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'''HBF Stadium''' is a sports complex in the suburb of [[Mount Claremont, Western Australia|Mount Claremont]], west of [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]], [[Western Australia]], [[Australia]]. It was opened in 1986 and is home to the [[Western Australian Institute of Sport]]. The main indoor arena holds 4,500 people (over 5000 with standing room). Previously known as the '''Claremont Superdrome''' and '''Challenge Stadium''', the stadium received its current name through a naming-rights sponsorship with "HBF" in 2014<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiQARCu_Pxk&feature=youtu.be</ref>. Although the sponsorship with Challenge Bank no longer existed between 2002 and 2014, the name of the stadium was retained until 2014 when a new naming rights deal with HBF was struck.
'''HBF Stadium''' is a sports complex in the suburb of [[Mount Claremont, Western Australia|Mount Claremont]], west of [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]], [[Western Australia]], [[Australia]]. It was opened in 1986 and is home to the [[Western Australian Institute of Sport]]. The main indoor arena holds 4,500 people (over 5000 with standing room). Previously known as the '''Claremont Superdrome''' and '''Challenge Stadium''', the stadium received its current name through a naming-rights sponsorship with [[HBF]] in 2014<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiQARCu_Pxk&feature=youtu.be</ref>. Although the sponsorship with Challenge Bank no longer existed between 2002 and 2014, the name of the stadium was retained until 2014 when a new naming rights deal with HBF was struck.


Until the end of the [[2011-12 NBL season]], HBF Stadium was the home to five time [[National Basketball League (Australasia)|National Basketball League]] champions the [[Perth Wildcats]]. The Wildcats previously used the venue when it was the Claremont Superdrome as their home court from 1987 until moving to the larger (8,200 capacity) [[Perth Entertainment Centre]] in 1990. They moved back to the stadium from the [[2002-03 NBL season]] after the Entertainment Centre closed and remained there until the end of the 2011-12 season. The Wildcats played in four NBL Grand Final series at Challenge Stadium in 1987, [[2002-03 NBL season|2002-03]], [[2009-10 NBL season|2009-10]] and 2011-12, with the only championship coming in 2009-10. During Wildcats games the venue was referred to as "The Jungle".
Until the end of the [[2011-12 NBL season]], HBF Stadium was the home to five time [[National Basketball League (Australasia)|National Basketball League]] champions the [[Perth Wildcats]]. The Wildcats previously used the venue when it was the Claremont Superdrome as their home court from 1987 until moving to the larger (8,200 capacity) [[Perth Entertainment Centre]] in 1990. They moved back to the stadium from the [[2002-03 NBL season]] after the Entertainment Centre closed and remained there until the end of the 2011-12 season. The Wildcats played in four NBL Grand Final series at Challenge Stadium in 1987, [[2002-03 NBL season|2002-03]], [[2009-10 NBL season|2009-10]] and 2011-12, with the only championship coming in 2009-10. During Wildcats games the venue was referred to as "The Jungle".

Revision as of 10:43, 3 May 2014

HBF Stadium
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Former namesClaremont Superdrome (1986 - 1996), Challenge Stadium (1996 - 2014)
LocationStephenson Avenue, Mount Claremont, Perth, Western Australia 6010
Coordinates31°57′9″S 115°46′57″E / 31.95250°S 115.78250°E / -31.95250; 115.78250
OperatorVenuesWest
CapacityBasketball / Netball: 4,500
Opened1986
Tenants
Western Australian Institute of Sport
Perth Wildcats (NBL) (1987-1990, 2002-2012)
Perth Lynx (WNBL) (1988-1989))
Perth Orioles (CBT) (1997-2007)
West Coast Fever (ANZ Championship) (2008-present)

HBF Stadium is a sports complex in the suburb of Mount Claremont, west of Perth, Western Australia, Australia. It was opened in 1986 and is home to the Western Australian Institute of Sport. The main indoor arena holds 4,500 people (over 5000 with standing room). Previously known as the Claremont Superdrome and Challenge Stadium, the stadium received its current name through a naming-rights sponsorship with HBF in 2014[1]. Although the sponsorship with Challenge Bank no longer existed between 2002 and 2014, the name of the stadium was retained until 2014 when a new naming rights deal with HBF was struck.

Until the end of the 2011-12 NBL season, HBF Stadium was the home to five time National Basketball League champions the Perth Wildcats. The Wildcats previously used the venue when it was the Claremont Superdrome as their home court from 1987 until moving to the larger (8,200 capacity) Perth Entertainment Centre in 1990. They moved back to the stadium from the 2002-03 NBL season after the Entertainment Centre closed and remained there until the end of the 2011-12 season. The Wildcats played in four NBL Grand Final series at Challenge Stadium in 1987, 2002-03, 2009-10 and 2011-12, with the only championship coming in 2009-10. During Wildcats games the venue was referred to as "The Jungle".

The Wildcats final game at the stadium was their 87-86 win over the New Zealand Breakers in Game 2 of the 2011-12 NBL Grand Final series in front of 4,400 fans. From the 2012-13 NBL season, the Wildcats will play out of the new, 14,846 seat Perth Arena.

Three time world boxing champion Danny Green also calls HBF Stadium home.

Since 2008 the stadium has also been the home court for the West Coast Fever netball team who play in the ANZ Championship.

The complex features an Olympic-standard aquatic centre, a gym, an adventure training course, two arenas, and several basketball courts, as well as cafés, childcare centres, a sports store, accommodations, and a museum. Regular exhibitions and Expos are hosted throughout the year as well as many national and international sporting events such as the 1991 and the 1998 World Aquatics Championships.

In April/May 2011 Cirque Du Soleil did a 2 week run of its 1992 production Saltimbanco at Challenge Stadium

As a music venue

HBF Stadium has been the venue of major music concerts, including:

2003

2004

  • P!nk - 30 April 2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

References

  1. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiQARCu_Pxk&feature=youtu.be
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