Porritt Stadium
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Location78 Crosby Rd, Hamilton, New Zealand, New Zealand
Coordinates37°45′22″S 175°17′28″E / 37.756159°S 175.291127°E / -37.756159; 175.291127
OwnerHamilton City Council
OperatorHamilton City Council
Capacity2,700
SurfaceGrass Pitch
Tenants
Hamilton Wanderers AFC (–present)
Waikato FC (2011–2013)

Porritt Stadium (or Porritt Park), is a multi-purpose stadium in the suburb of Chartwell in Hamilton, New Zealand. It is used for football matches and athletics and is the home stadium of Hamilton Wanderers. The main field is surrounded by a national grade athletics track.[1]

The stadium is named for Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt.[2][3]

Porritt Stadium hosted the 2022 New Zealand Special Olympics National Summer Games.[4] It was formerly used in the New Zealand Football Championship as Hamilton's and Waikato’s home ground.

History

In 2015, Porritt Stadium was upgraded and small stands were installed due to it being a training ground for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[5]

In September 2023 FIFA announced that Gower Park would be a venue-specific training site for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. $600,000 was spent on upgrading the pitch, lights and changing rooms that were built around the 1970's.[6][7][8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Porritt, Arthur Espie". teara.govt.nz. May 2002. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Stadium and Sports Venues". hamilton.govt.nz. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  3. ^ "New Zealand's top Olympic athletics moments". athletics.org.nz. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Special Olympics National Summer Games 2022". waikatonz.com. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  5. ^ "A bit more about us..." Hamilton Wanderers AFC. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  6. ^ "The grounds that will get upgrades as part of $19 million plan for Women's World Cup". friendsoffootballnz.com. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Funding injection for Hamilton sports parks". Inside Government NZ. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Hamilton change sheds glammed up for FIFA World Cup". Waikato Times. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  9. ^ "FIFA World Cup: Facility upgrades offer community teams 'quality experience' too". Waikato Times. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
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