Latrobe City Stadium is a multi purpose sport stadium located in

Morwell, Victoria Morwell is a town in the Latrobe Valley area of Gippsland, in South-Eastern Victoria, Australia approximately 152 km (94 mi) east of Melbourne. Morwell has a population of 14,389 people at the . It is both the seat of local governme ...

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. Opened in 1991, today it is the home ground of the Falcons 2000 SC in the Latrobe Valley Soccer League, and is used for

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rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...

and

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. It was previously the home ground of the defunct

Gippsland Falcons Falcons 2000 Soccer Club is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in the regional Victorian city of Morwell. Founded in 1961 by the local Italian community, the club has participated in the Victorian state league system at multiple ...

during their tenure in the

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, and briefly in the Victoria Premier League. The

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rugby union club previously hosted a number of

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matches at the stadium. The stadium is also the headquarters of the Gippsland Cricket League and features

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approved lights, a function room and bar and a soccer shop. In 1995, a new stand was built, bringing the total seating capacity of the stadium to 1,912.

Notable fixtures

The stadium held a Victorian Premier League match in 2008 between the

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and

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, as well as several

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matches during the same year. On 8 July 2010, the venue held an A-League practice match between

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and

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. Newcastle won the match 2–1 in front of 3,000 spectators. On 13 November 2010, Falcons Park was host to the

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Women when they played

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Women in Round 2 of the W-League. Sydney FC beat Melbourne Victory 4–1. The venue hosted an

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"Regional Round" clash between

and

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on 4 December 2011. Melbourne Heart won the match 1–0 with

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scoring in the 41st minute. 2,951 people attended the game. The stadium will be upgraded to host the rugby sevens events at

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Attendance records

References

External links

* {{NRC Grounds Sports venues in Victoria (Australia) Soccer venues in Victoria (Australia) Rugby league stadiums in Australia Rugby union stadiums in Australia Morwell, Victoria