news |date=January 20, 1999 |title=Olympic Stadium out for month |page=4B |work=Boca Raton News |agency=Associated Press |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8SlUAAAAIBAJ&pg=2649%2C1387875 |access-date=October 15, 2020 |archive-date=July 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723133749/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8SlUAAAAIBAJ&pg=2649%2C1387875 |url-status=live }}</ref> and the auto show left the venue for good (since then, the Montreal Auto Show has usually been held at the [[Palais des congrès de Montréal]]). Repaired once again, the roof was modified to better withstand winter conditions: the OIB installed a network of pipes to circulate heated water under the roof to allow for snow melting. Despite these corrective measures, the stadium floor remained closed from December to March.<ref name="Gazette-ClosedWinter">{{Cite news |date=October 2, 2008 |title=Impact begin search for location for winter game |work=The Gazette|location=Montreal |url=https://nationalpost.com/sports/story.html?id=856303}}{{dead link|date=August 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
Birdair, the fabric provider and designer of the roof, was later sued for the roof failure.<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 10, 2000 |title=Olympic stadium suing U.S. roofers |publisher=CBC News |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/olympic-stadium-suing-u-s-roofers-1.183340 |url-status=live |access-date=July 16, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511124704/http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/1999/08/30/bigo990830.html |archive-date=May 11, 2008}}</ref> The installer of the roof, Danny's Construction, having suffered tremendous cost overruns along with its subcontractor Montacier, due to changes in the plans and specifications and delays, was terminated during the construction, and Birdair completed the project. Danny's Construction sued Birdair in 1999.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Parker |first=Dave |date=January 28, 1999 |title=Dome supplier faces Montreal compensation battle |publisher=New Civil Engineer |url=http://www.nce.co.uk/dome-supplier-faces-montreal-compensation-battle/831802.article |access-date=July 16, 2009 |archive-date=April 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427003244/http://www.nce.co.uk/dome-supplier-faces-montreal-compensation-battle/831802.article |url-status=live }}</ref> In February 2010, after a lengthy trial, the Quebec Superior Court awarded a judgement in favour of Danny's Construction and dismissed Birdair's countersuit.<ref>La Presse, Actualites, Samedi 13 Fevrier 2010, p. A9</ref>

The stadium's condition suffered considerably in the early 21st century. During the Expos' final years in Montreal, it was coated with grime, and much of the concrete was chipped, stained, and soiled.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Todd |first=Jack |date=July 6, 2016 |title=The 40-year hangover: how the 1976 Olympics nearly broke Montreal |url=https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/jul/06/40-year-hangover-1976-olympic-games-broke-montreal-canada |access-date=March 2, 2019 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |archive-date=March 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302043416/https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/jul/06/40-year-hangover-1976-olympic-games-broke-montreal-canada |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rushdi |first=Farid |title=How Jeffrey Loria Destroyed The Montreal Expos / Washington Nationals |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/118868-how-jeffrey-loria-destroyed-the-montreal-exposnationals |access-date=March 2, 2019 |website=Bleacher Report |archive-date=March 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302152439/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/118868-how-jeffrey-loria-destroyed-the-montreal-exposnationals |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Plans for a third roof ===

In 2009, the stadium received approval to remain open in the winter, provided weather conditions are favourable.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Riga |first=Andrew |date=January 9, 2009 |title=It's a go for the Big O (if there's no snow) |url=https://montrealgazette.com/there+snow/1156453/story.html |access-date=January 9, 2009 |website=The Gazette |publisher=Canwest}}{{dead link|date=April 2017|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> However, the Olympic Installations Board issued a report stating that the roof was unsafe during heavy rainfall or more than {{convert|8|cm}} of snow, and that it rips 50 to 60 times a year. The city fire department warned in August 2009 that without corrective measures, including a new roof, it may order the stadium closed. Events cannot be held if more than {{convert|3|cm}} of snow are predicted 24 hours in advance, such as caused postponement of the Montreal Impact home opener soccer match in March 2014.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 21, 2014 |title=Montreal Impact MLS home opener postponed |publisher=Toronto Star |url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/2014/03/21/montreal_impact_mls_home_opener_postponed.html?rf |access-date=April 26, 2023 |archive-date=April 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427022816/https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/2014/03/21/montreal_impact_mls_home_opener_postponed.html?rf |url-status=live }}</ref> A contract for a new permanent steel roof was awarded in 2004, with an estimated $300&nbsp;million price tag. In June 2010, the Olympic Installations Board sought approval from the provincial government for the contract.<ref name="2010June-CBC">{{Cite news |date=June 29, 2010 |title=Olympic Stadium to get $300M roof |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/olympic-stadium-to-get-300m-roof-1.921907 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807223130/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/olympic-stadium-to-get-300m-roof-1.921907 |archive-date=August 7, 2021 |access-date=June 29, 2010 |work=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|CBC]]}}</ref>
In May 2011 a committee was formed to study the future of the stadium and improve the usage of the stadium, pool, and sports centre.<ref name="2011Committee-editorial">{{Cite news |date=May 10, 2011 |title=Elephant in the room; Regie's committee on Big O a good start but leaves questions unanswered |url=https://montrealgazette.com/opinion/editorials/Elephant+room/4754746/story.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521195626/http://www.montrealgazette.com/opinion/editorials/Elephant+room/4754746/story.html |archive-date=May 21, 2011 |access-date=May 28, 2011 |work=Montreal Gazette |publisher=Postmedia Network Inc.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=September 15, 2011 |title=Whither Big Owe? Public to ponder stadium's future |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/whither-big-owe-public-to-ponder-stadium-s-future-1.1063161 |work=CBC |agency=The Canadian Press}}</ref>

A slab of concrete measuring approximately {{convert|8|by|12|m}} fell from the roof of the stadium's underground parking facility on March 4, 2012. There were no injuries.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 5, 2012 |title=Giant concrete slab falls at Montreal's Olympic Stadium |publisher=[[CTV News]] |agency=[[The Canadian Press]] |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/olympic-stadium-safe-despite-fallen-concrete-officials-1.777398 |url-status=live |access-date=March 5, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305190037/http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20120305/concrete-slab-falls-at-olympic-stadium-120305/ |archive-date=March 5, 2012}}</ref> The roof continues to deteriorate, with 7,453 tears as of May 2017,<ref name="CBC-2017-roof-deteriorating">{{Cite news |last=Gentile |first=Davide |date=May 4, 2017 |title=Olympic Stadium roof deteriorating at rapid rate |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/olympic-stadium-roof-1.4100485 |access-date=November 19, 2017 |archive-date=July 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707081757/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/olympic-stadium-roof-1.4100485 |url-status=live }}</ref>
limiting use of the venue in winter to when there are three or fewer centimetres of snow on the roof.<ref name="NP-40-years">{{Cite news |last=Lowrie |first=Margan |date=July 12, 2016 |title=Forty years on, Montreal's Olympic Stadium remembered as more than just a money pit |work=National Post}}</ref>

In 2015, a new high definition scoreboard was installed, replacing the aging two-panel display dating back to the stadium's renovations in 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Montreal's Olympic Stadium – Solotech |url=http://www.solotech.com/en/casestudy/montreals-olympic-stadium/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601113214/https://www.solotech.com/en/casestudy/montreals-olympic-stadium/ |archive-date=June 1, 2016 |access-date=May 16, 2016 |website=MKTSOL}}</ref>

