Fremantle Oval

Fremantle Oval
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LocationFremantle, Western Australia
Coordinates32°3′22″S 115°45′5″E / 32.05611°S 115.75139°E / -32.05611; 115.75139
Capacity10,000[1]
Record attendance23,109
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Opened1895
Construction cost£3579
Tenants
South Fremantle (WAFL) 1900–present

Fremantle (AFLW) 2017–present
Perth Glory FC (A-League)
(Administration & Training) 2021–present
East Fremantle (WAFL) 1898–1905, 1907–1952
Fremantle (WAFL) 1895–1899
Imperials (WAFL) 1895–1897

Fremantle Football Club
(Administration & Training) 1995–2017
TypeState Registered Place
Part ofVictoria Pavilion (874)
Reference no.15464

Fremantle Oval, also known by naming rights sponsorship as Fremantle Community Bank Oval,[2] is a stadium in the centre of Fremantle, Western Australia, located on Parry Street. It currently has a capacity of 17,500 with terracing and a members area holding 750, though capacity was capped at 10,000 for Fremantle AFLW games.[3] Fremantle Oval was originally used for cricket, but in 1895 hosted its first game of Australian rules football and Australian Football quickly became the main attraction leading to the development of the ground.[4] It is located between the Fremantle Hospital, Fremantle Markets and the Fremantle Prison.

South Fremantle Football Club train and play their home WAFL matches at the ground and are one of the few sporting organisations in Western Australia to own their club rooms freehold, rather than on a long-term lease. Additionally, the oval is the primary home ground of the Fremantle Dockers women's team. The ground was also the training and administrative home of the Fremantle Football Club until February 2017.[5] the ground has also hosted pre-season matches featuring Fremantle. Since 2021, the ground has been A-League team Perth Glory's headquarters and training base.[6]

  1. ^ "Fremantle Oval". Austadiums. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Fremantle Oval to host WAFL Grand Final". City of Fremantle. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Dockers beaten in second straight AFLW loss". 12 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Fremantle – about history". Archived from the original on 29 June 2004. Retrieved 3 July 2005.
  5. ^ "Fremantle Oval". Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Perth Glory to relocate headquarters to Fremantle Oval". Austadiums. Retrieved 17 October 2023.