Stadium Name: | Alumni Field |
Location: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Coordinates: | 43.7764°N -79.5119°W |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Toronto#Canada Ontario#Canada |
Pushpin Relief: | yes |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Toronto##Location in Ontario##Location in Canada |
Broke Ground: | 1994 |
Opened: | 1995 |
Owner: | York University |
Surface: | FieldTurf |
Construction Cost: | $10.5 million |
Former Names: | York Stadium |
Tenants: | York Lions Rugby Canada Toronto Arrows (2019) Toronto Lynx (2002) |
Seating Capacity: | 2500 + 1000 grass seating[1] |
Alumni Field is an outdoor football, rugby and soccer stadium located at York University's Keele Campus in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the former home of the York Lions.[2] The stadium was known as York Stadium prior to 2017. The Toronto Arrows split its home games at Alumni Field and Lamport Stadium during its inaugural 2019 Major League Rugby season.[3]
Prior to 1995 the site was a grass field and the then Yeomen football team played home games at Esther Shiner Stadium at Bathurst Street and Finch Avenue.
There is a small bleacher seating 2,500 spectators and an enclosed booth for broadcasting/scorekeeping, concessions, washrooms and changerooms.[4]
In 2013, the stadium's grass surface was replaced with FieldTurf.
It was planned to be the temporary home of the Canadian Premier League's York9 FC in the beginning of their inaugural 2019 season as they renovate their future home at York Lions Stadium.[5] However, it was announced prior to the 2019 season that all games would be played at York Lions Stadium.
Date | Opponent | Score | Home | Competition | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
June 12, 1976 | Barbarian F.C. | 29–4 | Friendly | - | |
August 2, 2003 | 30–9 | ||||
July 10, 2004 | 47–13 | 7,600 | |||
June 11, 2005 | 60–3 | - | |||
June 10, 2006 | 41–11 | - | |||
May 30, 2009 | 32–23 | 8,450 | |||
The Toronto Arrows split their home games at Alumni Field of York University and Lamport Stadium during their inaugural 2019 MLR season.[6] They were scheduled to play games at the stadium in 2020, but the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The team moved their home games to York Lions Stadium for the 2022 season.[7]