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List of Top 5 Stadiums in Canada

List of Top 5 Stadiums in Canada

Canada, together with Mexico and the United States, is one of the largest football-playing states in North America. However, it is not among the top football playing states around the globe. Nonetheless, Canada has participated in several of the major football competitions in the world, like FIFA World Cup.

They recently made a comeback to the FIFA World Cup by qualifying for the Qatar World Cup in 2022. Furthermore, in 2014 and 2015, consecutively, they served as the host cities for the FIFA Women's World Cup and FIFA U20 Women's World Cup.

A variety of the best football stadiums in Canada hosted the games in those championships. Admittedly, the nation is home to many magnificent stadiums. The top five football stadiums in Canada are listed below, continue reading to learn more about them.

Olympic Stadium Montreal

With a capacity of over 60,000, the Olympic Stadium is the largest stadium in Canada and has an extensive and almost legendary heritage. Of course, given its ballooning charges over the decades, it has earned a moniker "the Big Owe."

Still, it is a wonderful venue deserving of becoming Canada's best. Furthermore it also has a long-standing connection to football.

The 1976 Olympic Games final, in which East Germany defeated Poland before a crowd of over 70,000 attendees, was the first significant game to take place at the Olympic Stadium. Following this, Montreal struggled to create a thriving home team, while baseball and American football were the two sports played the most often in the stadium.

This had been the case there till 2012 before the Montreal Impact decided to play their first home game there. Currently CF Montreal competes here every now and then as their primary home is the Saputo Stadium.

Commonwealth Stadium

The second largest colosseum in Canada, Commonwealth Stadium can hold close to 56,000 spectators. The Venue is open-air and the largest open-air venue in the nation.

Since its initial opening in 1978, it has experienced multiple additions and upgrades. Edmonton Drillers, a team in the American Soccer League, formerly called this facility home.

In addition to hosting soccer games, it has also held a variety of cricket matches, including the men's and women's domestic leagues of Canada's home games. The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2014 Under-20 Women's World Cup were both held at Commonwealth Stadium.

You can also watch every game played in these sports venues mentioned in today's list, live from the convenience of your own residence. You must look for reliable Kodi sports add-ons like CBC, a Canadian state broadcaster which offers a CBC Sports add-on for Kodi, in order to accomplish this. You can enjoy the live events from the championships over the length of each competition.

BC Place

The seating capacity at BC (British Columbia) Place is 54,320. Hence, it is Canada's third-largest stadium.

The Vancouver Whitecaps previously called the field their home. In addition to hosting athletic events, it has also held many non-sporting events around Canada. BC Place assumed the obligation for hosting Vancouver Whitecaps FC's home matches after the team's name was changed from Vancouver Whitecaps.

The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup games were also contested in this facility. A few of the Canadian national football team's matches are also held there. Air support is also available at the Stadium, with a detachable roof.

Rogers Centre

The Rogers Center, much like bulk of the facilities in Canada and those on this ranking, has a retractable roof and a capacity of just over 47,000. The Stadium is situated in Toronto and offers the probability of holding numerous sports, notably American football, baseball and, soccer along with others.

It can house 49,282 spectators for baseball, 53,506 viewers for American football, 22,911 attendees for basketball, which can be expanded to 28,708, 47,568 spectators for soccer and 31,074 for Canadian football, which can be expanded to 52,230. The Toronto Blue Jays' MLB house games are held in the multi-use Rogers Centre Stadium.

Also, it coordinates a great deal of events, shows, and festivities across Canada. The Toronto Argonauts' home matches in the Canadian Soccer League were previously played at Rogers Centre. The title "Rogers Centre" was bestowed to this facility after Rogers Communication bought it in 2005.

McMahon Stadium

Among the initial football stadiums built, McMahon Stadium opened its doors in 1960. The McMahon Soccer Association is in charge of it, and it is administered by the University of Calgary.

Due to its management and a large capacity of 37,317, McMahon Stadium, which is predominantly an American football ground, frequently hosts athletic events surrounding Calgary. The Calgary Boomers and Calgary Mustangs, the former Canadian football teams, also played in the venue.

In light of this, international football is no longer frequently played at McMahon Stadium. One can only hope that this soon changes.

Conclusion

Although Canada has some outstanding multipurpose athletic facilities, there has never been a greater need for devoted football grounds. We can only hope that the growing influence of Canadian athletes in the best European leagues would result in more expansive and improved stadiums in the Great White North.




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