Latrobe City Stadium
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Former namesFalcons Park
Mobil Park
Latrobe City Sports and Entertainment Stadium
LocationCrinigan Road, Morwell, Victoria
Coordinates38°12′58″S 146°25′41″E / 38.21611°S 146.42806°E / -38.21611; 146.42806
OwnerGippsland Soccer League
Capacity12,000[1]
Record attendance8,400[1]
SurfaceGrass
Opened1991
Tenants
Rugby Union
Melbourne Rising (NRC) (2015–2018)
Soccer
Falcons 2000 SC (LVSL) (2016–present)
Falcons 2000 SC (GSL) (2000–2016)
Gippsland Falcons SC (NSL) (1992−2000)
Gippsland Falcons SC (VPL) (1991)

Latrobe City Stadium is a multi purpose sport stadium located in Morwell, Victoria, Australia. Opened in 1991, today it is the home ground of the Falcons 2000 SC in the Latrobe Valley Soccer League, and is used for soccer, rugby league and rugby union.

It was previously the home ground of the defunct Gippsland Falcons during their tenure in the National Soccer League, and briefly in the Victoria Premier League.[2] The Melbourne Rising rugby union club previously hosted a number of National Rugby Championship matches at the stadium. The stadium is also the headquarters of the Gippsland Cricket League and features Football Federation Victoria approved lights, a function room and bar and a soccer shop. In 1995, a new stand was built, bringing the total seating capacity of the stadium to 1,912.[1]

Notable fixtures

The stadium held a Victorian Premier League match in 2008 between the Australian Institute of Sport and Oakleigh Cannons,[3] as well as several Victorian Women's Premier League matches during the same year.[4]

On 8 July 2010, the venue held an A-League practice match between Melbourne Heart and Newcastle Jets. Newcastle won the match 2–1 in front of 3,000 spectators.[5] On 13 November 2010, Falcons Park was host to the Melbourne Victory Women when they played Sydney FC Women in Round 2 of the W-League. Sydney FC beat Melbourne Victory 4–1.[6]

The venue hosted an A-League "Regional Round" clash between Melbourne Heart and Wellington Phoenix on 4 December 2011.[7] Melbourne Heart won the match 1–0 with Mate Dugandzic scoring in the 41st minute. 2,951 people attended the game.

The stadium will be upgraded to host the rugby sevens events at 2026 Commonwealth Games.[8]

Attendance records

No. Date Teams Sport Competition Crowd
1 1995 Morwell Falcons v. South Melbourne Soccer NSL 8,400
2 21 January 2011 Melbourne Rebels v. Tonga Rugby union Super Rugby (trial) 3,853
3 1 March 2003 Melbourne Storm v. Canberra Raiders Rugby league NRL (preseason) 3,000
4 7 August 2010 Melbourne Heart v. Newcastle Jets Soccer A-League (preseason) 3,000
5 4 December 2011 Melbourne Heart v. Wellington Phoenix Soccer A-League 2,951

References

  1. ^ a b c "Latrobe City Stadium". austadiums.com. Austadiums. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  2. ^ Dunkerley, Christopher (29 August 1999). "Dunkerleys Oz Football Grounds Page". Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  3. ^ Punshon, John. "2008 Victorian Premier League Results". OzFootball. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  4. ^ Punshon, John. "2008 Victorian Women's Premier League Results". OzFootball. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Fixtures". Ultimate A-League. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  6. ^ Sportal (13 November 2010). "Sky Blues thump Victory". Hyundai A-League. Archived from the original on 26 February 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  7. ^ Monteverde, Marco (29 September 2011). "A-League community/regional matches confirmed: Roar to play Wellington in Dunedin, Gold Coast v Melbourne in Launceston". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  8. ^ Shing, Harriet (13 April 2022). "Commonwealth Games update: Rugby sevens is coming Morwell!". Twitter.

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