CEPSUM Stadium

Location	Boulevard Edouard-Montpetit Montreal, Quebec
Coordinates	45°30′32″N 73°36′41″W  /  45.50889°N 73.61139°W  / 45.50889; -73.61139
Public transit	at Edouard-Montpetit station
Owner	Universite de Montreal
Operator	Universite de Montreal
Capacity	5,100
Tenants
Universite de Montreal Carabins

The CEPSUM ( French : Centre d'education physique et des sports de l'Universite de Montreal, also le Stade du CEPSUM ) is a multi-purpose complex sport centre located on the campus of the Universite de Montreal in Montreal , Quebec , Canada. The CEPSUM hosts the Montreal Carabins teams.

History [ edit ]

In 1963-1964, the Universite de Montreal purchased the building belonging to the Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association , situated on the corner of Park Avenue and Mount Royal Avenue . The Centre at that time had a swimming pool, a gymnasium, a palestre, and an auditorium. The Montreal Carabins of this period used the outside installations of the Jeanne-Mance Park . The Physical educational Department and the Carabins occupied these places until 1976, year of the official inauguration of the CEPSUM which was built for the Montreal Olympics .

The CEPSUM hosted the fencing and the fencing part of the modern pentathlon events during the 1976 Summer Olympics. ^[1] Following the Olympics, the CEPSUM became the sport centre for the Universite de Montreal. In 2004, after almost 30 years of use, important renovation work took place (costing $12 million). ^[2] These important renovations were completed at the beginning of 2011. ^[3]

The CEPSUM also accommodates the Sports Medicine department ^[4] and the clinic of kinesiology ^[5] of the Universite of Montreal.

Features [ edit ]

• An Olympic swimming pool and a diving tank with springboards
• An outdoor stadium of 5,100 seats with a soccer field or Canadian Football ^[6]
• An ice hockey arena of 2,460 seats (can be converted to a 5,000-seat amphitheatre) - also called Winter Stadium ; home to the Montreal Carabins women's ice hockey
• A triple gymnasium and simple volleyball gymnasiums
• A large training room
• A weight room for training
• A sports hall containing a wall for rock climbing
• A running track
• A golf practice area
• Several tennis courts
• Several squash and racquetball courts
• Multifunction rooms
• Changing rooms
• A palestre
• Tunnel to Edouard-Montpetit station

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

• Official website (in French)