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Empire Stadium (Vancouver)

Index Empire Stadium (Vancouver)

Empire Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium that stood at the Pacific National Exhibition site at Hastings Park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. [1]

39 relations: Artificial turf, Association football, Autostade, BC Lions, BC Place, Canadian football, Canadian Football League, Elvis Presley, Empire Field, Four-minute mile, Grey Cup, Hastings Park, Hastings Street (Vancouver), John Landy, List of Commonwealth Games venues, North American Soccer League (1968–84), Nussli Group, Pacific National Exhibition, Playland (Vancouver), Roger Bannister, Shrine Bowl Provincial Championships, Stadium, The Beatles, The Vancouver Sun, Track and field, United Soccer Association, Vancouver, Vancouver Royals, Vancouver Whitecaps (1974–84), Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, 3M, 43rd Grey Cup, 46th Grey Cup, 48th Grey Cup, 51st Grey Cup, 54th Grey Cup, 59th Grey Cup, 62nd Grey Cup.

Artificial turf

Artificial turf is a surface of synthetic fibers made to look like natural grass.

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Association football

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball.

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Autostade

The Autostade (the English name Automotive Stadium was rarely used) was a Canadian football stadium in the Victoriatown neighbourhood of Montreal, Quebec that stood at the north-west corner of the Cité du Havre sector of the Expo 67 site.

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BC Lions

The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

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BC Place

BC Place is a multi-purpose stadium located at the north side of False Creek, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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Canadian football

Canadian football is a sport played 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 (end zone).

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Canadian Football League

The Canadian Football League (CFL; Ligue canadienne de football, LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada.

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Elvis Presley

Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor.

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Empire Field

Empire Field was a temporary Canadian football and soccer stadium built at Hastings Park in the Canadian city of Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Four-minute mile

In the sport of athletics, a four-minute mile means completing a mile run (1,760 yards, or 1,609.344 metres) in less than four minutes.

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Grey Cup

The Grey Cup (Coupe Grey) is the name of both the championship game of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the trophy awarded to the victorious team playing Canadian football.

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Hastings Park

Hastings Park is located in the northeast sector of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, in a neighbourhood called Hastings-Sunrise.

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Hastings Street (Vancouver)

Hastings Street is one of the most important east-west traffic corridors in the cities of Vancouver and Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, and used to be a part of the decommissioned Highway 7A.

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John Landy

John Michael Landy (born 12 April 1930) is an Australian retired middle-distance runner and politician.

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List of Commonwealth Games venues

The following are lists of all Commonwealth Games venues, starting with the first Commonwealth Games in 1930, organized alphabetically, by sport, and by year.

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North American Soccer League (1968–84)

The North American Soccer League (NASL) was the top-level major professional soccer league in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.

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Nussli Group

NUSSLI Group (correct spelling Nüssli) is an internationally operating group that is specialized in event, stadia and exhibition construction.

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Pacific National Exhibition

The Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) is a non profit organization which hosts an annual 17-day summer fair, seasonal amusement park, and arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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Playland (Vancouver)

Playland is an amusement park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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Roger Bannister

Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister (23 March 1929 – 3 March 2018) was a British middle-distance athlete, doctor and academic who ran the first sub-4-minute mile.

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Shrine Bowl Provincial Championships

The Shrine Bowl Provincial Championships is a high school varsity football playoff championship, in the province of British Columbia, Canada; from the years 1966 to 1975.

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Stadium

A stadium (plural stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.

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The Beatles

The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960.

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The Vancouver Sun

The Vancouver Sun is a daily newspaper first published in the Canadian province of British Columbia on 12 February 1912.

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Track and field

Track and field is a sport which includes athletic contests established on the skills of running, jumping, and throwing.

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United Soccer Association

The United Soccer Association was a professional soccer league featuring teams based in the United States and Canada.

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Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal seaport city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia.

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Vancouver Royals

Vancouver Royal Canadians was a soccer team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada that played in the U.S.-based United Soccer Association (USA) and North American Soccer League (NASL).

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Vancouver Whitecaps (1974–84)

The original Vancouver Whitecaps were a professional soccer team founded on December 11, 1973.

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Vancouver Whitecaps FC is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Vancouver, British Columbia that competes in the Western Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS).

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1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

The 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, from 30 July to 7 August 1954.

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3M

The 3M Company, formerly known as the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, is an American multinational conglomerate corporation based in Maplewood, Minnesota, a suburb of St. Paul.

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43rd Grey Cup

The 43rd Grey Cup game was played on November 26, 1955, before 39,417 football fans at Empire Stadium in Vancouver.

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46th Grey Cup

The 46th Grey Cup was the championship game of the 1958 season of the Canadian Football League on November 29, 1958.

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48th Grey Cup

The 48th Grey Cup was the Canadian Football League's (CFL) championship game of the 1960 season on November 26, 1960.

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51st Grey Cup

The 51st Grey Cup took place on November 30, 1963, at Empire Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, and decided the Canadian Football League (CFL) champion for the 1963 season.

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54th Grey Cup

The 54th Grey Cup was hosted at Empire Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia on November 26, 1966.

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59th Grey Cup

The 59th Grey Cup was played on November 28, 1971, before 34,404 fans at Vancouver's Empire Stadium.

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62nd Grey Cup

The 62nd Grey Cup was played on November 24, 1974 before 32,454 fans at Empire Stadium in Vancouver.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_Stadium_(Vancouver)

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