{"id":27496,"date":"2020-06-23T12:21:43","date_gmt":"2020-06-23T16:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsoccer.com\/?p=27496"},"modified":"2020-06-23T22:27:44","modified_gmt":"2020-06-24T02:27:44","slug":"sites-to-host-the-canadian-premier-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2020\/06\/23\/sites-to-host-the-canadian-premier-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Potential Sites to host the Canadian Premier League"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Canadian Premier League,<\/a> like Major League Soccer, is planning to play all games in one venue. While the CPL has not decided that venue or specifications out, it’s becoming increasingly likely that the CPL will have a season this year.<\/p>\n

This is especially true when the coronavirus cases in the four provinces mentioned below are considerably lower than most of the U.S. There are four cities that have been mentioned as a possible CPL hub cities. Also, three of these four cities are considered frontrunners. Furthermore, two of them currently do not have a CPL team.<\/p>\n

The Four Potential Canadian Premier League Sites<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Atlantic Canada<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (PEI)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

One of two cities without a CPL team in this list, Charlottetown could very well host the CPL this summer. \u00a0The province of PEI had only 27 cases in total and no deaths reported. According to CBC News<\/a>, their last case was reported on April 28. It’s a realistic potential site for the CPL.<\/p>\n

According to Statistics Canada<\/a>, the capital city of PEI has a population of 44,739 people in 2016. This would make Charlottetown the city with the second-smallest population on this list just ahead of Langford. However, it is also known that the city of Charlottetown is interested in becoming a potential CPL site.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/plattoli\/status\/1268930936290320391<\/p>\n

Moncton, New Brunswick<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Moncton is one of three cities currently a frontrunner to host the CPL. The city, like Charlottetown, currently doesn’t have a CPL team. The province of New Brunswick currently has 164 cases, with 135 of them recovered and unfortunately two of them passed away.<\/p>\n

According to Laura Brown from CTV News<\/a>, more cases started to appear after someone failed to isolate in late May. This happened after New Brunswick was able to flatten the curve.<\/p>\n

However, it seems that New Brunswick has flattened the curve again. According to CTVNewsAtlantic.ca Staff<\/a>, there were no cases reported in New Brunswick on Monday. Still, one must wonder if Moncton is the favorite to host the CPL in Atlantic Canada. This is especially true with Charlottetown not having a case since April 28.<\/p>\n

Moncton does have a larger population than Charlottetown, though. According to Statistics Canada<\/a>, the 2016 population of Moncton was recorded at 108,620. It also has a stadium that hosted the 2015 Women’s World Cup in Canada. This might play a big factor for them to host the 2020 CPL season.<\/p>\n

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New Brunswick is where the Canadian Premier League is looking. They have a 2015 WWC stadium in the province.<\/p>\n

— Duane Rollins (@24thminute) June 22, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n