Landen Stadium[2] (previously Gabbie Stadium, Fairfax Community Stadium, Lily Homes Stadium, Lily's Football Centre, Blacktown City Sports Centre) is a multi-purpose stadium located in Sydney, Australia. It is the home ground of Blacktown City FC and Hills United FC. The stadium has a capacity crowd of 7,500 and is owned by Momento Hospitality.[3]
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| Former names | Gabbie Stadium (1953–2007)
Fairfax Community Stium (2007–2009) Lily Homes Stadium (2009–2014) Lily's Football Centre (2014–2020) Blacktown City Sports Centre (2020–2023) |
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| Address | 5 Quinn Ave SEVEN HILLS Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°46′2″S 150°56′24″E / 33.76722°S 150.94000°E |
| Owner | Momento Hospitality |
| Operator | Blacktown City FC |
| Capacity | 7,500[1] |
| Surface | Artificial Turf |
| Tenants | |
| Blacktown City FC Hills United FC | |
| Website | |
| www.blacktowncityfc.com.au | |
History
editThe stadium over the years has been used for soccer.
The venue has been originally known as Gabbie Stadium until naming rights deals with Fairfax Community Newspapers in 2007 settled on the name of Fairfax Community Stadium.[4] In 2009, it was renamed Lily Homes Stadium.[5] In 2014 it, was renamed Lily's Football Centre,[6] in 2020 it was renamed Blacktown City Sports Centre, in 2023 it was renamed Landen Stadium.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Gabbie Stadium". Austadiums. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ fergustilt (1 February 2023). "BLACKTOWN CITY SPORTS CENTRE IS NOW "LANDEN STADIUM"". Blacktown City FC. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ a b fergustilt (1 February 2023). "BLACKTOWN CITY FC ANNOUNCE MAJOR PARTNER, MOMENTO HOSPITALITY". Blacktown City FC. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ "Fairfax Media with Gabbie Stadium". Archived from the original on 4 September 2012.
- ^ "Blacktown Demons saved by $2.6m bid". Archived from the original on 25 October 2009.
- ^ "Lily's Football Centre opens in Sydney's west - Australasian Leisure Management".
External links
edit- Official Blacktown City website Archived 10 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- Gabbie Stadium at Austadiums
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