List of Canadian Premier League stadiums

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Current Canadian Premier League stadiums

The Canadian Premier League (CPL) is the top-division Canadian men's professional soccer league. In the 2023 season, the league will consist of eight teams in eight stadiums. The CPL primarily uses multi-purpose stadiums.

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Current stadiums

ImageStadiumClubLocationFirst CPL yearCapacityOpenedSurfaceCoordinatesRef(s)
Section 203 ATCO Field.jpg ATCO Field Cavalry FC Foothills County, Alberta20196,0001976Grass 50°53′06″N114°06′02″W / 50.88500°N 114.10056°W / 50.88500; -114.10056 [1] [2]
Investors Group CANnwt vs USnwt.png Princess Auto Stadium Valour FC Winnipeg, Manitoba201933,2342013 FieldTurf Revolution 49°48′28″N97°8′35″W / 49.80778°N 97.14306°W / 49.80778; -97.14306 [3]
Starlight Stadium - July 2022.jpg Starlight Stadium Pacific FC Langford, British Columbia20197,5002009 FieldTurf 48°26′35″N123°31′10″W / 48.44306°N 123.51944°W / 48.44306; -123.51944 [4]
TDPlace.jpg TD Place Stadium Atlético Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario202024,0001908 FieldTurf 45°23′53.44″N75°41′1.14″W / 45.3981778°N 75.6836500°W / 45.3981778; -75.6836500
Lions at Tiger-Cats 2014.jpg Tim Hortons Field Forge FC Hamilton, Ontario201923,2182014 Artificial turf 43°15′9.26″N79°49′48.89″W / 43.2525722°N 79.8302472°W / 43.2525722; -79.8302472 [5]
Wanderers Grounds - Halifax (2018) (46382492092).jpg Wanderers Grounds HFX Wanderers Halifax, Nova Scotia20196,2002018Grass 44°38′40″N63°35′01″W / 44.6444°N 63.5836°W / 44.6444; -63.5836 [6]
Stade au Parc communautaire Willoughby, dist. de Langley, C.-B., Canada 2023-05-07.png Willoughby Community Park Vancouver FC Langley, British Columbia20236,5602023 Artificial turf 49°08′38″N122°39′56″W / 49.1440°N 122.6656°W / 49.1440; -122.6656 [7]
York Lions Stadium during the 2015 Pan Am Games.jpg York Lions Stadium York United FC Toronto, Ontario20194,0002015Artificial turf 43°46′29″N79°30′24″W / 43.77467°N 79.50677°W / 43.77467; -79.50677 [8]

Former stadiums

ImageStadiumClubLocationYearsCapacityOpenedSurfaceCoordinatesRef(s)
Clarke Stadium.jpg Clarke Stadium FC Edmonton Edmonton, Alberta2019–20225,1001938 Artificial turf 53°33′26″N113°28′42″W / 53.55722°N 113.47833°W / 53.55722; -113.47833 [9]

Neutral site stadiums

StadiumLocationSurfaceEventsRef(s)
UPEI Alumni Field Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Artificial turf 2020 CPL season [10] [11]
Apple Bowl Kelowna, British Columbia GrassCPL On Tour: Vancouver FC vs Cavalry FC, June 16, 2024 [12]

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