List of soccer stadiums in Canada
The following is a partial list of Canadian soccer stadiums, in order by capacity. Not all stadiums are used exclusively for soccer; some also host Canadian football, rugby and/or track and field.
Current stadiums
| # | Stadium | Capacity | City | Province | Home team/s | Notes |
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| 1 | Olympic Stadium | 61,004[1] | Montreal | Quebec | Former home of the Montreal Manic, part-time home of the Montreal Impact, matches at the 1976 Summer Olympics, some matches at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and a host site for the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup | Domed stadium |
| 2 | Commonwealth Stadium | 56,302 | Edmonton | Alberta | Former home of the Edmonton Drillers, formerly some Canada men's national team matches, the Canada women's national team, the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship, formerly FC Edmonton's home for the Canadian Championship, and a host site for the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup | |
| 3 | BC Place | 54,320 | Vancouver | British Columbia | Former home of the Vancouver Whitecaps, home of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC, and a host site for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup | Retractable roof. Capacity is artificially reduced to 22,120[2] for MLS soccer, but 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup used full capacity. |
| 4 | Rogers Centre | 47,568 | Toronto | Ontario | Formerly occasional Canada matches, and rare winter matches and friendlies for Toronto FC | Retractable roof |
| 5 | McMahon Stadium | 37,317 | Calgary | Alberta | Former home of the Calgary Boomers and Calgary Mustangs | Expandable to 46,020 |
| 6 | IG Field | 33,234 | Winnipeg | Manitoba | A site for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, Valour FC and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers | Expandable to 40,000 |
| 7 | Mosaic Stadium | 33,000 | Regina | Saskatchewan | Saskatchewan Roughriders, Regina Rams, Regina Thunder, Regina High School Football. Regina Riot | Expandable to 40,000 |
| 8 | BMO Field | 28,351[3] | Toronto | Ontario | Toronto FC, Canada men's national team, some Canada women's national team matches, 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, a host site for the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, and Rugby Sevens at the 2015 Pan American Games | Expandable to 40,000 |
| 9 | TD Place Stadium | 24,000 | Ottawa | Ontario | Atlético Ottawa, Ottawa Redblacks, a host site for the 1976 Summer Olympics soccer matches, 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup | Expandable to 40,000 |
| 10 | Tim Hortons Field | 24,000 | Hamilton | Ontario | Soccer at the 2015 Pan American Games, Forge FC and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats | Expandable to 40,000 |
| 11 | Percival Molson Memorial Stadium | 23,420 | Montreal | Quebec | McGill Redmen | |
| 12 | Saputo Stadium | 20,801 | Montreal | Quebec | Montreal Impact, formerly some Canada men's and women's national team matches | |
| 13 | PEPS (Telus) Stadium | 12,257 | Québec | Quebec | Laval Rouge-et-Or, formerly some Montreal Impact matches | Expandable to 19,500 |
| 14 | King George V Park | 10,000 | St. John's | Newfoundland and Labrador | Memorial Sea-Hawks; some Canada women's national team matches; formerly some Canada men's national team; 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship; 1985 CONCACAF Championship Final | Oldest surviving soccer-specific stadium in North America |