In November 2017, the Quebec government approved a new roof, estimated to cost $250&nbsp;million.<ref name="CBC-2017-new-roof">{{Cite web |date=November 9, 2017 |title=Quebec OKs new roof for Big O |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-olympic-stadium-new-roof-approved-2017-1.4395663 |access-date=November 10, 2017 |publisher=CBC News |archive-date=November 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110095939/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-olympic-stadium-new-roof-approved-2017-1.4395663 |url-status=live }}</ref> The new roof was then planned to be removable, allowing the stadium to either be open-air or enclosed, consistent with the intent of the original roof.<ref name="CBC-2017-new-roof" /> The option of a removable portion of the roof has since been removed from the scope of the project.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/olympic-stadium-s-new-roof-won-t-be-retractable-but-there-could-be-natural-light-1.4639282|title=Olympic Stadium's new roof won't be retractable but there could be natural light|date=October 15, 2019|website=Montreal|accessdate=August 17, 2021|archive-date=July 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723133919/https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/olympic-stadium-s-new-roof-won-t-be-retractable-but-there-could-be-natural-light-1.4639282|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1774509/stade-olympique-montreal-toiture-opercule-soccer|title=Pas de toiture démontable pour le stade olympique de Montréal|first=Zone Politique-|last=ICI.Radio-Canada.ca|website=Radio-Canada.ca|date=March 3, 2021 |accessdate=August 17, 2021|archive-date=August 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806045825/https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1774509/stade-olympique-montreal-toiture-opercule-soccer|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:À l'intérieur du stade olympique lors des rénovations de 2024.jpg|350px|thumb|Inside the stadium during renovation work, 2024]]
The Olympic Installations Board has estimated the cost of demolishing the stadium would be between $500 and $700&nbsp;million,<ref name="CBC-2017-OIB-interview">{{Cite news |last=Shingler |first=Benjamin |date=November 10, 2017 |title=Dismantling Montreal's Olympic Stadium would be 'foolish,' says man in charge |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/big-o-montreal-olympic-stadium-roof-1.4396721 |access-date=November 19, 2017 |archive-date=November 14, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171114231640/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/big-o-montreal-olympic-stadium-roof-1.4396721 |url-status=live }}</ref>
though this figure is based on a preliminary two-month study and thus has a high margin of error.<ref name="Gazette-2013-roof-demolition">{{Cite news |last=Lampert |first=Allison |date=December 7, 2013 |title=WHAT TO DO WITH THE BIG O? |language=en |work=The Gazette |location=Montreal |url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/montreal-gazette/20131207/281479274218140 |access-date=November 19, 2017 |archive-date=September 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918123613/https://www.pressreader.com/canada/montreal-gazette/20131207/281479274218140 |url-status=live }}</ref> The high cost of demolition is due to the stadium being built of pre-stressed concrete, which rules out a controlled implosion or wrecking ball, and instead would require carefully removing the rebar wire which is under tension.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Serebrin |first=Jacob |date=2024-02-10 |title=Demolishing Montreal Olympic Stadium would be costly, but experts question $2B price |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/demolishing-olympic-stadium-montreal-costly-experts-1.7111512 |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=CBC.ca |agency=The Canadian Press}}</ref>

In February 2024, Quebec Tourism Minister Caroline Proulx announced that the expected cost of the new roof had increased to $870 million. She said the new roof will take four years to construct, and is expected to last for 50 years. She said demolition of the stadium is "unthinkable" and not an option, for multiple reasons: the structure is an icon of Quebec, Montreal's Metro runs directly beneath the stadium, multiple businesses lease space in the office tower, and demolition would cost an estimated $2 billion.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-05 |title=Quebec government to spend $870 million to replace Montreal's Olympic Stadium roof |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/olympic-stadium-roof-replacement |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=National Post |agency=The Canadian Press}}</ref> However, ''[[Le Journal de Montréal]]'' reported that the number was inflated, and demolition would cost only a small fraction of that amount. In addition, they reported that the cited cost for the new roof did not include hundreds of millions of dollars in additional work necessary to correct acoustics and remodel seats and restrooms.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://thewalrus.ca/montreal-olympic-stadium/?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us |title=The Money Pit That is Montreal's Olympic Stadium &#124; the Walrus |date=March 25, 2024 |access-date=March 27, 2024 |archive-date=March 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327010539/https://thewalrus.ca/montreal-olympic-stadium/?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Post-Olympic use ==

=== Gridiron football ===

[[Image:AlouettesStadeOlympique.jpg|thumb|right|The Alouettes in action in 2010]]
The [[Canadian Football League]]'s [[Montreal Alouettes]] became the stadium's first major post-Olympic tenant when they moved their home games there halfway through the [[1976 CFL season|1976 season]]. Capacity was reduced from its Olympic capacity of 72,000 to 58,500, but leapt to 66,308 when the natural grass was replaced with [[AstroTurf]] ahead of the [[1977 CFL season|1977 season]].<ref name=SABROlympicStadium/> The Alouettes remained there through 1986, the franchise's final season of operations; the team would shut down shortly after the start of the [[1987 CFL season|1987 season]]. A revived Alouettes franchise returned for the 1996 and [[1997 CFL season|1997 season]]s, but then moved to the [[Percival Molson Memorial Stadium|Percival Molson Stadium]] in 1998. The Alouettes used Olympic Stadium for select regular season games until 2009, and playoff games until 2012. Due to the increased popularity of the Alouettes and the small capacity of Percival Molson Stadium, the team considered returning to Olympic Stadium on a full-time basis, but instead renovated Percival Molson Stadium to increase its capacity.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 9, 2009 |title=Molson Stadium to begin $29.4M expansion |publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/molson-stadium-to-begin-29-4m-expansion-1.842309 |access-date=March 9, 2009 |archive-date=November 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105190101/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/molson-stadium-to-begin-29-4m-expansion-1.842309 |url-status=live }}</ref> In addition, the stadium holds the record for the largest Grey Cup attendance, that of the [[65th Grey Cup|1977 Grey Cup]] game, in which the hometown Montreal Alouettes defeated the Edmonton Eskimos, 41-6 before 68,318 spectators; this despite a local transit strike and harsh winter weather conditions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fan Fuel: Top 10 Grey Cup moments - Sportsnet.ca |url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/fanfuel/grey-cup-moments/ |access-date=November 23, 2017 |archive-date=December 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031916/http://www.sportsnet.ca/fanfuel/grey-cup-moments/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Olympic Stadium has hosted the [[Grey Cup]] a total of six times, most recently in 2008 when the [[Calgary Stampeders]] defeated the hometown Alouettes. The stadium holds the record for nine of the ten [[CFL attendance|largest crowds in CFL history]], which include five regular-season and four Grey Cup games. A single-game record crowd numbering 69,083 attended a game played on September 6, 1977, between the Alouettes and [[Toronto Argonauts]].<ref name="RIO-stats">{{Cite web |year=2004 |title=About the Olympic Park – Facts and figures |url=http://www.rio.gouv.qc.ca/pub/parc/statistiques.jsp?locale=en |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808052746/http://www.rio.gouv.qc.ca/pub/parc/statistiques.jsp?locale=en |archive-date=August 8, 2007 |access-date=November 22, 2008 |publisher=La Régie des installations olympiques }}</ref>

