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The original Vancouver Whitecaps of the North American Soccer League (NASL) played at the stadium from 1983 to 1984, when the team folded. [64] The team hosted the first sporting event at BC Place, a regular season match against the Seattle Sounders on June 20, 1983, which drew 60,342 spectators. [ 61 ]
Swangard Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Central Park in Burnaby, British Columbia.Primarily used for soccer, rugby, football, and athletics, the stadium also used to be home to the Simon Fraser Clan football team and the Vancouver Whitecaps while they were in the Canadian Soccer League (CSL) and various US-based Division 2 leagues.
It is located west of Vancouver's city limits, and is primarily used for soccer and football by the UBC Thunderbirds. It seats 3,500 in the main grandstand, plus grass seating for about 5,000 people on the west side and ends of the stadium, and by using the surrounding grass embankment the facility can accommodate up to 12,000 spectators.
The Vancouver Whitecaps also have rivalries with Toronto FC and the CF Montreal. Vancouver's first game in MLS was against Toronto in an attempt by the league to spur a rivalry between the two Canadian teams. [66] Montreal was a rival in the second division. The three teams have played each other during Voyageurs Cup competitions. [67] [68]
The 2025 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season will be the club's fourteenth season in Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer in the United States and Canada. Including previous iterations of the franchise , this will be the 48th season of professional soccer being played in Vancouver under a variation of the "Whitecaps" name.
With BC Place Stadium undergoing renovations in 2010 and 2011, the BC Lions and Vancouver Whitecaps played their home games at Empire Field, a temporary field constructed on the former grounds of Empire Stadium. [2] [3] [4] After the renovations to BC Place were complete, the temporary stadium was removed. The park and sports fields were ...
The 2024 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season was the club's thirteenth season in Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer in the United States and Canada. Including previous iterations of the franchise , this was the 47th season of professional soccer being played in Vancouver under a variation of the "Whitecaps" name.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC (2011) Empire Field was a temporary Canadian football and soccer stadium built at Hastings Park in the Canadian city of Vancouver , British Columbia . Located on the site of the former Empire Stadium , the 27,528 spectator venue was constructed while a new retractable roof was installed at BC Place in 2010 and 2011.