BMO Field
BMO Field is an outdoor stadium located at Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Constructed on the former Exhibition Stadium site and first opened in 2007, it is the home field of Toronto FC of Major League Soccer (MLS) and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). BMO Field is owned by the City of Toronto and managed by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, which owns both Toronto FC and the Argonauts. The stadium's naming rights are held by the Bank of Montreal, which is commonly branded as "BMO" (/ˈbiːmoʊ/).
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| Address | 170 Princes' Boulevard |
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| Location | Toronto, Ontario |
| Coordinates | 43°37′58″N 79°25′07″W |
| Public transit | Exhibition 509 Harbourfront 511 Bathurst 29 TTC buses |
| Owner | City of Toronto |
| Operator | Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment |
| Capacity | 30,991 (expandable to 40,000) |
| Record attendance | 40,148 (NHL Centennial Classic) |
| Field size | 105 × 68 metres (115 x 74 yards) (soccer) 134 × 59 metres (146 x 65 yards) (Canadian football) |
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| Construction | |
| Broke ground | March 29, 2006 |
| Opened | April 28, 2007 |
| Expanded | 2010 2014–16 |
| Construction cost | Can$62.9 million ($79.9 million in 2021 dollars) Renovations: 2010: $5.5 million ($6.68 million in 2021 dollars) Expansions: 2014–2016: $120 million ($146 million in 2021 dollars) |
| Architect | Brisbin Brooks Beynon Architects (BBB Architects), Gensler (expansion) |
| Project manager | PMX, Inc. |
| Structural engineer | Halcrow Yolles |
| Services engineer | The Mitchell Partnership Inc. |
| General contractor | PCL Construction |
| Tenants | |
| Toronto FC (MLS) 2007–present Canada men's national soccer team 2007–present Toronto Argonauts (CFL) 2016–present Toronto Nationals (MLL) 2009 Toronto FC II (USL) 2018 | |
| Website | |
| bmofield.com | |
BMO Field was originally constructed as a soccer-specific stadium to serve as the home field of Toronto FC. It hosted matches during the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup and 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. In 2010, when it was still a neutral-site game, BMO Field hosted the MLS Cup. It has since hosted the 2016 and 2017 finals featuring Toronto FC, under the current practice of giving home field advantage to the side with the better regular-season record. The venue has also hosted rugby union, including matches of Canada's national 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 and 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 to move to BMO Field beginning with the 2016 CFL season, which also saw the 104th Grey Cup played at the stadium. It is one of two Canadian stadiums which will host matches of the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup. An expansion for the tournament will bring the stadium's capacity to 45,736 seats.