Deakin Stadium

Deakin Stadium
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Former namesDeakin Football Centre
LocationCorner of Grose St and Hannah Pl, Deakin, Australian Capital Territory
Coordinates35°18′50″S 149°6′20″E / 35.31389°S 149.10556°E / -35.31389; 149.10556
OwnerCanberra Deakin Football Club
Capacity1,500
Record attendance2,782
SurfaceGrass
ScoreboardYes (small)
Construction
Built2005-08
Opened2008
Tenants
Canberra Croatia FC
Website
Deakin Stadium Home

Deakin Stadium is an association football ground located in the south-central Canberra suburb of Deakin, ACT. It is the home ground of Canberra Croatia FC in the NPL ACT.[1]

Primary Use

Canberra FC are the primary tenants of Deakin Stadium. Canberra FC play home matches in the National Premier Leagues Capital Football at the stadium as well Capital Football Federation Cup matches.

Events history

2016 Canberra Olympic FFA Cup run

During 2016 the stadium was used by local ACT NPL club Canberra Olympic for their FFA Cup run. Olympic played their round of 32,[2] round of 16[3] and quarter-final[4] matches at the stadium before moving to Viking Park in Tuggeranong for their semi-final match against A-league side Sydney FC.[5] The quarter final match was played on 27 September 2016 against Victorian NPL side Green Gully SC. The match attracted a crowd of 2,039 as Olympic pulled off a historic victory with a penalty conversion in the 95th minute of the match giving the home side a 1–0 victory.[6][7]

2015 Asian Cup

Deakin Stadium was selected as one of three venues to be used as a training venue as part of the 2015 Asian Cup in the ACT along with host venue Canberra Stadium and the second training venue McKellar Park. The stadium received an upgrade to its lighting as part of the $650,000 ACT facility upgrade fund for the tournament.[8] South Korea was the primary team that used Deakin Stadium for closed training sessions during the tournament while they were base in Canberra.[9]

Canberra United FC

Deakin Stadium is used as an alternative venue for Canberra's W-League team. Canberra United. United normally play at McKellar Park in Canberra's north but every now and then they will play a game in Deakin. On 4 December 2010, A match between Canberra United and Adelaide United was abandoned at Deakin Stadium after sixty-eight minutes due to the referee declaring the pitch unplayable following a torrential rain burst. Canberra at the time was 4–0 up in front of 576 souls brave enough to brace the wet conditions.[10] In 2012 Canberra United played two matches at Deakin Stadium on the 5th and 8 December against Perth Glory and Newcastle Jets respectively.[11][12]

A-League pre-season friendlies

Deakin Stadium has a long standing of hosting pre-season matches between Canberra FC and A-League opposition. The below table details these matches:

Year Home team Away team Reference
2008 ACT Rockets
(PL Select XI)		 Central Coast Mariners [13]
2010 Canberra FC Central Coast Mariners [14]
2011 Canberra FC Central Coast Mariners [15]
2014 Canberra FC Sydney FC [16]
2014 Canberra FC Western Sydney Wanderers [17]
2015 Canberra FC Western Sydney Wanderers [18][19]
2016 Canberra FC Western Sydney Wanderers [20]
2017 Canberra Olympic Newcastle United Jets [21]

Records

Record attendance: 2,782 (Canberra FC vs Canberra Olympic, 11 September 2016, NPL ACT Grand Final).[22]

References

  1. ^ "Deakin Stadium". canberrafootballclub.com.au. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Canberra Olympic v Surfers Paradise Apollo". Football Federation Australia. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Canberra Olympic v Redlands United". Football Federation Australia. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Canberra Olympic v Green Gully". Football Federation Australia. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Canberra Olympic v Sydney FC". Football Federation Australia. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  6. ^ Hall, James (28 September 2016). "FFA Cup: Canberra Olympic stun by reaching semi-final". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Deakin Stadium Profile". www.austadiums.com. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  8. ^ Tuxworth, Jon (26 August 2014). "Canberra venues to benefit from upgrades to Asian Cup training venues". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  9. ^ Gaskin, Lee (4 January 2015). "Canberra's Asian Cup venues in lockdown as kick-off looms for soccer tournament". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  10. ^ "Canberra-Reds Clash Abandoned". www.fourfourtwo.com.au. 4 December 2010. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Midweek match key for Canberra". www.canberraunited.com.au. 5 December 2012. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  12. ^ "United aiming to keep Jets grounded". www.canberraunited.com.au. 7 December 2012. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  13. ^ "Mariners set sail for Canberra in late June". www.footballnsw.com. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  14. ^ "Arnie's Canberra Double Date". www.fourfourtwo.com.au. 1 July 2010. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  15. ^ "2011 Central Coast Mariners Tour" (PDF). www.bluedevilsfc.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  16. ^ Gaskin, Lee (10 September 2014). "A-League club Sydney FC hammers Canberra FC 5-0 in pre-season friendly at Deakin Stadium". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  17. ^ Tuxworth, Jon (29 July 2014). "Nikolai Topor-Stanley returns to Canberra with Western Sydney Wanderers for preseason match". The Age. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  18. ^ "Wanderers to take on Canberra FC in pre-season friendly". www.wswanderersfc.com.au. 21 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  19. ^ Gaskin, Lee (21 August 2015). "A-League clubs tapping into Canberra's football potential with feast of pre-season games". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  20. ^ Hall, James (17 August 2016). "Western Sydney Wanderers win pre-season friendly in Canberra". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  21. ^ Tiernan, Eamonn (30 August 2017). "Newcastle Jets' Nikolai Topor-Stanley says Canberra deserves A-League action". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  22. ^ "PS4 NPL: Olympic win back-to-back Grand Finals". Capital Football. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2017.