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Adelaide Fire
Adelaide Fire is an Australian professional field hockey club based in Adelaide, South Australia. The club was established in 2019, and is one of 7 established to compete in Hockey Australia's new premier domestic competition, Hockey One. The club unifies both men and women under one name, unlike South Australia's former representation in the Australian Hockey League as the SA Hotshots (men) and SA Suns (women). Adelaide Fire will compete for the first time in the inaugural season of Hockey One, which will be contested from late September through to mid November 2019. History Adelaide Fire, along with six other teams, was founded on 17 April 2019 as part of Hockey Australia's development of hockey. The establishment of the club however, was not met without challenges. It was feared Hockey SA would not enter Hockey One due to financial restraints, however after a public fundraiser the entry quota was met. The club name of the Fire is a natural progression and combination of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Hockey Centre (South Australia)
The State Hockey Centre, currently known as MATE Stadium (formerly known as the Pines Stadium and Distinctive Homes Hockey Arena (2003–2009)), is a 4,000 capacity, government owned outdoor field hockey stadium located in Gepps Cross, a northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It offers two international-standard wet hockey pitches which are used for both competition and training activities. It is the home to the Southern Hotshots and SA Suns in the Australian Hockey League. Features Pitch 1 has a 'TeamSports Surface - Auqaturf Evolution' surface and Pitch 2 has a 'STI - Poligras Olympia CoolPlus' surface. The stadium has fixed seating capacity of 330 and room for a further 4,000 temporary seats. The car park is capacity is 200 cars plus four disabled cars. Adjacent grassed areas to the west and north are used as overflow car parks for major events. The State Hockey Centre upstairs area has a Main Function Area and adjoining Pak Poy Room, along with bar/cafeteria facil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |