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CONCACAF Champions Cup Game now taking place on February 7th at Starlight Stadium

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 20 Dec, 2023 11:18 AM

The Vancouver Whitecaps are shifting their CONCACAF Champions Cup Game on February 7th to Starlight Stadium in Langford, B-C, because of a scheduling conflict at B-C Place.

Mark your calendars, @TheChampions rematch is set 🆚 @TigresOficial 🏆

🗓 First Leg | Feb 7 @ 7pm
🏟 Starlight Stadium

🗓 Second Leg | Feb 14 @ 5pm
🏟 Estadio Universitario

🎟 Tickets will go on sale to the public in early January #VWFC | #ConcaChampions
— Vancouver Whitecaps FC (@WhitecapsFC) December 18, 2023

Whitecaps chief executive officer Axel Schuster says the team explored all possibilities upon learning of the conflict and that Starlight Stadium was the only CONCACAF-approved stadium.

Starlight Stadium, which has a capacity of about six-thousand, is home to the Canadian Premier League's Pacific F-C.

The Whitecaps will be playing Mexican club Tigres U-A-N-L in the first round of the 27-team competition.

Photo courtesy of X Hear The Noise & Vancouver WhiteCaps

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