Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre
{{short description|Indoor sports arena located in Townsville, Queensland, Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre
| nickname = The Swamp
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| location = Entertainment Drive, Breakwater Island, Townsville, Queensland
| coordinates = {{coord|19|15|2|S|146|49|39|E|display=it}}
| broke_ground = 1990
| opened = 1993
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| former_names = Townsville Entertainment Centre
| tenants = Townsville Crocodiles (NBL) (1993–2014, 2015–2016)
2018 Commonwealth Games
Townsville Fire (WNBL) (2021–present)
| seating_capacity = 5,257
|}}
Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre is an indoor sports arena located in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The capacity of the arena is 5,257 and was built in 1993.
Tenants
From 1993 until the end of the 2013–14 NBL season, the centre was the home arena of the Townsville Crocodiles basketball team. During Crocodiles games, the venue was commonly referred to as "The Swamp". Due to a downturn in attendance figures, the Crocs played at the Townsville RSL Stadium during the 2014–15 NBL season. In May 2015, the Crocodiles announced they would be returning to "The Swamp" for the 2015–16 season.{{cite web |title=Townsville Crocodiles confirm NBL future but may lose star Todd Blanchfield |date=2015-05-21 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190210153133/https://www.smh.com.au/sport/basketball/townsville-crocodiles-confirm-nbl-future-but-may-lose-star-todd-blanchfield-20150521-gh6uvv.html |archive-date=2019-02-10 |url-status=live |url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/basketball/townsville-crocodiles-confirm-nbl-future-but-may-lose-star-todd-blanchfield-20150521-gh6uvv.html}}
In 2021, the centre is set to become the new home arena for the Townsville Fire women's basketball team, ahead of the 2021–22 WNBL season.{{cite news|url=https://wnbl.basketball/townsville/news/major-announcement/|title=Welcome to the FIRE PIT|newspaper=Townsville Fire |date=16 June 2021 |publisher=wnbl.basketball|author1=Townsville }} This move will see the centre now commonly referred to as "The Fire Pit".
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.tecc.net.au Official website]
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{{Townsville Fire}}
{{Townsville Crocodiles}}
{{NBL Arenas|state=collapsed}}
{{2018 Commonwealth Games venues}}
Category:Defunct National Basketball League (Australia) venues
Category:Indoor arenas in Australia
Category:Townsville Crocodiles
Category:2018 Commonwealth Games venues
Category:Basketball venues in Australia
Category:Boxing venues in Australia
Category:Sports venues in Townsville
Category:Sports venues completed in 1993
Category:Basketball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
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