Eureka Stadium
Interactive map of Eureka Stadium | |
| Former names | Northern Oval #1 AUSTAR Arena |
|---|---|
| Address | Midland Highway Wendouree, Victoria |
| Coordinates | 37°32′22″S 143°50′53″E / 37.53944°S 143.84806°E |
| Owner | City of Ballarat |
| Operator | City of Ballarat |
| Seating type | Individual |
| Capacity | 11,000 (5,127 seated) |
| Record attendance | 10,412 (23 April 2022) |
| Field size | 160 m × 129 m (525 ft × 423 ft) |
| Public transit | Bus CDC Route 30 and CDC Route 12 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1990 |
| Opened | 1990 |
| Renovated | 2016–17, 2020–21, 2025-26 |
| Expanded | 2017 |
| Construction cost | $21.976 million (AUD) (Stage 1); $6.35 million (AUD) (Stage 2); and $80 million (AUD) (Stage 3 (Including the regional athletics centre)) |
| Architect | Stages 1 and 2 Peddle Thorp (Melbourne), Stage 3 Cox Architecture and Morton Dunn |
| Builder | Stage 1 - AW Nicholson Constructions, Stage 3 - Kane Constructions and AW Nicholson Constructions |
| Project manager | Stage 1 - Atelier Projects |
| Tenants | |
| North Ballarat Football Club (VFL/BFL) (1990–) GWV Rebels (Talent League Boy/Talent League Girls) (1993–) North Ballarat Cricket Club (BCA) (1993–) Western Bulldogs (AFL) (2017–) Western Bulldogs (AFLW) (2022-) GWS Giants (AFL) (2021) Western United FC (A-League Men) (2019-2024) Melbourne Storm (NRL) (Trial 2022) Melbourne Rebels (Super Rugby Pacific) (2020) /Trial (2019) | |
Eureka Stadium (known under naming rights as Mars Stadium) is an Australian rules football and cricket stadium located in the Victorian suburb of Wendouree, 2.9 km (1.8 mi) north of the Ballarat city centre. It is part of the Eureka Sports Precinct.
As of 2026, Eureka Stadium is the home of the North Ballarat Football Club in the Ballarat Football Netball League (BFNL) and the North Ballarat Cricket Club in the Ballarat Cricket Association (BCA). The Western Bulldogs have also hosted Australian Football League (AFL) and AFL Women's (AFLW) matches at the ground since 2017.