Eureka Stadium

Eureka Stadium
Mars (Eureka) Stadium aerial 2022
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Former namesNorthern Oval #1, AUSTAR Arena and Eureka Stadium
LocationMidland Highway, Wendouree, Victoria, Australia
Coordinates37°32′22″S 143°50′53″E / 37.53944°S 143.84806°E / -37.53944; 143.84806
Public transitBus CDC Route 30 and CDC Route 12
OwnerCity of Ballarat
OperatorCity of Ballarat
Seating typeIndividual
Capacity11,000 (5,127 seated)[1]
Record attendance10,412 (23 April 2022)
Field size160 m × 129 m (525 ft × 423 ft)[2]
Field shapeOval
SurfaceGrass
ScoreboardVideo-electronic (50 m2 [540 sq ft])
Construction
Broke ground1990
Built1990
Renovated2016–17, 2020–21, 2025-26
Expanded2017
Construction cost$21.976 million (AUD) (Stage 1) and $6.35 million (AUD) (Stage 2)
ArchitectStages 1 and 2 Peddle Thorp (Melbourne), Stage 3 Cox Architecture and Morton Dunn
BuilderStage 1 - AW Nicholson Constructions
Project managerStage 1 - Atelier Projects
Tenants
North Ballarat Football Club (VFL/BFL) (1990–)
GWV Rebels (NAB League) (1993–)
North Ballarat Cricket Club (BCA) (1993–)
Western Bulldogs (AFL) (2017–)
Western United FC (A-League) (2019–)
Western Bulldogs (AFLW) (2022–)

Eureka Stadium, known commercially as Mars Stadium, is an oval-shaped sports stadium located in the Eureka Sports Precinct of Wendouree, 2.9 km (1.8 mi) north of the CBD of the city of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.

  1. ^ "Eureka Stadium". Austadiums. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  2. ^ 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.