State Hockey Centre (South Australia)

State Hockey Centre
The Pines
Distinctive Homes Hockey Stadium
Former names The Pines Stadium
Distinctive Homes Hockey Stadium
Location State Sports Park, Main North Road, Gepps Cross, South Australia 5094
Coordinates 34°50′33″S 138°36′30″E / 34.84250°S 138.60833°E / -34.84250; 138.60833Coordinates: 34°50′33″S 138°36′30″E / 34.84250°S 138.60833°E / -34.84250; 138.60833
Owner South Australian Government
Operator Office of Recreation & Sport
Capacity 400 (fixed)
4,000 (temporary)[1]
Surface FIH approved Class 1 System 5 Balsam water-based
Tenants
Hockey SA
Men: Southern Hotshots (AHL) (1991-present)
Women: Southern Suns (AHL) (1993-present)
South Australian Gridiron Association (1997-2009)

The State Hockey Centre, set in South Australia’s State Sports Park, is a field hockey stadium in Gepps Cross, Adelaide, Australia and offers a pitch used for both competition and training activities, complemented by amenities. The stadium, which has fixed seating capacity of 400 and room for a further 4,000 temporary seats,[2] is home to Hockey SA, the peak body for hockey in South Australia and to both Adelaide based teams in the Australian Hockey League, the men's SA Hotshots (formerly the Southern Hotshots) since 1991 and the women's SA Suns (formerly the Southern Suns) since 1993. The stadium is also home to Forestville Hockey Club since 1994, and was opened in a ceremony by then Australian representative Paul Lewis, another Forestville Hockey Club player.

The venue, also known by its original name of The Pines Stadium, was also home to South Australian Gridiron Association from 1997 until 2009.

The venue's lighting was upgraded in 2013, and a second pitch was constructed costing $3.31 million.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "State Hockey Centre". Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Distinctive Homes Hockey Stadium (State Hockey Centre) | Austadiums". www.austadiums.com. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  3. ↑ "State Hockey Centre". Retrieved 22 April 2015.


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