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 with a capacity of at least 10,000
# | Stadium | Capacity | City | Province | Home team/s | Notes | Image |
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1 | Olympic Stadium | 61,004[1] | Montreal | Quebec | Part-time home of the CF Montréal. Former home of the Montreal Manic. Host site for the 1976 Summer Olympics. A site for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, and 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. | Domed stadium | |
2 | Commonwealth Stadium | 56,302 | Edmonton | Alberta | Canada men's national team, Canada women's national team. Former home of the Edmonton Drillers. A site for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship, 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, and 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. Formerly FC Edmonton's home for the Canadian Championship. | ||
3 | BC Place | 54,320 | Vancouver | British Columbia | Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Canada men's national team. Former home of the Vancouver Whitecaps. A site for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup | ||
4 | Rogers Centre | 47,568 | Toronto | Ontario | Formerly occasional Canada matches, and rare winter matches and friendlies for Toronto FC | Retractable roof Renovated for baseball-only use in 2016. | |
5 | McMahon Stadium | 37,317 | Calgary | Alberta | Former home of the Calgary Boomers and Calgary Mustangs | Expandable to 46,020 | |
6 | Princess Auto Stadium | 33,234 | Winnipeg | Manitoba | Valour FC. A site for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup | ||
7 | Mosaic Stadium | 33,000 | Regina | Saskatchewan | Regina Riot | Expandable to 40,000 | |
8 | BMO Field | 28,351[2] | Toronto | Ontario | Toronto FC, Canada men's national team, Canada women's national team. A site of the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup and 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup | Expandable to 40,000 | |
9 | TD Place Stadium | 24,000 | Ottawa | Ontario | Atlético Ottawa. Former home of the Ottawa Fury. 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. | Expandable to 40,000 | |
11 | Percival Molson Memorial Stadium | 23,420 | Montreal | Quebec | McGill Redbirds | ||
12 | Saputo Stadium | 19,619 | Montreal | Quebec | CF Montréal. 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 |
Current stadiums with a capacity below 10,000
# | Stadium | Capacity | City | Province | Home team/s | Notes |
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14 | Lamport Stadium | 9,600 | Toronto | Ontario | Former home of SC Toronto, Ryerson Rams, and the TFC Academy | |
15 | Complexe Claude-Robillard | 9,500 | Montreal | Quebec | Former home of the Montreal Impact | |
16 | Richardson Memorial Stadium | 8,500 | Kingston | Ontario | Queen's Golden Gaels | |
17 | Croix-Bleue Medavie Stadium | 8,300 | 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 25,000 |
18 | Western Alumni Stadium | 8,000 | London | Ontario | Western Ontario Mustangs | Expandable to 16,000 |
19 | Alumni Stadium | 7,600 | Guelph | Ontario | Guelph Gryphons | Expandable to 13,362 |
20 | Wanderers Grounds | 6,500 | Halifax | Nova Scotia | HFX Wanderers FC | |
21 | King George V Park | 6,400[3] | St. John's | Newfoundland and Labrador | Memorial Sea-Hawks, Canada women's national team. Formerly some Canada men's national team matches. A site of the 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship. Host site of the 1985 CONCACAF Championship Final | Oldest surviving soccer-specific stadium in North America |
22 | Griffiths Stadium | 6,171 | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan | Saskatchewan Huskies | Expandable to 12,567 |
=23 | Ron Joyce Stadium | 6,000 | Hamilton | Ontario | McMaster Maurauders | Expandable to 12,000 |
=23 | University Stadium | 6,000 | Waterloo | Ontario | Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks | |
=23 | Starlight Stadium | 6,000 | Langford | British Columbia | Pacific FC. Former home of Victoria Highlanders | |
=23 | ATCO Field | 6,000 | Calgary | Alberta | Cavalry FC | |
27 | Swangard Stadium | 5,288 | Burnaby | British Columbia | TSS Rovers FC, 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, Victoria Highlanders FC, 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 | Saskatoon Minor Football Field | 5,000 | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan | ||
=29 | York Lions Stadium | 5,000 | Toronto | Ontario | York United FC, York Lions | 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; Former home of Toronto City, Toronto Falcons, Toronto Metros, and Toronto Lynx | |
=29 | SMS Equipment Stadium | 5,000 | Fort McMurray | Alberta | FC Edmonton played two regular season games at Shell Place during the 2015 NASL season | Expandable to 20,000 |
=37 | Concordia Stadium | 4,000 | Montreal | Quebec | Concordia Stingers | |
=37 | Municipal Stadium | 4,000 | Sherbrooke | Quebec | local teams | |
39 | Royal Athletic Park | 3,800 | Victoria | British Columbia | Victoria United, Victoria Highlanders, 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup | |
=40 | Berthiaume-du-Tremblay Stadium | 3,500 | Chomedey | Quebec | N/A | |
=40 | Foote Field (East Field) | 3,500 | Edmonton | Alberta | Alberta Golden Bears. Former home of FC Edmonton | |
=40 | Fort William Stadium | 3,500 | Thunder Bay | Ontario | Thunder Bay Chill | |
