BMO Field is an outdoor stadium located at Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which is home to Toronto FC of Major League Soccer and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.
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12 Facts About BMO Field
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BMO Field was originally constructed as a soccer-specific stadium to serve as the home field of the expansion Toronto FC, and hosted matches during the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup and 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
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The latter allowed for the Toronto Argonauts to move to BMO Field beginning with the 2016 CFL season, which saw the 104th Grey Cup played at the stadium.
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BMO Field is the fifth stadium to be built at its exact location at Exhibition Place.
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BMO Field originally used FieldTurf rather than a natural grass pitch, which attracted some criticism.
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The CFL agreed to study the feasibility of the Argos playing at BMO Field, which was built too short to fit a full length Canadian football field despite the requirement that the stadium be convertible to CFL configuration in the original stadium agreement.
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In February 2016 it was announced that BMO Field had extended its naming rights sponsorship agreement for an additional ten years.
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BMO Field hosted the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, the first major tournament held at the stadium.
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BMO Field is set to host several matches during the 2026 World Cup, making it one of the only two Canadian venues to host matches during the tournament.
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BMO Field was a home venue for Canada's national rugby union team.
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The first regular season points scored by the Argos at BMO Field was a successful field goal kicked by Hajrullahu in the same game.
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