In 1991 and 1992, the stadium was the home of the [[Montreal Machine]] of the [[World League of American Football]]. This included hosting [[World Bowl '92]] on June 6, 1992, in which the [[Sacramento Surge]] defeated the [[Orlando Thunder]] 21–17 before 43,789.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sacramento Surge vs. Orlando Thunder. World Bowl II. June 6, 1992 • Fun While It Lasted |url=http://www.funwhileitlasted.net/gallery/world-league-of-american-football-1991-1992/programs/1992-world-bowl-sacramento-surge-orlando-thunder/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201030556/http://funwhileitlasted.net/gallery/world-league-of-american-football-1991-1992/programs/1992-world-bowl-sacramento-surge-orlando-thunder/ |archive-date=December 1, 2017 |access-date=November 23, 2017}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=November 2017|reason=as a fan-created site, this does not meet reliable source guidelines}}

In 1988 (Jets and Browns) and 1990 (Steelers and Patriots), NFL pre-season games were played at Olympic Stadium.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Eskenazi |first=Gerald |date=July 29, 1988 |title=N.F.L.; Quebec Welcomes a Taste of the N.F.L. |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/07/29/sports/nfl-quebec-welcomes-a-taste-of-the-nfl.html |access-date=October 22, 2013 |archive-date=November 13, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113075405/http://www.nytimes.com/1988/07/29/sports/nfl-quebec-welcomes-a-taste-of-the-nfl.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=December 3, 2009 |title=Oh, Canada: Jets vs. Bills |work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|location=New York |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/jets/2009/12/oh-canada-jets-vs-bills.html |url-status=dead |access-date=October 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029092250/http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/jets/2009/12/oh-canada-jets-vs-bills.html |archive-date=October 29, 2013}}</ref>

=== Baseball ===

[[Image:Stade Olympique Roof.JPG|thumb|right|Detail of the roof including the foul lines]]
In 1977, the stadium replaced [[Jarry Park Stadium]] as the home ballpark of the [[National League (baseball)|National League]]'s [[Montreal Expos]]. As a part of the team's franchise grant, a domed stadium was supposed to be in place for the 1972 baseball season. However, due to the delays in constructing Olympic Stadium, until 1977, the Expos annually sought and received a waiver to remain at Jarry. As late as January 1977, it was thought the Expos would have to play at least part of the 1977 season at Jarry as well. The [[Parti Québécois]]' landslide victory in the [[1976 Quebec general election|1976 provincial elections]] caused the Expos to break off lease talks. However, an agreement was reached in February, and an official announcement came in March.<ref name=SABROlympicStadium/>

The Expos regularly played 81 home games every season until [[2003 Montreal Expos season|2003]], when they played 22 home games in [[Puerto Rico]] at [[Hiram Bithorn Stadium]] in [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]]. The Expos played 59 home games at Olympic Stadium in each of their final two seasons of 2003 and 2004; the franchise moved south to Washington, D.C. for the [[2005 Washington Nationals season|2005 season]] and became the [[Washington Nationals]].

Olympic Stadium's first baseball game was played on April 15, 1977. In front of 57,592, the Expos lost 7–2 to the [[Philadelphia Phillies]]. However, the Expos had to use a [[hacksaw]] to cut open the locks because the OIB did not have a [[Master keying|master key]].<ref name=SABROlympicStadium/> The Expos played five home playoff games in 1981; two in the [[1981 National League Division Series|NLDS]] against the Phillies, and three in the [[1981 National League Championship Series|NLCS]] against the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]], who went on to win the [[1981 World Series|World Series]]. On October 19, the Expos lost the decisive fifth game, 2–1, to the Dodgers on [[Rick Monday]]'s ninth-inning [[home run]]. In 1982, the [[1982 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|Major League Baseball All-Star Game]] was played at Olympic Stadium in front of 59,057—a stadium record for baseball. On September 29, 2004, the Expos played their last game in Montreal, losing 9–1 to the [[Florida Marlins]] before 31,395.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Expos' last home game: An oral history – Sportsnet.ca |url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/the-expos-last-home-game-an-oral-history |access-date=May 16, 2016 |website=Sportsnet.ca |archive-date=May 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506052251/http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/the-expos-last-home-game-an-oral-history/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[Image:Toronto Blue Jays vs. New York Mets in Montreal.JPG|thumb|right|700px|Olympic Stadium panoramic during an MLB preseason game in 2014]]

Olympic Stadium proved to be somewhat problematic as a baseball venue. As in all multipurpose stadiums, the lower seating tier was set further back than in baseball-specific parks to accommodate the football field. However, since [[Canadian football]] fields are longer and wider than [[American football]] fields, Olympic Stadium's lower tier was set back even further than comparable seats at American multipurpose stadiums.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ESPN.com – Page2 – The List: Worst ballparks |url=https://www.espn.com/page2/s/list/worstballparks/010503.html |access-date=April 4, 2014 |publisher=ESPN |archive-date=February 28, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150228040729/http://espn.go.com/page2/s/list/worstballparks/010503.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The upper deck was one of the highest in the majors; as was the case with most of its multipurpose counterparts, most of the upper-deck seats, particularly those in the outfield, were too far away to be of any use during the regular season.

The Expos were not consulted on the stadium's location, design, or construction even though they were slated to be its primary tenants. Nonetheless, for most of their tenure they put considerable effort into making the atmosphere friendlier for baseball. During the 1970s and early 1980s, fans arriving at the stadium from the [[Montreal Metro|Metro]] were greeted by an [[oom-pah]] band playing "[[The Happy Wanderer]]." Whenever an opposing pitcher tried to hold a runner at first rather than pitch, the sound system would cluck at him like a chicken.<ref name=Keri/>

Before the [[1991 Montreal Expos season|1991 season]], the OIB began a major overhaul on the stadium's baseball configuration. The lower deck in centre field was removed to make room for a larger scoreboard with replay capability.<ref>[http://www.andrewclem.com/Baseball/OlympicStadium.html Clem's Baseball Blog] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151220073338/http://www.andrewclem.com/Baseball/OlympicStadium.html |date=December 20, 2015 }} entry on Olympic Stadium</ref> That scoreboard was installed ahead of the [[1992 Montreal Expos season|1992 season]]. Also ahead of the 1992 season, the running track was removed, home plate was moved closer to the stands and new seats closer to the field were installed. Several distant sections of permanent seating beyond the outfield fence were closed, replaced with bleacher seats directly behind the fence. The total seating capacity for baseball was reduced from a high of around 60,400 to 46,000.

The Expos were very successful in the stadium for a time, with above National League median attendance in 1977 and from 1979 to 1983. The Expos outdrew the [[New York Mets]] from 1977 to 1983, and 1994 to 1996, as well as the [[New York Yankees]] in 1982 and 1983.<ref name="BR-ExposAttendance">{{Cite web |year=2008 |title=Washington Nationals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WSN/attend.shtml |access-date=September 1, 2008 |publisher=baseball-reference.com |archive-date=June 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613235126/https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WSN/attend.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="BR-MetsAttendance">{{Cite web |year=2008 |title=New York Mets Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYM/attend.shtml |access-date=September 1, 2008 |publisher=baseball-reference.com |archive-date=September 24, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080924130720/http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYM/attend.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="BR-YankeesAttendance">{{Cite web |year=2008 |title=New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/attend.shtml |access-date=September 1, 2008 |publisher=baseball-reference.com |archive-date=September 9, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080909004506/http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/attend.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>

