Hindmarsh Stadium

Hindmarsh Stadium Coopers Stadium
Game between Adelaide United and Sydney FC on February 12, 2006 at Hindmarsh Stadium
Earlier names
Hindmarsh Stadium (1960-2013)
Data
place	Holden Street Hindmarsh, 5007 Adelaide , Australia
Coordinates	34 ° 54 '26.5 "  S , 138 ° 34' 8.2"  E Coordinates: 34 ° 54 '26.5 "  S , 138 ° 34' 8.2"  E
owner	State of South Australia
operator	Adelaide Venue Management Corporation
opening	1960
Renovations	2000
surface	Natural grass
capacity	16,500 seats
playing area	120 × 80 m
Societies)
West Adelaide SC ( NSL , 1977-1999) Adelaide City (NSL, 1986-2004) Adelaide Rams ( NRL , 1998) Adelaide Black Falcons (2000-2012) Adelaide United (NSL / A-League , since 2003)
Events
Games of the 1981 World Youth Championship Games of the Junior Soccer World Cup 1993 Games of the 2000 Olympic Football Tournaments Games of the 2004 Oceania Cup Games of the 2006 Asian Women's Football Championship Games of the 2023 Women's World Cup

The Hindmarsh Stadium is a rugby - and football stadium in the district Hindmarsh the Australian city of Adelaide , State of South Australia . As a result of a sponsorship agreement with Coopers Brewery , the facility has been called the Coopers Stadium since 2013 . The venue offers space for around 16,500 spectators, including around 15,000 seats. It is currently the home ground of the Adelaide United football club . The stadium is state owned and managed by the Adelaide Venue Management Corporation .

history

The sports facility, built in 1960, is mainly used for football and was the home ground of the NSL teams Adelaide City and West Adelaide SC . In 1981 and 1993 the Hindmarsh Stadium was one of the venues for the Junior World Cup . The facility was renovated on the occasion of the 2000 Olympic football tournament . The main grandstand was modernized and the standing room at the ends of the goal and the back straight was replaced by uncovered grandstands. A further 5,000 temporary seats were created for the Olympic tournament.

In 2004, a large part of the group stage of the Oceania Cup took place in the stadium , and in 2006 it was the main venue for the women's Asian Cup . The record attendance of 17,000 spectators was set up in the second leg of the final of the AFC Champions League 2008 between Adelaide United and Gamba Osaka .

In addition to football, the Hindmarsh Stadium also plays rugby league . In 1998, the Adelaide Rams played four of their home games in Hindmarsh as part of the National Rugby League .

The Hindmarsh Stadium is intended to be the venue for the 2023 Women's World Cup .

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Game between Adelaide United and Perth Glory on January 14, 2009 at Hindmarsh Stadium

Web links

Commons : Coopers Stadium  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• austadiums.com: Coopers Stadium (English)
• stadiumdb.com: Coopers Stadium (Hindmarsh Stadium) (English)
• Hindmarsh Stadium ( Memento from April 11, 2013 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Coopers Wins Naming Rights to Hindmarsh Stadium ( Memento from July 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (English)