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AAMI Stadium
Football Park
Location	West Lakes, Adelaide
Broke ground	1971
Opened	1974
Owner	South Australian National Football League
Operator	South Australian National Football League
Surface	Grass
Construction cost	$6.6 million
Architect	Various
Former names	Football Park 1973-2002
Tenants	Adelaide Crows (AFL) (1991-present) Port Adelaide (AFL) (1997-present)
Capacity	51,515
Field dimensions	177 x 145 m

AAMI Stadium, formerly known as Football Park, is an Australian Rules Football stadium located in West Lakes, Adelaide, South Australia. It was built in 1973 by the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and is now the home ground of the Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide Power. AAMI Stadium is the fourth largest Australian Rules Football stadium in Australia in terms of crowd capacity, behind the Telstra Dome, ANZ Stadium and the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... West Lakes is a suburb of Adelaide in the City of Charles Sturt. ... For other uses, see Adelaide (disambiguation). ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar, known as the year of cyclohexanol. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... The South Australian National Football League (SANFL) is the premier league and governing body for the sport of Australian rules football in the state of South Australia. ... The South Australian National Football League (SANFL) is the premier league and governing body for the sport of Australian rules football in the state of South Australia. ... For other uses, see Grass (disambiguation). ... Look up million in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This page is for the Australian Rules Football Club in Adelaide. ... This article is about the national league in Australian rules football. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article is about the Australian Football League club. ... This article is about the national league in Australian rules football. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... High marking is a key skill and spectacular attribute of Australian rules football Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the key skill in Australian rules football Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy is a code of... This article is about the building type. ... West Lakes is a suburb of Adelaide in the City of Charles Sturt. ... For other uses, see Adelaide (disambiguation). ... For the song, see South Australia (song). ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... The South Australian National Football League (SANFL) is the premier league and governing body for the sport of Australian rules football in the state of South Australia. ... The Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed the Crows, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Adelaide, South Australia. ... Port Adelaide Football Club logo Port Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club, nicknamed The Power in the Australian Football League (AFL), and nicknamed The Magpies in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). ... This page is for Telstra Dome, Melbourne. ... Telstra Stadium, formerly Stadium Australia, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Homebush, Sydney, Australia which opened in March 1999. ... “MCG” redirects here. ...

History

Football Park hosted its first event, an SANFL match between Central District and North Adelaide, on May 4, 1974. The Central District Bulldogs is an Australian rules football club based in the city of Elizabeth about 35km to the north of Adelaide, South Australia. ... The North Adelaide Roosters are a South Australian National Football League club. ... is the 124th day of the year (125th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ...

In addition to football, AAMI Stadium has also hosted cricket matches, most famously for the Kerry Packer-run World Series Cricket competition of the late 1970s, International Rules and rock concerts. This article is about the sport. ... Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer AC (17 December 1937 – 26 December 2005) was an Australian publishing, media and gaming tycoon. ... The WSC logo. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... International rules is a rhetoric sentence used by the governments of United States and Great Britain when pointing at countries that they regard as rogue states because of their political inclinations or because they do not voluntarily align to Washington or Londons international policies. ... The term rock concert refers to a musical performance in the style of any one of many genres inspired by rock and roll music. ...

Transport

AAMI Stadium has a bus terminal for public buses from Adelaide and surrounding suburbs. For home and away matches an approx 1000 busses are in service to take and bring spectators to the stadium. For showdown matches (local derbies) the number of busses are doubled. There is no railway but there have been plans to build a spur from the Grange line. The nearest station is Grange. Many people also drive with their cars to AAMI Stadium on game day but finding a parking spot can be difficult, especially if people are going to a Showdown (AFL) or a concert involving big name performers. The Robbie Williams concert caused major controversy because spectators were in traffic jams until 2 - 3 am into the night. Grange Railway Line is a rail route in Adelaide, South Australia, that stems off the Outer Harbor Railway Line. ... Grange railway station is the terminal railway station on the Grange railway line which is located in the western Adelaide suburb of Grange. ... The Showdown is a term used to refer to the derby match between local rivals the Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide in the sport of Australian rules football in the Australian Football League. ...

Concerts

Major artists have held concerts at AAMI Stadium, such as: ABBA, Dire Straits, U2, The Rolling Stones, Robbie Williams. [1] Abba redirects here. ... This article is about the band. ... This article is about the Irish rock band. ... Rolling Stones redirects here. ... For other people with the same name, see Robbie Williams (disambiguation). ...

Panorama of the Vertigo Tour stage in Adelaide, Australia.

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Highest attendances

The stadium has an absolute seated maximum capacity of 51,515, about 5% of the population of the entire city of Adelaide. For other people with the same name, see Robbie Williams (disambiguation). ... is the 339th day of the year (340th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Sturt Football Club is an Australian rules football club in the South Australian National Football League. ... The Port Adelaide Magpies Football Club - the Magpies - is South Australias most successful Australian Rules Football club. ... is the 271st day of the year (272nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the Irish rock band. ... is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This page is for the Australian Rules Football Club in Adelaide. ... This article is about the Australian Football League club. ... is the 116th day of the year (117th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Upgrades

Since it was built, Football Park has had many additions including:

• In 1984 the Light Towers were installed.

• In 1985 alcohol was banned from the seats. Alcohol could only be consumed in the bar areas.

• In 1997 the stadium opened new corporate facilities, with suites at the southern end of the ground.

• In 1998 the superscreen was added to the NE side of the ground.

• In 2001 the balcony upper level of seats was extended towards the Northern End of the ground.

• In 2004 the existing aluminium bench seating on the lower deck was replaced with plastic bucket seats.

• In 2007, the Sound System was fully upgraded with new plastic PA speakers installed all around the stadium. A new and louder siren has also been added and a new super screen has been installed at the Southern End of the ground to aid viewers sitting under the existing superscreen on the North East side of the ground. The existing main scoreboard is still used but also started its use for advertising and new scoreboards were built under both superscreens.

In the next five years, AAMI Stadium is most likely to receive a $70 million upgrade.^{[citation needed]} The upgrade might include a Medallion Club on the eastern side roof (the Sun often shines towards this direction), the members grandstand roof raised with 2,000 extra seats, the PA sound system has already been upgraded, upgraded lighting (like at Adelaide Oval), and upgraded umpires' change rooms. There is also a push to build a grandstand on the eastern side of the stadium (like the northern grandstand), which would bring the capacity to around 60,000.^{[citation needed]} If AAMI Stadium is to host FIFA World Cup games if Australia wins the bid, then the playing surface has to be levelled, the possible 2-tier eastern grandstand would need to be built, and public transport needs to be improved. There has recently been suggestions to build a new multi-purpose stadium with at least 60,000 seats closer to the city (Adelaide),^{[citation needed]} but nothing has been announced. ABC SuperSign, with the largest Sony JumboTron in existence. ...

A panoramic view of the AAMI stadium during Showdown XXIV between the Crows and Power on 6 April, 2008.

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External links

• SANFL AAMI Stadium site
• AAMI Stadium at Austadiums
• AAMI Stadium fixture for 2008

Coordinates: 34°52′47.75″S, 138°29′43.60″E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...