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Latrobe City Stadium Former names Mobil Park, Falcons Park Location Morwell, Victoria Coordinates 38°12′58″S 146°25′41″E / 38.21611°S 146.42806°ECoordinates: 38°12′58″S 146°25′41″E / 38.21611°S 146.42806°E Opened 1981 Owner Gippsland Soccer League Surface Grass Capacity 12,000 Tenants Falcons 2000 SC LaTrobe City Stadium, previously known as Mobil Park, is a football (soccer) stadium in Morwell, Victoria, Australia. It is mainly used for football (soccer) and was the home ground for the now defunct Gippsland Falcons during their tenure in the also defunct National Soccer League. The stadium has a capacity of 12,000 and was built in 1981.[1] It is now used as the home ground for the Gippsland Soccer League club "Falcons 2000", an offshoot club of Gippsland Falcons. Latrobe City Stadium is the headquarters of the Gippsland Soccer League and features Football Federation Victoria approved lights, a function room and bar and a soccer shop.
The stadium held a Victorian Premier League match in 2008,[2] as well as several Victorian Womens Premier League matches during the same year [3] when the Gippsland Soccer League had a team competing in the Victorian Womens Premier League.
As well as a Victorian Premier League match, the venue has held one A-League practice match between Melbourne Heart and Newcastle Jets on the 8-7-2010 with an attendance of 3000 spectators. Newcastle won the match 2-1.[4] On Saturday 13 November, Falcons Park was host to the Melbourne Victory Women when they played Sydney FC Women in Round 2 of the W-League. Sydney FC beat Melbourne Victory 4-1[5].
The venue will host an A-League "Regional Round" clash between Melbourne Heart and Wellington Phoenix on December 4, 2011.[6]
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A-League stadiums Current AAMI Park · Bluetongue Stadium · Ausgrid Stadium · Etihad Stadium · Hindmarsh Stadium · nib Stadium · Skilled Park · Sydney Football Stadium · Suncorp Stadium · Westpac Stadium (NZ)Former Occasionally used Adelaide Oval · AMI Stadium (NZ) · Aurora Stadium · Campbelltown Stadium · Canberra Stadium · Carrington Park · Eden Park (NZ) · Falcons Park · FMG Stadium (NZ) · Forsyth Barr Stadium (NZ) · Parramatta Stadium · Port Macquarie Regional StadiumCategories:- Soccer venues in Australia
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