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 The Government of South Australia, also referred to as the South Australian Government, SA Government or more formally, His Majesty’s Government, is the Australian state democratic administrative authority of South Australia. It is modelled o ...

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

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. 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

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. It was built on former railyards at Mile End South. It was built at a cost of A$11.1 million, funded by the

and Netball South Australia. The stadium is owned by the Government of South Australia who in turn lease it to Netball South Australia.

Tenants

Netball SA Stadium is the main home venue for both Adelaide Thunderbirds and Southern Force. It also hosts numerous netball competitions and tournaments organized by Netball South Australia including the Netball South Australia Premier League, the Country Championships, the Adelaide Metropolitan Netball Division and the City Night Division. The stadium has also hosted international test series featuring

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, New Zealand, South Africa and England.

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. Between 2018 and 2019 further upgrades including car park improvements, office refurbishments and improvements to player facilities upgrades were carried out. In November 2020 Netball South Australia announced funding from the

for further upgrades, including increasing the stadium capacity.

Naming rights

When sponsored by ETSA Utilities, Netball SA Stadium was known as ETSA Park. The naming rights deal with ETSA ended in 2012. Between 2015 and 2020 the stadium was known as Priceline Stadium due to a sponsorship arrangement with Priceline.

References

External links

Netball SA Stadium on Instagram
{{DEFAULTSORT:Netball SA Stadium Indoor arenas in Australia Adelaide Thunderbirds Netball venues in South Australia Sports venues in Adelaide Sports venues completed in 2001 2001 establishments in Australia