Matt Anthony Field is a 675-seat multi-purpose stadium located on the
University of Ottawa
The University of Ottawa (french: Université d'Ottawa), often referred to as uOttawa or U of O, is a bilingual public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on directly to the northeast of Downtown Ottaw ...
campus in Ottawa, Ontario. The stadium is home to the
Ottawa Gee-Gees
The Ottawa Gee-Gees are the athletic teams that represent the University of Ottawa in Ottawa, Ontario.
The Gee-Gees won the national football championship, the Vanier Cup, in 1975 and 2000, while also appearing in the game in the 1970, 1980, an ...
varsity women's soccer and rugby teams as well as the men's competitive club soccer and rugby teams.
The facility was named in honour of
Matt Anthony, a prominent figure in the Ottawa football community, playing for the
Ottawa Rough Riders
The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario, founded in 1876. Formerly one of the oldest and longest-lived professional sports teams in North America, the Rough Riders won the Grey Cup championship nine ...
and later coaching the Gee-Gees as well as junior and high school football.
Matt Anthony Field was renovated in 2011, the field surface was updated to FieldTurf Revolution, which was the first of its kind in Canada and only the second field with the artificial turf in North America.
The facility holds a FIFA-recommended 2-Star designation, the highest synthetic turf rating possible. It is one of only approximately 20 FIFA 2-star fields in Canada.
Ottawa Gee-Gees
University of Ottawa
Multi-purpose stadiums in Canada
2001 establishments in Ontario
Sports venues completed in 2001
Soccer venues in Ontario
Rugby union stadiums in Ontario
Canadian football venues in Ontario
College football venues
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