Valentine Sports Park

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Valentine Sports Park
Valentine Sports Park
Location Glenwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates 33°44′23″S150°56′41″E / 33.7396608°S 150.9447775°E / -33.7396608; 150.9447775 Coordinates: 33°44′23″S150°56′41″E / 33.7396608°S 150.9447775°E / -33.7396608; 150.9447775
Owner Football NSW
Operator Football NSW
Capacity 4,000 (venue capacity)
500 (seating capacity) [1]
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Opened2015
Construction cost$22,000,000 (2015)
Tenants
Football NSW 2015-

Valentine Sports Park is an Australian football stadium in Glenwood, a suburb of Sydney.

It is the home of Football NSW. The venue received a $22 million transformation and was officially re-opened in March 2015. [2] The impressive facility features five full-sized football fields all aligned to FIFA specifications, including three natural grass fields and two synthetic fields, all of which have lighting, six player change rooms and a multi-purpose indoor sports centre featuring an international full-sized futsal court.

The main field features grandstand seating for 500 spectators and a grass hill surrounding the pitch, allowing for an estimated capacity of around 4,000. 200 lux lighting allows for semi-professional standards. Valentine Sports Park regularly hosts NPL NSW matches and has hosted international U20 matches and national team trainings in the past.

Prior to the completion of the re-development, the venue was shortlisted to be a training venue for the 2015 Asian Cup. [3]

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