| 15 | Moncton Stadium | 10,000 | Moncton | New Brunswick | A host site for the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup | Expandable to 20,725 |
| 16 | Lamport Stadium | 9,600 | Toronto | Ontario | Formerly SC Toronto, Ryerson Rams, and TFC Academy | |
| 17 | Complexe Claude-Robillard | 9,500 | Montreal | Quebec | Former home of the Montreal Impact | |
| 18 | Royal Athletic Park | 9,247 | Victoria | British Columbia | Victoria United, Victoria Highlanders, 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup | |
| 19 | Richardson Memorial Stadium | 8,500 | Kingston | Ontario | Queen's Golden Gaels | |
| 20 | TD Stadium | 8,000 | London | Ontario | Western Ontario Mustangs | Expandable to 16,000 |
| 21 | Alumni Stadium | 7,600 | Guelph | Ontario | Guelph Gryphons, formerly Hamilton Tiger-Cats for their 2013 season | Expandable to 13,362 |
| 22 | Wanderers Grounds | 7,000 | Halifax | Nova Scotia | HFX Wanderers FC | |
| 23 | Griffiths Stadium | 6,171 | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan | Saskatchewan Huskies | Expandable to 12,567 |
| =24 | Ron Joyce Stadium | 6,000 | Hamilton | Ontario | McMaster Maurauders, formerly Hamilton Nationals 2011-2013 and Hamilton Tiger-Cats for the beginning of the 2014 season | Expandable to 12,000 |
| =24 | University Stadium | 6,000 | Waterloo | Ontario | Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks | |
| =24 | Westhills Stadium | 6,000 | Langford | British Columbia | Pacific FC, Rugby Canada, Westshore Rebels | Former home of Victoria Highlanders |
| 26 | Warrior Field | 5,400 | Waterloo | Ontario | SC Waterloo Region | |
| 27 | Swangard Stadium | 5,288 | Burnaby | British Columbia | Former home of the Vancouver Whitecaps, 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship, and home of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC Women | Capacity expandable to over 10,000 |
| 28 | CEPSUM Stadium | 5,100 | Montreal | Quebec | Montréal Carabins | |
| =29 | Canada Games Stadium | 5,000 | Saint John | New Brunswick | UNBSJ Seawolves | Expandable to 30,000 |
| =29 | Centennial Stadium | 5,000 | Victoria | British Columbia | Victoria Vikes, 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship | |
| =29 | Clarke Stadium | 5,000 | Edmonton | Alberta | FC Edmonton | |
| =29 | Monarch Park Stadium | 5,000 | Toronto | Ontario | Toronto school teams - Monarch Park Lions (home team) | |
| =29 | Spruce Meadows | 5,000 | Calgary | Alberta | Cavalry FC | |
| =29 | York Lions Stadium | 5,000 | Toronto | Ontario | York 9 FC, York Lions, track and field at the 2015 Pan American Games and the 2015 Parapan American Games, 2015 Parapan American Games opening ceremonies | Expandable to 12,500 |
| =29 | University Stadium | 5,000 | Winnipeg | Manitoba | Manitoba Bisons | Expandable to 10,000 |
| =29 | Varsity Stadium | 5,000 | Toronto | Ontario | Varsity Blues; formerly Toronto City, Toronto Falcons, Toronto Metros, and Toronto Lynx | |
| =37 | Concordia Stadium | 4,000 | Montreal | Quebec | Concordia Stingers | |
| =37 | Municipal Stadium | 4,000 | Sherbrooke | Quebec | local teams | |
| 39 | Saskatoon Minor Football Field | 3,950 | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan | Saskatoon Hilltops | |
| =39 | Berthiaume-du-Tremblay Stadium | 3,500 | Chomedey | Quebec | ||
| =39 | Foote Field (East Field) | 3,500 | Edmonton | Alberta | Alberta Golden Bears, formerly FC Edmonton | |
| =39 | Fort William Stadium | 3,500 | Thunder Bay | Ontario | Thunder Bay Chill | |
| =39 | Thunderbird Stadium | 3,500 | Vancouver | British Columbia | UBC Thunderbirds, Vancouver Thunderbirds | In addition to its seating capacity of 3,500, it also has a 5,000 spectator capacity lawn-area effectively giving the venue an 8,500 spectator capacity |
