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State Centre for Football
AddressMatildas Dr, Cnr Briens Rd
Adelaide, South Australia
Australia
LocationState Sports Park, Gepps Cross
OwnerFootball South Australia
Capacity7,000 (1,000 seated)[1]
Record attendance3,327 (Adelaide City vs Adelaide United, 2022 Australia Cup)[2]
SurfaceGrass
ScoreboardOne World LED, Sportal[3]
Construction
Broke ground16 March 2021[4]
BuiltApril 2022
Opened16 July 2022[5]
Construction cost$24 million[1]
ArchitectGreenway Architects[6]
BuilderBuilt Environs[6]
Tenants
Current
Adelaide United Youth (NPLSA) (2022–)
Previous
Adelaide Comets (NPLSA) (2022)
Adelaide United Women (ALW) (2022–2023)

The State Centre for Football (currently known as ServiceFM Stadium[5]) is a soccer facility in Gepps Cross, an inner northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.

The facility consists of two artificial pitches, and the main pitch, which has a seated capacity of 1,000, and a total capacity of 7,000. The stadium hosts many South Australian NPL games and Australia Cup games. The ground is currently utilised by Football South Australia, as a neutral venue for major matches, as well as being a temporary home ground for various clubs, and Adelaide United's Youth team.

History

The State Centre for Football first broke ground in March 2021,[4] two years after plans were initially revealed. The project was backed by the state and federal Labor government, after a $19 million grant and $7.4 million grant from them respectively.[7]

The State Centre for Football was completed in mid-April 2022,[8] with the first competitive game being held on the 23rd of that month, a game between Adelaide Comets and FK Beograd, a match that Comets won 2–1.[9]

The venue was officially opened before the 2022 Federation Cup Final by the Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing, Katrine Hildyard. It was also announced that ServiceFM had acquired naming rights for the complex for five years.[5][10]

The venue was utilised as a training base during the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, alongside the Marden Sports Complex.[11][12]

Australia Cup

The venue has hosted multiple Australia Cup fixtures. The stadium's all-time attendance record of 3,327 was set during the Round of 16 match between Adelaide City and Adelaide United, the first competitive meeting between the two teams.

Date Time Home Team Result Away Team Round Attendance
Wednesday, 10 August 202219:00 (ACST)Modbury Jets0–4Macarthur FCRound of 161,080[13]
Wednesday, 17 August 202219:00 (ACST)Adelaide City2–2
(1–4 pen.)		Adelaide UnitedRound of 163,327[2]
Wednesday, 31 August 202219:00 (ACST)Adelaide United1–2Brisbane RoarQuarter-final2,511[14]

References

  1. 1 2 ServiceFM Stadium, Austadiums, 2022, retrieved 22 August 2022
  2. 1 2 "Adelaide City v Adelaide United". Australia Cup. 17 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Australia's leading LED manufacturer, One World LED and Football South Australia announce new partnership". Football South Australia. 13 August 2021. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021.
  4. 1 2 "First sod turned at new home of football in South Australia". Football South Australia. 16 March 2021. Archived from the original on 15 March 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 ServiceFM acquires naming rights for the new home of South Australian football, Football South Australia, 19 July 2022, retrieved 22 August 2022
  6. 1 2 "State Centre of Football Development". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  7. ↑ State Football Centre – Funding Announcement, Football South Australia, 29 October 2019, retrieved 22 August 2022
  8. ↑ New $26 million State Centre of Football officially up and running, Glam Adelaide, 18 July 2022, retrieved 22 August 2022
  9. ↑ 2022 NPLSA Round 8, Gameday, 23 April 2022, retrieved 22 August 2022
  10. ↑ "ServiceFM acquires naming rights for the new home of South Australian football". ServiceFM. 19 July 2022. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022.
  11. ↑ "South Australia to host two Training Sites for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023". Football South Australia. 23 February 2022. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022.
  12. ↑ "Australian Training Sites revealed for FIFA Women's World Cup 2023". Football Australia. 23 February 2022. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022.
  13. ↑ "Modbury Jets v Macarthur". Australia Cup. 10 August 2022.
  14. ↑ "Adelaide United v Brisbane Roar". Australia Cup. 31 August 2022.
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