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{{short description|Overview of sports traditions and activities in the Australian state of Victoria}} |
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The state of [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]], [[Australia]], has a strong sporting culture and includes many popular sports. |
The state of [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]], [[Australia]], has a strong sporting culture and includes many popular sports. |
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In terms of both attendance and media coverage, Australian rules football is the most popular sport in the state. The participation rate of 4% is the third highest in the country with 223,999 players counted in 2004. [[Australian rules football]] [[Origins of Australian rules football|originated in Melbourne in 1858]]. Ten of the eighteen [[Australian Football League]] clubs are based in Victoria, and the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] (MCG) is held by many to be the spiritual home of the game. Victoria hosted all [[Australian Football International Cup]] competitions from 2002 to 2017. |
In terms of both attendance and media coverage, Australian rules football is the most popular sport in the state. The participation rate of 4% is the third highest in the country with 223,999 players counted in 2004. [[Australian rules football]] [[Origins of Australian rules football|originated in Melbourne in 1858]]. Ten of the eighteen [[Australian Football League]] clubs are based in Victoria, and the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] (MCG) is held by many to be the spiritual home of the game. Victoria hosted all [[Australian Football International Cup]] competitions from 2002 to 2017. |
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{{see also|Victoria Australian rules football team}} |
{{see also|Victoria Australian rules football team}} |
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*[[Geelong Football Club]] est 1859 |
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*[[Carlton Football Club]] est 1864 |
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*[[North Melbourne Football Club]] est 1869 |
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*[[Essendon Football Club]] est 1871 |
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*[[St. Kilda Football Club]] est 1873 |
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*[[Western Bulldogs Football Club]] est 1877 |
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*[[Richmond Football Club]] est 1885 |
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*[[Hawthorn Football Club]] est 1902 |
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===Basketball=== |
===Basketball=== |
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Basketball has the highest participation rate in the state.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2010/07/01/187051_geelong_sports.html |title=Basketball numbers are booming in Geelong - Local News - Geelong, VIC, Australia |publisher=Geelongadvertiser.com.au |date=2010-07-01 |access-date=2012-01-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/basketball-is-most-popular-sport/story-e6frf7kx-1225884928551 |title=Basketball popularity exploding across Melbourne's fringe |publisher=Herald Sun |date=2010-06-28 |access-date=2012-01-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/opinion/just-a-soccer-ruse/story-e6frfhqf-1225886397854 |title=World Cup soccer fans abandon reality for fantasy, says Neil Mitchell |publisher=Herald Sun |date=2010-07-01 |access-date=2012-01-14}}</ref> [[Melbourne United]] (previously Melbourne Tigers) and [[South East Melbourne Phoenix]] are Melbourne's current teams in the [[National Basketball League Australia|National Basketball League (Australia)]]. United have won the championship 4 times, in 1993, 1997, [[2005–06 NBL season|2005-2006]] and [[2007–08 NBL season|2007-2008]], with the Phoenix, being a new club, having yet to win a title. Both |
Basketball has the highest participation rate in the state.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2010/07/01/187051_geelong_sports.html |title=Basketball numbers are booming in Geelong - Local News - Geelong, VIC, Australia |publisher=Geelongadvertiser.com.au |date=2010-07-01 |access-date=2012-01-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/basketball-is-most-popular-sport/story-e6frf7kx-1225884928551 |title=Basketball popularity exploding across Melbourne's fringe |publisher=Herald Sun |date=2010-06-28 |access-date=2012-01-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/opinion/just-a-soccer-ruse/story-e6frfhqf-1225886397854 |title=World Cup soccer fans abandon reality for fantasy, says Neil Mitchell |publisher=Herald Sun |date=2010-07-01 |access-date=2012-01-14}}</ref> [[Melbourne United]] (previously Melbourne Tigers) and [[South East Melbourne Phoenix]] are Melbourne's current teams in the [[National Basketball League Australia|National Basketball League (Australia)]]. United have won the championship 4 times, in 1993, 1997, [[2005–06 NBL season|2005-2006]] and [[2007–08 NBL season|2007-2008]], with the Phoenix, being a new club, having yet to win a title. Both teams currently play home games at [[John Cain Arena]] in the centre of Melbourne, with SE Phoenix playing several games a year at the [[State Basketball Centre]] in the eastern Melbourne suburb of [[Wantirna South]]. |
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Between 2010 and 2013, Basketball in Victoria experienced an increase in participation and at the time had more players in the state than any other sport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2010/07/01/187051_geelong_sports.html |title=Basketball numbers are booming in Geelong - Local News - Geelong, VIC, Australia |publisher=Geelongadvertiser.com.au |date=2010-07-01 |access-date=2013-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/basketball-is-most-popular-sport/story-e6frf7kx-1225884928551| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110313160052/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/basketball-is-most-popular-sport/story-e6frf7kx-1225884928551| archive-date = 2011-03-13| title = Basketball popularity exploding across Melbourne's fringe {{!}} Herald Sun |
