Empire Field was a temporary outdoor football and soccer stadium

Stadium

A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...

 built at the former location of Empire Stadium at Hastings Park

Hastings Park

Hastings Park is located in the northeast sector of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in a neighbourhood called Hastings-Sunrise. Its name references Hastings, B.C., also known as New Brighton, which lay at the end of the Douglas Road from New Westminster, founded as a resort and watering-hole...

 in Vancouver, British Columbia. It served as the home of the BC Lions

BC Lions

The BC Lions are a professional Canadian football team competing in the West Division of Canadian Football League . Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Lions play their home games at BC Place Stadium in Downtown Vancouver, having previously played at Empire Stadium in East Vancouver from 1954...

 of the Canadian Football League

Canadian Football League

The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....

 from the summer of 2010 until the fall of 2011 when the installation of the retractable roof at BC Place Stadium

BC Place Stadium

BC Place is a multi-purpose stadium located at the north side of False Creek, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It serves as the home field for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League and the Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer . Originally opened on June 19, 1983 as the...

 was completed. It also was the home of the Vancouver Whitecaps of Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer

Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...

 from the start of the 2011 MLS season until the fall of the same year. The stadium is in process of demolition.

Construction was completed by Nussli Group

Nussli Group

NUSSLI Group is an internationally operating group that is specialized in event, stadia and exhibition construction.Nussli plans, constructs, rents and sells temporary and permanent constructions like stadiums, grandstands, bleachers, platforms, stages, pedestrian bridges along with exhibition...

in three months, in time for the BC Lions to host their first home game of the 2010 CFL season.

The stadium will be demolished and will revert to a community playing field following the opening of the renovated BC Place Stadium.

Seating

Capacity is 27,500 seats, including two roofed main grandstands and twelve VIP suites. 20,500 seats have been equipped with seat shells, 7,000 with bench seating for the balance.

Facilities

Broadcast booths are located at the top of both stands. A video replay screen (near the north gate) and score board are located at the top. A translucent white fabric surrounds the stadium and acts as a wall. Grab'N Go is the only food concession and located outside of the stadium along with portable trailer washrooms. Parking is limited to the south side of East Hastings and a larger lot on the west side of Bridgeway.