Colonial Stadium

Colonial Stadium

Colonial Stadium

Photo courtesy Ben Davies, thanks Ben

The Facility

Date Built

February 2000

Ownership
(Management)

AFL
(AFL)

Capacity

54,000

Surface

Grass

Cost of Construction

A$425 million

Naming Rights

A$50 million

Other Facts

Address

Melbourne, Australia

Phone Number

Tenants

Various

Population

5,000,000

Parking

Ben Davies wrote: A very innovative new stadium is presently being built by the AFL in Melbourne on the site of disused docks and railyards about 100 yards from the CBD. The new Docklands Stadium (now called Colonial Stadium) has many innovative features such as movable seating to reconfigure the arena for Aussie Rules, soccer and concerts, a fully retractable roof, a design which provides for total shelter for 95% of its 55,000 capacity even with the roof fully open and all the latest gimmicks such as video replays and electronic ' room service' ordering in its most expensive seats. Info on the stadium, to open in Feb 2000 is available at www.docklandstadium.com.au.
On November 13, 1999 Adam Soffer wrote: The docklands stadium - known as Colonial Stadium - isn't due to open for another few months. I went on a media tour of the stadium a couple of weeks ago and it is fantastic. A fully retractable roof and 54,000 capacity for Australia Football and 75,000 for concerts.

Photo courtesy Ben Davies, thanks Ben

Australia

FIFA

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