Ivor Wynne Stadium (originally known as Civic Stadium) is a Canadian football stadium located in Hamilton, Ontario. The stadium was originally constructed in 1930 to host the 1930 British Empire Games, though playing fields had stood on the site since the city bought the land from a local farmer in 1913. The stadium, which currently seats 30 000 for football, has been the home of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL since 1950. Canadian football is a sport in which two teams of twelve players each compete for territorial control of a field of play 110 yards (100. ... The Athens Olympic Stadium A modern stadium (plural stadiums, Latin plural stadia) is a place, or venue, for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts or other events, consisting of a field or stage partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event. ... Motto: Together Aspire - Together Achieve Area: 1,117. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The 1930 British Empire Games was the first of what later became known as the Commonwealth Games was held in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. ... 1913 (MCMXIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario. ... The Canadian Football League (CFL), also known by its French name, Ligue canadienne de football (LCF), is a professional league located entirely in Canada that plays Canadian football. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The stadium consists of a large grandstand on one side of the field, with a small section curving around the end zone, and a separate grandstand on the opposite side of the field. The stadium was heavily rebuilt in 1970-71 and renamed for Ivor Wynne, the former chairman of the city Parks Board, in 1971. 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ...

From 1971 to 1975, Ivor Wynne's 34,500 seats made it the largest stadium in the CFL.

Ivor Wynne was the second facility in Canada to use Astroturf-Empire Stadium in Vancouver being the first in 1970- or indeed any other artificial surface - a trend that has been followed by almost every major sports facility in Canada. AstroTurf is a registered trademark of Textile Management Associates, applied to a particular kind of artificial turf. ...

In the 1980s, the west end zone bleachers were removed for the addition of a new scoreboard, dropping capacity to approx. 29,500. A subsquent retro fit of the north stand lower east section for handicap access in the 1990s dropped capacity further to just under 29,000.

 The stadium was renovated again after the 2002 football season and had a new FieldTurf playing surface installed. Shortly following the 2003 season a new scoreboard was erected in the west end of the stadium; owing to sponsorship, it is known as Dofasco TigerVision. In April 2005, Ivor Wynne hosted Our Game to Give, a charity hockey game similar in concept to the Heritage Classic. 

Ivor Wynne has hosted the Grey Cup twice, in 1972 (with a win by the hometown Tiger-Cats over Saskatchewan in a sell out ) and 1996, when temporary west and east end zone seating raised capacity to 43,000, but actual attendance was 36,000 even with a last minute discount ticket promotion by local coffee giant Tim Hortons. With the ticket discount, and 7000 empty seats, the 1996 Grey Cup suffered at least a 2.5 million dollar loss. The '96 Cup game, perhaps one of the greatest of all time, was played in a steady snowstorm, and won by the Toronto Argos over the Edmonton Eskimos. For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... FieldTurf is a Montreal-based company which installs artificial grass playing surfaces identified by the FieldTurf trademark. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dofasco TSX: DFS is a steel company based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, as is longtime rival Stelco. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gretzky and Lafleur at the ceremonial faceoff A group photo of the MegaStars, joined by Raj Binder, far left The Heritage Classic was an outdoor ice hockey game played on November 22, 2003 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. ...