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World Cup stadiums

Joscha Weber / apcJune 5, 2015

Six arenas spread across the country: From Edmonton, the largest stadium, to Moncton, the smallest. Here is all you need to know about the host cities of this year's Women's World Cup in Canada.

Locations of the 2015 Women's World Cup

Vancouver

Name: BC Place Stadium

Capacity: 54,267
Opened: 1983 (Renovated in 2011)
Number of World Cup games: Nine (five group stage games, two first knockout rounds, a quarterfinal and the final)

Previous events: 2010 Winter Olympics

Other teams: Vancouver Whitecaps (Football), BC Lions (Canadian Football)

The BC Place Stadium in VancouverImage: Getty Images/R. Lam

Edmonton

Name: Commonwealth Stadium

Capacity: 56,335
Opened: 1978 ( Renovated in 2013)
Number of World Cup games: Eleven (Six group stage games, two first knockout rounds, a quarterfinal and semifinal and the third-place playoff)

Previous events: The first game of the National Hockey League (NHL) to be played outside, between the Edmonton Oilers and the Montreal Candadiens in front of a record 57,167 crowd.

Other teams: Edmonton Eskimos (Canadian Football)

The Commonwealth Stadium in EdmontonImage: picture-alliance/Pressefoto Ulmer

Montreal

Name: Olympic Stadium

Capacity: 55,856
Opened: 1976 (Renovated in 2014)
Number of World Cup games: Nine (Six group stage games, a round of 16, quarter and semifinal)

Former events: 1976 Summer Olympics, FIFA U20 World Cup 2007

Other teams: Montreal Impact (Football), Montreal Alouettes (Canadian Football), Music events

The Olympic Stadium in MontrealImage: picture alliance/empics

Ottawa

Name: Lansdowne Stadium

Capacity: 24,341
Opened: 1908 (Renovated in 2014)
Number of World Cup games: Nine (Six group stage, two Rounds of 16 and a quarterfinal)

Previous events: FIFA U20 World Cup 2007

Other teams: Ottawa Fury (Football), Ottawa Red Blacks (Canadian Football)

The Lansdowne Stadium in OttwawImage: Getty Images/A. Ringuette

Moncton

Name: Moncton Stadium

Capacity: 20,000
Opened: 2010 (Renovated in 2013)
Number of World Cup games: Seven (Six group stages, a round of 16)

Former events: Junior World Athletics Championships 2010

Other teams: Aigles Blue (Athletics)

The Moncton Stadium in MonctonImage: Getty Images/C. Trotman

Winnipeg

Name: Investors Group Field

Capacity: 33,318
Opened: 2013
Number of World Cup games: Seven (All group stage games)

Previous events: Friendly games of the United States and Canada women's teams

Other teams: Winnipeg Blue Bombers (Canadian Football)

The Winnipeg Stadium in WinnipegImage: Getty Images/M. Helm
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