The stadium's playing conditions left much to be desired. For most of the Expos' tenure, the playing surface was an extremely thin [[AstroTurf]] carpet, with only equally thin padding between it and the concrete floor. It was so hard on players' knees that visiting teams frequently ran at a nearby park. Longtime Expos trainer Ron McClain begged for a replacement, but the OIB was unwilling to spend the $1&nbsp;million needed for a new surface. Before the roof finally arrived, players had to contend with huge patches of ice in early April or late September. Additionally, for most of the Expos' tenure, the padding on the fence was so thin that fielders risked severe injury by going after long fly balls. However, the OIB was also unwilling to replace the padding. By the 1990s, several free agents specifically demanded that the Expos be taken out of consideration due to the poor playing conditions.<ref name="Keri">{{Cite book |last=Keri |first=Jonah |title=Up, Up and Away |publisher=Random House Canada |year=2014 |isbn=9780307361356 }}</ref>

By the mid-1990s, owner [[Claude Brochu]] concluded that Olympic Stadium was not suitable as a baseball venue, and actively campaigned for a replacement.<ref name=Keri/> Brochu sold the team to [[Jeffrey Loria]] in 2000, who was equally dissatisfied with Olympic Stadium; he bluntly stated, "We cannot stay here." However, [[Premier of Quebec|Quebec Premier]] [[Lucien Bouchard]] refused to authorize public funding deemed necessary for a replacement, in part because Olympic Stadium still had not been paid for.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Smith |first=Curt |title=Storied Stadiums |publisher=Carroll & Company |year=2001 |isbn=0786711876 }}</ref> The poor conditions played a role in the Expos nearly being disbanded in the [[2001 Major League Baseball contraction plan]], which fell through due to court rulings.<ref name=Keri/>

Ten years after the last Expos game at Olympic Stadium, the [[Toronto Blue Jays]] played two [[spring training]] games at the stadium against the [[New York Mets]] on March 28 and 29, 2014, with combined attendance of 96,350.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cabrera's home run in the eighth gives Jays win over Mets |url=http://www2.tsn.ca/montreal/story/?id=447733 |access-date=March 29, 2014 |publisher=The Sports Network |archive-date=April 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140402192933/http://www.tsn.ca/montreal/story/?id=447733 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Jays would continue this practice for the next 5 years: against the [[Cincinnati Reds]] on April 3 and 4, 2015, with combined attendance of 96,545,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Byrnes |first=Mark |title=The Downtown Stadium That Could Have Saved the Montreal Expos |url=http://www.citylab.com/design/2015/04/the-baseball-stadium-montreal-never-built/389859/ |access-date=June 22, 2015 |newspaper=Bloomberg |date=April 9, 2015 |archive-date=June 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150602002802/http://www.citylab.com/design/2015/04/the-baseball-stadium-montreal-never-built/389859/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=96,000 fans show their love of baseball at Blue Jays games in Montreal |url=http://www.macleans.ca/culture/96000-fans-show-their-love-of-baseball-at-blue-jays-games-in-montreal/ |access-date=June 22, 2015 |website=Maclean's |agency=The Canadian Press |archive-date=May 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518090122/http://www.macleans.ca/culture/96000-fans-show-their-love-of-baseball-at-blue-jays-games-in-montreal/ |url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Boston Red Sox]] on April 1 and 2, 2016, with combined attendance of 106,102,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Red Sox top Blue Jays to sweep two-game Montreal series |url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/red-sox-top-blue-jays-sweep-two-game-montreal-series/ |access-date=May 16, 2016 |website=Sportsnet.ca |archive-date=May 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507041345/http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/red-sox-top-blue-jays-sweep-two-game-montreal-series/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Blue Jays to face Red Sox in Montreal next spring |url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/blue-jays-to-face-red-sox-in-montreal-next-spring/ |access-date=May 16, 2016 |website=Sportsnet.ca |archive-date=March 15, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315082633/http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/blue-jays-to-face-red-sox-in-montreal-next-spring/ |url-status=live }}</ref> the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] on March 31 and April 1, 2017, combined attendance of 95,382,<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 27, 2017 |title=Blue Jays tab starters for upcoming Montreal series |url=https://jaysjournal.com/2017/03/27/blue-jays-tab-starters-for-upcoming-montreal-series/ |access-date=November 23, 2017 |archive-date=June 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615060234/http://jaysjournal.com/2017/03/27/blue-jays-tab-starters-for-upcoming-montreal-series/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Blue Jays end pre-season with win in Montreal |url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/mlb/blue-jays-pirates-montreal-game-recap-1.4051286 |access-date=November 23, 2017 |archive-date=July 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712102400/http://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/mlb/blue-jays-pirates-montreal-game-recap-1.4051286 |url-status=live }}</ref> the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] on March 26 and 27, 2018, with combined attendance of 51,151<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 26, 2018 |title=Cardinals use three-run eighth inning to beat Blue Jays at Olympic Stadium |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/baseball/cardinals-use-three-run-eighth-inning-to-beat-blue-jays-at-olympic-stadium/article38351513/ |access-date=March 28, 2018 |work=The Globe and Mail |archive-date=March 28, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328045139/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/baseball/cardinals-use-three-run-eighth-inning-to-beat-blue-jays-at-olympic-stadium/article38351513/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and the [[Milwaukee Brewers]] on March 25 and 26, 2019, with a combined attendance of 46,984.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.mlb.com/gameday/brewers-vs-blue-jays/2019/03/25/568401#game_state=final,game_tab=box,game=568401| title = Brewers 10, Blue Jays 5 (Final Score) on MLB Gameday {{!}} MLB.com| website = [[MLB.com]]| access-date = August 23, 2021| archive-date = August 23, 2021| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210823200109/https://www.mlb.com/gameday/brewers-vs-blue-jays/2019/03/25/568401#game_state=final,game_tab=box,game=568401| url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.mlb.com/gameday/brewers-vs-blue-jays/2019/03/26/568402#game_state=final,game_tab=box,game=568402| title = Brewers 0, Blue Jays 2 (Final Score) on MLB Gameday {{!}} MLB.com| website = [[MLB.com]]| access-date = August 23, 2021| archive-date = August 23, 2021| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210823200108/https://www.mlb.com/gameday/brewers-vs-blue-jays/2019/03/26/568402#game_state=final,game_tab=box,game=568402| url-status = live}}</ref> The [[New York Yankees]] were scheduled to play there on March 23 and 24, 2020; however, the games were cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Canada|COVID-19 pandemic]]. No further games have been scheduled since, ending baseball spring training at the Montreal Olympic Stadium.

==== Longest home runs ====

[[Willie Stargell]] of the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] hit the longest home run at Olympic Stadium on May 20, 1978, driving the ball into the second deck in right field for an estimated distance of 535 feet. The yellow seat that marked the location where the ball landed has been removed from the 300 level (a new yellow marker seat was placed in 2015). The seat is now preserved at the [[Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame]]. Stargell also hit a notable home run at the Expos' original Montreal home, Jarry Park, which landed in a swimming pool beyond the right field fence.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jarry Park / Montreal Expos / 1969–1976 |url=http://www.ballparkwatch.com/stadiums/past/jarry_park.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011235631/http://www.ballparkwatch.com/stadiums/past/jarry_park.htm |archive-date=October 11, 2007 |access-date=September 22, 2007 |publisher=Ballpark Digest }}</ref>

On April 4, 1988, the Expos' Opening Day, [[Darryl Strawberry]] of the [[New York Mets]] hit a ball off a speaker which hangs off a concrete ring at Olympic Stadium, estimated to have travelled 525 feet.

