Docklands Stadium
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Multi-purpose stadium in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Key facts
- Former names
- Colonial Stadium (2000–2002) Telstra Dome (2002–2009) Etihad Stadium (2009–2018)
- Location
- Harbour Esplanade , Docklands, Melbourne , Victoria , Australia
- 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)
- Public transit
- Harbour Esplanade Southern Cross Docklands
- Groundbreaking
- October 1997
- Opened
- 9 March 2000
- Construction cost
- A$ 460 million
- Architect
- HOK Sport Venue Event in association with Daryl Jackson
- General contractor
- Baulderstone Hornibrook
- First men s odi
- 16 August 2000:, Australia v South Africa
- Last men s odi
- 3 February 2006:, Australia v South Africa
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Encyclopedic overview
Docklands Stadium, known by naming rights sponsorship as Marvel Stadium, is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment stadium in the suburb of Docklands in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Construction started in October 1997 and was completed in 2000 at a cost of A$460 million ($930 million in 2023 terms). The stadium features a retractable roof and the ground level seating can be converted from oval to rectangular configuration.
The stadium is primarily used for Australian rules football and was originally built as a replacement for Waverley Park. Offices at the precinct serve as the headquarters of the Australian Football League (AFL) which, since October 2016, has had exclusive ownership of the venue. With a capacity for over 53,000 spectators for sports, it is the second-largest stadium in Melbourne after the Melbourne Cricket Ground. It has hosted a number of other sporting events—including domestic Twenty20 cricket matches, Melbourne Victory soccer home matches, rugby league and rugby union matches, as well as special events and concerts.
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