York Lions Stadium, Multi-purpose stadium at York University, Toronto, Canada
York Lions Stadium is an outdoor sports stadium on the Keele Campus of York University in North York, Toronto. It was built for the 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games, when temporary seats raised capacity to 12,500. In 2021 its running track was removed and the field replaced with a larger FIFA- and World Rugby-certified artificial turf.
Plans first placed the athletics stadium near Hamilton, Ontario, but the final split put it at York University while Tim Hortons Field took the soccer site. Built for the 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games, it hosted track and field and the opening ceremony as the CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium, costing about $45.5 million. In 2021 the running track was removed and the field replaced with FIFA- and World Rugby-certified artificial turf.
York Lions Stadium hosts the York Lions varsity teams plus three professional soccer clubs: Inter Toronto FC of the Canadian Premier League, which has played here since its 2019 debut season as York9 FC; Toronto FC II of MLS Next Pro, based here from 2022; and AFC Toronto of the Northern Super League, which arrived in 2025. The Toronto Arrows rugby union club also used it for home games in 2022 and 2023.
The stadium sits on the Keele Campus of York University in North York, Toronto. Since the 2021 renovation the playing surface is FIFA and World Rugby certified artificial turf, and an air-supported dome can cover it in winter. The running track was removed that year, so the field is now larger and used for football and soccer.
The stadium was built for the 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games, where it hosted the opening ceremony and the track and field events. During the Games it was known as the CIBC Pan Am and Parapan Am Athletics Stadium, and 7,500 temporary seats raised capacity to 12,500.
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