Marden Sports Complex

Marden Sports Complex

Location	65 Lower Portrush Road Marden, South Australia 5070
Coordinates	34°53′27″S 138°38′0″E
Capacity	6,000[1][2]
Surface	Grass
Opened	2000
Tenants
Adelaide Blue Eagles Adelaide United Women

Marden Sports Complex is a multi-use stadium in Marden, South Australia. It is mainly used for soccer and is the home ground for National Premier League side Adelaide Blue Eagles. It was also used for the 2004 OFC Nations Cup and the 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup.

The stadium was built in 2000 and has a capacity of 6,000 people.^[3]

It was co-host to the group stage of the 2004 OFC Nations Cup alongside Hindmarsh Stadium, with Marden hosting five games including one Socceroos match, a 6–1 win over Fiji featuring a Tim Cahill hattrick.^[4] Two years later the stadium hosted one match of the 2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup, a 5–0 win by the Matildas against Thailand.

It has been used by other Adelaide-based teams for FFA Cup matches, including Adelaide City's famous 1–0 win over A-League side Western Sydney Wanderers.^[5] A-League outfit Adelaide United has also hosted FFA Cup matches at the venue including their Round of 32 victory against Wellington Phoenix in 2014,^[6] victories against the Newcastle Jets and Melbourne Victory in 2017^[7][8] and a victory against the Central Coast Mariners in 2018.^[9]

Adelaide United's W-League side also plays its home games at the ground.^[10]

References

1. "Marden Sports Complex". Austadiums.com. Austadiums. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
2. "Marden Sports Complex". Soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
3. "Marden Sports Complex". Austadiums.com. Austadiums. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
4. FIFA Match Report (archived)
5. Greco, John (31 July 2017). "Love in ecstasy after winning goal over Wanderers". FFA Cup. Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
6. Bennett, Josh (31 July 2017). "Valkanis praises young Reds after Cup win". FFA Cup. Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
7. "Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets FFA Cup 09-08-2017". FFA Cup. Football Federation Australia. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
8. "Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory FFA Cup 23-08-2017". FFA Cup. Football Federation Australia. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
9. "Adelaide United vs Central Coast Mariners, FFA Cup, Round of 32, 1st Aug 2018". FFA Cup. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
10. "W-League Reds play to Checker's delight". www.adelaidenow.com.au. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2019.

External links

• Official Website of Adelaide Blue Eagles
• Soccerway page