WHITECAPS TRAINING CENTRE

In 2004, Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Simon Fraser University entered into a partnership agreement to construct a national training facility on the grounds of SFU’s Burnaby Mountain campus. The Whitecaps commitment represented one of the largest private investments in SFU history, and more than doubled the available field space for SFU students and the surrounding community.

The centre was completed in 2006, and includes two artificial turf fields with lighting and fencing. The partnership agreement also allows for joint usage of the existing grass fields. The centre is home to Whitecaps men’s and women’s teams, Whitecaps youth teams, and Canadian national soccer teams.

Players, please note:

• No metal cleats are allowed on the turf
• Please bring boots, runners, water bottle, and a bag to store your belongings

Directions and Parking

For a more detailed campus map and parking directions, click here.

Parking

• Please park in the underground VISITORS WEST PARKADE.
• When entering the Visitors Parkade, the training centre field is to your right (west).
• Note that parking is controlled by SFU. Whitecaps Players/Parents will receive a Whitecaps flat fee of $3. Please say "Whitecaps Academy" when showing your parking ticket to the attendant.
• You can also drop off and pick up at the field, but please remember that SFU issues tickets to vehicles that have been parked for an extended period of time by the field.

Driving Directions

From the East:

• Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1) heading west -- take the Gaglardi Way exit 37.
• Lougheed Highway (Highway 7) heading west -- turn right (north) onto Gaglardi Way.

From the West:

• Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1) heading east -- take the Gaglardi Way exit 37.
• Lougheed Highway (Highway 7) heading east -- turn left (north) at Gaglardi Way.

Hastings Street (Highway 7A) heading east

• Exit right at the traffic light at Barnet Highway (just past the pedestrian overpass). Continue onto Burnaby Mountain Parkway.

From the Vancouver airport (YVR):

• Take Marine Way (east). Turn left (north) onto Boundary Rd. Turn right (east) onto Lougheed Highway. Turn left (north) onto Gaglardi Way.