Training Facilities

WHITECAPS TRAINING CENTRE

The Whitecaps Football Club and Simon Fraser University have entered into a partnership agreement to construct a national training facility on the grounds of the Burnaby Mountain campus. The centre will become the new home for the Whitecaps Football Club (the club now includes the men's and women's senior teams, two reserve teams, 10 youth teams and the Whitecaps Academy) and the Canadian national soccer teams. The facility will also be available for year-round use to SFU students, student-athletes and the surrounding community.

This announcement represents the first time in club history that the Whitecaps will have a permanent training center while the club’s commitment is also one of the largest private investments in SFU history. The current agreement calls for the construction of two artificial turf fields with lighting, fencing and a clubhouse. The partnership agreement also incorporates joint usage of the existing grass fields.

"This is historic for SFU because a privately owned professional sports franchise and one of Canada's leading universities have developed a partnership that will create a legacy of excellence"; said SFU President Michael Stevenson. "With the generosity of the Whitecaps investment and our dynamic new relationship with the organization and the Canadian Soccer Association, Simon Fraser University students, student-athletes and the surrounding community will benefit from these lit turf fields that will more than double our current available field use."

"Our objective has consistently been to develop a strong club structure and this facility provides the foundation to serve that goal," says Whitecaps owner Greg Kerfoot. "The centre will also provide a positive training atmosphere for Canadian soccer and establish Vancouver as the home of our national teams."

Both fields are now complete.

For a link to a campus map and directions: click here

BURNABY LAKE SPORTS COMPLEX

Located on Kensington Avenue at the west end of Burnaby Lake Regional Nature Park, this complex offers a healthy array of activities with numerous sports fields. The City's newest arena, the Bill Copeland Sports Centre, has a wide range of activities, from sports events to trade shows. Across from the Copeland Centre, west of Kensington Avenue are three new ultra soft, all season artificial surface playing fields that are lit for 24 hour use. The fields are used for soccer, grass hockey, football, ultimate and field lacrosse. The fields are served by a new field house, snack bar and meeting rooms overlooking the fields.

Phone: 604.291.1261
Address: 3676 Kensington Avenue.

For a map to the sports complex, click here.