Seddon Fields

Seddon Fields
Type	Urban park
Location	180 Meola Road, Western Springs, Auckland
Coordinates	36°51′33.0″S174°43′03.5″E / 36.859167°S 174.717639°E / -36.859167; 174.717639
Operated by	Auckland Council
Website	Auckland Council

Seddon Fields, is a reserve and sports ground in the suburb of Western Springs in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the home ground of New Zealand National League and Northern League side Western Springs. ^{[1] [2]} Seddon Fields also hosts the annual U17 National Football tournament. ^[3] The ground also hosts Kilikiti and seven-a-side football over summer. ^[1]

History

Between December 2012 and July 2013, renovations took place on their football pitches to install two artificial turfs and floodlights. ^[4] The official opening of the new turf pitches took place on 5 July 2013 by Waitematā Local Board Chair; Shale Chambers. ^{[5] [6]} Between March and August 2022, the turf was re-laid after flooding in previous years, with a shock-pad also being added underneath. ^[7] The lights were also upgraded to 300 lux. ^[8]

Also in September 2022, Seddon Fields were shortlisted by FIFA to be a team base camp for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. ^{[9] [10]} Seddon Fields was announced on 12 December 2022, as the training ground for Norway during the world cup. ^{[11] [12]} As one of the base camps for the World Cup, one of the grass pitches was upgraded to FIFA standards. ^{[13] [14]}

References

1. "Seddon Fields". Auckland Council . Retrieved 3 March 2025.
2. "Home Grounds". Western Springs AFC . Retrieved 3 March 2025.
3. "National U-17 tournaments draw 42 teams to Western Springs' Seddon Fields". freindsoffootballnz.comm. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
4. "New turf coming along nicely at Seddon Fields". Western Springs AFC . 2 June 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
5. "Seddon Fields Opening". Auckland Council . Retrieved 26 April 2025.
6. "Waitemata Local Board Chair Shale Chambers addresses the crowd at the Seddon Fields artifical turf fields opening". Auckland Council . Retrieved 26 April 2025.
7. "Resurfacing Seddon Fields – June Update". Western Springs AFC. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
8. "Resurfacing Seddon Fields". Western Springs AFC. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
9. "Team Base Camps added to list of FIFA Women's World Cup 'firsts'". FIFA . Retrieved 15 December 2022.
10. "The grounds that will get upgrades as part of $19 million plan for Women's World Cup". friendsoffootballnz.com. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
11. "Team Base Camps confirmed for FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023". FIFA . Retrieved 15 December 2022.
12. "Fifa Women's World Cup: Team base camps revealed for next year's tournament in New Zealand". New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 15 December 2022.
13. "Seddon Fields Restrictions- what you need to know". Western Springs AFC. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
14. "Fifa Women's World Cup: Norway travel to New Zealand early despite no field access". New Zealand Herald . 15 July 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2025.