Olympic Park Stadium
| Holden Centre, Olympic Park, The Graveyard | |
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| Location | Olympic Bvd, Melbourne, Victoria |
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| Coordinates | 37°49′29″S 144°58′52″E / 37.82472°S 144.98111°ECoordinates: 37°49′29″S 144°58′52″E / 37.82472°S 144.98111°E |
| Owner | Melbourne Olympic Parks Trust |
| Operator | Melbourne Olympic Parks Trust |
| Capacity | 18,500 |
| Surface | Grass Athletics Track |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1954 |
| Opened | 1956 |
| Closed | 2009 |
| Demolished | 2011 |
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Melbourne Storm (NRL) (1998–2000, 2002–2009) Melbourne Victory (A-League) (2005–2006) Collingwood (AFL, training) (2011–) Collingwood (VFL) (2016–) |
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Olympic Park Stadium was a multi-purpose outdoor stadium located on Olympic Boulevard in inner Melbourne. The stadium was built as an athletics training venue for the 1956 Olympics, a short distance from the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground), which served as the Olympic Stadium. Over the years it was the home of rugby league side, Melbourne Storm and the A-League team, Melbourne Victory; throughout its life the stadium played host to athletics. Olympic Park Stadium was located in Olympic Park, which is part of the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct.
Olympic Park Stadium was demolished in 2011, and replaced with an Australian rules football ground. This new ground, Olympic Park Oval, has been used by the Collingwood Football Club for training purposes, it being adjacent to the Westpac Centre. As of the 2016 season, Collingwood are using Olympic Park (under the sponsored name Holden Centre) as one of their home grounds for the VFL side of the club.
The stadium was one of the largest in Victoria primarily suited to a rectangular configuration, which made it ideal for hosting rugby league, rugby union, soccer and gridiron matches. Whilst the larger Etihad Stadium and Melbourne Cricket Ground stadiums also support rectangular configuration, due to their oval-shaped grounds, viewing conditions are less ideal. The larger 30,050-seat rectangular stadium (sponsored name AAMI Park) adjacent to Olympic Park Stadium was completed in May 2010.
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