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| State Hockey Centre | |
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| The Pines | |
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| Former names | The Pines Stadium |
| Location | State Sports Park, Main North Road, Gepps Cross, South Australia 5094 |
| Coordinates | 34°50′33″S 138°36′30″E / 34.8425°S 138.60833°ECoordinates: 34°50′33″S 138°36′30″E / 34.8425°S 138.60833°E |
| Owner | South Australian Government |
| Operator | Office of Recreation & Sport |
| Surface | FIH approved Class 1 System 5 Balsam water-based |
| Capacity | 10,000 |
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| Hockey SA Men: Southern Hotshots (AHL) (1991-present) Women: Southern Suns (AHL) (1993-present) South Australian Gridiron Association (1997-present) |
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The State Hockey Centre, set in South Australia’s State Sports Park, is a field hockey stadium in Adelaide, South Australia and offers a pitch used for both competition and training activities, complemented by amenities. The stadium is home to Hockey SA, the peak body for hockey in South Australia and to both Adelaide based teams in the Australian Hockey League, the men's Southern Hotshots since 1991 and the women's Southern Suns since 1993. The stadium is also home to Forestville hockey club since 1994, and was opened in a ceremony by then Australian representative Paul Lewis, another Forestville hockey club player.
The venue, also known by its original name of The Pines Stadium, has been home to South Australian Gridiron Association games since 1997.
[edit] References
- State Hockey Centre
- State Hockey Centre at austadiums.com
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