| 44 | Centennial Stadium | 3,200 | Kitchener | Ontario | ||
| 45 | Keith Harris Stadium | 3,044 | Ottawa | Ontario | Temporary home of Ottawa Fury FC | |
| =46 | Esther Shiner Stadium | 3,000 | Toronto | Ontario | North York Astros | |
| =46 | Raymond Field | 3,000 | Wolfville | Nova Scotia | Acadia Axemen & Axewomen | Capacity is 5,000 with standing-room |
| =46 | Windsor Stadium | 3,000 | Windsor | Ontario | Windsor Stars | |
| =49 | Exhibition Stadium | 2,500 | Chilliwack | British Columbia | Chilliwack Huskers | |
| =49 | York Stadium | 2,500 | Toronto | Ontario | York University | In addition to 2,500 seat capacity it features 1,000 in grass seating capacity |
| 51 | Apple Bowl | 2,314 | Kelowna | British Columbia | Okanagan Challenge | Expandable to 5,700 |
| =52 | Centennial Park Stadium | 2,200 | Toronto | Ontario | Toronto Lynx, Toronto Lady Lynx, Serbian White Eagles, Toronto Atomic FC, and Etobicoke Eagles; formerly Toronto Supra Portuguese | |
| =52 | McLeod Athletic Park | 2,200 | Langley | British Columbia | Langley Athletic and various amateur[4] | |
| =52 | The Soccer Centre | 2,000 | Vaughan | Ontario | Toronto FC II | |
| =52 | Birchmount Stadium | 2,000 | Toronto | Ontario | local amateur teams including Scarborough SC, Toronto Maddogs, University of Toronto non-varsity teams | |
| =52 | Wickwire Field | 2,000 | Halifax | Nova Scotia | Dalhousie Tigers | |
| =52 | John Scouras Field | 2,000 | Winnipeg | Manitoba | Former home of Winnipeg Fury, current home of WSA Winnipeg | Expandable to 10,000 |
| =52 | Minoru Park Stadium | 2,000 | Richmond | British Columbia | Various W-League and USL PDL matches for Whitecaps[5][6] | |
| =52 | Servus Sports Centre | 2,000 | Lethbridge | Alberta | Lethbridge Soccer Association, Lethbridge FC | |
| =52 | University of Lethbridge Community Stadium | 2,000 | Lethbridge | Alberta | University of Lethbridge | |
| =52 | Steve Brown Sports Complex | 2,000 | Brantford | Ontario | Brantford Galaxy | |
| =52 | University of Windsor Stadium | 2,000 | Windsor | Ontario | Windsor Lancers | |
| =65 | Barrie Community Sports Complex | 1,500 | Midhurst | Ontario | Huronia Stallions Football and Barrie Soccer Club | |
| =65 | Foote Field (West Field) | 1,500 | Edmonton | Alberta | Alberta Golden Bears, formerly FC Edmonton | |
| =65 | Nelson Stadium | 1,500 | Burlington | Ontario | Burlington SC | |
| =65 | Goudy Field | 1,500 | Victoria | British Columbia | Former home of Victoria Highlanders | |
| 69 | Percy Perry Stadium | 1,482 | Coquitlam | British Columbia | Coquitlam Metro-Ford Soccer Club | |
| 70 | Hillside Stadium | 1,060 | Kamloops | British Columbia | Thompson Rivers WolfPack, Kamloops Heat | |
| =71 | Bateman Park | 1,000 | Abbotsford | British Columbia | Fraser Valley Cascades, Abbotsford Mariners | |
| =71 | German-Canadian Club of London Field | 1,000 | London | Ontario | Forest City London | |
| =71 | Kalar Sports Park | 1,000 | Niagara Falls | Ontario | Niagara United |
Future and proposed stadiums
Former stadiums
| # | Stadium | Capacity | City | Province | Home Team/s | Closed | Demolished | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exhibition Stadium | 54,741 | Toronto | Ontario | Toronto Blue Jays (1977–1989), Toronto Argonauts (1959–1988), Vanier Cup (1973–1975) | 1989 | 1999 | |
| 2 | Empire Field | 27,528 | Vancouver | British Columbia | BC Lions (2010-2011), Vancouver Whitecaps FC (2011) | 2011 | 2011 | A temporary stadium that served as the home of the BC Lions and Vancouver Whitecaps during major renovations to BC Place |
