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 Springfield Central Stadium during 2022 Season 7 AFLW Grand Final | |
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| Location | Springfield Greenbank Arterial Springfield, Queensland Australia[1] |
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| Coordinates | 27°40′19.7″S 152°54′15.3″E / 27.672139°S 152.904250°E |
| Owner | Ipswich City Council |
| Operator | Brisbane Lions |
| Capacity | 8,000 (650 grandstand)[5][6] |
| Record attendance | 7,412 (2022 AFL Women's season 7 Grand Final) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | May 2021 |
| Opened | October 2022 |
| Construction cost | A$82.1 million |
| Architect | Populous[2] |
| Builder | Hutchinson Builders[3] |
| Project manager | COHA Group[4] |
| Structural engineer | Northrop[4] |
| Services engineer | VAE Group[4] |
| Tenants | |
| Brisbane Lions Administration and training (2022–) AFLW (2022–) VFL (2023–) | |
Springfield Central Stadium[7] (also known due to naming rights sponsorship as Brighton Homes Arena[3]) is an Australian rules football venue located in Springfield, a suburb of Ipswich, approximately 30 km south-west of Brisbane.
The facility has been the permanent training and administrative home of professional Australian Football League (AFL) club the Brisbane Lions since 2022. The venue plays host to the club's AFL pre-season home practice matches as well as matches for the AFL Women's (AFLW), Victorian Football League (VFL) and the club's men's and women's Academy (junior) squad programs. Its main playing field is known as the Michael Voss Oval in honour of Michael Voss, who played a combined 289 games for the Brisbane Bears and Brisbane Lions.[8][9][3]
The first game played at the venue was the 2022 AFL Women's season 7 Grand Final, which attracted a sell out crowd.
- ^ "$70 Million Brisbane Lions Stadium & Training Facility – Springfield Central, Ipswich". Your Neighbourhood. 3 August 2019. Archived from the original on 20 August 2019.
- ^ "Populous designs new boutique stadium and training centre for Brisbane Lions". Populous. 20 May 2021. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ a b c "Brighton Homes Arena". Brisbane Lions. 6 October 2022. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ a b c "Brighton Homes Arena, Brisbane, Australia". Design Build Network. 17 June 2021. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ AFL Venues Brighton Homes Arena
- ^ Austadiums Springfield Central Stadium
- ^ "City's newest sports ground gets formal name". Ipswich City Council. 6 July 2021. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ Caffrey, Oliver (25 November 2023). "Cats heartbroken as Lions advance to fifth AFLW grand final in a thriller". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ Stewart, Jessica (9 May 2022). "Brisbane Lions' new Springfield training facility raises AFL benchmark, with men and women equal priorities". ABC News. Retrieved 25 November 2023.