| Nickname: | The Cauldron |
| Mapframe-Marker: | soccer |
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| Location: | Stephenson Avenue, Mount Claremont, WA, 6010 |
| Operator: | VenuesWest |
| Tenants: | Western Australian Institute of Sport Perth Wildcats (NBL) (1987–1989, 2002–2012) Perth Lynx (WNBL) (1988–1989) Perth Orioles (CBT) (1997–2007) West Coast Fever (ANZ/NNL) (2008–2018) |
| Seating Capacity: | Basketball / Netball: 4,500 |
Perth Superdrome, known as HBF Stadium under a commercial naming rights arrangement, is a sports complex in Perth, Western Australia. It is home to the Western Australian Institute of Sport (WAIS). The venue is located in the suburb of Mount Claremont, approximately west of Perth's central business district.
The complex was opened in 1986. It received its current name through a naming-rights sponsorship deal with the HBF Health Fund in 2014. Although the previous sponsorship with Challenge Bank expired in 2002, the Challenge Stadium name remained in use until 2014.
Facilities include an Olympic-standard aquatic centre with five pools, a diving tower, gymnasium, two arenas, and several basketball courts, as well as a café, childcare centre, sports store, office accommodation and a museum.
The main indoor arena has seating for 4,500 spectators, or for over 5,000 people including standing room. Regular exhibitions and expos are hosted at the venue, as well as national and international sporting events.
Between 1987–89 and 2002–12, the Perth Superdrome was the home venue of the Perth Wildcats, who play in the National Basketball League (NBL). The Wildcats played in four NBL Grand Final series at the stadium, in 1987, 2002/03, 2009/10 and 2011/12, with the only championship coming in 2009/10. During Wildcats' games, the venue was referred to as "The Jungle". The Wildcats' final game at the stadium was their 87–86 win over the New Zealand Breakers in Game 2 of the 2011/12 NBL Grand Final series in front of 4,400 fans.
The aquatic centre hosted the FINA World Aquatics Championships in 1991 and 1998. The Australian Swimming Championships were held there in 1993, as well as the national short-course championships in 2001 and 2012.
Beginning in 2008, the stadium served as the main home court for the West Coast Fever, who play in the National Netball League. To the Fever, the stadium is known as "The Cauldron".[1] The Fever moved all their home matches to Perth Arena at the end of the 2018 season.
In 2013, a WAIS High Performance Service Centre commenced construction. It now comprises a strength and conditioning gym, multi-purpose training and testing area, 80m (260feet) four lane indoor runway for long jump, sprinting and throwing sports, hydrotherapy and recovery pools, physiology and environmental laboratories, consultation rooms, athlete amenities and office space.[2]
For most of the 2000s, following the closure of the Perth Entertainment Centre, HBF Stadium was the main venue used by major touring artists, both Australian and international, when visiting Perth. Since the opening of Perth Arena in 2012, the number of concerts at HBF Stadium has decreased.
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