Could the Canadian Premier League be coming to Kingston, Ontario?

The city, located about a three-hour drive from both Toronto and Montréal, will be discussing a proposal to build a soccer stadium at the Memorial Center Property on January 14.

Mayor Bryan Paterson said in an Instagram post that it would house a Canadian Premier League team as well as hosting semi-professional games.

The existing green space would be reduced, shifting the dog park and removing the barns from the southwest corner on the property to make room for expanded parking facilities.

The mayor says that the ground would be domed during the winter for year-round activities. All the costs of the construction and operation of the facility would be borne by the private sector component.

In a render shared by Paterson, the SixFive Stadium Experience logo–a division of SixFive Sports and Entertainment–is visible in the corner, which could mean they'd be in charge of building the proposed ground, though it remains to be seen if this is the case.

Capacity has yet to be revealed.

Tourism Kingston shared in an email to the media that the stadium would also be able to host sports such as rugby, ultimate baseball, American football, and more.

There are two information sessions slated for January 9 and 10, where the Victory Grounds Ventures team will be sharing important details about the proposal to bring a professional soccer team and stadium to the city.



Kingston has a population of roughly 132,000 people as of 2021, which would make it the smallest market in the league.

The city doesn't have any semi-professional clubs, with the Kingston Clippers folding after the 2016 League1 Ontario season.



The Canadian Premier League has remained at eight clubs for six consecutive seasons, only one more than the league’s inaugural year.

There has been little to no news about potential expansion cities so far. League commissioner Mark Noonan has stated that the goal is to add two new teams in 2026. However, similar promises were made for the 2025 season, which ultimately did not materialize.

Noonan mentioned various cities across the countries as regions where interest was expressed for expansion teams, such as Edmonton, Laval, Kelowna, Kitchener-Waterloo, Quebec City, Saskatoon, various in the Greater Toronto Area, Windsor, amongst others.

TrueNorthFoot has requested the Canadian Premier League for comment, and it will be shared once we get a response.