Between 2010 and 2013, Basketball in Victoria experienced an increase in participation and at the time had more players in the state than any other sport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2010/07/01/187051_geelong_sports.html |title=Basketball numbers are booming in Geelong - Local News - Geelong, VIC, Australia |publisher=Geelongadvertiser.com.au |date=2010-07-01 |access-date=2013-08-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/basketball-is-most-popular-sport/story-e6frf7kx-1225884928551| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110313160052/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/basketball-is-most-popular-sport/story-e6frf7kx-1225884928551| archive-date = 2011-03-13| title = Basketball popularity exploding across Melbourne's fringe {{!}} Herald Sun}}</ref> |
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*[[Melbourne United]] est 1984 |
*[[Melbourne United]] est 1984 |
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*[[South East Melbourne Phoenix]] est 2018 |
*[[South East Melbourne Phoenix]] est 2018 |
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===Cricket=== |
===Cricket=== |
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[[File:MCG stands.jpg|thumb|250px|Cricket at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]]] |
[[File:MCG stands.jpg|thumb|250px|Cricket at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]]] |
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Cricket is also popular in Victoria. The governing body for the sport is [[Cricket Victoria]] which administers the 1,182 cricket clubs and 112,000 registered cricketers in Victoria, and 62,774 children involved in school-based competition. The [[Victorian cricket team]] is the state team for both men and women and currently competes in the [[Sheffield Shield]], [[Marsh One-Day Cup]] and Women's National Cricket League. |
Cricket is also popular in Victoria. The governing body for the sport is [[Cricket Victoria]] which administers the 1,182 cricket clubs and 112,000 registered cricketers in Victoria, and 62,774 children involved in school-based competition. The [[Victorian cricket team]] is the state team for both men and women and currently competes in the [[Sheffield Shield]], [[Marsh One-Day Cup]] and Women's National Cricket League. |
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Since 2011, the [[Melbourne Renegades]] and [[Melbourne Stars]] have competed in the [[Big Bash League]], Australia's professional domestic [[Twenty20]] series. |
Since 2011, the [[Melbourne Renegades]] and [[Melbourne Stars]] have competed in the [[Big Bash League]], Australia's professional domestic [[Twenty20]] series. |
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'''Current Teams''' |
'''Current Teams''' |
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*[[Victorian cricket team]] |
*[[Victorian cricket team]] est 1851 |
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*[[Melbourne Renegades]] est 2011 |
*[[Melbourne Renegades]] est 2011 |
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*[[Melbourne Stars]] est 2011 |
*[[Melbourne Stars]] est 2011 |
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{{main|Soccer in Victoria}} |
{{main|Soccer in Victoria}} |
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Soccer in Victoria is governed by the [[Football Victoria]]. It is particularly popular among migrant communities and has one of the highest sporting participation level in the state (after basketball). Victoria currently features three teams in the National [[A-League]] in both the men's and women's competitions |
Soccer in Victoria is governed by the [[Football Victoria]]. It is particularly popular among migrant communities and has one of the highest sporting participation level in the state (after basketball). Victoria currently features three teams in the National [[A-League]] in both the men's and women's competitions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.melbourneheartsyn.com |title=melbourneheartsyn.com |publisher=melbourneheartsyn.com |access-date=2013-08-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712160031/http://www.melbourneheartsyn.com/ |archive-date=2012-07-12 }}</ref> |
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'''Current Teams''' |
'''Current Teams''' |
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*[[Melbourne Victory FC]] |
*[[Melbourne Victory FC]] est 2004 |
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*[[Melbourne City FC]] est 2009 |
*[[Melbourne City FC]] est 2009 |
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*[[Western United FC]] est 2018 |
*[[Western United FC]] est 2018 |
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{{main|Rugby league in Victoria}} |
{{main|Rugby league in Victoria}} |
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The predominantly Australian rules football-dominated state of Victoria didn't play host to much [[rugby league]] football, which was traditionally a New South Wales and Queensland-based game during the 20th century. Some representative games were played in Melbourne to gauge public interest in the sport in the early 1990s and the crowds were encouraging. |
The predominantly Australian rules football-dominated state of Victoria didn't play host to much [[rugby league]] football, which was traditionally a New South Wales and Queensland-based game during the 20th century. Some representative games were played in Melbourne to gauge public interest in the sport in the early 1990s and the crowds were encouraging. |
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{{Quotation|Travel back a few years and you find that, in [[rugby league]] circles, Melbourne was viewed as a great, succulent peach ready for picking. Almost 90,000 people had turned up to the MCG in 1994 to watch NSW play Queensland in a [[Rugby League State of Origin|State of Origin]] match. In a period where the robust sport was focused on expansion, Melbourne loomed as the obvious next frontier. Then the code imploded.|''[[The Sunday Age]]'', 1999<ref>{{cite news |
{{Quotation|Travel back a few years and you find that, in [[rugby league]] circles, Melbourne was viewed as a great, succulent peach ready for picking. Almost 90,000 people had turned up to the MCG in 1994 to watch NSW play Queensland in a [[Rugby League State of Origin|State of Origin]] match. In a period where the robust sport was focused on expansion, Melbourne loomed as the obvious next frontier. Then the code imploded.|''[[The Sunday Age]]'', 1999<ref>{{cite news |
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When the newly formed [[National Rugby League]] re-emerged in 1998, [[Melbourne Storm]] was part of the lineup of clubs. They have since become one of the most successful teams in the League and gained a significant following in their home state.<ref>{{cite news |
When the newly formed [[National Rugby League]] re-emerged in 1998, [[Melbourne Storm]] was part of the lineup of clubs. They have since become one of the most successful teams in the League and gained a significant following in their home state.<ref>{{cite news |
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As of 2022, there are 17 amateur clubs based in Melbourne with further clubs in regional areas around the state.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrlvic.com/clubs |title=Clubs - NRL Victoria |publisher=NRL Victoria |access-date=2022-12-05}}</ref> |
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Rugby league participation (0% in 2005 according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics) has grown significantly since 2006. Melbourne's television audience for the 2006 NRL Grand Final was higher than Sydney's.<ref>{{cite news |
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| access-date = 2009-12-16}}</ref> There are 13 amateur clubs in the entire state according to the Victorian Rugby League<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-2121-0-0-0 |title=Latest News - Victorian Rugby League |publisher=SportingPulse |access-date=2013-08-21}}</ref> and development officers and professional teams have visited schools. |
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Melbourne hosted several international matches including: Australia vs England during the [[2008 Rugby League World Cup]] and again in the 2010 Four Nations Series{{citation needed|date=July 2014}}, the [[2010 ANZAC Test]], which attracted a capacity crowd at the newly opened [[AAMI Park]] and several games at the [[2017 Rugby League World Cup]] including a quarter final. |
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[[Netball]] is recognised as the largest female participation sport in [[Australia]]. In [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] there are in excess of 105,000 registered participants, which does not include the tens of thousands of school children that participate in school netball programs annually. |
[[Netball]] is recognised as the largest female participation sport in [[Australia]]. In [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] there are in excess of 105,000 registered participants, which does not include the tens of thousands of school children that participate in school netball programs annually. |
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Approximately 240 associations/groups affiliate with [[Netball Victoria]] on an annual basis. Affiliation provides access to netball events, programs and services as well as a pathway to State, National and International representation. Associations are geographically grouped into one of the 20 Regions, and then Regions are grouped into one of six Zones. 96% of the Netball Victoria membership is female. 55% of the membership resides in regional Victoria with the remaining 45% in the metropolitan suburbs in and around [[Melbourne]]. 62% of the Netball Victoria membership is aged seventeen (17) and under, with the majority of the remaining participants aged between eighteen and fifty. Victoria has two teams in the national [[Suncorp Super Netball|Super Netball]] competition, the [[Melbourne Vixens]] and [[ |
Approximately 240 associations/groups affiliate with [[Netball Victoria]] on an annual basis. Affiliation provides access to netball events, programs and services as well as a pathway to State, National and International representation. Associations are geographically grouped into one of the 20 Regions, and then Regions are grouped into one of six Zones. 96% of the Netball Victoria membership is female. 55% of the membership resides in regional Victoria with the remaining 45% in the metropolitan suburbs in and around [[Melbourne]]. 62% of the Netball Victoria membership is aged seventeen (17) and under, with the majority of the remaining participants aged between eighteen and fifty. Victoria has two teams in the national [[Suncorp Super Netball|Super Netball]] competition, the [[Melbourne Vixens]] and the [[Melbourne Mavericks]]. |
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*[[Melbourne Mavericks]] est 2023 |
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===Rugby union=== |
===Rugby union=== |
