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Linkbelt Oval is a sports
Because of its age and rough playing surface, it is generally not suitable for international requirements. The Linkbelt Oval hosts Australian rules football and soccer matches. The stadium holds the offices of the Nauru Australian Football Association (NAFA), which organized the games of the national championships and the national team. The visitor attendance record lies at 3,000 spectators, which was achieved during the championship finale in 1999.
It consists of a playing field and temporary small grandstands during important games. The structure is named after a company, which was earlier involved in the excavation of "Nauru"
Brian Clarke, 24 August 2006
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Linkbelt Oval at Google Maps
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stadium
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on the island nation
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of Nauru
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. It is located in Aiwo and was constructed by the Nauru Phosphate Corporation
The Nauru Phosphate Corporation (NPC) was a government-owned company controlling phosphate mining in Nauru, now known as the Republic of Nauru Phosphate, or RONPhos.
Failed investments
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. It is also called the Aida Oval, because Aida, one of the athletic organizations in Nauru, holds its competitions and trainings here. 1,000-capacity Denig Stadium
Denig Stadium is a soccer stadium on the island nation of Nauru. It is located in Nibok and has a capacity of 1,000 spectators. The stadium is at times unusable as it is also used as a storage area for shipping containers.
History
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, which hosted home games of association football club Black Brothers
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, and Linkbelt Oval are the main sports venues on Nauru.
Overview
Because of its age and rough playing surface, it is generally not suitable for international requirements. The Linkbelt Oval hosts Australian rules football and soccer matches. The stadium holds the offices of the Nauru Australian Football Association (NAFA), which organized the games of the national championships and the national team. The visitor attendance record lies at 3,000 spectators, which was achieved during the championship finale in 1999.
It consists of a playing field and temporary small grandstands during important games. The structure is named after a company, which was earlier involved in the excavation of phosphate
In chemistry, a phosphate is an anion, salt, functional group or ester derived from a phosphoric acid. It most commonly means orthophosphate, a derivative of orthophosphoric acid .
The phosphate or orthophosphate ion is derived from phosph ...
s. Additionally, the team named after the power station, the Menaida Tigers, was originally known by the name "Linkbelt."
There is no grass growing in the stadium; the playing surface is comprised completely of phosphate
In chemistry, a phosphate is an anion, salt, functional group or ester derived from a phosphoric acid. It most commonly means orthophosphate, a derivative of orthophosphoric acid .
The phosphate or orthophosphate ion is derived from phosph ...
dust and dirt. The motto of the NAFA is "the hard men of football".Brian Clarke, 24 August 2006
Gallery
See also
* Australian rules football in NauruReferences
External links
Linkbelt Oval at Google Maps
{{Nauru-sport-stub Australian rules football grounds Sports venues in Nauru
Nauru
Nauru ( or ; na, Naoero), officially the Republic of Nauru ( na, Repubrikin Naoero) and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country and microstate in Oceania, in the Central Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in K ...
Soccer venues in Nauru
Australian rules football in Nauru