[[Henry Rodríguez (outfielder)|Henry Rodríguez]] hit a ball on June 15, 1997, that bounced off the concrete ring in right field, caromed up to hit the roof, and came down, hitting a speaker. The distance travelled by this ball is also estimated at 525 feet.

The longest home run hit to left field was [[Vladimir Guerrero]]'s blast on July 28, 2003, that hit an advertising sign directly below the left field upper deck. The ad was later replaced with a sign reading "VLAD 502".<ref name="ExposGuide2004">{{Cite book |title=Expos Media Guide 2004 |year=2004 |publisher=Montreal Expos}}</ref>

=== Soccer ===

[[Image:Olympic Stadium Soccer.JPG|thumb|right|Olympic Stadium with natural grass field]]
Olympic Stadium was the home of the [[North American Soccer League (1968–84)|NASL]]'s [[Montreal Manic]] soccer team from 1981 to 1983. A 1981 playoff game against the [[Chicago Sting]] attracted a crowd of over 58,000. Several games of the [[2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2007]] [[FIFA]] [[FIFA U-20 World Cup|Under 20 World Cup]] were played at Olympic Stadium and drew the largest crowds of the tournament, including two sell-outs of 55,800.

Olympic Stadium hosted a [[CONCACAF Champions League]] quarter-final game pitting the [[Montreal Impact (1992–2011)|original Montreal Impact]] – who played primarily in the adjacent [[Saputo Stadium]] – against [[Club Santos Laguna]] of the [[Liga MX]] (Mexico First Division) on February 25, 2009. This was the first time an international soccer game took place in Montreal during the winter months.<ref>{{Cite web |title=News |url=http://www.montrealimpact.com/News/News.aspx?language=EN&ArticleID=1044&Focus=0 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930181218/http://www.montrealimpact.com/News/News.aspx?language=EN&ArticleID=1044&Focus=0 |archive-date=September 30, 2011 |access-date=March 2, 2011 |publisher=Montrealimpact.com}}</ref> The Impact won 2–0 in front of a record crowd of 55,571.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Beacon |first=Bill |date=Feb 26, 2009 |title=Huge Montreal soccer crowd revels in Impact's 2-0 victory over Santos |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/579157394/?match=1&clipping_id=170280505 |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=[[Whitehorse Daily Star]] |page=19 |via=Newspapers.com |agency=The Canadian Press}}</ref> The stadium was also home to a friendly match between the Impact and [[A.C. Milan]] of the Italian [[Serie A]] on June 2, 2010, before 47,861.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 14, 2010 |title=Guess who's coming to town? |url=http://montreal.theoffside.com/team-news/guess-whos-coming-to-town.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717020432/http://montreal.theoffside.com/team-news/guess-whos-coming-to-town.html |archive-date=July 17, 2011 |access-date=April 14, 2010 |website=The Offside |publisher=SB Nation}}</ref>

On July 25, 2009, Olympic Stadium became the first stadium outside France to host [[Ligue 1]]'s [[2009 Trophée des Champions|Trophée des Champions]], a [[super cup]] played by the winner of Ligue 1 and the [[Coupe de France]]. Over 34,000 attended the game as [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]] defeated [[En Avant de Guingamp|Guingamp]], 2–0. The game was held in Montreal to help Ligue 1 break into the growing North America soccer market.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 12, 2009 |title=Le trophée des champions à Montréal |url=http://www.rds.ca/soccer/le-troph%C3%A9e-des-champions-%C3%A0-montr%C3%A9al-1.217048 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927210744/http://www.rds.ca/soccer/le-troph%C3%A9e-des-champions-%C3%A0-montr%C3%A9al-1.217048 |archive-date=September 27, 2013 |access-date=June 14, 2013 |publisher=RDS.ca}}</ref>

On March 17, 2012, a record crowd of 58,912 packed Olympic Stadium to cheer on the current version of the [[Montreal Impact (2012–2020)|Montreal Impact]] for their [[Major League Soccer|MLS]] debut on home soil, in a 1–1 draw with the [[Chicago Fire Soccer Club|Chicago Fire]], setting a new attendance record for professional soccer in Quebec.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 17, 2012 |title=Recap: Record crowd sees Impact tie Fire in home debut |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2012-03-17-mtl-v-chi/recap |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009020952/http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2012-03-17-mtl-v-chi/recap |archive-date=October 9, 2013 |access-date=September 26, 2013 |publisher=mlssoccer.com}}</ref> That record was later broken months later on May 12, with 60,860 people for a match against the [[LA Galaxy]], also setting a new attendance record for professional soccer in Canada.<ref>{{Cite news |date=June 18, 2012 |title=Galaxy tie Impact before record crowd |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/galaxy-tie-impact-before-record-crowd/article2430996/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918123457/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/soccer/galaxy-tie-impact-before-record-crowd/article2430996/ |archive-date=September 18, 2018 |access-date=September 7, 2017 |work=The Globe and Mail |location=Toronto}}</ref>

On August 24, 2014, Olympic Stadium hosted the final of the [[2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup: Matches – Knockout stage |url=https://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/matches/kostage.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081102051421/http://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/matches/kostage.html |archive-date=November 2, 2008 |access-date=April 4, 2014 |publisher=FIFA}}</ref>

On April 29, 2015, a record crowd of 61,004 attended the [[CONCACAF Champions League]] final between the Impact and [[Club América]], also setting a new record attendance for professional soccer in Canada.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Champions League: Montreal Impact sell 2,000 more tickets to final, setting new Canadian record |url=http://www.mlssoccer.com/ccl/news/article/2015/04/28/champions-league-montreal-impact-sell-2000-more-tickets-final-setting-new-ca |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150622202147/http://www.mlssoccer.com/ccl/news/article/2015/04/28/champions-league-montreal-impact-sell-2000-more-tickets-final-setting-new-ca |archive-date=June 22, 2015 |access-date=June 22, 2015 |website=MLSsoccer.com}}</ref>

