BMO Field
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BMO Field seen in 2016
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| Address | 170 Princes' Boulevard |
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| Location | Toronto, Ontario |
| Coordinates | 43°37′58″N 79°25′07″W / 43.63278°N 79.41861°WCoordinates: 43°37′58″N 79°25′07″W / 43.63278°N 79.41861°W |
| Public transit |
Exhibition GO Station Exhibition Loop 509 Harbourfront 511 Bathurst 29B/C/D Dufferin 193 Exhibition Rocket |
| Owner | City of Toronto |
| Operator | Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment |
| Capacity | 30,000 (soccer/rugby) 26,500 (Canadian football) 40,000 (when expanded) |
| Record attendance | 40,148 (NHL Centennial Classic) |
| Field size | 105 × 68 meters (115 x 74 yards) (soccer) 134 × 59 meters (146 x 65 yards) (Canadian football) |
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FieldTurf (2007–2009) Grass (2010–present) |
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| Broke ground | March 29, 2006 |
| Opened | April 28, 2007 |
| Expanded | 2010 2014–16 |
| Construction cost |
C$62.9 million ($71.5 million in 2017 dollars) C$120 million (2014–2016 renovation) |
| Architect | Brisbin Brooks Beynon Architects (BBB Architects) |
| Project manager | PMX, Inc. |
| Structural engineer | Halcrow Yolles |
| Services engineer | The Mitchell Partnership Inc. |
| General contractor | PCL Constructors Canada Inc. |
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Toronto FC (MLS) (2007–present) Toronto Nationals (MLL) (2009) Toronto Argonauts (CFL) (2016–present) |
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BMO Field is an outdoor stadium located at Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Constructed on the site of the former Exhibition Stadium and first opened in 2007, it is owned by the City of Toronto, and managed by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment. The stadium's naming rights are held by the Bank of Montreal, which is commonly branded as "BMO" (/ˈbiːmoʊ/).
BMO Field was originally constructed as a soccer-specific stadium, serving as the home field of Toronto FC — the first Canadian expansion team of Major League Soccer, and hosted matches during the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup and 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. It hosted the 2010 MLS Cup and the 2016 edition. The venue has also hosted rugby union, having hosted matches of Canada's national rugby union team, and rugby sevens during the 2015 Pan-American Games.
From 2014 to 2016, the stadium underwent a series of major renovations, which added an upper deck to the east grandstand, a roof over the seating areas and lengthened the field to make it suitable for hosting Canadian football. The latter allowed for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League to move to BMO Field beginning with the 2016 CFL season.
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