| 3 | Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field | 33,427 | Regina | Saskatchewan | Saskatchewan Roughriders, Regina Rams, Regina Thunder, Regina High School Football. Regina Riot | 2016 | Replaced by Mosaic Stadium | |
| 4 | Autostade | 33,172 | Montreal | Quebec | Montreal Alouettes (1968–1971, 1973-1976) | |||
| 5 | Empire Stadium | 32,729 | Vancouver | British Columbia | BC Lions (1954–1982), Vancouver Whitecaps (1974–1983), Vancouver Royals (1967–1968) | 1993 | 1993 | |
| 6 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 29,600 | Hamilton | Ontario | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1950-2012), Hamilton Wildcats (1941-49), Hamilton Minor Football Association, McMaster Maurauders (2005-2007), Vanier Cup (2004-2005, 2008) | 2012 | 2012-2013 | |
| 7 | Canad Inns Stadium | 29,533 | Winnipeg | Manitoba | Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1953-2012), Winnipeg Goldeyes (1953-1964, 1969), Winnipeg Whips (1970-1971), Winnipeg Fury (1987-1992), Winnipeg Goldeyes (1994-1998), Winnipeg Rifles (2002-2012) | 2013 | 2013 | |
| 8 | Varsity Stadium (original) | 21,739 | Toronto | Ontario | Varsity Blues (1898-2001), Toronto City (1967), Toronto Falcons, Toronto Metros, Toronto Lynx, Vanier Cup (1965-1972, 1976-1988), Toronto Argonauts (1898-1907, 1916-1924, 1925-1958) | 2001 | 2001 | |
| 9= | Clarke Stadium (original) | 20,000 | Edmonton | Alberta | Edmonton Eskimos (1954-1978), Edmonton Drillers (1982), Edmonton Brickmen | 2001 | 2013 | |
| 9= | Delorimier Stadium | 20,000 | Montreal | Quebec | Montreal Royals (1928-1960), Montreal Alouettes (1946-1953) | 1960 | 1965 | |
| 11 | Hamilton Amateur Athletic Association Grounds | 12,000 | Hamilton | Ontario | Hamilton Tigers (1872-1949) | The field is still used, but the stadium was demolished | ||
| 12 | Mewata Stadium | 10,000 | Calgary | Alberta | Calgary Stampeders (1935-1959), Calgary Kickers (1987–1989), Canada men's national under-23 team | 1999 | 1999 | |
| 13 | Osborne Stadium | 7,800 | Winnipeg | Manitoba | Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1935-1952 | 1952 | 1956 | |
| 14 | Athletic Park | 6,000 | Vancouver | British Columbia | Vancouver Beavers (1913-1922), Vancouver Capilanos (1939-1950), UBC Thunderbirds (1924-1930) | 1951 | 1951 | |
| 15 | Brian Timmis Stadium | 5,000 | Hamilton | Ontario | Hamilton Avalanche | 2012 | 2013 | |
| 16= | Callister Park | 5,000 | Vancouver | British Columbia | Pacific Coast Soccer League, Vancouver Maple Leafs (Western International Baseball League, 1937-1938) | 1970 | 1971 | |
| 16= | Huskies Stadium | 5,000 | Halifax | Nova Scotia | Saint Mary's Huskies | 2013 | 2013 | Was expandable to 11,000 |
| 18 | Rosedale Field | 4,000 | Toronto | Ontario | Toronto Argonauts (1874-1897, 1905-1915) | Capacity could exceed 10,000 with standing room; The field is still used for soccer, but the stadium was demolished |
See also
References
- "impactmontreal.com - Approximately 2,000 additional tickets on sale at noon". Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- "Whitecaps expand lower bowl capacity at B.C. Place to 22,120; L.A., Seattle and Portland games expand to 25,000". March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- Armstrong, Laura (May 7, 2016). "TFC groundskeeper at BMO Field on the hot seat". Toronto Star. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
- "McLeod Athletic Park | Hosting BC". Hostingbc.ca. Retrieved May 22, 2013.||
- "Minoru Park Stadium and Sport Complex - Richmond Sport Hosting". Richmondsporthosting.ca. Archived from the original on April 5, 2013. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
- "Minoru Park". Richmond Sport Hosting. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
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