Gungahlin Enclosed Oval

Gungahlin Enclosed Oval is a multi-use stadium located in the north Canberra region of Gungahlin, Australian Capital Territory. It is the home ground for Gungahlin United, Gungahlin Jets, Gungahlin Bulls and Gungahlin Eagles. The venue has a seating capacity of 1,150 people and an overall capacity of 5,000.[1]

Gungahlin Enclosed Oval
Location17 Warwick St, Gungahlin, ACT
Coordinates35°11′6″S 149°7′38″E
OwnerACT Government
Capacity1,150
Record attendance1,603
SurfaceGrass
ScoreboardYes
Construction
Opened7 March 2014
Construction cost$12.5 million
ArchitectStewart Architecture
Tenants
Gungahlin United
Gungahlin Jets
Gungahlin Eagles
Gungahlin Bulls

Stadium Facilities

The playing surface is made of high quality, water-efficient turf and is lit to the Australian Standard for sporting competition. The grandstand provides seating for 1,150 people, of which 550 is under cover, and includes team and officials' changing rooms, public toilets, canteen and storage for both users and maintenance staff. Rooms are provided for coaches, the ground announcer and the operator of the electronic scoreboard. There is also a club room which can be used for after/pre-match functions.[2]

Primary Use

Gungahlin Enclosed Oval primary use is servicing the local Gungahlin representative teams in top flight territory competitions across the major four sports (Association Football, AFL, Rugby Union and Rugby League). The four primary tenants of the facility are Gungahlin United FC, Gungahlin Jets, Gungahlin Eagles and Gungahlin Bulls.

Events History

2015 FFA Cup

Principle tenant Gungahlin United FC (Gunners) qualified for the FFA Cup and the right to host a round of 32 clash by beating Belconnen United FC 1-0 in the Federation Cup Final on 20 June 2015.[3] 4 August 2015, Gunners hosted their round of 32 FFA Cup tie against former NSL powerhouse and current NPL club Sydney Olympic FC in the club's first FFA Cup match in its history at Gungahlin Enclosed.[4] A crowd of 1,603 turned out to watch Gunners go down 1-0 in defeat thanks to an eighty-second-minute goal to the visitors from Sydney.[5]

2015 Asian Cup

Gungahlin Enclosed Oval was selected as a back-up reserve training facility for the nations based in Canberra for the 2015 Asian Cup tournament in case McKellar Park became unavailable.[6]

A-League pre-season friendlies

Gungahlin Enclosed Oval has played host to pre-season matches involving A-League opposition. The below table details these matches:

YearHome TeamAway TeamReference
2015Canberra OlympicCentral Coast Mariners[7]
2015Gungahlin United FCCentral Coast Mariners[8]

Representative Women's AFL

12 April 2015, AFL Canberra women hosted AFL Sydney women in a match at Gungahlin Enclosed.[9] The conditions were perfect for fast AFL that Sunday with the visiting Sydney side running out winners of the match 53 to 18 when the final siran sounded.[10]

Records

Record attendance: 1,603 (Gungahlin United FC vs Sydney Olympic FC, 4 August 2015, FFA Cup Round of 32)[11]

References
  1. Gaskin, Lee (2014-04-07). "Launch of $12.5 million Gungahlin Oval for four sporting codes". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  2. Barr, Andrew (2014-04-07). "Gungahlin Enclosed Oval ready for action". www.cmd.act.gov.au. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
  3. Gaskin, Lee (2015-06-20). "Football: Gungahlin United into FFA Cup after beating Belconnen United 1-0 in extra-time". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
  4. Gaskin, Lee (2015-08-04). "FFA Cup: Gungahlin United suffers cruel 1-0 loss to Sydney Olympic in round of 32". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
  5. "Gungahlin United FC v Sydney Olympic". www.theffacup.com.au. 2015-08-04. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
  6. "Gungahlin Sporting Facilities Update". www.gcc.asn.au. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
  7. Gaskin, Lee (2015-08-18). "A-League side Central Coast Mariners hang on for 3-2 victory against Canberra Olympic". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
  8. "NEWS: Mariners take pre-season to Canberra". Central Coast Mariners. 2015-08-13. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
  9. Canavan, Sam (2015-04-12). "NSW and ACT primed for women's rep clash". AFL Sydney. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
  10. "AFL Sydney Women defeat AFL Canberra". AFL Sydney. 2015-04-14. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
  11. "Gungahlin Enclosed Oval Profile". www.austadiums.com. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
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