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The following is a list of sports stadiums in Canada.

By capacity

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

Rank Stadium City Seated
Capacity 		Opened Surface Notes
1 Commonwealth Stadium Edmonton 56,302 1978 Shaw Sports Turf 400m Athletics track, home stadium of the Edmonton Eskimos
2 Olympic Stadium Montreal 56,040 1976 FieldTurf Kevlar roof, site of the 1976 Summer Olympics games, expandable to 66,308; former home stadium of the Montreal Expos, former full-time home stadium and current part-time home stadium of the Montreal Alouettes[1]
3 BC Place Vancouver 54,320 1983 FieldTurf Retractable roof, home stadium of the BC Lions, home pitch of Vancouver Whitecaps FC. The stadium also served as the main stadium for the 2010 Winter Olympics and 2010 Paralympics which Vancouver hosted.
4 Rogers Centre Toronto 53,506 1989 AstroTurf Retractable roof, home field of the Toronto Blue Jays, former home stadium of the Toronto Argonauts. Originally known as SkyDome.
5 McMahon Stadium Calgary 35,560 1960 FieldTurf Home stadium of the Calgary Stampeders
6 Investors Group Field Winnipeg 33,500 2013 FieldTurf Largest canopied structure in Canada, on the campus of the University of Manitoba, home stadium of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
7 New Mosaic Stadium Regina 33,000 2016 FieldTurf Built with availability to add a retractable roof, new home of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, stadium on the exposition site of Evraz Place
8 BMO Field Toronto 30,991[2] 2007 Natural grass Home pitch of Toronto FC and home field of the Toronto Argonauts
9 Percival Molson Memorial Stadium Montreal 25,012 1915 FieldTurf 400m Athletics track, on the campus of McGill, home stadium of the Montreal Alouettes
10 TD Place Stadium Ottawa 24,000 1908 FieldTurf Home of the Ottawa Redblacks of the CFL & Ottawa Fury FC of the NASL
11 Tim Hortons Field Hamilton 22,500 2014 Artificial Hamilton Tigercats and 2015 Pan American Games Soccer venue
12 Stade Saputo Montreal 20,801 2008 Natural grass Home pitch of the Montreal Impact
13 Aviva Centre Toronto 12,500 2004 Hard surface Tennis
14 PEPS Le Stade Extérieur[3] Quebec City 12,257 1994 FieldTurf 400m Athletics track, expandable to 18,500
15 Uniprix Stadium Montreal 11,437 1995 DecoTurf Tennis, formerly Parc Jarry ballpark
16 Ottawa Baseball Stadium Ottawa 10,332 1993 Natural grass
17 King George V Park St. John's 10,000 1925 FieldTurf
18 Stade Moncton Stadium Moncton 10,000 2010 FieldTurf 400m Athletics track, expandable to 20,000
19 Edmonton Ballpark Edmonton 10,000[4] 1995 FieldTurf (infield)/natural grass (outfield) Largest attendance: 10,098[citation needed]
20 Richardson Memorial Stadium Kingston 8,500 1971 Natural grass

Future stadiums

Stadium City Seated
Capacity 		Surface Completion Notes
New Richardson Stadium Kingston 8,000 Artificial 2016 $20m project replacing the second Richardson Stadium. Home field for the OUA Queen's Gaels

