BC Place (Vancouver)

Canada / British Columbia / Vancouver / Pacific Boulevard, 777
 olympic venue, football / soccer stadium, football premier league, american football stadium, 1980s construction

777 Pacific Boulevard
Vancouver, BC V6B 4Y8, Canada
www.bcplacestadium.com

BC Place is a multi-purpose stadium located at the north side of False Creek in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It serves as the home field for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer (MLS). The stadium is owned and operated by the BC Pavilion Corporation (PavCo), a crown corporation of the province of British Columbia.

BC Place was originally constructed from April 1981 until its opening in June 19, 1983 at a cost of $126,000,000; It originally had the world's largest air-supported roof, which was made of ETFE. In January 2007, the ETFE roof suffered a tear and was deflated; the damage was repaired and the roof was re-inflated soon after. From 2010 to 2011, the stadium was closed for a major renovation and reconfiguration, reopening on September 30, 2011. The total cost of the renovation was $563,000,000. BC Place now has the world's largest cable-supported retractable roof, a centre-hung high-definition scoreboard, and a refurbished seating bowl and interiors. It has an all-seater capacity of 54,320 with 50 luxury boxes and 1,300 club seats.

Among the events hosted at BC Place were the 1983 NASL Soccer Bowl, the opening and closing ceremonies of the 1986 World Exposition, the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics, the opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Paralympics, and the Grey Cup in 1983, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1994, 1999, 2005, and 2011.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Lions
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Whitecaps_FC
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Coordinates:   49°16'36"N   123°6'43"W

Comments

  • Roof was deflated May 4th, 2010.
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