TD Waterhouse Stadium
Encyclopedia
TD Waterhouse Stadium is an 8,000-seat Canadian football
stadium
located at 100 Philip Aziz
Avenue on the campus of the University of Western Ontario
in London, Ontario
, Canada
. It was built in 2000 at a cost of approximately $10.5-million and replaced J.W. Little Stadium.
It has a standard rubber track, 4 sandpits and an artificial turf.
It also hosts annual Track and Field
Championships.
In addition to playing host to the Western Mustangs teams, TD Waterhouse Stadium was also used as the main venue for the 2001 Canada Summer Games. The stadium is expandable to a capacity of about 16,000; it has been expanded temporarily a few times in its history including for an exhibition CFL
game in 2002 between the Toronto Argonauts
and Hamilton Tiger-Cats
which was a sellout at 9,178 fans.
It also holds host to all Red Feather games, in which local senior high school football teams play their first game of the season. Students are brought to the events to cheer on their team, the student body that cheers best wins a spirit award.
In summer 2007, the AstroTurf was replaced by FieldTurf at a cost of approximately 1 million dollars.
In spring 2009 the newly formed FC London of the USL Premier Development League began playing their home games at TD Waterhouse Stadium.
Canadian football
Canadian football is a form of gridiron football played exclusively in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's scoring area...
stadium
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
located at 100 Philip Aziz
Philip Aziz
Philip J.A.F. Aziz was a Canadian artist. He lived in London, Ontario, and was of Lebanese Greek Orthodox descent. He was recognized for his work in the technique of egg tempera-en-gesso panel, a method popular during the Renaissance.-Early years:Aziz was born in St...
Avenue on the campus of the University of Western Ontario
University of Western Ontario
The University of Western Ontario is a public research university located in London, Ontario, Canada. The university's main campus covers of land, with the Thames River cutting through the eastern portion of the main campus. Western administers its programs through 12 different faculties and...
in London, Ontario
London, Ontario
London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It was built in 2000 at a cost of approximately $10.5-million and replaced J.W. Little Stadium.
It has a standard rubber track, 4 sandpits and an artificial turf.
It also hosts annual Track and Field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
Championships.
In addition to playing host to the Western Mustangs teams, TD Waterhouse Stadium was also used as the main venue for the 2001 Canada Summer Games. The stadium is expandable to a capacity of about 16,000; it has been expanded temporarily a few times in its history including for an exhibition CFL
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
game in 2002 between the Toronto Argonauts
Toronto Argonauts
The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta...
and Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium...
which was a sellout at 9,178 fans.
It also holds host to all Red Feather games, in which local senior high school football teams play their first game of the season. Students are brought to the events to cheer on their team, the student body that cheers best wins a spirit award.
In summer 2007, the AstroTurf was replaced by FieldTurf at a cost of approximately 1 million dollars.
In spring 2009 the newly formed FC London of the USL Premier Development League began playing their home games at TD Waterhouse Stadium.