Thunderbird Stadium is an outdoor stadium on the University Endowment Lands in British Columbia, Canada. It is located west of Vancouver's city limits, and is primarily used for soccer and football by the UBC Thunderbirds. It seats 3,500 in the main grandstand, plus grass seating for about 5,000 people on the west side and ends of the stadium.The stadium was opened on October 7, 1967. It features 12 80-foot-high concrete support towers, all topped with concrete thunderbird statues created by renowned First Nations artist Bill Reid Later renovations include the replacement of a few original benches with fold-down seating directly below the press box.HistorySportsThe top attendance for a football game at Thunderbird Stadium came in 1989 – the Shrum Bowl football game between the Thunderbirds and Simon Fraser University was seen by an estimated 8,700 fans.The facility is also used for Canadian Rugby international matches, and the B.C. High School Rugby Championships. In 2009, the stadium was used to host the Ireland national rugby union team playing against the Canada national rugby union team.
