Location | Glenwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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Coordinates | 33°44′23″S150°56′41″E / 33.7396608°S 150.9447775°E |
Owner | Football NSW |
Operator | Football NSW |
Capacity | 4,000 (venue capacity) 500 (seating capacity) [1] |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Opened | 2015 |
Construction cost | $22,000,000 (2015) |
Tenants | |
Football NSW 2015– Sydney FC NPL 2023– |
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]
The venue hosted the 2024 Sapphire Cup Final, won by Northern Tigers over Sydney University. [4]
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