Netball SA Stadium is an Australia netball stadium based in Mile End South, Adelaide. Due to sponsorship and naming rights arrangements, it has also been known as ETSA Park and Priceline Stadium. The stadium is owned by the Government of South Australia who in turn lease it to Netball South Australia. It is the main home venue for Adelaide Thunderbirds of Suncorp Super Netball and Southern Force of the Australian Netball League. It is also the main host venue for the Netball South Australia Premier League. It also serves as the headquarters for Netball South Australia.
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| Former names | ETSA Park Priceline Stadium |
|---|---|
| Location | 1155 Railway Terrace Mile End South Adelaide South Australia |
| Coordinates | 34°55′57″S 138°34′43″E / 34.93250°S 138.57861°E |
| Owner | Government of South Australia |
| Operator | Netball South Australia |
| Capacity | 3,200 |
| Surface | Sprung wooden floors |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 14 March 2001 |
| Construction cost | A$11.1m |
| Tenants | |
| Adelaide Thunderbirds Southern Force Netball South Australia Premier League (featuring Contax and Garville) Adelaide Ravens | |
History
editConstruction
editNetball SA Stadium was officially opened on 14 March 2001. It was built on former railyards at Mile End South. It was built at a cost of A$11.1 million, funded by the Government of South Australia and Netball South Australia.[1] The stadium is owned by the Government of South Australia who in turn lease it to Netball South Australia.[2][3]
Tenants
editNetball SA Stadium is the main home venue for both Adelaide Thunderbirds[4][5][6][7][8] and Southern Force.[9][10] It also hosts numerous netball competitions and tournaments organised by Netball South Australia including the Netball South Australia Premier League, the Country Championships, the Adelaide Metropolitan Netball Division and the City Night Division.[6][9][8][11][12][13][14][15] The stadium has also hosted international test series featuring Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and England.[5][16][17]
Facilities
editNetball SA Stadium features four indoor courts with sprung wooden floors. The indoor stadium has a seating capacity of 3,200 on fixed and retractable seating while outside there are 26 netball courts and parking for up to 750 cars.[1][3][16] Between 2015 and 2016 the outdoor courts were upgraded.[12][13][18][19][20] Between 2018 and 2019 further upgrades including car park improvements, office refurbishments and improvements to player facilities upgrades were carried out.[2][14][21] In November 2020 Netball South Australia announced funding from the Government of South Australia for further upgrades, including increasing the stadium capacity.[22][23]
Naming rights
editWhen sponsored by ETSA Utilities, Netball SA Stadium was known as ETSA Park. The naming rights deal with ETSA ended in 2012.[6][24][25] Between 2015 and 2020 the stadium was known as Priceline Stadium due to a sponsorship arrangement with Priceline.[2][12][13][15][26][27]
References
edit- ^ a b "Priceline Stadium". austadiums.com. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "2017 Annual Report – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Priceline Stadium (formerly Netball SA Stadium)". orsr.sa.gov.au. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ "Netball Australia - Annual Report 04" (PDF). Netball Australia. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Netball Australia - Annual Report 05" (PDF). Netball Australia. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Annual Report 2010 – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Adelaide Thunderbirds move four games to Adelaide Arena". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Annual Report 2013 – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Annual Report 2012 – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "2019 DUANL Fixture" (PDF). netball.com.au. 15 April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ "Annual Report 2011 – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ a b c "2015 Annual Report – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ a b c "2016 Annual Report – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ a b "2018 Annual Report – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ a b "2019 Annual Report – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Book Our Venue". sa.netball.com.au. 26 December 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ "2009 Annual Report - Netball Australia" (PDF). netball.com.au. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "Annual Report 2014 – Netball SA" (PDF). sa.netball.com.au. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Netball SA Stadium outdoor courts upgrade". dpti.sa.gov.au. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ "Netball SA Stadium outdoor courts upgrade". sasi.sa.gov.au. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ "Stadium Works". sa.netball.com.au. 26 December 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ "Netball SA receives $12 million in government funding for stadium upgrades". sa.netball.com.au. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ "Netball SA receives $12 million in government funding for stadium upgrades". adelaidethunderbirds.com.au. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ "ETSA Park". netballsa.asn.au. 14 March 2011. Archived from the original on 14 March 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ "ETSA ends Netball SA Stadium sponsorship". ausleisure.com.au. 26 March 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ "Priceline secures Adelaide Thunderbirds sponsorship". ajp.com.au. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Netball SA and Adelaide Thunderbirds' seven-year partnership with Priceline Pharmacy comes to a close". sa.netball.com.au. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.