Empire Fields is a temporary outdoor football and soccer stadium built at the former location of Empire Stadium to serve as the home of the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League and the Vancouver Whitecaps of Major League Soccer during the construction of the retractable roof at BC Place Stadium.[2]
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| Location | Vancouver, BC |
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| Owner | Pacific National Exhibition |
| Operator | PavCo |
| Capacity | 27,500 |
| Surface | FieldTurf (transferred from BC Place) [1] |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2009 |
| Built | 2009-2010 |
| Opened | June 2010 |
| Tenants | |
| BC Lions (CFL) (2010-2011) Vancouver Whitecaps (MLS) (2010-2011) | |
Seating
The temporary facility will feature 20,100 mostly covered seats, 7,400 bench seats, and 12 hospitality suites.[3]
Naming rights
While the stadium is currently referred to as Empire Fields, PavCo and the PNE are seeking for a corporate sponsor for the naming rights. Nussili, the Swiss company contracted to construct the stadium has been ruled out as sponsors.[4]
Notes
- ^ The dawn of a new Empire; Both kinds of football to play in new digs at old site Retrieved 2009-12-23.
- ^ Temporary Stadium Confirmed for PNE Retrieved 2009-12-22.
- ^ Lions to play in $14.4 million temporary facility on Empire Stadium site Retrieved 2009-12-23.
- ^ Temporary site to sport Lions, 'Caps; CFL team to play there in 2010, MLS soccer side in 2011 Retrieved 2009-12-23.