Kardinia Park (stadium)
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 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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| Address | 370 Moorabool St 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 metres × 115 metres |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1941 |
| Cost | A$319 million redevelopment (2003–2024) |
| Architects | Populous (company), Peddle Thorp (Redevelopment) |
| Tenants | |
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Geelong Football Club Melbourne Renegades (BBL) (2018–2026) Melbourne Victory (A-League) (2013–2019) Melbourne Rising (NRC) (2015, 2018) Melbourne Storm (NRL) (Trials 2013, 2019, 2023) | |
| Ground information | |
| First men's T20I | 19 February 2017: Australia v Sri Lanka |
| Last men's T20I | 20 October 2022: Namibia v United Arab Emirates |
| Only women's T20I | 19 February 2017: Australia v New Zealand |
| As of 20 October 2022 Source: Cricinfo | |
Kardinia Park (known under naming rights as GMHBA Stadium, and commonly nicknamed the Cattery) is a stadium located within Kardinia Park in the Victorian suburb of South Geelong. It is primarily used for Australian rules football as the home ground of the Geelong Football Club, which competes in the Australian Football League (AFL).
The stadium was built in 1941 and is owned and operated by the Kardinia Park Stadium Trust. It is the largest stadium by capacity in regional Australia and the third-largest in Victoria (behind the Melbourne Cricket Ground and Docklands Stadium).
In addition to Geelong in the AFL, the venue has regularly hosted the Geelong Football Netball League (GFNL) grand final. It has also been used for cricket as a secondary home ground for the Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash League (BBL).