Alberton Oval

Alberton Oval
Partial view of Alberton Oval looking toward the Robert B. Quinn MM Grandstand
Map
Former namesQueen and Albert Oval
Locationcnr Brougham Place and Queen St, Alberton, South Australia
Coordinates34°51′52″S 138°31′10″E / 34.86444°S 138.51944°E / -34.86444; 138.51944
Public transit Cheltenham Station
Alberton Station
OwnerCity of Port Adelaide Enfield
OperatorPort Adelaide Football Club
Capacity11,000[2]
Record attendance22,738 (Port Adelaide vs Norwood, 11 June 1977)
Field size170 by 130 metres (185.9 yd × 142.2 yd)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground1877
Opened8 November 1877
(147 years ago)
Construction costProperty: Donated by John Formby.
Construction: £500 [1]
Tenants
Port Adelaide Football Club
Administration & Training (1880–present)
SANFL (1880–present)
AFL (1997–present)
AFLW (2022–present)
Port Adelaide Cricket Club (1896–1996)

Alberton Oval is a sports oval located in Alberton, a north-western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It has been the home of the Port Adelaide Football Club since 1880. The ground is a public park and is exclusively leased to Port Adelaide for Australian rules football.

  1. ^ "CRICKET". South Australian Register. Vol. XLII, no. 9688. South Australia. 1 December 1877. p. 5 (Supplement to the South Australian Register.). Retrieved 4 November 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Alberton Oval". Austadiums.com. Austadiums. Retrieved 11 July 2015.