Olympic Stadium hosted several [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup]] matches.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FIFA Women's World Cup: Destination – Host Cities |url=https://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/destination/cities/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081004052106/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/destination/cities/index.html |archive-date=October 4, 2008 |access-date=July 14, 2014 |publisher=FIFA}}</ref> One notable game was the semi-final match-up between the [[United States women's national soccer team|United States]] and [[Germany women's national football team|Germany]] that took place on June 30, which drew a crowd of 51,176 people. The Americans won 2–0 in front of a largely partisan crowd and then went on to win their third World Cup trophy the following Sunday in [[Vancouver]]. This stadium was originally one of Canada's three candidate venues for the [[2026 FIFA World Cup]] and was expected to get a retractable roof.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 15, 2018 |title=Olympic Stadium will have a retractable roof in time for 2026 World Cup |url=https://montrealgazette.com/sports/soccer/olympic-stadium-will-have-a-retractable-roof-in-time-for-2026-world-cup |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725122855/https://montrealgazette.com/sports/soccer/olympic-stadium-will-have-a-retractable-roof-in-time-for-2026-world-cup |archive-date=July 25, 2018 |access-date=July 25, 2018 |publisher=Montréal Gazette}}</ref> However, Montreal withdrew from the host city selection process for the World Cup on July 6, 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 6, 2021 |title=Montreal withdraws from host city selection process for 2026 World Cup |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/article/montreal-withdraws-host-city-selection-process-2026-world-cup/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816132650/https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/article/montreal-withdraws-host-city-selection-process-2026-world-cup/ |archive-date=August 16, 2021 |access-date=July 6, 2021 |work=[[Sportsnet]]}}</ref>
===2015 FIFA Women's World Cup===
{| class="wikitable"  style="text-align:left; width:85%;"
|+ 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
|-
!Date
!Time ([[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]])
!Team #1
!Result
!Team #2
!Round
!Attendance
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|rowspan=2, style="text-align:center|9 June 2015||style="text-align:center;"| 16:00||{{fbw|ESP}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–1 ||{{fbw|CRC}} ||rowspan=4|Group E ||rowspan=2|10,175
|-
|style="text-align:center;"| 19:00||{{fbw|BRA}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 2–0 ||{{fbw|KOR}} 
|-
|rowspan=2, style="text-align:center|13 June 2015||style="text-align:center;"| 16:00||{{fbw|BRA}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–0 ||{{fbw|ESP}} ||rowspan=2|28,623
|-
|style="text-align:center;"| 19:00||{{fbw|KOR}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 2–2 ||{{fbw|CRC}} 
|-
|style="text-align:center;" |15 June 2015||style="text-align:center;"| 16:00||{{fbw|NED}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–1 ||{{fbw|CAN}} ||Group A ||style="text-align:center;"|45,420
|-
|style="text-align:center;" |17 June 2015||style="text-align:center;"| 16:00||{{fbw|ENG}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 2–1 ||{{fbw|COL}} ||Group F ||style="text-align:center;"|13,862
|-
|style="text-align:center;" |21 June 2015||style="text-align:center;"| 16:00||{{fbw|FRA|1974}} ||style="text-align:center;"| 3–0 ||{{fbw|KOR}} ||Round of 16 ||style="text-align:center;"|15,518
|-
|style="text-align:center;" |26 June 2015||style="text-align:center;"| 16:00||{{fbw|GER}}  ||style="text-align:center;"| 1–1 (5–4 pen.) || {{fbw|FRA|1974}} ||Quarterfinals ||style="text-align:center;"|24,859
|-
|style="text-align:center;" |30 June 2015||style="text-align:center;"| 19:00|| {{fbw|USA}} ||style="text-align:center;"|2–0|| {{fbw|GER}} ||Semifinals ||style="text-align:center;"|51,176
|}

=== Office space ===

Starting in 2018, the [[Desjardins Group]] plans to move approximately 1000 of its employees into the Montreal Tower. The company plans to occupy seven of the 12 floors available in the tower. It is estimated that around $60&nbsp;million in renovations are required before Desjardins can move in.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lau |first=Rachel |title=Desjardins to move into Montreal Olympic Stadium tower |url=http://globalnews.ca/news/2564127/desjardins-to-move-into-montreal-olympic-stadium-tower/ |access-date=April 8, 2016 |website=Global News |archive-date=April 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406210507/http://globalnews.ca/news/2564127/desjardins-to-move-into-montreal-olympic-stadium-tower/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Other ===
[[File:Tour la Nuit Montreal 2019 inside Olympic stadium.jpg|thumb|right|Cyclists ride inside the stadium during the 2019 Tour la Nuit]]
In winter 1977, [[Emerson, Lake and Palmer]] filmed a performance of their arrangement of the [[Aaron Copland]] piece "[[Fanfare for the Common Man (Emerson, Lake & Palmer song)|Fanfare For The Common Man]]" at the stadium.<ref>{{cite web |title=Emerson Lake & Palmer's version of 'Fanfare For The Common Man' still sounds totally magnificent |url=https://www.classicfm.com/composers/copland/music/emerson-lake-palmers-fanfare-common-man/ |website=Classic FM |access-date=September 1, 2021 |language=en |archive-date=September 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901043237/https://www.classicfm.com/composers/copland/music/emerson-lake-palmers-fanfare-common-man/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The group also recorded a concert at the stadium in August of that year and released it as [[Emerson, Lake & Palmer in Concert|a live album]].

Olympic Stadium hosted the 1978 [[World Junior Speed Skating Championships]] where they crowned the American siblings [[Eric Heiden|Eric]] and [[Beth Heiden]] as junior world champions.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Phillips |first=Randy |date=February 6, 1978 |title=Eric, Beth not Heiden in Junior speed skating |work=[[Montreal Gazette|The Gazette]] |location=Montreal |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xZAjAAAAIBAJ&pg=3548%2C1263691 |access-date=August 8, 2014 |archive-date=July 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723134207/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xZAjAAAAIBAJ&pg=3548%2C1263691 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In August 1979, Olympic Stadium hosted the [[1979 IAAF World Cup|1979 IAAF World Cup in Athletics]].<ref name="2nd_IAAF">{{Cite web |title=2nd IAAF World Cup in Athletics |url=https://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-world-cup/1979/2nd-iaaf-world-cup-in-athletics-18 |access-date=October 2, 2019 |website=IAAF.org |quote=Montréal (Olympic Stadium), CANADA 24 AUG 1979 - 26 AUG 1979 |archive-date=October 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002055250/https://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-world-cup/1979/2nd-iaaf-world-cup-in-athletics-18 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Catholic Charismatic Renewal]] Assembly took place in the presence of Father [[Emiliano Tardif]] in 1979.<ref name="numerique.banq.qc.ca">{{Cite web |title=La Presse, 04 juin 1979 |url=https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/2410332 |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=numerique.banq.qc.ca |archive-date=July 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220712212503/https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/2410332 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On June 20, 1980, [[Roberto Durán]] defeated [[Sugar Ray Leonard]] to win the [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] boxing world's welterweight championship at Olympic Stadium.<ref name="OnThisDay">{{Cite web |title=June 20, 1980 in Sport |url=https://www.onthisday.com/sport/date/1980/june/20 |access-date=October 2, 2019 |website=On This Day |date=June 20, 1980 |quote=Panamanian boxer Roberto Durán takes WBC welterweight title from Sugar Ray Leonard at Olympic Stadium in Montreal by unanimous points decision |archive-date=October 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002060513/https://www.onthisday.com/sport/date/1980/june/20 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Drum Corps International]] World Championship finals were held at this arena in 1981 and 1982.<ref name="DCI_1981-82">{{bulleted list|{{Cite web |last=Boo |first=Michael |date=November 10, 2014 |title=Spotlight of the Week: 1981 Sky Ryders |url=https://www.dci.org/news/spotlight-of-the-week-1981-sky-ryders |website=Drum Corps International |quote=Drum Corps International held its 10th World Championship Finals in 1981 at Olympic Stadium in Montreal |access-date=October 2, 2019 |archive-date=October 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002061757/https://www.dci.org/news/spotlight-of-the-week-1981-sky-ryders |url-status=live }}|{{cite web |url=https://www.dci.org/news/spotlight-of-the-week-1982-blue-devils |title=Spotlight of the Week: 1982 Blue Devils |website=Drum Corps International |date=November 29, 2016 |author1=Boo, Michael |quote=the return of the Drum Corps International World Championships to Montreal in 1982 saw the Finals competition once again on television |access-date=October 2, 2019 |archive-date=October 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002064917/https://www.dci.org/news/spotlight-of-the-week-1982-blue-devils |url-status=live }}}}</ref>

