Perth Oval
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| Full name | Perth Oval |
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| Former names | Loton Park Members Equity Stadium ME Bank Stadium |
| Location | Lord Street Perth, Western Australia |
| Coordinates | 31°56′45″S 115°52′12″E / 31.94583°S 115.87000°ECoordinates: 31°56′45″S 115°52′12″E / 31.94583°S 115.87000°E |
| Owner | VenuesWest |
| Operator | VenuesWest |
| Capacity | 20,500 (Sports mode) |
| Record attendance | 32,000 (Concert, 2015) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | LED Screen |
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| Built | 1910 |
| Renovated | 2004 and 2012 |
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East Perth Football Club (1910–2002) Perth Glory FC (A-League) (1996–present) Western Force (Super Rugby) (2010–present) |
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| Website | |
| nibstadium.com.au | |
Perth Oval (also known as nib Stadium under a naming rights agreement with nib Health Funds) is a sports stadium in Perth, the capital of the Australian state of Western Australia. Located close to Perth's central business district, the stadium currently has a maximum capacity of 20,500 people for sporting events and 25,000 people for concerts, with the ground's record attendance of 32,000 people set during an Ed Sheeran concert in 2015. The land on which the stadium was built was made a public reserve in 1904, with the main ground developed several years later.
Perth Oval was the home ground of the East Perth Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) from 1910 until 2002, and hosted several of the competition's grand finals during that time. In 2004, the ground was redeveloped, altering it from an oval field to a rectangular field. The ground is currently home to two major professional sporting clubs: Perth Glory FC, a soccer team competing in the A-League, and the Western Force, a rugby union team competing in the Super Rugby competition. The ground is also used by the WA Reds, a semi-professional rugby league team competing in the S. G. Ball Cup, as well as for concerts.
The stadium is currently used for hosting sports events and concerts.
In sports mode the stadium has a capacity of around 20,500. Association football club Perth Glory has played at the ground since 1996. The stadium is unusual among modern Australian stadiums for having a standing terrace at the northern end of the ground, called 'The Shed'. A breakaway group from the vocal supporters of the Perth Glory 'Shed', named 'Glory Fans United', are now situated in the Southern Stand.
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