Swangard Stadium
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Swangard Stadium is a
History
In 1969,
Vancouver Whitecaps
The city of Vancouver launched a professional soccer team in 1986, named the
International events
The stadium's capacity was temporarily increased to 10,000 for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. In the past, it has hosted home games for the Canadian men's and women's soccer teams in Olympic and World Cup qualifying. In some cases, crowds in excess of 10,000 have witnessed games, with many of the fans standing. Swangard has also been the host stadium of the 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship.
Other events
In 2013, the
In June 2014,
It is also used very frequently for track and field meets in the Lower Mainland.
In March 2015, the first Quidditch Canada National Championship took place at the stadium.[9]
The TSS FC Rovers played their home soccer games there starting in the 2017 season when they played in the USL League Two Northwest Division.[1] The TSS FC Rovers Women's team of the Women's Premier Soccer League also use the stadium as their home. They started play in the 2018 season. Starting in the 2022 season, both men's and women's teams will play in the new League1 British Columbia (L1BC) soccer league.
The Whitecaps FC 2 of the MLS Next Pro, the reserve team of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer, will play all their home games at the stadium starting in March 2022.
References
- ^ a b Staff, PDL (January 10, 2017). "TSS FC Rovers Acquire PDL Franchise". Retrieved April 12, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Swangard Stadium – Home of your Whitecaps". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Archived from the original on April 11, 2009. Retrieved October 16, 2009.
- ^ "The History of Metropolitan Vancouver – 1969 Chronology". Retrieved October 16, 2009.
- ^ "O.B.C. Biography – Erwin Michael Swangard". Government of British Columbia. Archived from the original on June 3, 2009. Retrieved October 16, 2009.
- ^ "Official Report of Debates of the Legislative Assembly". Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Retrieved October 16, 2009.
- ^ "Swangard Stadium". Vancouver Yellow Pages. May 15, 2009. Retrieved October 16, 2009.
- ^ "Clan football returning to Swangard Stadium this fall". Retrieved April 12, 2017.
- ^ "Clan football set to return to SFU campus, new stadium project could be complete by 2017". April 17, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
- ^ "Quidditch Canada National Championship at Swangard Stadium this weekend". March 23, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2017.