Moncton has hosted many large sporting events.
The 2006 Memorial Cup was held in Moncton with the hometown Moncton Wildcats losing in the championship final to rival Quebec Remparts.
Moncton hosted the Canadian Interuniversity Sports (CIS) Men's University Hockey Championship in 2007 and 2008.
The World Men's Curling Championship was held in Moncton in 2009; the second time this event has taken place in the city.

Moncton also hosted the 2010 IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics.
This was the largest sporting event ever held in Atlantic Canada, with athletes from over 170 countries in attendance.
The new 10,000 seat capacity Moncton Stadium was built for this event on the Université de Moncton campus.
The construction of this new stadium led directly to Moncton being awarded a regular season neutral site CFL game between the Toronto Argonauts and the Edmonton Eskimos, which was held on September 26, 2010.
This was the first neutral site regular season game in the history of the Canadian Football League and was played before a capacity crowd of 20,750.
 Additional CFL regular season games were held in 2011 and 2013, and again on August 25, 2019.

Moncton was one of only six Canadian cities chosen to host the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Major sporting events hosted by Moncton include:
1968 Canadian Junior Baseball Championships
1974 Canadian Figure Skating Championships
1975 Macdonald Lassies Championship
1975 Intercontinental Cup (baseball)
1977 Skate Canada International
1978 CIS University Cup (hockey)
1980 World Men's Curling Championships
1982 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships
1982 CIS University Cup
1983 CIS University Cup
1985 Canadian Figure Skating Championships
1985 Labatt Brier (curling)
1992 Canadian Figure Skating Championships
1997 World Junior Baseball Championships
2000 Canadian Junior Curling Championships
2004 Canadian Senior Baseball Championships
2006 Memorial Cup (hockey)
2007 CIS University Cup
2008 CIS University Cup
2009 World Men's Curling Championship
2009 Fred Page Cup (hockey)
2010 IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics
2010 CFL regular season neutral site game (Toronto & Edmonton)
2011 CFL regular season neutral site game (Hamilton & Calgary)
2012 Canadian Figure Skating Championships
2013 Canadian Track & Field Championships
2013 Football Canada Cup (national U18 football championship)
2013 CFL regular season neutral site game (Hamilton & Montreal)
2014 Canadian Track & Field Championships
2014 FIFA U20 Women's World Cup
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
2017 Canadian U18 Curling Championships
2019 CFL regular season neutral site game (Toronto & Montreal)
Moncton has hosted many large sporting events. The 2006 Memorial Cup was held in Moncton with the hometown Moncton Wildcats losing in the championship final to rival Quebec Remparts. Moncton hosted the Canadian Interuniversity Sports (CIS) Men's University Hockey Championship in 2007 and 2008. The World Men's Curling Championship was held in Moncton in 2009; the second time this event has taken place in the city.
Moncton also hosted the 2010 IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics. This was the largest sporting event ever held in Atlantic Canada, with athletes from over 170 countries in attendance. The new 10,000 seat capacity Moncton Stadium was built for this event on the Université de Moncton campus. The construction of this new stadium led directly to Moncton being awarded a regular season neutral site CFL game between the Toronto Argonauts and the Edmonton Eskimos, which was held on September 26, 2010. This was the first neutral site regular season game in the history of the Canadian Football League and was played before a capacity crowd of 20,750.  Additional CFL regular season games were held in 2011 and 2013, and again on August 25, 2019.
Moncton was one of only six Canadian cities chosen to host the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Major sporting events hosted by Moncton include:
1968 Canadian Junior Baseball Championships
1974 Canadian Figure Skating Championships
1975 Macdonald Lassies Championship
1975 Intercontinental Cup (baseball)
1977 Skate Canada International
1978 CIS University Cup (hockey)
1980 World Men's Curling Championships
1982 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships
1982 CIS University Cup
1983 CIS University Cup
1985 Canadian Figure Skating Championships
1985 Labatt Brier (curling)
1992 Canadian Figure Skating Championships
1997 World Junior Baseball Championships
2000 Canadian Junior Curling Championships
2004 Canadian Senior Baseball Championships
2006 Memorial Cup (hockey)
2007 CIS University Cup
2008 CIS University Cup
2009 World Men's Curling Championship
2009 Fred Page Cup (hockey)
2010 IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics
2010 CFL regular season neutral site game (Toronto & Edmonton)
2011 CFL regular season neutral site game (Hamilton & Calgary)
2012 Canadian Figure Skating Championships
2013 Canadian Track & Field Championships
2013 Football Canada Cup (national U18 football championship)
2013 CFL regular season neutral site game (Hamilton & Montreal)
2014 Canadian Track & Field Championships
2014 FIFA U20 Women's World Cup
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
2017 Canadian U18 Curling Championships
2019 CFL regular season neutral site game (Toronto & Montreal)
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