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Rob Ford Stadium

Stadium in Toronto, Canada

Field	Value
name	Rob Ford Stadium
image	Rob Ford Stadium (photo by Djuradj Vujcic).jpg
caption	The stadium pictured in 2024
location	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
pushpin_map	Canada Toronto#Canada Ontario#Canada
pushpin_relief	yes
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Toronto##Location in Ontario##Location in Canada
built	1975
opened	1975
renovated	2009
owner	City of Toronto
operator	Toronto Parks, Forestry & Recreation
surface	Artificial turf
former_names	Centennial Park Stadium (1975–2024)
seating_capacity	2,200
scoreboard	Yes
tenants	;Current
coordinates

Serbian White Eagles (2006–present) FC Ukraine United (2006–present) Etobicoke Eagles (2009–present) GTA Grizzlies (2015–present) ;Past Toronto Rockets (1994–1995) Toronto Lady Lynx (1997–2015) Toronto Supra Portuguese (2001–2007) Toronto Lynx (2002–2017) Toronto Atomic FC (2015–2017) Rob Ford Stadium (formerly Centennial Park Stadium) is a 2,200-seat stadium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is primarily used for soccer, track and field, football and occasionally for kabaddi.

It is located within Centennial Park in Etobicoke, just south of Toronto Pearson International Airport and near the intersection of Rathburn Road and Renforth Drive. It was built in 1975.

The stadium has seating in a grandstand on the west side and a small scoreboard on the north end of the field. The stadium was renovated in 2009 with the installation of new seating and artificial turf.

Usage

The stadium hosted the first edition of Veteran Athletes Championships in 1975.
The stadium hosted the closing ceremony of the 1976 Summer Paralympics and some of the sporting events.
The stadium hosted the CPSL/CSL Championship finals in 1998, 2010, 2011, and 2014.
The stadium hosts the Relay For Life in Toronto West event each June, a fundraiser for the Canadian Cancer Society.
The stadium is also used for the ROPSSAA football finals and the PSAA (Private Schools Athletic Association) on the first Monday of May for an annual Track and Field Meet.

Name

The stadium was originally named for Centennial Park, which it is located in and opened during Canada's centennial year of 1967; the stadium was opened in 1975, eight years after the centennial.

In 2017, there were calls and support for the stadium to be renamed after former mayor Rob Ford as Rob Ford Memorial Stadium, but city council voted down the motion 11 to 24 on October 4, 2017. In 2023, amid the re-imagining of the park through the Centennial Park Master Plan that was also approved in 2021, city council again considered a motion to rename the stadium after Ford, this time passing 17 to 6.

The stadium was officially renamed Rob Ford Stadium on May 28, 2024. The first game played on the re-named stadium was a Canadian Soccer League encounter between Serbian White Eagles FC and Spanish Future Stars on May 31, 2024.

References

"1975 WMA News Archives".
Glover, Robin. "Voyageurs Soccer Talk".
"October 30, 2010 CSL--Final preview (from CSL website)".
"October 26, 2011 CSL--preview of CSL Final (from CSL website)".
"October 25, 2012 CSL--pregame article on CSL Final (from CSL website)".
"Toronto mayor backs renaming stadium after Rob Ford".
Rider, David. (28 September 2017). "'Rob Ford Memorial Stadium' proposal triggers groans, gratitude".
"No 'Rob Ford Memorial Stadium' in Toronto after council rejects renaming proposal {{!}} The Star". thestar.com.
(15 December 2023). "City council votes to rename stadium at Centennial Park after late mayor Rob Ford {{!}} CityNews Toronto".
"Toronto council votes to rename Etobicoke stadium after Rob Ford - Toronto {{!}} Globalnews.ca".
Tsekouras, Phil. (28 May 2024). "Stadium in Etobicoke officially renamed in honour of Rob Ford".
Vujcic, Djuradj. (31 May 2024). "Eagles Count to Twelve: A Dozen Goals at Rob Ford Stadium".

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