Swangard Stadium is a 6,868 seat stadium in Burnaby, British Columbia. 4,800 seats are in a covered grandstand and 2,068 seats are located on wooden, removable bleachers. It is primarily used for soccer and football, but other events such as Athletics (track and field) are often held there. The stadium's capacity is scheduled to be increased for the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2007. The Whitecaps (officially Whitecaps F.C.) are a Canadian professional soccer team, which currently plays in the USL First Division (formerly the A-League) of the United Soccer Leagues (USL), the largest system of national soccer leagues in North America. ... The United Soccer Leagues (USL) is directly affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation (USSF), United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA) and the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA). ... Telstra Stadium in Sydney, Australia is capable of being converted from a rectangular rugby football field to an oval for cricket and Australian rules football games This article is about the building type. ... Coordinates: Country  Canada Province  British Columbia District Greater Vancouver Regional District Established 1892 (municipality status) – 1992 (city status) Government  - Mayor Derek Corrigan  - MPs Peter Julian (NDP), Bill Siksay (NDP)  - MLAs Raj Chouhan, Richard T. Lee, John Nuraney, Harry Bloy Area  - City 89. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... Canadian football is a sport in which two teams of twelve players each compete for territorial control of a field of play 110 yards (100. ... A womens 400m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track. ... The FIFA U-20 World Cup, formerly known as the FIFA World Youth Championship (the new name for the competition will be used for the first time in the 2007), is the world championship of football for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by Féd...

The stadium was built in 1969 and is home of the Vancouver Whitecaps of the United Soccer League (USL Div. 1) who list capacity at 5,722 seats. For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... The Whitecaps (officially Whitecaps F.C.) are a Canadian professional soccer team, which currently plays in the USL First Division (formerly the A-League) of the United Soccer Leagues (USL), the largest system of national soccer leagues in North America. ... The United Soccer League was a professional soccer league in the United States in the mid-1980s. ...

The closest SkyTrain station is Patterson Station. The platform at Metrotown Station in Burnaby is one of the busiest in the SkyTrain system. ... The Patterson Station of the SkyTrain system is an elevated station located on the Expo Line in Burnaby, Canada. ...

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.

The stadium will be temporarily expanded to 10,000 seats in 2007 for the FIFA Under-20 World Cup.

External links

• City of Burnaby - Swangard Stadium
• Satellite view of Swangard Stadium on Google Maps
• Vancouver Whitecaps - Swangard Stadium

Coordinates: 49°13′51.00″N, 123°1′17.27″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...