By sport

Canadian football

Main article: List of Canadian Football stadiums by capacity

The following is a partial list of Canadian Football stadiums by permanent seated capacity. Most of the country's Canadian football stadiums 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
Commonwealth Stadium 56,302 Edmonton  Alberta Edmonton Eskimos, Edmonton Wildcats
Olympic Stadium 56,040[5] Montreal  Quebec Occasional home to the Montreal Alouettes
BC Place 54,320 Vancouver  British Columbia BC Lions
McMahon Stadium 35,650 Calgary  Alberta Calgary Stampeders, Calgary Dinos, Calgary Colts
Investors Group Field 33,500 Winnipeg  Manitoba Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Manitoba Bisons, Winnipeg Rifles
Mosaic Stadium 33,000 Regina  Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Roughriders, Regina Rams, Regina Thunder
Percival Molson Stadium 25,012 Montreal  Quebec Montreal Alouettes
BMO Field 25,000 Toronto  Ontario Toronto Argonauts
TD Place Stadium 24,000 Ottawa  Ontario Ottawa Redblacks, Ottawa Junior Riders, Ottawa Gee-Gees
Tim Hortons Field 24,000 Hamilton  Ontario Hamilton Tiger-Cats
PEPS Le Stade Extérieur 12,257 Quebec City  Quebec Laval Rouge-et-Or
York Lions Stadium 12,500 Toronto  Ontario York Lions
Moncton Stadium 10,000 Moncton  New Brunswick Site of Touchdown Atlantic for 2010, 2011, and 2013.
Lamport Stadium 9,600 Toronto  Ontario No team. Marked for American Football.
Stade Claude Robillard 9,500 Montreal  Quebec local teams
New Richardson Memorial Stadium 8,000 Kingston  Ontario Queen's Gaels
Université de Sherbrooke Stadium 8,000 Sherbrooke  Quebec Sherbrooke Vert-et-Or
TD Stadium 8,000 London  Ontario Western Ontario Mustangs, London Falcons
Alumni Stadium 7,600 Guelph  Ontario Guelph Gryphons
Griffiths Stadium 6,171 Saskatoon  Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Huskies
University Stadium (Waterloo)
a.k.a. Knight-Newbrough Field		 6,000 Waterloo  Ontario Wilfrid Laurier University
Centennial Stadium 6,000 Victoria  British Columbia local teams
Ronald V. Joyce Stadium 5,700 Hamilton  Ontario McMaster Marauders
Royal Athletic Park 5,700 Victoria  British Columbia Former home of Victoria Rebels
Swangard Stadium 5,288 Burnaby  British Columbia Simon Fraser Clan, Vancouver Trojans
CEPSUM Stadium 5,100 Montreal  Quebec Montreal Carabins
Canada Games Stadium 5,000 Saint John  New Brunswick local teams
Varsity Centre 5,000 Toronto  Ontario Toronto Varsity Blues
Percy Perry Stadium 4,265 Coquitlam  British Columbia Former home of the Tri-City Bulldogs.
Concordia Stadium 4,000 Montreal  Quebec Concordia Stingers
Keith Harris Stadium 4,000 Ottawa  Ontario Carleton Ravens, Ottawa Sooners
Municipal Stadium 4,000 Sherbrooke  Quebec local teams
Rotary Stadium 4,000 Abbotsford  British Columbia local teams
Oland Stadium 4,000 Antigonish  Nova Scotia St. Francis Xavier X-Men
Gordie Howe Bowl 3,954 Saskatoon  Saskatchewan Saskatoon Hilltops
Centennial Park Stadium 3,500 Toronto  Ontario Serbian White Eagles
Fort William Stadium 3,500 Thunder Bay  Ontario Marked for Football.
Foote Field 3,500 Edmonton  Alberta Alberta Golden Bears
Berthiaume-Du-Tremblay Stadium 3,500 Laval  Quebec local teams
Thunderbird Stadium 3,441 Vancouver  British Columbia UBC Thunderbirds
Centennial Stadium at The Aud 3,200 Kitchener  Ontario local teams
Esther Shiner Stadium 3,000 Toronto  Ontario Metro Toronto Wildcats, York Simcoe Storm
Gee-Gees Stadium 3,000 Ottawa  Ontario Ottawa Gee-Gees
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 2,500 Chilliwack  British Columbia Chilliwack Huskers
Birchmount Stadium 2,500 Toronto  Ontario Toronto Thunder
Hellard Field 2,350 Calgary  Alberta Local Teams
Apple Bowl 2,314 Kelowna  British Columbia Okanagan Sun
Coulter Field 2,200 Lennoxville  Quebec Bishop's Gaiters
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
Stade Diablos 2,000 Trois Rivieres, Quebec  Quebec Diablos Trois Rivieres CEGEP
Huskies Stadium 1,900 Halifax  Nova Scotia Saint Mary's Huskies
Barrie Metals Stadium 1,500 Barrie  Ontario Barrie Bay Cats
Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre 1,500 Brantford  Ontario Brantford Bisons
Clarke Stadium 1,200 Edmonton  Alberta Edmonton Huskies
Warrior Field 1,400 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 soccer stadiums in Canada

