Ngahue Reserve Explained

Stadium Name:Ngahue Reserve
Location:62-80 College Road, St Johns, Auckland
Broke Ground:2013[1]
Opened:2014
Owner:Oceania Football Confederation
Operator:Oceania Football Confederation
Surface:Artificial grass

Ngahue Reserve is a multi-purpose stadium in the suburb of St Johns in Auckland, New Zealand. It is used for association football matches and is the home of Oceania Football Confederation.[2] It is also used as a training ground for Eastern Suburbs.[3]

Ngahue Reserve was the venue of the 2022 OFC Champions League.[4]

History

Originally Ngahue Reserve was a landfill that consisted of composting rejected materials. In 1986 the landfill was closed and became a cleanfill site. The cleanfill site did not include putrescible and organic material and metal objects unlike the landfill previously. In 1989 the site was capped until 1997 before being recontoured.[5]

In 2014 the two artificial pitches were completed. The OFC facilities were not completed until the following year.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 15 September 2013. Milestone ground breaking at Ngahue. 2022-07-27. Oceania Football Confederation. en-NZ.
  2. Web site: 18 October 2014. Exco visits Ngahue site. 2022-07-27. Oceania Football Confederation. en-NZ.
  3. Web site: ESAFC Grounds. 2022-07-27. Eastern Suburbs. en-NZ.
  4. Web site: 23 July 2022. Venue and match details confirmed for Oceania Champions League 2022. 2022-07-27. Oceania Football Confederation. en-NZ.
  5. Web site: 2014. Ngahue Reserve Development. 2022-07-27. Pattle Delamore Partners. en-NZ.