Gungahlin Enclosed Oval
{{Short description|Stadium in Canberra, Australia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Gungahlin Enclosed Oval
| nickname =
| image =300px
| location = 17 Warwick St, Gungahlin, ACT
| coordinates = {{coord|35|11|6|S|149|7|38|E|region:AU-ACT_type:landmark|display=it}}
| broke_ground =
| opened = 7 March 2014
| renovated =
| expanded =
| closed =
| demolished =
| owner = ACT Government
| operator =
| surface = Grass
| scoreboard = Yes
| construction_cost = $12.5 million
| architect = Stewart Architecture
| former_names =
| tenants = Gungahlin United
Gungahlin Jets
Gungahlin Eagles
Gungahlin Bulls
| seating_capacity = 1,150
| record_attendance = 1,603
| dimensions =
|main_contractors=IQON|project_manager=Brett Naylor}}
Gungahlin Enclosed Oval is a multi-use stadium located in the north Canberra region of Gungahlin, Australian Capital Territory. It is the home ground for Gungahlin United, Gungahlin Jets, Gungahlin Bulls and Gungahlin Eagles. The venue has a seating capacity of 1,150 people and an overall capacity of 5,000.{{cite web|title=Launch of $12.5 million Gungahlin Oval for four sporting codes|url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/launch-of-125-million-gungahlin-oval-for-four-sporting-codes-20140407-zqrse.html|publisher=The Canberra Times | first=Lee | last=Gaskin | date=2014-04-07 | access-date=30 June 2015}}
Stadium Facilities
The playing surface is made of high quality, water-efficient turf and is lit to the Australian Standard for sporting competition. The grandstand provides seating for 1,150 people, of which 550 is under cover, and includes team and officials' changing rooms, public toilets, canteen and storage for both users and maintenance staff. Rooms are provided for coaches, the ground announcer and the operator of the electronic scoreboard. There is also a club room which can be used for after/pre-match functions.{{cite web | url = http://www.cmd.act.gov.au/open_government/inform/act_government_media_releases/barr/2014/gungahlin-enclosed-oval-ready-for-action | title = Gungahlin Enclosed Oval ready for action | publisher=www.cmd.act.gov.au | first=Andrew | last=Barr | date=2014-04-07 | access-date = 2017-01-31 }}
Primary Use
Gungahlin Enclosed Oval primary use is servicing the local Gungahlin representative teams in top flight territory competitions across the major four sports (Soccer, Australian Football, Rugby Union and Rugby League). The four primary tenants of the facility are Gungahlin United FC, Gungahlin Jets, Gungahlin Eagles and Gungahlin Bulls.
Events History
=2015 FFA Cup=
Principle tenant Gungahlin United FC (Gunners) qualified for the FFA Cup and the right to host a round of 32 clash by beating Belconnen United FC 1-0 in the Federation Cup Final on 20 June 2015.{{cite web | title=Football: Gungahlin United into FFA Cup after beating Belconnen United 1-0 in extra-time | url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/sport/act-sport/football-gungahlin-united-into-ffa-cup-after-beating-belconnen-united-10-in-extratime-20150620-ght200.html | publisher=The Canberra Times | first=Lee | last=Gaskin | date=2015-06-20 | access-date=2017-01-31}} 4 August 2015, Gunners hosted their round of 32 FFA Cup tie against former NSL powerhouse and current NPL club Sydney Olympic FC in the club's first FFA Cup match in its history at Gungahlin Enclosed.{{cite web | title=FFA Cup: Gungahlin United suffers cruel 1-0 loss to Sydney Olympic in round of 32 | url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/ffa-cup-gungahlin-united-suffers-cruel-loss-to-sydney-olympic-in-round-of-32-20150804-giraya.html | publisher=The Sydney Morning Herald | first=Lee | last=Gaskin | date=2015-08-04 | access-date=2017-01-31}} A crowd of 1,603 turned out to watch Gunners go down 1-0 in defeat thanks to an eighty-second-minute goal to the visitors from Sydney.{{cite web | title= Gungahlin United FC v Sydney Olympic | url=http://www.theffacup.com.au/matchcentre/Gungahlin-United-FC-v-Sydney-Olympic/812691 | publisher=www.theffacup.com.au | date=2015-08-04 | access-date=2017-01-31}}
=2015 Asian Cup=
Gungahlin Enclosed Oval was selected as a back-up reserve training facility for the nations based in Canberra for the 2015 Asian Cup tournament in case McKellar Park became unavailable.{{cite web|title=Gungahlin Sporting Facilities Update|url=http://www.gcc.asn.au/LiteratureRetrieve.aspx?ID=132469|publisher=www.gcc.asn.au|access-date=2017-01-31|archive-date=23 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223143621/http://www.gcc.asn.au/LiteratureRetrieve.aspx?ID=132469|url-status=dead}}
=A-League pre-season friendlies=
Gungahlin Enclosed Oval has played host to pre-season matches involving A-League opposition. The below table details these matches:
=Representative Women's AFL=
On 12 April 2015, AFL Canberra women hosted AFL Sydney women in a match at Gungahlin Enclosed.{{cite web | title= NSW and ACT primed for women's rep clash | url=http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=0-1047-0-0-0&sID=53282&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=34214363 | publisher=AFL Sydney | first=Sam | last=Canavan | date=2015-04-12 | access-date=2017-01-31}} Sydney won the match 53–18.{{cite web | title= AFL Sydney Women defeat AFL Canberra | url=http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-1047-0-0-0&sID=53282&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=34227120 | publisher=AFL Sydney | date=2015-04-14 | access-date=2017-01-31}}
Records
Record attendance: 1,603 (Gungahlin United FC vs Sydney Olympic FC, 4 August 2015, FFA Cup Round of 32){{cite web | url = http://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/stadiums.php?id=437 | title = Gungahlin Enclosed Oval Profile | publisher=www.austadiums.com | access-date = 2017-01-31 }}
References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20161112174137/http://gungahlinunitedfc.org.au/wordpress/ Gungahlin United home]
- [http://gungahlinjets.com.au/ Gungahlin Jets home]
- [http://www.eaglesrugby.com.au/ Gungahlin Eagles home]
- [http://websites.sportstg.com/club_info.cgi?c=0-1084-17897-0-0 Gungahlin Bulls home]{{Dead link|date=December 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- [https://actsportsgrounds.act.gov.au/sportsgrounds/Gungahlin%201 ACT Sport & Recreation]
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