The following is a partial list of Canadian soccer stadiums by permanent seating 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
Commonwealth Stadium 56,302 Edmonton  Alberta some Canada national soccer team matches, 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Olympic Stadium 56,040[5] Montreal  Quebec Former home of the Montreal Manic, matches at the 1976 Summer Olympics, the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, and used as indoor stadium for the Montreal Impact during early, late season, and premiere MLS matches
BC Place 54,320 Vancouver  British Columbia Vancouver Whitecaps FC, former home of NASL team of the same name
Rogers Centre 47,568 Toronto  Ontario Occasional Canada matches
McMahon Stadium 35,650 Calgary  Alberta Former home of the Calgary Boomers and Calgary Mustangs
Investors Group Field 33,500 Winnipeg  Manitoba 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup venue
BMO Field 30,991[2] Toronto  Ontario Toronto FC, Canada national soccer team, 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Percival Molson Memorial Stadium 25,012 Montreal  Quebec McGill Redmen
TD Place Stadium 24,000 Ottawa  Ontario 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Ottawa Fury FC and former home of the Ottawa Intrepid
Tim Hortons Field 22,500 Hamilton  Ontario 2015 Pan American Games Soccer venue
Stade Saputo 20,801 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 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup venue
Lamport Stadium 9,600 Toronto  Ontario Portugal FC and TFC Academy
Complexe Claude-Robillard 9,500 Montreal  Quebec local teams
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
Griffiths Stadium 6,100 Saskatoon  Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Huskies
Birchmount Stadium 6,000 Toronto  Ontario local amateur teams
Royal Athletic Park 5,700 Victoria  British Columbia Victoria Highlanders, Victoria United, 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, former home of the Victoria Vistas
Apple Bowl 5,700 Kelowna  British Columbia Okanagan Challenge
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
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 Toronto  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
Winnipeg Soccer Complex 2,000 Winnipeg  Manitoba WSA Winnipeg
Clarke Stadium 1,200 Edmonton  Alberta FC Edmonton
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 45,757[6] Montreal  Quebec
Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Park 10,332 Ottawa  Ontario Ottawa Champions
Edmonton Ballpark 10,000 Edmonton  Alberta Edmonton Prospects
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 Capitales de Québec
Royal Athletic Park 4,247 Victoria  British Columbia Victoria HarbourCats
Stade Fernand-Bédard 4,500 Trois-Rivières  Quebec Trois-Rivières Aigles
Andrews Field 3,326 Brandon  Manitoba
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 Brock Badgers
Arnold Anderson Stadium at Cockshutt Park 2,000 Brantford  Ontario Brantford Red Sox
Seaman Stadium 1,600 Okotoks  Alberta Okotoks Dawgs
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

See also

References

  1. ^ cfl.ca - 2008 Grey Cup
  2. ^ a b "Toronto: BMO Field ready for re-opening". stadiumdb.com. May 8, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Stadiums in Canada, Alberta". World Stadiums. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  5. ^ a b Olympic Stadium stadiumdb.com. Retrieved April 28, 2015
  6. ^ theglobeandmail.com - MLB commissioner says Montreal needs a firm commitment for new stadium
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