The State Centre for Football (currently known as ServiceFM Stadium due to sponsorship from Adelaide-based company ServiceFM) is a

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facility in

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, an inner northern suburb of

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. The facility consists of two

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pitches, and the main pitch, which has a seated capacity of 1,000, and a total capacity of 7,000. The stadium hosts many South Australian NPL games and Australia Cup games. The ground is currently utilised by Adelaide United's Womens and

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teams, and Adelaide Comets.

History

The State Centre for Football first broke ground in February 2021, two years after plans were initially revealed. The project was backed by the

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and federal Labor government, after a

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$19 million grant and

$7.4 million grant from them respectively. The State Center for Football was completed in mid-April 2022, with the first competitive game being held on the 23rd of that month, a game between Adelaide Comets and

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, which resulted in the home team winning 2–1.

Australia Cup

The State Center of Football has hosted multiple Australia Cup fixtures. The stadium's all-time attendance record of 3,327 was set during the Round of 16 match between

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and

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, the first competitive meeting between the two teams.

References

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