York Lions Stadium, Toronto

Name: York Lions Stadium
Address: Toronto, Canada

#870 among attractions in Toronto

Sport venue, Sport

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Facts and practical information

York Lions Stadium is an outdoor sports stadium on the campus of Toronto's York University in the former city of North York. It is home to the York Lions, the varsity teams of York University, the Toronto Arrows of Major League Rugby and York United of the Canadian Premier League. The facility was primarily built for the 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games, where it hosted track and field events and the opening ceremony. In 2021, the stadium's running track was removed to expand the playing surface used for football and soccer. ()

Alternative names: Opened: 2015Capacity: 8000Coordinates: 43°46'29"N, 79°30'24"W

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North York (York Univeristy Heights)Toronto Canada

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York Lions Stadium – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Improve Canada, Black Creek Pioneer Village, Aviva Centre, Allan I. Carswell Astronomical Observatory.

1 miNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Improve Canada, Vaughan
25 min walk • Improve Canada is a commercial shopping mall complex located in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. The mall has about 400 home improvement stores, exclusively focused on home improvement products and services. The complex is owned by Oleg Chekhter.
0.6 miW
19th-century living history museum
Black Creek Pioneer Village, Toronto
15 min walk • Black Creek Pioneer Village, previously Dalziel Pioneer Park, is an open-air heritage museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The village is located in the North York district of Toronto, just west of York University and southeast of the Jane and Steeles intersection.
~1790 ftSW
Sport venue, Sport, Sport complex
Aviva Centre, Toronto
9 min walk • Aviva Centre, formerly Rexall Centre, is a tennis stadium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The 12,500-capacity Stadium Court is the largest stadium at the tennis complex.
~660 ftW
Observatories and planetariums
Allan I. Carswell Astronomical Observatory, Toronto
4 min walk • The Allan I. Carswell Astronomical Observatory, formerly known as the York University Astronomical Observatory, is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by York University. It is located in the North York district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
~900 ftS
Library
York University Libraries, Toronto
5 min walk • York University Libraries is the library system of York University in Toronto, Ontario. The four main libraries and one archives contain more than 2,500,000 volumes.
1.3 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Yorkgate Mall, Toronto
33 min walk • Toronto has several shopping malls across the city, including five major luxury malls that are among the largest and profitable in Canada. The first enclosed shopping mall in Toronto was the Toronto Arcade in the downtown core.
1.3 miSW
Neighbourhood
Jane and Finch, Toronto
34 min walk • Jane and Finch is a neighbourhood located in the northwest end of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in the district of North York. Centred at the intersection of Jane Street and Finch Avenue West, the area is roughly bounded by Highway 400 to the west, Black Creek to the east, Sheppard Avenue to the south, and Steeles Avenue to the north.
~1870 ftW
Sport venue, Sport, Ice rink
Canlan Ice Sports, Toronto
10 min walk • Canlan Sports – York is an ice hockey arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and is operated by Canlan Ice Sports Corporation. It is the main ice rink at York University, as the home of the York Lions men's and women's varsity hockey teams. It is also the home of the Toronto Six of the Premier Hockey Federation.
0.9 miS
Neighbourhood
York University Heights, Toronto
24 min walk • York University Heights, also known as Northwood Park, is a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is one of Toronto's northernmost neighbourhoods, located along the northern boundary of Steeles Avenue in the former city of North York.
~700 ftN
Sport venue, Sport
Toronto Track and Field Centre, Toronto
4 min walk • The Toronto Track and Field Centre is a city-owned athletic training centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Prior to 1998 it was called Metro Toronto Track and Field Centre. It is located at York University's Keele campus in the north-west section of the city.
~740 ftW
Sport venue, Sport
Tait McKenzie Centre, Toronto
4 min walk • The Tait McKenzie Centre is an athletic facility located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at York University. The building is named for R. Tait McKenzie, a renowned sculptor, doctor, soldier, physical educator, and athlete.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to York Lions Stadium?

Nearby attractions include Allan I. Carswell Astronomical Observatory, Toronto (4 min walk), York University Libraries, Toronto (5 min walk), Black Creek Pioneer Village, Toronto (15 min walk).

How to get to York Lions Stadium by public transport?

The nearest stations to York Lions Stadium:

Bus

230 Ian Macdonald Boulevard • Lines: (N) 353 (3 min walk)
Pioneer Village Station • Lines: 60A, 60B, 60D, 960 (5 min walk)

Metro

York University • Lines: 1 (10 min walk)
Highway 407 • Lines: 1 (26 min walk)