| Stadium Name: | State Hockey Centre |
| Location: | State Sports Park, Main North Road, Gepps Cross, South Australia 5094 |
| Coordinates: | -34.8425°N 138.6083°W |
| Owner: | South Australian Government |
| Operator: | Office of Recreation & Sport |
| Surface: | FIH approved Class 1 System 5 Balsam water-based |
| Former Names: | The Pines Stadium Distinctive Homes Hockey Stadium |
| Tenants: | Hockey SA Men: Southern Hotshots (AHL) (1991-present) Women: Southern Suns (AHL) (1993-present) South Australian Gridiron Association (1997-2009) |
| Seating Capacity: | 330 (fixed) 4,000 (temporary)[1] |
The State Hockey Centre, currently known as MATE Stadium[2] (formerly known as the Pines Stadium and Distinctive Homes Hockey Arena (2003–2009)), is a 4,000 capacity, government owned outdoor field hockey stadium located in Gepps Cross, a northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It offers two international-standard wet hockey pitches which are used for both competition and training activities.
It is the home to the Southern Hotshots and SA Suns in the Australian Hockey League.
Pitch 1 has a 'TeamSports Surface - Auqaturf Evolution' surface and Pitch 2 has a 'STI - Poligras Olympia CoolPlus' surface.
The stadium has fixed seating capacity of 330 and room for a further 4,000 temporary seats.[3]
The car park is capacity is 200 cars plus four disabled cars. Adjacent grassed areas to the west and north are used as overflow car parks for major events.
The State Hockey Centre upstairs area has a Main Function Area and adjoining Pak Poy Room, along with bar/cafeteria facilities.[4]
A number of significant South Australian hockey identities are recognized in naming of parts of the hockey centre:
The stadium is home to both Adelaide based teams in the Australian Hockey League, the men's SA Hotshots (formerly the Southern Hotshots) since 1991 and the women's SA Suns (formerly the Southern Suns) since 1993.
The stadium is home to Hockey SA, the peak body for hockey in South Australia, who utilize the facilities for state championships, state team training and other major events such as grand finals in the Hockey Metropolitan Competition.
It is used as the primary training facility for the South Australian Sports Institute hockey program.
The stadium is used for club hockey and is home to Burnside Hockey Club, Forestville Hockey Club and Grange Royals Hockey Club.
The venue was also home to South Australian Gridiron Association from 1997 until 2009.
The stadium was used for major lacrosse events in the 1990s and 2000s. The stadium was sometimes referred to as "The Pines Hockey and Lacrosse Stadium"[5]
The State Hockey Centre has played host to many major championships and events including:
The stadium was built and opened in 1988, ahead of the cycling Adelaide Super-Drome being opened in the same sporting precinct.
It was opened in a ceremony by then Australian representative Paul Lewis, a Forestville Hockey Club player.
The venue's lighting was upgraded in 2013, and a second pitch was constructed costing $3.31 million.[6]