Adelaide’s Hindmarsh Stadium is set for a AUD$45m (€27.7m/£24.9m) revamp as the city targets hosting matches at the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023.
South Australia’s government has pledged a total of $89m for redevelopment at Hindmarsh Stadium and Memorial Drive Tennis Centre in its budget for the coming year. A total of $209m has been earmarked to deliver a “a sporting golden era” through the State Sport and Recreation Infrastructure Plan.
The redevelopment of the 16,500-capacity Hindmarsh Stadium, the home of the Adelaide United A-League soccer team, will upgrade the venue ahead of the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023, to be staged in Australia and New Zealand. FIFA will decide which five Australian venues will host games, with Hindmarsh Stadium one of seven to have been proposed.
The $45m fund will deliver a new pitch, upgraded lighting and shade covering over the east grandstand. Hindmarsh Stadium – currently known as Coopers Stadium – will also welcome new and upgraded changerooms, enhanced media/broadcast facilities, and improved disability access and corporate facilities.
The $44m for Memorial Drive Tennis Centre — the home of the Adelaide International tennis tournament which is played the week before the Australian Open — will deliver stage two of the venue’s redevelopment, coming soon after a $10m project to install a canopy-roof structure.
Stage two will see an additional 1,500 seat capacity across four new grandstands for a total capacity of 6,000 as well as improved access to the adjacent Adelaide Oval precinct. There will also be new areas for event activities, general function spaces, enhanced digital infrastructure and elite training and recovery facilities.
South Australia Premier Steven Marshall said the projects will be “a game-changer” for sport in the state and create jobs.
“Our investment is a game changer for sport at all levels and will cement our state as one of the leading sporting cities in the nation,” Premier Marshall said.
“The first projects will create hundreds of jobs during construction, support local businesses and significantly boost our economy.”
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