AAMI Stadium
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AAMI Stadium, formerly known as Football Park, is the home of Australian rules football in South Australia. It is situated at West Lakes, Adelaide. It was built by the South Australian Football League (SANFL) and is now the home ground of the Adelaide Crows and Port Adelaide Power.
History
Football Park hosted its first event, an SANFL match between Central District and North Adelaide, on May 4, 1974.In addition to Australian rules football, AAMI Stadium has also hosted cricket matches, most famously for the Kerry Packer-run World Series Cricket competition of the late 1970s, International Rules and concerts.
Since it was built, Football Park has had many additions including light towers, corporate boxes, a super video screen, the new northern grandstand, and most recently replacing the bench seats with new bucket seating. The stadium is all-seated with a capacity of 51,515, about 6.5% of the population of the entire city of Adelaide. However, the record attendance stands at 66,897 for the 1976 SANFL Grand Final (Sturt v Port Adelaide), when there was standing room terracing in the outer.
Attendance Figures
| Highest attendance records for AAMI Stadium | ||||
| Number | Teams | Match type | Attendance | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sturt v Port Adelaide | SANFL Grand Final | 66,897 | 28th of September 1976 |
| 2 | Adelaide v Port Adelaide | AFL Match | 51,140 | 26th of April 2003 |
AFL
The Australian Football League (AFL) currently has two teams in South Australia and at AAMI Stadium. The Adelaide Crows and the Port Adelaide Power play their home games at AAMI Stadium. When the two teams meet in Adelaide to face off, new records are set in the way of attendance as both teams fight to be the winners of the 'Showdown'.
SANFL
The South Australian National Football League (SANFL) is the premier league for Australian Rules football in the state of South Australia. Established in 1877, the league now comprises nine clubs representing different areas of metropolitan Adelaide. The competition is renowned for high-quality football and is generally accepted to be the second best football league in Australia, behind the AFL.Current Clubs
- Central District Bulldogs
- Glenelg Tigers
- North Adelaide Roosters
- Norwood Redlegs
- Port Adelaide Magpies
- South Adelaide Panthers
- Sturt Double-Blues
- West Adelaide Bloods
- Woodville-West Torrens Eagles
External links
- [AAMI Stadium Fixture for 2006]
- [AFL Official Site]
- [SANFL Official Site]
- [SANFL AAMI Stadium site]
- [AAMI Stadium on AustStadiums]
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