Bassendean Oval
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Former names | Bassendean Oval |
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Location | Bassendean, Western Australia |
Coordinates | 31°54′11″S 115°57′21″E / 31.90306°S 115.95583°ECoordinates: 31°54′11″S 115°57′21″E / 31.90306°S 115.95583°E |
Operator | Swan Districts Football Club |
Capacity | 22,000 |
Surface | Grass |
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Swan Districts Swans (WAFL) | |
Designated | 17 October 2003 |
Reference no. | 7403 |
Bassendean Oval (officially Steel Blue Oval) is a sports stadium, located in Bassendean, Western Australia. The capacity of the venue is 22,000 people.
It usually hosts Australian rules football matches and is the home of WAFL League's Swan Districts Football Club.[1]
The record crowd is 22,350, for a WAFL match between Swan Districts and West Perth in 1980.[2]
The stadium played host to the Big Day Out in 2001 and the Soundwave Festival show in March 2009 and 2010.[3]
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Grandstands
References[]
- ^ Croy, Liam (21 September 2010). "Concert venue rejection a win for WAFL". Eastern Reporter. Archived from the original on 6 October 2010.
- ^ Poat, Peter & East, Alan (1988). 1988 West Australian Football Register. p. 59.
- ^ Richardson, Chris (14 August 2009). "Lineup revealed for Soundwave festival". The West Australian.
External links[]
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- Bassendean Oval at Austadiums
- Google Maps aerial image of Steel Blue Oval
Categories:
- West Australian Football League grounds
- Sports venues in Perth, Western Australia
- Swan Districts Football Club
- State Register of Heritage Places in the Town of Bassendean
- Bassendean, Western Australia
- Australian sports venue stubs