Deakin Stadium Explained

Deakin Stadium
Former Names:Deakin Football Centre
Location:Corner of Grose St and Hannah Pl, Deakin, Australian Capital Territory
Coordinates:-35.3139°N 149.1056°W
Built:2005-08
Opened:2008
Owner:Canberra Deakin Football Club
Surface:Grass
Scoreboard:Yes (small)
Capacity:1,500
Record Attendance:2,782
Tenants:Canberra Croatia FC

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:

Records

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Deakin Stadium. canberrafootballclub.com.au. 5 July 2016. 19 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160819224821/http://www.canberrafootballclub.com.au/deakin-stadium-2012/. dead.
  2. Web site: Canberra Olympic v Surfers Paradise Apollo . . 2016-08-03 . 2017-01-30 .
  3. Web site: Canberra Olympic v Redlands United . . 2016-08-24 . 2017-01-30 .
  4. Web site: Canberra Olympic v Green Gully . . 2016-09-27 . 2017-01-30 .
  5. Web site: Canberra Olympic v Sydney FC . . 2016-10-19 . 2017-01-30 .
  6. Web site: FFA Cup: Canberra Olympic stun by reaching semi-final . . James . Hall . 2016-09-28 . 2017-01-30 .
  7. Web site: Deakin Stadium Profile . www.austadiums.com . 2017-01-30 .
  8. Web site: Canberra venues to benefit from upgrades to Asian Cup training venues . . Jon . Tuxworth . 2014-08-26 . 2017-01-30 .
  9. Web site: Canberra's Asian Cup venues in lockdown as kick-off looms for soccer tournament . . Lee . Gaskin . 2015-01-04 . 2017-01-30 .
  10. Web site: Canberra-Reds Clash Abandoned . www.fourfourtwo.com.au . 2010-12-04 . 2017-01-30 . 3 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170203003239/http://www.fourfourtwo.com.au/news/canberra-reds-clash-abandoned-240692 . dead .
  11. Web site: Midweek match key for Canberra . www.canberraunited.com.au . 2012-12-05 . 2017-01-30 . 2 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202073827/http://www.canberraunited.com.au/article/midweek-match-key-for-canberra/19lyjyt26422i1204m3c85eswd . dead .
  12. Web site: United aiming to keep Jets grounded . www.canberraunited.com.au . 2012-12-07 . 2017-01-30 . 2 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202073824/http://www.canberraunited.com.au/article/united-aiming-to-keep-jets-grounded/119icztp1nzhczlbvhiis0coo . dead .
  13. Web site: Mariners set sail for Canberra in late June . www.footballnsw.com . 2017-01-30 .
  14. Web site: Arnie's Canberra Double Date . www.fourfourtwo.com.au . 2010-07-01 . 2017-01-30 . 3 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170203000540/http://www.fourfourtwo.com.au/news/arnies-canberra-double-date-218517 . dead .
  15. Web site: 2011 Central Coast Mariners Tour . www.bluedevilsfc.com . 2017-01-30 . 12 February 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120212115407/http://www.bluedevilsfc.com/docs/CentralCoastMarinersTour.pdf . dead .
  16. Web site: A-League club Sydney FC hammers Canberra FC 5-0 in pre-season friendly at Deakin Stadium . . Lee . Gaskin . 2014-09-10 . 2017-01-30 .
  17. Web site: Nikolai Topor-Stanley returns to Canberra with Western Sydney Wanderers for preseason match . . Jon . Tuxworth . 2014-07-29 . 2017-01-30 .
  18. Web site: Wanderers to take on Canberra FC in pre-season friendly . www.wswanderersfc.com.au . 2015-08-21 . 2017-01-30 . 2 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202224549/http://www.wswanderersfc.com.au/article/wanderers-to-take-on-canberra-fc-in-pre-season-friendly/txruic6243cp1w83e7glytrcj . dead .
  19. Web site: A-League clubs tapping into Canberra's football potential with feast of pre-season games . . Lee . Gaskin . 2015-08-21 . 2017-01-30 .
  20. Web site: Western Sydney Wanderers win pre-season friendly in Canberra . . James . Hall . 2016-08-17 . 2017-02-01 .
  21. Web site: Newcastle Jets' Nikolai Topor-Stanley says Canberra deserves A-League action . . Eamonn . Tiernan . 2017-08-30 . 2017-12-03 .
  22. Web site: PS4 NPL: Olympic win back-to-back Grand Finals . Capital Football . 2016-09-12 . 2017-01-30 .