Litis Stadium

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E & D Litis Stadium
The Velodrome
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Litis Stadium
Former namesLake Monger Velodrome
Location Leederville, Western Australia
Coordinates 31°55′38″S115°50′00″E / 31.927243°S 115.833331°E / -31.927243; 115.833331
Owner City of Vincent
Capacity 5,000
SurfaceGrass
Scoreboard Electronic
Construction
Built1959
Renovated1998
Tenants
Floreat Athena FC

E & D Litis Stadium originally known as the Lake Monger Velodrome or Velodrome, is a stadium in Leederville, Western Australia. The stadium is part of the City of Vincent's Britannia Reserve, which is one of the City's most popular sporting venues [1] [2] and is the home ground of the football association team Floreat Athena FC.

History

Originally constructed in 1959 and officially opened on 14 March 1959 as a velodrome for the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. [3] [4] [5] [1]

The velodrome was a 333 metre, 37 degree banked track. [6]

The Floreat Athena Football Club moved to the velodrome in 1985 and is the sole lessee of the stadium. The stadium is also the venue for the annual Community World Cup, which is organised by the Latin American Association of WA. [7]

In 1998, the stadium was renamed the E & D Litis Stadium for sponsorship reasons, after Evangelos and Despo Litis donated $150,000 to the Floreat Athena club. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Britannia Reserve Master Plan" (PDF). Town of Vincent. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Council Briefing: Community Sporting and Recreation Facility Fund - Floreat Athena Soccer Club" (PDF). City of Vincent. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "1962 Commonwealth and Paraplegic Games". Museum of Perth. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "A brief history of the suburb Mount Hawthorn" (PDF). Town of Vincent. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
  5. ↑ "Previous Developments". Acropolis Developments. Archived from the original on 25 October 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
  6. ↑ "Steep Banking" . Middlesex Independent. 5 October 1962. p. 6. Retrieved 29 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "VENUE | Floreat Athena Football Club - Official Site". floreatathenafc.com.au. Retrieved 6 January 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
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