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The Lake Oval was a former Australian rules football and cricket stadium located in Albert Park, Victoria. It was the home of the South Melbourne Football Club before their relocation to Sydney in 1982 (where they became the Sydney Swans), and also of the South Melbourne Cricket Club. In 1995 the majority of the remaining stands and facilities were demolished, and the boutique soccer venue Bob Jane Stadium was erected in its place, to accommodate the relocation of football (soccer) club South Melbourne Hellas (now known as South Melbourne FC and not to be confused with the australian rules club) from its former home of Middle Park due to the construction of the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit.
old Lake Oval grandstand, unused and in a state of disrepair
A remnant of the old Lake Oval structure, a grandstand built in 1926, still remains standing between the stadium grandstand and the stadium's car park, but this is not used and has fallen into disrepair. Its continued existence remains the subject of debate. Complicating the future of the old stand and the venue itself are plans by the Victorian Government, who will install a running track at Bob Jane Stadium in an attempt to relocate Athletics Victoria away from its current base at Olympic Park.[1]
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- ^ Australian Stadiums :: Grounds for ill feeling
Coordinates: 37°50′25″S 144°57′54″E / 37.84028°S 144.965°E / -37.84028; 144.965
