Landen Stadium (previously Gabbie Stadium, Fairfax Community Stadium, Lily Homes Stadium, Lily's Football Centre, Blacktown City Sports Centre) is a
multi-purpose stadium
A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used for multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a design philosophy that stres ...
located in
Sydney
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,
Australia
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. It is the home ground of
Blacktown City FC and
Hills United FC. The stadium has a capacity crowd of 7,500 and is owned by Momento Hospitality.
History
The stadium over the years has been used for
soccer
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.
The venue has been originally known as Gabbie Stadium until naming rights deals with
Fairfax Community Newspapers in 2007 settled on the name of Fairfax Community Stadium. In 2009, it was renamed Lily Homes Stadium. In 2014 it, was renamed Lily's Football Centre,
in 2020 it was renamed Blacktown City Sports Centre, in 2023 it was renamed Landen Stadium.
References
External links
Official Blacktown City websiteGabbie Stadium at Austadiums
Soccer venues in Sydney
Rugby league stadiums in Australia
Rugby union stadiums in Australia
Sports venues in Sydney
Sports venues completed in 1979
Blacktown City FC
Multi-purpose stadiums in Australia
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