Kardinia Park (stadium)

Kardinia Park
View from the Players Stand in May 2024
Interactive map of Kardinia Park
Former namesSkilled Stadium
Shell Stadium
Baytec Stadium
Simonds Stadium
LocationSouth Geelong, Victoria
Coordinates38°9′29″S 144°21′17″E / 38.15806°S 144.35472°E / -38.15806; 144.35472
OwnerKardinia Park Stadium Trust
OperatorKardinia Park Stadium Trust/Geelong Football Club
Capacity40,000
SurfaceGrass
Record attendance49,109 (30 August 1952 Geelong v Carlton)
Field size170 m × 115 m (558 ft × 377 ft)
Construction
Built1941
Construction costA$319 million redevelopment (2003–2024)
ArchitectPopulous (company), Peddle Thorp (Redevelopment)
Tenants
Australian rules football

Geelong Football Club
VFL/AFL (1941–present)
VFL (2000–present)
AFLW (2019–present)

Cricket

Melbourne Renegades (BBL) (2018–present)
Australia national cricket team (2017)

Association football

Melbourne Victory (A-League) (2013–2019)
Western United (A-League) (2019–2021)

Rugby union

Melbourne Rising (NRC) (2015, 2018)

Rugby League
Melbourne Storm (NRL) (Trials 2013, 2019, 2023)
Ground information
CountryAustralia
International information
First T20I19 February 2017:
 Australia v  Sri Lanka
Last T20I20 October 2022:
 Namibia v  United Arab Emirates
Only WT20I19 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).