Swangard Stadium
The ground sits in the northwest corner of Central Park. When feasibility studies in 2023 laid out the options — modest renovation at $25.2–29 million, or full redevelopment at $153–170 million — the City of Burnaby came down against the larger scheme along with the cost. The preference was to keep the venue as a community asset rather than build something bigger on the same footprint.
It carries the name of Erwin Swangard, a Vancouver Sun sports journalist who raised close to $1 million towards its construction. British Columbia Premier W.A.C. Bennett performed the naming at the opening; Swangard himself was represented by his wife, Doris. The stadium has never taken a sponsor's name in the decades since — it remains a memorial venue.
The permanent capacity is 5,288, of which 4,500 are proper seats and the rest bleacher or standing. For the 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship and the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, a mirroring 5,000-seat grandstand went up on the east car park. Canada's men's and women's national teams have played Olympic and World Cup qualifiers here.
An eight-lane Olympic regulation running track came with the original build, laid down for the 1973 Canada Summer Games. The Vancouver Riptide of the AUDL used the ground from 2013 to 2017, and the Korean Cultural Heritage Festival is among the community events it hosts.
Who plays here
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Whitecaps II
67 matches
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Vancouver Rise 23 matches
Recent matches here
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug | Whitecaps II — Swope Park Rangers | 3:0 |
| 29 Aug | Vancouver Rise — Calgary Wild | |
| 27 Aug | Whitecaps II — Los Angeles II | 4:1 |
| 16 Aug | Vancouver Rise — Halifax Tides | 2:1 |
| 9 Aug | Vancouver Rise — Calgary Wild | 2:3 |
| 30 Jul | Vancouver Rise — Montreal Roses | 3:4 |
| 25 Jul | Vancouver Rise — Halifax Tides | 0:1 |
| 23 Jul | Whitecaps II — Austin II | 0:4 |