Rockdale Ilinden Sports Centre
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| Location | 210 West Botany St, Arncliffe, New South Wales |
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| Coordinates | 33°56′34″S 151°9′28″E / 33.94278°S 151.15778°ECoordinates: 33°56′34″S 151°9′28″E / 33.94278°S 151.15778°E |
| Owner | Bayside Council |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | 1969 |
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| Rockdale Ilinden Football Club (NSWSL) (1969-2009) | |
Rockdale Ilinden Sports Centre was located on the grounds of Barton Park in Arncliffe, New South Wales in Australia. It was the home ground of the Rockdale Ilinden Football Club, who played in the New South Wales Super League.
A new Rockdale Illenden Sports Centre has been constructed at Bicentennial Park, 468 West Botany Street, Rockdale. It is the home of the Rockdale City Suns Football Club.
The old centre is located near St George Stadium, a football ground used by the St. George Saints. St George Stadium was not used during 2007-2008, but has started to be used again in 2009. Despite this re-use, Rockdale Ilinden is still used as the venue for many St. George Saints local division finals pending Rockdale Ilinden's move.
The Ilinden Sports Centre contains the Clubhouse which has hosted numerous functions - of which have included mainly Macedonian-orientated non-soccer related functions. The ground boasts an indoor/outdoor licensed canteen, proper home & away change rooms, ample grass and bitumen parking, two superior playing surfaces (main and training), two other soccer ovals and two makeshift baseball arenas.
The Rockdale Ilinden Football Club played at the Sports Centre for 40 years after their Australian birth. They won premierships there and developed their mainly Macedonian traditions, and celebrated their 40th anniversary year in 2009 with a minor premiership in the NSW Super League. Over time however, the Rockdale Ilinden Sports Centre has become worn out, and the club bought a lease for Bicentennial Park South, which was re-developed in 2009 as the new home of the Rockdale City Suns. The new facilities were officially opened on Saturday, 12 December 2009.
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