Kardinia Park (stadium)
View from the Players Stand in May 2024 | |
Interactive map of Kardinia Park | |
| Former names | Skilled Stadium Shell Stadium Baytec Stadium Simonds Stadium |
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| Location | South Geelong, Victoria |
| Coordinates | 38°9′29″S 144°21′17″E / 38.15806°S 144.35472°E |
| Owner | Kardinia Park Stadium Trust |
| Operator | Kardinia Park Stadium Trust/Geelong Football Club |
| Capacity | 40,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Record attendance | 49,109 (30 August 1952 Geelong v Carlton) |
| Field size | 170 m × 115 m (558 ft × 377 ft) |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1941 |
| Construction cost | A$319 million redevelopment (2003–2024) |
| Architect | Populous (company), Peddle Thorp (Redevelopment) |
| Tenants | |
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Geelong Football Club Melbourne Renegades (BBL) (2018–present) Melbourne Victory (A-League) (2013–2019) Melbourne Rising (NRC) (2015, 2018) Melbourne Storm (NRL) (Trials 2013, 2019, 2023) | |
| Ground information | |
| Country | Australia |
| International information | |
| First T20I | 19 February 2017: Australia v Sri Lanka |
| Last T20I | 20 October 2022: Namibia v United Arab Emirates |
| Only WT20I | 19 February 2017: Australia v New Zealand |
| As of 20 October 2022 Source: Cricinfo | |
Kardinia Park (also known as GMHBA Stadium due to naming rights) is a sporting and entertainment venue located within Kardinia Park, South Geelong, in the Australian state of Victoria. The stadium, owned and operated by the Kardinia Park Stadium Trust, is the home ground of the Geelong Football Club, an Australian rules football club competing in the Australian Football League (AFL).It is also a secondary home ground for the Melbourne Renagades, who play two games there every BBL season. Kardinia Park can accommodate 40,000 spectators, making it the largest-capacity Australian stadium in a regional city, and the third largest-capacity stadium in Victoria behind the Melbourne Cricket Ground (100,024) and Docklands Stadium (56,347).