On September 11, 1984, [[Pope John Paul II]] participated in a youth rally with about 55,000 people in attendance.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Pope in Canada: A Journey Into the Heart |url=http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/JohnPaulII/4-Canada-1984.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620105020/http://americancatholic.org/Features/JohnPaulII/4-Canada-1984.asp |archive-date=June 20, 2010 |access-date=March 2, 2011 |publisher=Americancatholic.org}}</ref>
[[Image:Montreal Stadium full mast.jpg|thumb|right|Full view of the Montreal Olympic Stadium's mast from the side]]
[[Image:StadiumTrack.JPG|thumb|right|A view from the upper deck of the monster truck layout]]
[[Image:Biodome de Montreal.jpg|thumb|right|[[Montreal Biodome]] in front of Olympic Stadium and its tower]]

On October 30, 2010, a special mass, to commemorate the ascension to sainthood of [[Brother André]], was held at the stadium. Over 30,000 people attended.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sutherland |first=Anne |date=November 1, 2010 |title=30,000 faithful flock to Olympic Stadium for Brother Andre celebration |url=http://www.globaltvedmonton.com/faithful+flock+Olympic+Stadium+Brother+Andre+celebration/3758076/story.html |access-date=March 2, 2011 |publisher=Globaltvedmonton.com |archive-date=July 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720001011/http://www.globaltvedmonton.com/faithful+flock+Olympic+Stadium+Brother+Andre+celebration/3758076/story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2017, the venue was the site of the [[2017 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Montreal Confirmed Host For 2017 Artistic World Championships |url=http://www.flogymnastics.com/article/30225-montreal-confirmed-host-for-2017-artistic-world-championships |access-date=April 9, 2016 |website=FloGymnastics |date=March 4, 2015 |archive-date=October 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020013509/http://www.flogymnastics.com/article/30225-montreal-confirmed-host-for-2017-artistic-world-championships |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2021, Olympic Stadium was named a mass vaccination site by the Quebec government during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec]], making it one of the largest mass vaccination sites in the province.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Caruso-Moro|first=Luca|title=Mass vaccinations to be held out of Montreal's Olympic stadium|url=https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/mass-vaccinations-to-be-held-out-of-montreal-s-olympic-stadium-1.5312441|access-date=August 17, 2021|website=ctvnews|date=February 17, 2021|language=en|archive-date=August 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817191143/https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/mass-vaccinations-to-be-held-out-of-montreal-s-olympic-stadium-1.5312441|url-status=live}}</ref> Quebec premier [[François Legault]] received both of his required vaccine doses as well as his booster dose at the stadium.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Quebec Premier François Legault gets his first dose of COVID-19 vaccine|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/video-quebec-premier-francois-legault-gets-his-first-dose-of-covid-19/|access-date=August 17, 2021|website=The Globe and Mail|language=en-CA|archive-date=August 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817191633/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/video-quebec-premier-francois-legault-gets-his-first-dose-of-covid-19/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=June 21, 2021|title='Not clear' if new border rules apply to Quebecers who have had COVID-19 and one dose|url=https://www.thestar.com/politics/2021/06/21/more-quebec-regions-shift-to-green-zone-as-restrictions-ease.html|access-date=August 17, 2021|website=thestar.com|language=en|archive-date=August 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817191633/https://www.thestar.com/politics/2021/06/21/more-quebec-regions-shift-to-green-zone-as-restrictions-ease.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 1992 concert riot ===

On August 8, 1992, [[Metallica]] and [[Guns N' Roses]] co-headlined a North American Stadium tour [[Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour]] with an included stop at Olympic Stadium. Several songs into Metallica's set, during the song "[[Fade to Black (Metallica song)|Fade to Black]]",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/jason-newsted-james-hetfields-pyro-accident-saved-metallica|title=JASON NEWSTED: JAMES HETFIELD'S PYRO ACCIDENT SAVED METALLICA|website=Revolver (magazine)|date=January 28, 2022|access-date=December 28, 2022|archive-date=December 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228032019/https://www.revolvermag.com/music/jason-newsted-james-hetfields-pyro-accident-saved-metallica|url-status=live}}</ref> frontman and guitarist [[James Hetfield]] was accidentally burned by improper pyrotechnics, forcing the band to cut their set short as Hetfield was rushed to the hospital. Lead guitarist [[Kirk Hammett]], bassist [[Jason Newsted]], and drummer [[Lars Ulrich]] promised a makeup concert to quell the sold-out crowd of 54,666. The band would later perform two half-priced shows at the [[Montreal Forum]] in February 1993. After a two-hour and fifteen-minute delay, Guns N' Roses performed a shortened set. Singer [[Axl Rose]] later blamed the issues on bad audio and vocal problems.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lepage |first=Mark |date=July 14, 2017 |title=Welcome back to the jungle: the 1992 Metallica/Guns N' Roses debacle |work=Montreal Gazette |location=Montreal |url=https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/music/welcome-back-to-the-jungle-the-1992-metallicaguns-n-roses-debacle |access-date=January 4, 2021 |archive-date=November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112035542/https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/music/welcome-back-to-the-jungle-the-1992-metallicaguns-n-roses-debacle |url-status=live }}</ref> Following the set, an estimated 2,000 people began rioting within the stadium and surrounding areas. The fans overturned police cars and set multiple bonfires within the stadium, causing an estimated $600,000 in damage to the stadium and surrounding areas. The Expos' schedule was unaffected by the repairs made to the stadium, as they had been on a seven-game road trip. The Régie banned Guns N' Roses from the venue.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=January 28, 2010 |title=Guns 'N' Roses returns to Montreal: No riot this time |work=CTV News |location=Montreal |url=https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/guns-n-roses-returns-to-montreal-no-riot-this-time-1.478410 |access-date=February 12, 2023 |archive-date=February 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212232055/https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/guns-n-roses-returns-to-montreal-no-riot-this-time-1.478410 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Metallica returned to Olympic Stadium on August 11 and 13, 2023, performing for the first time since the events as part of their [[M72 World Tour|M72 world tour]].<ref>{{cite news |last= Luft |first= Amy |date= November 28, 2022 |title= Metallica to play two shows at Montreal's Olympic Stadium next summer |work= CTV News |location= Montreal |url= https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/metallica-to-play-two-shows-at-montreal-s-olympic-stadium-next-summer-1.6171764 |access-date= February 12, 2023 |archive-date= February 12, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230212233348/https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/metallica-to-play-two-shows-at-montreal-s-olympic-stadium-next-summer-1.6171764 |url-status= live }}</ref>

=== Attendance record ===

[[Pink Floyd]] attracted the largest paid crowd to Olympic Stadium: 78,322 people on July 6, 1977. The second-largest crowd was 73,898 for [[Emerson, Lake & Palmer]] on August 26, 1977. The largest crowds for an opera performance were on June 16 and 18, 1988, with 63,000 to watch a production of ''[[Aida]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LE STADE OLYMPIQUE |url=http://parcolympique.qc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/F_assistances_stade.pdf |access-date=November 23, 2017 |archive-date=September 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918123515/https://parcolympique.qc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/F_assistances_stade.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Transit ==

The stadium is [[Underground City, Montreal|directly connected]] to the [[Pie-IX (Montreal Metro)|Pie-IX metro station]] on the [[Line 1 Green (Montreal Metro)|Green Line]] of the [[Montreal Metro]]. [[Viau (Montreal Metro)|Viau metro station]] on the Green Line is also nearby.

