List of stadiums in Canada

The following is a list of sports stadiums in Canada.

Contents

By capacity

Canada's largest stadiums, ranked in descending order of permanent seating capacity:

Rank Stadium City Seated
Capacity		 Surface Notes
1 Olympic Stadium Montreal 66,308 FieldTurf Kevlar roof
2 Commonwealth Stadium Edmonton 60,081 FieldTurf 400m Athletics track
3 BC Place Stadium Vancouver 59,841 FieldTurf Retractable roof
4 Rogers Centre Toronto 53,506 AstroTurf Retractable roof
5 McMahon Stadium Calgary 35,560 FieldTurf
6 Ivor Wynne Stadium Hamilton 30,000 AstroPlay To be demolished in 2013
7 Canad Inns Stadium Winnipeg 29,503 AstroPlay To be decommissioned in 2012
8 Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field Regina 28,800 FieldTurf
9 Frank Clair Stadium Ottawa 26,559 FieldTurf Closed for renovations
10 Percival Molson Memorial Stadium Montreal 25,202 FieldTurf 400m Athletics track
11 BMO Field Toronto 21,800 Natural grass
12 Saputo Stadium Montreal 13,034 Natural grass
13 Rexall Centre Toronto 12,500 DecoTurf
14 PEPS Le Stade Extérieur[1] Quebec City 12,257 FieldTurf 400m Athletics track, expandable to 18,500
15 Uniprix Stadium Montreal 11,437 DecoTurf
16 Ottawa Baseball Stadium Ottawa 10,332 Natural grass
17 Richardson Memorial Stadium Kingston 10,258 Natural grass 400m Athletics track
18 King George V Park St. John's 10,000 FieldTurf
18 Moncton Stadium Moncton 10,000 Natural grass 400m Athletics track, expandable to 20,000
20 Telus Field[2] Edmonton 9,055 FieldTurf/natural grass

By sport

Canadian football

Main article: List of Canadian Football stadia by capacity

The following is a partial list of Canadian Football stadiums by permanent seated capacity. Most of the country's Canadian football stadia with permanent seating capacities over 3000 are listed here. Note that not all stadiums are exclusively used for Canadian Football.

