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title: "Langley Township's $130-million indoor soccer centre targets Spring 2027 opening"
description: "The 108,000-square-foot Smith Athletic Training Centre in Willoughby is on track to open in Spring 2027, giving youth soccer players a full-sized indoor field year-round."
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last_updated: "2026-11-01T17:11:37.031Z"
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A major indoor soccer facility in Willoughby is on track to open in Spring 2027, giving youth players in Langley Township a full-sized field they can use through rain and cold. Daily Hive Urbanized reported on October 31, 2026 that construction is progressing on the Smith Athletic Training Centre, with solid glulam timber arches spanning 80 metres (262 feet) now rising over the site.

## What is being built

The Smith Athletic Training Centre is a 108,000-square-foot enclosed building at 7550 208A Street in Willoughby's Smith neighbourhood. The Township of Langley is funding it at a budget of just under $130 million for its first two phases, covering both the indoor facility and outdoor park improvements.

Inside, the building will hold a full-sized soccer pitch, spectator seating, change rooms, food and beverage facilities, a merchandise store, and training rooms. Acton Ostry Architects and MJMA Architecture & Design designed the project. Wright Construction and Smith Bros. and Wilson Ltd. are building it through a progressive design-build process.

Daily Hive reported that installing the timber arches proved harder than expected. The Township confirmed to the outlet that assembly took longer than anticipated.

## The outdoor fields are already open

The three outdoor synthetic turf fields at the same campus opened in September 2025. Player shelters and some spectator seating were completed earlier in 2026. The campus also includes a large plaza, public washrooms, a playground, landscaped areas, and new road and pedestrian connections, as reported by Daily Hive.

## Youth sports

The facility is for youth sports. In a pre-election interview in August 2026, outgoing Mayor Eric Woodward told Daily Hive the centre would give Langley United Soccer Association more predictable hours. "For them, they'll be able to have a lot of predictable programming hours, regardless of weather or timing or other things," he said. He also said he believed indoor capacity could reduce the need to build more outdoor fields, and could save taxpayers "tens of millions down the road." Those were his own figures, offered to the outlet in August 2026.

## What comes next

## The indoor facility targets a Spring 2027 opening. Langley Township's new Council takes office on November 2, 2026. Residents who want to follow the project can visit the Township's Smith Athletic Soccer Campus page for updates, or visit the site at 7550 208A Street in Willoughby.

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