Back Campus Fields Explained

Stadium Name:Back Campus Fields
Nickname:Back Campus Fields
Location:University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
Coordinates:43.6639°N -79.3963°W
Publictransit: Museum
St. George
5A/B Avenue Road
94 A Wellesley
142 Downtown/Avenue Rd Express
Owner:University of Toronto[1]
Built:2013-2014
Opened:2014
Seating Capacity:2,000 (temporary)
Tenants:2015 Pan American Games
2015 Parapan American Games
Toronto Varsity Blues

The Back Campus Fields is a field hockey facility on the St. George Campus of the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The facility is the home to the school's Toronto Varsity Blues field hockey team. The facility was built for the 2015 Pan American Games and hosted the field hockey competition for the games. The facility also hosted 5 and 7-a-side football competitions during the 2015 Parapan American Games. The facility was referred to as the Pan Am/Parapan Am Fields during the games.

Development

Re-construction of the fields began in July 2013 and was completed in 2014, one year before the games were scheduled to start. The complex was built on the existing back campus grass rugby pitch between University College and Hoskin Avenue.[1]

The facility consists of two International Hockey Federation (FIH) Global Class 1 fields; one being used for practices and warm-ups during the games while the other was used for competition matches. Temporary seating for 2,000 spectators was also installed for the games.[2]

The facility cost $9.5 million, which includes $6.25 million to build and finance the project. "The remainder comprises capital expenditures for equipment, transaction fees, project management and other ancillary costs".[2]

Major competitions hosted

YearEventLevel
2014CIS Women’s Field Hockey ChampionshipNational
20152015 Pan American GamesInternational
20152015 Parapan American GamesInternational
2015OUA Field Hockey ChampionshipProvincial
2016Men's Pan American Junior ChampionshipInternational
2016CIS Women’s Field Hockey ChampionshipNational
2018Field Hockey Canada National ChampionshipsNational

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.toronto2015.org/assets/files/pdf/Toronto-2015-Bid-Book-EN.pdf Toronto 2015 Bid Book
  2. http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1063973/to2015-unveils-pan-am-field-hockey-centre-at-university-of-toronto TO2015 unveils Pan Am Field Hockey Centre at University of Toronto