=40 | Thunderbird Stadium | 3,500 | Vancouver | British Columbia | UBC Thunderbirds, Varsity FC, 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 | N/A | |
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 | York Stadium | 2,500 | Toronto | Ontario | York University | In addition to 2,500 seat capacity it features 1,000 in grass seating capacity |
=49 | Exhibition Stadium | 2,500 | Chilliwack | British Columbia | Chilliwack Huskers, formerly hosted Vancouver Whitecaps friendlies. | |
51 | Apple Bowl | 2,314 | Kelowna | British Columbia | Okanagan Challenge, rare host of Vancouver Whitecaps matches. | 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. Former home of Toronto Supra Portuguese | |
=52 | McLeod Athletic Park | 2,200 | Langley | British Columbia | Langley Athletic and various amateur[4] | |
=54 | The Soccer Centre | 2,000 | Vaughan | Ontario | Toronto FC II | |
=54 | Birchmount Stadium | 2,000 | Toronto | Ontario | local amateur teams including Scarborough SC, Toronto Maddogs, University of Toronto non-varsity teams | |
=54 | Wickwire Field | 2,000 | Halifax | Nova Scotia | Dalhousie Tigers[5] | |
=54 | John Scouras Field | 2,000 | Winnipeg | Manitoba | WSA Winnipeg. Former home of Winnipeg Fury | Expandable to 10,000 |
=54 | Minoru Park Stadium | 2,000 | Richmond | British Columbia | Various W-League and USL PDL matches for Whitecaps[6][7] | |
=54 | Servus Sports Centre | 2,000 | Lethbridge | Alberta | Lethbridge Soccer Association, Lethbridge FC | |
=54 | University of Lethbridge Community Stadium | 2,000 | Lethbridge | Alberta | University of Lethbridge | |
=54 | Steve Brown Sports Complex | 2,000 | Brantford | Ontario | Brantford Galaxy | |
=54 | University of Windsor Stadium | 2,000 | Windsor | Ontario | Windsor Lancers | |
63 | SFU Stadium | 1,823 | Burnaby | British Columbia | Simon Fraser University | Can also temporarily expand to seat an additional 1000 people if necessary with the addition of extra bleachers. |
64 | Warrior Field | 1,700 | Waterloo | Ontario | SC Waterloo Region | Total capacity of 5,700 including grass berm seating |
=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. Former home of 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, Rivers FC, 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 |
Former stadiums
# | Stadium | Capacity | City | Province | Home team(s) | Closed | Demolished | Notes |
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1 | Exhibition Stadium | 54,741 | Toronto | Ontario | 1989 | 1999 | ||
2 | Empire Field | 27,528 | Vancouver | British Columbia | Vancouver Whitecaps FC (2011) | 2011 | 2011 | A temporary stadium that served as the home of the Vancouver Whitecaps during major renovations to BC Place |
3 | Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field | 33,427 | Regina | Saskatchewan | Regina Riot | 2016 | Replaced by Mosaic Stadium | |
4 | Autostade | 33,172 | Montreal | Quebec | ||||
5 | Empire Stadium | 32,729 | Vancouver | British Columbia | Vancouver Whitecaps (1974–1983), Vancouver Royals (1967–1968) | 1993 | 1993 | |
6 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 29,600 | Hamilton | Ontario | McMaster Maurauders (2005-2007) | 2012 | 2012-2013 | Demolished, replaced by Tim Hortons Field |
7 | Canad Inns Stadium | 29,533 | Winnipeg | Manitoba | Winnipeg Fury (1987-1992) | 2013 | 2013 | |
8 | Varsity Stadium (original) | 21,739 | Toronto | Ontario | Varsity Blues (1898-2001), Toronto City (1967), Toronto Falcons, Toronto Metros, Toronto Lynx | 2001 | 2001 | |
9= | Clarke Stadium (original) | 20,000 | Edmonton | Alberta | Edmonton Drillers (1982), Edmonton Brick Men | 2001 | 2013 | |
9= | Delorimier Stadium | 20,000 | Montreal | Quebec | 1960 | 1965 | ||
11 | Hamilton Amateur Athletic Association Grounds | 12,000 | Hamilton | Ontario | The field is still used, but the stadium was demolished | |||
12 | Mewata Stadium | 10,000 | Calgary | Alberta | Calgary Kickers (1987–1989), Canada men's national under-23 team | 1999 | 1999 | |
13 | Osborne Stadium | 7,800 | Winnipeg | Manitoba | 1952 | 1956 | ||
14 | Athletic Park | 6,000 | Vancouver | British Columbia | UBC Thunderbirds (1924-1930) | 1951 | 1951 | |
15 | Brian Timmis Stadium | 5,000 | Hamilton | Ontario | Hamilton Avalanche, Hamilton Croatia | 2012 | 2013 | |
16= | Callister Park | 5,000 | Vancouver | British Columbia | Pacific Coast Soccer League | 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 | Capacity could exceed 10,000 with standing room; The field is still used for soccer, but the stadium was demolished |
See also
- List of Canadian Football League stadiums
- List of Canadian Premier League stadiums
- List of indoor arenas in Canada
- List of Major League Soccer stadiums
- List of stadiums in Canada
- Soccer-specific stadium
- List of association football stadiums by capacity
- List of association football stadiums by country
- List of sports venues by capacity
- Soccer in Canada
References
- ^ "impactmontreal.com - Approximately 2,000 additional tickets on sale at noon". Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ^ Armstrong, Laura (May 7, 2016). "TFC groundskeeper at BMO Field on the hot seat". Toronto Star. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
- ^ "King George V Park".
- ^ "McLeod Athletic Park". Hosting BC. Archived from the original on April 27, 2010.
- ^ "Home of the Tigers – Wickwire Field". Dalhousie University. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
- ^ "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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