Stadium Seated
Capacity		 City Province Home Team/s
Olympic Stadium 66,308 Montreal  Quebec Occasional home to the Montreal Alouettes.
Commonwealth Stadium 62,531 Edmonton  Alberta Edmonton Eskimos, Edmonton Wildcats
BC Place Stadium 59,841 Vancouver  British Columbia BC Lions
Rogers Centre 53,506 Toronto  Ontario Toronto Argonauts
McMahon Stadium 35,650 Calgary  Alberta Calgary Stampeders, Calgary Dinos, Calgary Colts
Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field 30,945 Regina  Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Roughriders, Regina Rams, Regina Thunder
Ivor Wynne Stadium 30,000 Hamilton  Ontario Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Canad Inns Stadium 29,533 Winnipeg  Manitoba Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Winnipeg Rifles
Frank Clair Stadium 26,559 Ottawa  Ontario Ottawa Junior Riders, Ottawa Gee-Gees, and possibly a CFL expansion franchise.
Percival Molson Stadium 25,012 Montreal  Quebec Montreal Alouettes
PEPS Le Stade Extérieur 12,257 Quebec City  Quebec Laval Rouge-et-Or
Richardson Memorial Stadium 10,258 Kingston  Ontario Queen's Golden Gaels
Moncton Stadium 10,000 Moncton  New Brunswick Site of Touchdown Atlantic for 2010 and 2011.
Lamport Stadium 9,600 Toronto  Ontario No team. Marked for American Football.
Stade Claude Robillard 9,500 Montreal  Quebec local teams
Université de Sherbrooke Stadium 8,000 Sherbrooke  Quebec Sherbrooke Vert-et-Or
TD Waterhouse Stadium 8,000 London  Ontario Western Ontario Mustangs, London Falcons
Birchmount Stadium 6,000 Toronto  Ontario Toronto Thunder
University Stadium (Waterloo)
a.k.a. Knight-Newbrough Field		 6,000 Waterloo  Ontario Wilfrid Laurier University
Ronald V. Joyce Stadium 6,000 Hamilton  Ontario McMaster Marauders
Apple Bowl 5,700 Kelowna  British Columbia Okanagan Sun
Swangard Stadium 5,288 Burnaby  British Columbia Simon Fraser Clan, Vancouver Trojans
Alumni Stadium 5,100 Guelph  Ontario Guelph Gryphons
CEPSUM Stadium 5,100 Montreal  Quebec Montreal Carabins
Canada Games Stadium 5,000 Saint John  New Brunswick local teams
University Stadium 5,000 Winnipeg  Manitoba Manitoba Bisons
Varsity Centre 5,000 Toronto  Ontario Toronto Varsity Blues
Centennial Stadium 5,000 Victoria  British Columbia local teams
Griffiths Stadium 4,997 Saskatoon  Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Huskies
Percy Perry Stadium 4,265 Coquitlam  British Columbia Former home of the Tri-City Bulldogs.
Royal Athletic Park 4,247 Victoria  British Columbia Victoria Rebels
Huskies Stadium 4,000 Halifax  Nova Scotia Saint Mary's Huskies
Concordia Stadium 4,000 Montreal  Quebec Concordia Stingers
Municipal Stadium 4,000 Sherbrooke  Quebec local teams
Rotary Stadium 4,000 Abbotsford  British Columbia Abbotsford Air Force
Oland Centre 4,000 Antigonish  Nova Scotia St. Francis Xavier X-Men
Gordie Howe Bowl 3,954 Saskatoon  Saskatchewan Saskatoon Hilltops
Centennial Park Stadium 3,500 Etobicoke  Ontario Serbian White Eagles
Fort William Stadium 3,500 Thunder Bay  Ontario Marked for Football.
Foote Field 3,500 Edmonton  Alberta Alberta Golden Bears
Thunderbird Stadium 3,500 Vancouver  British Columbia UBC Thunderbirds
Berthiaume-Du-Tremblay Stadium 3,500 Laval  Quebec local teams
Centennial Stadium at The Aud 3,200 Kitchener  Ontario local teams
Coulter Field 3,000 Sherbrooke  Quebec Bishop's Gaiters
Esther Shiner Stadium 3,000 Toronto  Ontario Metro Toronto Wildcats, York Simcoe Storm
Keith Harris Stadium 3,000 Ottawa  Ontario Carleton Ravens, Ottawa Sooners
Raymond Field 3,000 Wolfville  Nova Scotia Acadia Axemen & Axewomen
Windsor Stadium 3,000 Windsor  Ontario Windsor AKO Fratmen
MacAulay Field 2,500 Sackville  New Brunswick Mount Allison Mounties
Exhibition Stadium (Chilliwack) 2,500 Chilliwack  British Columbia Chilliwack Huskers
Hellard Field 2,000 Calgary  Alberta Local Teams
York Stadium 2,000 Toronto  Ontario York Lions
West District Sports Park 2,000 Spruce Grove  Alberta Parkland Predators
University of Windsor Stadium
a.k.a. South Campus Stadium		 2,000 Windsor  Ontario Windsor Lancers
Hillside Stadium 2,000 Kamloops  British Columbia Kamloops Broncos
Essex High School Stadium 2,000 Windsor  Ontario Essex Ravens
Oshawa Civic Stadium 2,000 Oshawa  Ontario Oshawa Hawkeyes
Barrie Metals Stadium 1,500 Barrie  Ontario Huronia Stallions
Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre 1,500 Brantford  Ontario Brantford Bisons
Clarke Stadium 1,200 Edmonton  Alberta Edmonton Huskies
Warrior Field 1,100 Waterloo  Ontario Waterloo Warriors
Chincousy Park 1,000 Brampton  Ontario Brampton Bulldogs
Queens Athletic Field 1,000 Sudbury  Ontario Sudbury Northerners
Mississauga Valleys Field 500 Mississauga  Ontario Mississagua Warriors
Nepean Sportsplex ? Ottawa  Ontario Ottawa Junior Riders

Soccer

Main article: List of Canadian soccer stadia by capacity

The following is a partial list of Canadian soccer stadiums by capacity. Note that not all stadiums are exclusively used for soccer. Soccer specific stadiums are listed in bold.

