Vancouver Whitecaps are on the move — to Swangard Stadium, temporarily.
For the first time in the club’s MLS era, the Whitecaps’ first team will play a match at the landmark stadium in Burnaby, on Wednesday, July 8 vs. Canadian Premier League side Cavalry FC, in the first leg of the TELUS Canadian Championship quarterfinals.
Game time is 7:30 p.m. against the competition from Calgary.
Pre-sale for Whitecaps FC season ticket members begins Thursday, May 14 at 10 a.m. Pacific time.
For this match, Swangard’s capacity will be just over 5,000. Limited tickets for partial plans and group tickets will be available on Friday, May 15 at 10 a.m. by emailing sales@whitecapsfc.com, with public on-sales Tuesday, May 26 at 10 a.m. on ticketmaster.ca/whitecaps.
“Over the years, we have played several historic matches at Swangard and look forward to adding another chapter to the legacy of this iconic BC stadium,” said Axel Schuster, Whitecaps CEO.
“With BC Place unavailable, we explored several options and ultimately decided to return to our roots as we begin our title defence.”
This spring/summer the Whitecaps are booted from BC Place for the month-long FIFA World Cup men’s tournament, which starts June 11.
Swangard Stadium served as the ‘Caps’ primary home for 24 years from 1987 to 2010, spanning the Vancouver 86ers era in the Canadian Soccer League (CSL), American Professional Soccer League (APSL) and A-League, before the Whitecaps name returned in 2001 during the United Soccer Leagues (USL) era.
This season, Whitecaps FC are seeking an unprecedented fifth straight Voyageurs Cup title, and sixth overall (2015, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025), as well as a return to the 2027 Concacaf Champions Cup.
The TELUS Canadian Championship quarterfinal second leg will take place on Monday, July 13 at ATCO Field at Spruce Meadows, Foothills County, Alberta. Kickoff at 6:30 p.m. PT.
The winner will take on either MLS side CF Montréal or CPL side Vancouver FC in the two-legged semifinals. Details for the semifinals will be confirmed at a later date.
In addition to the first team, Whitecaps FC 2 (WFC2) currently play their home matches in MLS NEXT Pro at Swangard Stadium, with tickets for $10, free for youth 18 and under, and included for Whitecaps FC season ticket members. For the schedule and ticket information, visit whitecapsfc.com/wfc2.
Swangard Stadium is also home to Northern Super League (NSL) club Vancouver Rise FC. For information on Rise FC, visit vanrisefc.com.
The TELUS Canadian Championship quarterfinals will feature home-and-away legs starting Wednesday, July 8. In four separate knockout series, Vancouver Whitecaps FC will face Calgary’s Cavalry FC, CF Montréal will face Vancouver FC, Forge FC Hamilton will face CS Saint-Laurent, and Atlético Ottawa will face Supra du Québec.
Leg 1 – Vancouver Whitecaps FC host Cavalry FC – July 8 (7:30 p.m. PT)
Leg 2 – Cavalry FC host Vancouver Whitecaps FC – July 13 (6:30 p.m. PT)
Leg 1 – Vancouver FC host CF Montréal – July 8 (7 p.m. PT)
Leg 2 – CF Montréal host Vancouver FC – July 12 (4:30 p.m. PT)
Leg 1 – CS Saint-Laurent host Forge FC – July 8 (3:30 p.m. PT)
Leg 2 – Forge FC host CS Saint-Laurent – July 12 (1 p.m. PT)
Leg 1 – FC Supra du Québec host Atlético Ottawa – 13 July (3:30 p.m. PT)
Leg 2 – Atlético Ottawa host FC Supra du Québec – 11 Aug (4 p.m. PT)
The 2026 TELUS Canadian Championship brings together clubs from Major League Soccer, the Canadian Premier League, and Premier Soccer Leagues Canada to determine Canada’s best team in the annual Battle of the North. Winners of the domestic TELUS Canadian Championship qualify for the annual international competition Concacaf Champions Cup on the road to the FIFA Club World Cup.