Netball SA Stadium
{{short description|Netball venue in Adelaide}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Netball SA Stadium
| former_names = ETSA Park
Priceline Stadium
| image =
| location = 1155 Railway Terrace
Mile End South
Adelaide
South Australia
| coordinates = {{coord|34|55|57|S|138|34|43|E|display=it}}
| opened = 14 March 2001
| owner = Government of South Australia
| operator = Netball South Australia
| surface = Sprung wooden floors
| construction_cost = A$11.1m
| tenants = Adelaide Thunderbirds
Southern Force
Netball South Australia Premier League
(featuring Contax and Garville)
Adelaide Ravens
| seating_capacity = 3,200
|}}
Netball SA Stadium is an Australia netball stadium based in Mile End South, Adelaide. Due to sponsorship and naming rights arrangements, it has also been known as ETSA Park and Priceline Stadium. The stadium is owned by the Government of South Australia who in turn lease it to Netball South Australia. It is the main home venue for Adelaide Thunderbirds of Suncorp Super Netball and Southern Force of the Australian Netball League. It is also the main host venue for the Netball South Australia Premier League. It also serves as the headquarters for Netball South Australia.
History
=Construction=
Netball SA Stadium was officially opened on 14 March 2001. It was built on former railyards at Mile End South. It was built at a cost of A$11.1 million, funded by the Government of South Australia and Netball South Australia.{{cite web|url=https://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/netball-sa-stadium|title=Priceline Stadium|publisher=austadiums.com|access-date=20 November 2020}} The stadium is owned by the Government of South Australia who in turn lease it to Netball South Australia.{{cite web|url=https://sa.netball.com.au/sites/sa/files/2020-01/Annual-Report-2017.pdf|title=2017 Annual Report – Netball SA|publisher=sa.netball.com.au|access-date=30 June 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.orsr.sa.gov.au/our_venues/netball_sa_stadium|title=Priceline Stadium (formerly Netball SA Stadium)|publisher=orsr.sa.gov.au|access-date=21 November 2020}}
=Tenants=
Netball SA Stadium is the main home venue for both Adelaide Thunderbirds{{Cite web|url=https://netball.com.au/sites/default/files/2019-06/Annual-report-2004.pdf|title=Netball Australia - Annual Report 04|publisher=Netball Australia|access-date=13 September 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://netball.com.au/sites/default/files/2019-06/Annual-report-2005.pdf|title=Netball Australia - Annual Report 05|publisher=Netball Australia|access-date=13 September 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://sa.netball.com.au/sites/sa/files/2020-01/Annual-Report-2010.pdf|title=Annual Report 2010 – Netball SA|publisher=sa.netball.com.au|access-date=29 June 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/netball/adelaide-thunderbirds-move-four-games-to-adelaide-arena/news-story/9d33522bb5f838dc13f8034f3055814f|title=Adelaide Thunderbirds move four games to Adelaide Arena|work=The Advertiser|location=Adelaide|date=13 February 2017|access-date=18 October 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://sa.netball.com.au/sites/sa/files/2020-01/Annual-Report-2013.pdf|title=Annual Report 2013 – Netball SA|publisher=sa.netball.com.au|access-date=29 June 2020}} and Southern Force.{{cite web|url=https://sa.netball.com.au/sites/sa/files/2020-01/Annual-Report-2012.pdf|title=Annual Report 2012 – Netball SA|publisher=sa.netball.com.au|access-date=29 June 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/16094708/DUANL-Fixture-only-15-April.pdf|title=2019 DUANL Fixture|publisher=netball.com.au|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627133145/https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/netball-wp-assets/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/16094708/DUANL-Fixture-only-15-April.pdf|archive-date=27 June 2020|access-date=25 June 2020|date=15 April 2019}} It also hosts numerous netball competitions and tournaments organised by Netball South Australia including the Netball South Australia Premier League, the Country Championships, the Adelaide Metropolitan Netball Division and the City Night Division.{{cite web|url=https://sa.netball.com.au/sites/sa/files/2020-01/Annual-Report-2010.pdf|title=Annual Report 2010 – Netball SA|publisher=sa.netball.com.au|access-date=29 June 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://sa.netball.com.au/sites/sa/files/2020-01/Annual-Report-2012.pdf|title=Annual Report 2012 – Netball SA|publisher=sa.netball.com.au|access-date=29 June 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://sa.netball.com.au/sites/sa/files/2020-01/Annual-Report-2013.pdf|title=Annual Report 2013 – Netball SA|publisher=sa.netball.com.au|access-date=29 June 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://sa.netball.com.au/sites/sa/files/2020-01/Annual-Report-2011.pdf|title=Annual Report 2011 – Netball SA|publisher=sa.netball.com.au|access-date=23 July 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://sa.netball.com.au/sites/sa/files/2020-01/Annual-Report-2015_0.pdf|title=2015 Annual Report – Netball SA|publisher=sa.netball.com.au|access-date=29 June 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://sa.netball.com.au/sites/sa/files/2020-01/Annual-Report-2016.pdf|title=2016 Annual Report – Netball SA|publisher=sa.netball.com.au|access-date=29 June 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://sa.netball.com.au/sites/sa/files/2020-01/Annual-Report-2018.pdf|title=2018 Annual Report – Netball SA|publisher=sa.netball.com.au|access-date=23 July 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://sa.netball.com.au/sites/sa/files/2020-03/Annual%20Report%202019.pdf|title=2019 Annual Report – Netball SA|publisher=sa.netball.com.au|access-date=23 July 2020}} The stadium has also hosted international test series featuring Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and England.