- Address: 315 Chancellor-Matheson Road, Winnipeg
- Country: Canada
- Capacity: 32,000
- Opened: 26 May 2013
- Main use: Canadian football, football
- Tenants: Manitoba Bisons (Canadian football), Valour (football), Winnipeg Blue Bombers (Canadian football)
Extra stadium info – Princess Auto Stadium
The construction of the Princess Auto Stadium started in 2010. It opened as one of the largest sports venues by capacity in Canada. The stadium is used for several events, like American football, Canadian football, concerts, football and ice hockey. The venue hosted its first FIFA Women’s World Cup match in 2015. The game between the women’s national football teams of Sweden and Nigeria ended in a 3-3 draw. 31,000 spectators showed up for the game. Australia, China, Ecuador, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Thailand and the United States also played at the Princess Auto Stadium during the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The tournament was won by the United States after beating Japan 5-2. 53,000 people attended the final, which took place in the city of Vancouver.
Canadian football
The Manitoba Bisons and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers use the Princess Auto Stadium for Canadian football games. The Winnipeg Blue Bombers became one of the first Canadian football clubs with 100,000 followers on its main social media page. They play in the Canadian Football League, the most popular Canadian football competition. The Blue Bombers won the Grey Cup various times.
Valour FC
Valour Football Club also use the Princess Auto Stadium for home games. The football club was founded in 2017. Valour FC play in the Canadian Premier League. The club finished seventh place in the inaugural Canadian Premier League season, which took place in 2019. They lost their first-ever Canadian Premier League game against FC Edmonton. A few days later, Valour FC won their second league match 1-0. The forward Calum Ferguson, who was born in the United Kingdom in 1995, scored the only goal of the game.