== Facts and figures ==
* Well over its original budget, the stadium ended up costing $770&nbsp;million to construct. By 2006, the final cost had risen to $1.47&nbsp;billion when calculating in repairs, modifications and interest paid out. It took 30&nbsp;years to finally pay off the cost, leading to its nickname of "The Big Owe" (a play on "The Big O").<ref>{{Cite web |last=Merron |first=Jeff |date=April 22, 2003 |title=Montreal's house of horrors |url=http://static.espn.go.com/mlb/s/2003/0422/1542254.html |access-date=July 16, 2015 |publisher=[[ESPN]] |archive-date=July 11, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711122039/http://static.espn.go.com/mlb/s/2003/0422/1542254.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* The roof is only {{convert|52|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} above the field of play. As a result, a number of [[batted ball|pop-ups]] and long home runs hit the roof over the years, necessitating the painting of orange lines on the roof to separate foul balls from fair balls.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Belleville |first=Gary |title=April 4, 1988: Darryl Strawberry blasts 525-foot homer off Olympic Stadium service ring |url=https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/april-4-1988-darryl-strawberry-blasts-525-foot-homer-off-olympic-stadium-service-ring/#_edn6 |access-date=July 30, 2022 |publisher=[[Society for American Baseball Research]] |archive-date=July 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730215250/https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/april-4-1988-darryl-strawberry-blasts-525-foot-homer-off-olympic-stadium-service-ring/#_edn6 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* During their years playing in Olympic Stadium, the Expos were one of only two teams not to employ the traditional yellow-painted foul poles with the [[New York Mets]] being the other. Olympic's poles were painted red, while the Mets' home, [[Shea Stadium]] (and later [[Citi Field]]), used orange poles.
* Olympic Stadium holds the record for a soccer game attendance in Canada. At the 1976 Summer Olympics [[Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics|soccer final]], 71,617 people witnessed [[East Germany national football team|East Germany]]'s 3–1 win over [[Poland national football team|Poland]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=En bref - Impact: foule record au Stade|date=March 19, 2012 |url=https://www.ledevoir.com/sports/soccer/345376/en-bref-impact-foule-record-au-stade |access-date=July 23, 2022 |publisher=[[Le Devoir]]}}</ref>
* A yellow seat on the 300 level commemorated a {{convert|535|ft|m|adj=on}} home run by [[Willie Stargell]] of the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]]. It has since been moved to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Matt |title=Stargell blasts longest home run in Olympic Stadium history |url=https://baseballhall.org/discover-more/stories/inside-pitch/willie-stargell-blasts-longest-home-run-in-olympic-stadium-history |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725185719/https://baseballhall.org/discover-more/stories/inside-pitch/willie-stargell-blasts-longest-home-run-in-olympic-stadium-history |archive-date=July 25, 2021 |access-date=July 23, 2022 |publisher=Baseball Hall of Fame}}</ref>
* The Montreal games of the [[2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup]] were held at Olympic Stadium on a removable Team Pro EF RD surface that was purchased specifically for the tournament.<ref name="Gazette-FIFAU20-surface">{{Cite web |date=May 1, 2007 |title=New rug for Olympic Stadium |url=http://www.canada.com/topics/sports/football/cfl/story.html?id=7dc11074-e43b-4242-aee7-4533cbc17fc5&k=96984 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130118220943/http://www.canada.com/topics/sports/football/cfl/story.html?id=7dc11074-e43b-4242-aee7-4533cbc17fc5&k=96984 |archive-date=January 18, 2013 |access-date=May 12, 2010 |publisher=Canwest Publishing}}</ref>
* For the first time since the Olympic Games in 1976, a natural grass field was installed in the stadium for the [[Montreal Impact (1992–2011)|Montreal Impact]] match versus [[A.C. Milan]] on June 2, 2010.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Phillips |first=Randy |date=May 29, 2010 |title=Grass is greener on the inside |work=The Gazette |location=Montreal |url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/montreal-gazette/20100529/295274707602733 |access-date=April 10, 2021 |archive-date=July 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723133749/https://www.pressreader.com/canada/montreal-gazette/20100529/295274707602733 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* The stadium features a 101,600-watt public address system.<ref>{{Cite web |title=RIO – Parc olympique de Montréal :: Salles au Stade olympique :: Location de salles au Stade olympique |url=http://www.rio.gouv.qc.ca/pub/salles/salle_stade.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110227075543/http://www.rio.gouv.qc.ca/pub/salles/salle_stade.jsp |archive-date=February 27, 2011 |access-date=March 2, 2011 |publisher=Rio.gouv.qc.ca}}</ref>
* The main room of the stadium is the largest in Quebec, at {{convert|43504|m2|abbr=on}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=RIO – Montreal Olympic Park :: Frequently Asked Questions |url=http://www.rio.gouv.qc.ca/faq/accueil.jsp?locale=en |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706201731/http://www.rio.gouv.qc.ca/faq/accueil.jsp?locale=en |archive-date=July 6, 2011 |access-date=March 2, 2011 |publisher=Rio.gouv.qc.ca}}</ref>
* [[Tony Gwynn]] of the [[San Diego Padres]] got his [[3,000 hit club|3,000th hit]] at Olympic Stadium on August 6, 1999, with a single in the first inning off Expos pitcher [[Dan Smith (right-handed pitcher)|Dan Smith]]. He had four hits in the game.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Essington |first=Amy |title=August 6, 1999: Tony Gwynn reaches milestone with 3,000th career hit |url=https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/august-6-1999-san-diego-padres-12-montreal-royals-10-at-olympic-stadium-montreal/ |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=Society for American Baseball Research}}</ref>

== Commemorations ==

As part of the [[Canadian Olympic stamps#1976 Montreal Olympics|commemorative stamps created for the 1976 Olympics]], Canada Post issued a stamp depicting the Olympic Stadium and Velodrome.<ref name="stamp-issue">{{Cite web |last=Burnett |first=John |title=Canadian Stamps Marked Montreal Olympics |url=http://www.bnaps.org/education/esc7.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620180025/http://www.bnaps.org/education/esc7.asp |archive-date=June 20, 2012 |access-date=October 22, 2012 }}</ref>

== See also ==
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* [[List of Canadian Football League stadiums]]
* [[List of soccer stadiums in Canada]]
* [[List of Major League Soccer stadiums]]
* [[List of former Major League Baseball stadiums]]
* [[Olympic Stadium]]
* [[List of tallest buildings and structures in the world]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

=== Sources ===

* Rémillard, François. ''Montreal architecture: A Guide to Styles and Buildings.'' Montreal: Meridian Press, 1990.

== External links ==

* {{Official website|http://parcolympique.qc.ca/en/the-park/olympic-stadium/}} – Parc Olympique Quebec
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130916163736/http://parcolympique.qc.ca/en/the-park/the-montreal-tower/ Official Website – Montreal Tower]
* [http://www.ballparks.com/baseball/national/olympi.htm Ballparks.com: Olympic Stadium]
* [http://football.ballparks.com/CFL/Montreal/index.htm Football Ballparks.com]
* [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WSN/attend.shtml Baseball-Reference] – annual Expos attendance and [[Batting Park Factor|park factors]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121019062244/http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/O/Olympic_Stadium.stm history and notable events] ''Baseball Library''
* [https://assets.espn.go.com/mlb/s/2003/0422/1542317.html Olympic Stadium disaster timeline]

=== Multimedia ===
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* [http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-41-1316-7812/sports/montreal_olympic_games/clip4 CBC Archives] – Clip from 1975 – Stadium architect talks about his design
* [http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-41-1316-7926/sports/montreal_olympic_games/clip12 CBC Archives] – A look back on the history of the stadium (1999)
* [http://archives.cbc.ca/society/celebrations/topics/100-554/ CBC Archives] – Discussion of building a tower for Montreal

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