{{cite web|url=https://sa.netball.com.au/book-our-venue|title=Book Our Venue|publisher=sa.netball.com.au|date=26 December 2019|access-date=21 November 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://netball.com.au/sites/default/files/2019-06/Annual-report-2009.pdf|title=2009 Annual Report - Netball Australia|publisher=netball.com.au|access-date=23 June 2020}}
=Facilities=
Netball SA Stadium features four indoor courts with sprung wooden floors. The indoor stadium has a seating capacity of 3,200 on fixed and retractable seating while outside there are 26 netball courts and parking for up to 750 cars. Between 2015 and 2016 the outdoor courts were upgraded.{{cite web|url=https://sa.netball.com.au/sites/sa/files/2020-01/Annual-Report-2014.pdf|title=Annual Report 2014 – Netball SA|publisher=sa.netball.com.au|access-date=23 July 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://dpti.sa.gov.au/news?a=252054|title=Netball SA Stadium outdoor courts upgrade|publisher=dpti.sa.gov.au|date=9 February 2016|access-date=21 November 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sasi.sa.gov.au/news?a=4494|title=Netball SA Stadium outdoor courts upgrade|publisher=sasi.sa.gov.au|date=19 September 2019|access-date=21 November 2020}} Between 2018 and 2019 further upgrades including car park improvements, office refurbishments and improvements to player facilities upgrades were carried out.{{cite web|url=https://sa.netball.com.au/sites/sa/files/2020-01/Annual-Report-2018.pdf|title=2018 Annual Report – Netball SA|publisher=sa.netball.com.au|access-date=23 July 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://sa.netball.com.au/news/stadium-works|title=Stadium Works|publisher=sa.netball.com.au|date=26 December 2019|access-date=21 November 2020}} In November 2020 Netball South Australia announced funding from the Government of South Australia for further upgrades, including increasing the stadium capacity.{{cite web|url=https://sa.netball.com.au/news/netball-sa-receives-12-million-government-funding-stadium-upgrades|title=Netball SA receives $12 million in government funding for stadium upgrades|publisher=sa.netball.com.au|date=14 November 2020|access-date=21 November 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://adelaidethunderbirds.com.au/news/netball-sa-receives-12-million-government-funding-stadium-upgrades|title=Netball SA receives $12 million in government funding for stadium upgrades|publisher=adelaidethunderbirds.com.au|date=14 November 2020|access-date=21 November 2020}}
Due to the stadiums limited capacity, the Thunderbirds play most of their games at the 10,000 seat Adelaide Entertainment Centre located a short distance away on Port Road in Hindmarsh, or alternatively at the teams original home, the 8,000 capacity Adelaide Arena located in Findon.
Naming rights
When sponsored by ETSA Utilities, Netball SA Stadium was known as ETSA Park. The naming rights deal with ETSA ended in 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.netballsa.asn.au/extra.asp?id=1913&OrgID=23&menu=697|title=ETSA Park|publisher=netballsa.asn.au|date=14 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110314211648/http://www.netballsa.asn.au/extra.asp?id=1913&OrgID=23&menu=697|access-date=20 November 2020|archive-date=14 March 2011}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ausleisure.com.au/news/etsa-ends-netball-sa-stadium-sponsorship/|title=ETSA ends Netball SA Stadium sponsorship|publisher=ausleisure.com.au|date=26 March 2012|access-date=21 November 2020}} Between 2015 and 2020 the stadium was known as Priceline Stadium due to a sponsorship arrangement with Priceline.{{cite web|url=https://ajp.com.au/news/priceline-partners-with-netball-sa-and-the-adelaide-thunderbirds/|title=Priceline secures Adelaide Thunderbirds sponsorship|publisher=ajp.com.au|date=13 August 2015|access-date=17 October 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://sa.netball.com.au/news/netball-sa-and-adelaide-thunderbirds-seven-year-partnership-priceline-pharmacy-comes-close|title=Netball SA and Adelaide Thunderbirds' seven-year partnership with Priceline Pharmacy comes to a close|publisher=sa.netball.com.au|date=10 November 2020|access-date=21 November 2020}}
References
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{{Adelaide Thunderbirds}}
{{Netball venues in Australia}}
{{Netball in South Australia}}
{{Adelaide landmarks}}
External links
- [https://www.instagram.com/explore/locations/599856628/australia/adelaide-south-australia/netball-sa-stadium-adelaide/ Netball SA Stadium on Instagram]
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Category:Indoor arenas in Australia
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Category:Netball venues in South Australia
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