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Montreal Alouettes sign 20-year lease to stay at Molson Stadium
Published: 29 September 2009
MONTREAL — The Montreal Alouettes have signed a 20-year lease with Ï㽶ÊÓƵ to keep the Canadian Football League team at Percival Molson Stadium through the 2029 season.
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"This is a major step forward for the franchise and the future of professional football in Montreal," team president Larry Smith said in a statement Monday.
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"We are very pleased to renew our partnership with McGill University."
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Capacity at the stadium will increase to 25,000 seats, beginning next season.
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The Alouettes are 77-24-0 since returning to the downtown stadium in 1998. The team also played there between 1947 and 1967 and for a short period in the 1970s.
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