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| Location | University of Victoria |
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| Owner | University of Victoria |
| Operator | University of Victoria |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
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| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1966 |
| Opened | 1967 |
| Construction cost | $512,084 |
| Architect | Sidall, Dennis and Associates |
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| Victoria Vikes (U Sports) Victoria Highlanders (L1BC) 2016–present | |
Centennial Stadium is a 5000-seatstadium located on the campus of theUniversity of Victoria inVictoria,British Columbia, Canada. The facility was built as a 1967 Canadian Centennial project to celebrate the100th anniversary of Canadian confederation.[1]
The original seating capacity was 3,000. The venue was renovated and temporarily expanded to 30,000 seats to serve as the main stadium of the1994 Commonwealth Games. After the Commonwealth Games, the temporary seats were removed, leaving 2,000 new seats opposite the main grandstand for a total of 5,000 seats.
The stadium features a 400m synthetic rubberized track surface, as well as separate areas forlong jump/triple jump,high jump,pole vault,discus,hammer,shot put, andjavelin. Inside the track is a natural grass field for sports such asfootball andsoccer.
Centennial Stadium is the home of theVictoria Vikes soccer team ofU Sports Canada, andVictoria Highlanders FC ofLeague1 British Columbia. It was also used as a soccer venue for the2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship.
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