Halifax Stadium Status on cfldb

Halifax Stadium Status

Halifax

There have been discussions about building a stadium in Halifax around bids for the Commonwealth Games but they have been abandoned due to the overall cost.

Halifax also wanted to get in on the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup with a new 20,000 seat stadium. The event was awarded to Canada with six cities across the country set to host games, with Halifax one of the seven to apply despite having a proper facility at this time.

Most recently, the city commissioned a study to determine the size, seating and potential uses of a stadium. Halifax Mayor Peter Kelly stated plans for a stadium must move forward irregardless of an anchor tenant like a Canadian Football League franchise being present.

In Dec. 2011 a committee recommended a 14,000 permanent seat stadium be constructed with the capability to add 6,000 temporary seats in order to hold FIFA events. The city tried to find funding to cover the remaining $51 million estimated cost after the city's $20 million contribution. With the March 31st deadline approaching, staff recommended the city pass on the stadium and inform the Canadian Soccer Association they are pulling out of contention as a host city for the 2014 and 2015 FIFA events. The city was not able to find any funding partners at the public or private level.