Kardinia Park (stadium)

"Skilled Stadium" redirects here. For the stadium formerly commercially known as Skilled Park, see Robina Stadium.
"Shell Stadium" redirects here. For the stadium in Houston, see Shell Energy Stadium.

GMHBA Stadium
Kardinia Park/The Cattery
Kardinia Park as viewed from the Players Stand at a Geelong–Greater Western Sydney match on 25 May 2024.
Map
Former namesSkilled Stadium
Shell Stadium
Baytec Stadium
Simonds Stadium
LocationSouth Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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
Record attendance49,109 (30 August 1952 Geelong v Carlton)
Field size170 m × 115 m (558 ft × 377 ft)[1]
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Built1941
Construction costA$319 million redevelopment (2003–2024)[nb 1]
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)
Ground information
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, which is owned and operated by the Kardinia Park Stadium Trust, is the home ground of the Geelong Football Club, an Australian rules football club who compete in the Australian Football League (AFL). 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).[2]

  1. ^ Atkinson, Cody; Lawson, Sean (15 June 2022). "From the SCG to Kardinia Park — do ground sizes contribute to the end result in AFL games?". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  2. ^ "GMHBA Stadium". Austadiums.


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