FIFA did rename BC Place but it's not called 'Vancouver Stadium'
All 16 stadiums being used for the 2026 FIFA World Cup have temporarily been renamed. Yes, even BC Place.
Instead of BMO Field, it’s “Toronto Stadium.” And instead of Lumen Field, you’ll find “Seattle Stadium.”
Fifteen of the 16 stadiums have been given new monikers using the same generic naming convention. The lone exception is BC Place, which has interestingly not been renamed “Vancouver Stadium.”
Inside “BC Place Vancouver.” (Rob Williams/Daily Hive)
This has caused some confusion recently, but the reason behind it is easy to understand.
BC Place, which FIFA is calling “BC Place Vancouver” during the World Cup, is the only one of the 16 stadiums without a sponsor in its usual name. As such, keeping “BC Place” in the name doesn’t conflict with any of FIFA’s existing sponsors.
FIFA is famously very protective of its lucrative partnerships, so it’s not about to allow “BMO Field” when Bank of America is the official bank sponsor of the 2026 World Cup.
FIFA has renamed all 16 stadiums used during the 2026 World Cup. (FIFA)
Here’s a look at the 16 FIFA World Cup stadiums, with what each stadium will be called after the tournament concludes in parentheses:
- Atlanta Stadium (Mercedes-Benz Stadium)
- BC Place Vancouver (BC Place)
- Boston Stadium (Gillette Stadium)
- Dallas Stadium (AT&T Stadium)
- Guadalajara Stadium (Estadio Akron)
- Houston Stadium (NRG Stadium)
- Kansas City Stadium (Arrowhead Stadium)
- Los Angeles Stadium (SoFi Stadium)
- Mexico City Stadium (Estadio Banorte)
- Miami Stadium (Hard Rock Stadium)
- Monterrey Stadium (Estadio BBVA)
- New York New Jersey Stadium (MetLife Stadium)
- Philadelphia Stadium (Lincoln Financial Field)
- San Francisco Bay Area Stadium (Levi’s Stadium)
- Seattle Stadium (Lumen Field)
- Toronto Stadium (BMO Field)
Whatever you call it, BC Place has been a fun place to be since the start of the tournament, with sellout crowds filling the stadium in each of its first three matches. History has been made there twice already, as Canada and Egypt each earned their first-ever men’s World Cup wins.