Wanderers Oval Explained

Wanderers Oval
Nickname:Magic Park
Pushpin Map:Australia New South Wales
Pushpin Map Caption:Wanderers Oval is in New South Wales
Coordinates:-32.9205°N 151.731°W
Owner:Newcastle Macedonia Football Club Inc
Type:Sportsground
Genre:Sporting events
Capacity:3,500 (500 seated)[1] [2] [3]
Record Attendance:4,000
Field Shape:Football Field
Surface:Grass
Tenants:Broadmeadow Magic

Wanderers Oval (nicknamed Magic Park),[4] is a soccer stadium in Newcastle, Australia. It is the home ground for the Broadmeadow Magic Football Club and had occasionally been used by Newcastle Jets women and youth sides.[1] [5] It was one of 11 training sites for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.[6] [7] In 2014, it hosted the first televised match of the FFA Cup (now Australia Cup).[8] [9]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wanderers Oval. ultimatealeague.com. 30 September 2013.
  2. Web site: Wanderers Oval. 22 July 2020.
  3. Web site: Magic Park. 22 July 2020.
  4. Web site: The Womens National Football Competition of Australia. ozfootball.net. 26 December 2014.
  5. Web site: Venue update on Westfield FFA Cup Round of 32 fixtures. Football Federation Australia. 4 November 2015. 15 July 2014.
  6. Web site: Australia's Asian Cup pitch for world-class playing surfaces. Four Four Two. 4 November 2015. 26 August 2014.
  7. Web site: Bennett. Josh. UAE sweat on Abdulrahman ahead of Socceroos showdown. Sportal. 4 November 2015. January 24, 2015.
  8. Web site: The magic of cup football comes to Australia. The World Game. 4 November 2015. 27 July 2014.
  9. Web site: Venue FFA Cup 2014 Round of 32. FFA CUP. 29 July 2014. 22 July 2020.