Docklands Stadium
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 Docklands Stadium in July 2022 | |
Interactive map of Docklands Stadium | |
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| Location | Harbour Esplanade, Docklands, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Coordinates | 37°48′59″S 144°56′51″E / 37.81639°S 144.94750°E |
| Owner | Australian Football League |
| Operator | Australian Football League (2020–present) Melbourne Stadiums Limited (2000–2020) |
| Capacity | 56,347 (venue capacity) 53,343 (seating capacity) 47,000 (cricket and rectangular mode) |
| Roof | Retractable |
| Surface | Grass |
Record attendance | 76,150 (Adele, March 2017) |
Field size | 160 m × 129 m (525 ft × 423 ft) |
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| Construction | |
| Groundbreaking | October 1997 |
| Opened | 9 March 2000 |
| Cost | A$460 million |
| Architect | HOK Sport Venue Event in association with Daryl Jackson |
General contractor | Baulderstone Hornibrook |
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Essendon Football Club (2000–present)
Melbourne Renegades (BBL; 2011–2026)
Melbourne Victory (A-League Men; 2006–2021) Australia men's national soccer team (selected matches) Australia women's national soccer team (selected matches) Australia national rugby union team (selected matches) Australia national rugby league team (selected matches) | |
| Website | |
| marvelstadium | |
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| Lockett End Coventry End | |
| International information | |
| First men's ODI | 16 August 2000: Australia v  South Africa |
| Last men's ODI | 3 February 2006: Australia v South Africa |
| As of 22 August 2015 Source: ESPNcricinfo | |
Docklands Stadium (known under naming rights as Marvel Stadium) is a stadium located in the Melbourne suburb of Docklands. It is primarily used for Australian rules football as the home ground of several teams in the Australian Football League (AFL).
The stadium was built at a cost of A$460 million and opened in 2000 as a replacement for Waverley Park. Offices at the precinct serve as the headquarters of the AFL, which had exclusive ownership of the venue since October 2016. The stadium features a retractable roof and the ground level seating can be converted from oval to rectangular configuration. The stadium hosts a total capacity of 56,347 spectators, being reduced to 47,000 when playing cricket and in rectangular mode. The Walt Disney Company subsidiary Marvel Comics have owned naming rights to the stadium since 2018.
The stadium has been used as a significant home ground for cricket, soccer, rugby union, and rugby league teams, including the Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash League (BBL) from 2011 until 2026 and Melbourne Victory FC in the A-League from 2006 until 2021.