Swangard Stadium
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 Burnaby , British Columbia , Canada
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| Coordinates | 49 ° 13 '51 " N , 123 ° 1' 17" W |
| owner | Burnaby |
| opening | 1969 |
| surface | Natural grass |
| capacity | 5,288 |
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The Swangard Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Canadian Burnaby .
The stadium, built in 1969, is mainly used for soccer or football games , but also for athletics . In addition, the Canadian national soccer team used the stadium several times to host international matches.
In the Junior World Cup in 2007 , the stadium of the six venues belonged. For this purpose, the capacity was actually increased from 6,868 seats to 10,000 through additional grandstands.
The stadium is named after Erwin Swangard , an influential sports presenter from Vancouver.