Stadium Capacity City Province Home Team/s
Olympic Stadium 65,255 Montreal  Quebec Former home of the Montreal Manic, matches at the 1976 Summer Olympics, and the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Commonwealth Stadium 60,081 Edmonton  Alberta some Canada national soccer team matches, 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
BC Place 59,841 Vancouver  British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps FC, former home of NASL team of the same name
Rogers Centre 53,506 Toronto  Ontario Occasional Canada matches
McMahon Stadium 35,650 Calgary  Alberta Former home of the Calgary Boomers and Calgary Mustangs
Ivor Wynne Stadium 30,000 Hamilton  Ontario Former home of Hamilton Steelers (CSL, Local matches
Frank Clair Stadium 26,559 Ottawa  Ontario 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, former home of the Ottawa Intrepid
Molson Stadium 20,202 Montreal  Quebec McGill Redmen
BMO Field 20,195 Toronto  Ontario Toronto FC, Canada national soccer team, 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Stade Saputo 13,000 Montreal  Quebec Montreal Impact, some Canada national soccer team matches
King George V Park 10,000 St. John's  Newfoundland and Labrador Memorial Sea-Hawks, some Canada national soccer team matches
Moncton Stadium 10,000 Moncton  New Brunswick Potential host site for 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
Lamport Stadium 9,600 Toronto  Ontario Portugal FC and TFC Academy
Complexe Claude-Robillard 9,500 Montreal  Quebec local teams
Royal Athletic Park 9,247 Victoria  British Columbia Victoria United, 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, former home of the Victoria Vistas
TD Waterhouse Stadium 8,000 London  Ontario Western Ontario Mustangs
Swangard Stadium 6,868 Burnaby  British Columbia 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, former home of the Vancouver Whitecaps
Birchmount Stadium 6,000 Toronto  Ontario local amateur teams
Apple Bowl 5,700 Kelowna  British Columbia Okanagan Challenge
Brian Timmis Stadium 5,000 Hamilton  Ontario Hamilton Avalanche
Canada Games Stadium 5,000 Saint John  New Brunswick UNBSJ Seawolves
Centennial Stadium 5,000 Victoria  British Columbia Victoria Vikes
Monarch Park Stadium 5,000 Toronto  Ontario Toronto school teams
University Stadium 5,000 Winnipeg  Manitoba Manitoba Bisons
Varsity Centre 5,000 Toronto  Ontario Varsity Blues
Griffiths Stadium 4,997 Saskatoon  Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Huskies
Percy Perry Stadium 4,264 Coquitlam  British Columbia Coquitlam Metro-Ford Soccer Club
Concordia Stadium 4,000 Montreal  Quebec Concordia Stingers
Municipal Stadium 4,000 Sherbrooke  Quebec local teams
Centennial Park Stadium 3,500 Etobicoke  Ontario Toronto Lynx, Serbian White Eagles, Toronto Supra Portuguese
Fort William Stadium 3,500 Thunder Bay  Ontario Thunder Bay Chill
Foote Field 3,500 Edmonton  Alberta Alberta Golden Bears
Thunderbird Stadium 3,500 Vancouver  British Columbia UBC Thunderbirds, Vancouver Thunderbirds
Esther Shiner Stadium 3,000 Toronto  Ontario North York Astros
Keith Harris Stadium 3,000 Ottawa  Ontario Carleton Ravens, Ottawa Fury
Raymond Field 3,000 Wolfville  Nova Scotia Acadia Axemen & Axewomen
Windsor Stadium 3,000 Windsor  Ontario Border Stars
Foothills Athletic Park 2,000 Calgary  Alberta Calgary Storm, Calgary Storm Prospects
Hillside Stadium 2,000 Kamloops  British Columbia Kamloops Excel, Thompson Rivers WolfPack
Wickwire Field 2,000 Halifax  Nova Scotia Dalhousie Tigers
Cove Road Stadium 1,000 London  Ontario London City

Baseball

Stadium Capacity City Province Home Team(s)
Rogers Centre 49,539 Toronto  Ontario Toronto Blue Jays
Olympic Stadium 43,739 Montreal  Quebec
Ottawa Baseball Stadium 10,332 Ottawa  Ontario Ottawa Fat Cats
Telus Field 10,098 Edmonton  Alberta Edmonton Capitals
Royal Athletic Park 9,247 Victoria  British Columbia Victoria Seals
Shaw Park 7,481 Winnipeg  Manitoba Winnipeg Goldeyes
Nat Bailey Stadium 6,500 Vancouver  British Columbia Vancouver Canadians
Foothills Stadium 6,000 Calgary  Alberta Calgary Vipers
Labatt Park 5,200 London  Ontario London Majors
Monarch Park Stadium 5,000 Toronto  Ontario
St. Patrick's Park 5,000 St. Johns  Newfoundland and Labrador
Parc Victoria 4,500 Quebec City  Quebec Quebec Capitales
Stade Municipal 4,500 Trois-Rivières  Quebec
Port Arthur Stadium 3,031 Thunder Bay  Ontario Thunder Bay Border Cats
Athletic Park 3,000 Medicine Hat  Alberta Medicine Hat Mavericks
Spitz Stadium 3,000 Lethbridge  Alberta Lethbridge Bulls
Bernie Arbour Memorial Stadium 3,000 Hamilton  Ontario Hamilton Thunderbirds
Welland Stadium 2,500 Welland  Ontario
Community Park 2,500 St. Catharines  Ontario
Arnold Anderson Stadium at Cockshutt Park 2,000 Brantford  Ontario Brantford Red Sox
Barrie Metals Stadium 1,500 Barrie  Ontario Barrie Baycats
Jack Couch Stadium 1,400 Kitchener  Ontario Kitchener Panthers
Kinsmen Stadium 500 Oshawa  Ontario Oshawa Dodgers
National Stadium 110 Stratford  Ontario Stratford Nationals

Historic stadiums

Tennis

Rugby union

References

  1. ^ Laval's PEPS info page officially reports the seated capacity at 12,257 although the team has drawn as much as 18,500 with standing room crowds.
  2. ^ Ticketmaster: Telus Field Retrieved on 9 February 2010

See also