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According to the [[Australian Bureau of Statistics]] (2007), Victoria has very low rugby participation (less than 1%), dominated by amateur competition run by the [[Victorian Rugby Union]], and participation in many private schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/2f762f95845417aeca25706c00834efa/4b9b9f663704b5d9ca2573280013c2f0!OpenDocument |title=1345.4 - SA Stats, Jul 2007 |date=31 July 2007 |publisher=Abs.gov.au |access-date=2013-08-21}}</ref> However, international rugby matches attract large<!-- how large? --> attendances,{{Citation needed | date = October 2010}} (e.g. [[2003 Rugby World Cup]], and [[Rugby sevens at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|sevens at the 2006 Commonwealth Games]]). |
According to the [[Australian Bureau of Statistics]] (2007), Victoria has very low rugby participation (less than 1%), dominated by amateur competition run by the [[Victorian Rugby Union]], and participation in many private schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/2f762f95845417aeca25706c00834efa/4b9b9f663704b5d9ca2573280013c2f0!OpenDocument |title=1345.4 - SA Stats, Jul 2007 |date=31 July 2007 |publisher=Abs.gov.au |access-date=2013-08-21}}</ref> However, international rugby matches attract large<!-- how large? --> attendances,{{Citation needed | date = October 2010}} (e.g. [[2003 Rugby World Cup]], and [[Rugby sevens at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|sevens at the 2006 Commonwealth Games]]). |
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The [[Melbourne Rebels]] |
The [[Melbourne Rebels]] represented Victoria in the professional [[Super Rugby]] competition. Their formation was long-awaited in the state, the [[Victorian Rugby Union]] having bid twice previously for a licence, the first time in 1995, losing to the [[Brumbies (rugby)|ACT Brumbies]], and the second time in 2005, losing to the [[Western Force]]. Their bid for the 15th licence was successful in 2010, however, after 14 years, Rugby Australia pulled the Rebel's licence, citing excessive debts incurred in running the team as the reason. The team folded in 2024, leaving Australia's second largest city without a team in Super Rugby. |
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==Open Water Swimming== |
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Annually, Melbourne hosts the [[Australian Open]] tennis tournament, one of the four [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] tournaments; the famous [[Melbourne Cup]] [[Horse-racing|horse race]]; the 'Boxing Day' cricket [[Test cricket|test match]] held each year from 26–30 December at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]]; and the [[Australian Masters]] golf tournament. The [[Australian national rugby union team|Wallabies]], Australia's national [[rugby union]] team, usually also play at least one Test annually in Melbourne. |
Annually, Melbourne hosts the [[Australian Open]] tennis tournament, one of the four [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] tournaments; the famous [[Melbourne Cup]] [[Horse-racing|horse race]]; the 'Boxing Day' cricket [[Test cricket|test match]] held each year from 26–30 December at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]]; and the [[Australian Masters]] golf tournament. The [[Australian national rugby union team|Wallabies]], Australia's national [[rugby union]] team, usually also play at least one Test annually in Melbourne. |
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Rivalling the Open early in the year, the [[Formula One|Formula One World Drivers' Championship]] visits the [[ |
Rivalling the Open early in the year, the [[Formula One|Formula One World Drivers' Championship]] visits the [[Albert Park Street Circuit]] to contest the [[Australian Grand Prix]] (which was originally hosted by Adelaide, South Australia). Also [[Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit|Phillip Island]] hosts the [[Australian motorcycle Grand Prix]] for [[MotoGP]] bikes as well as a round of the [[World Superbike Championship]], and [[Stawell, Victoria|Stawell]] is the home of Australia's most prestigious foot race, the [[Stawell Gift]]. |
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The MCG was the site of the first ever [[cricket]] [[test cricket|test match]] between [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] and [[English cricket team|England]] in 1877, and has been the main stadium for the [[1956 Summer Olympics]] and [[2006 Commonwealth Games]]. |
The MCG was the site of the first ever [[cricket]] [[test cricket|test match]] between [[Australian cricket team|Australia]] and [[English cricket team|England]] in 1877, and has been the main stadium for the [[1956 Summer Olympics]] and [[2006 Commonwealth Games]]. |
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As well as Olympic and Commonwealth Games, Melbourne has hosted numerous sporting events which rotate host cities. Melbourne co-hosted the [[2003 Rugby World Cup]], including many pool matches as well as a quarter final – all of which were played at the Telstra Dome; hosted the 1975, 1979, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2015 events of the basketball [[FIBA Oceania Championship]]; hosted the [[2002 World Masters Games]]; the first city outside the [[United States]] to host the [[World Police and Fire Games]] in 1995, and the [[Presidents Cup]] golf tournament in 1999; and was the first city in the [[Southern Hemisphere]] to host the World Cup [[Polo]] Championship in 2001. The city has hosted [[FIFA World Cup]] qualifiers in both 1997 2001 and 2009 |
As well as Olympic and Commonwealth Games, Melbourne has hosted numerous sporting events which rotate host cities. Melbourne co-hosted the [[2003 Rugby World Cup]], including many pool matches as well as a quarter final – all of which were played at the Telstra Dome; hosted the 1975, 1979, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2015 events of the basketball [[FIBA Oceania Championship]]; hosted the [[2002 World Masters Games]]; the first city outside the [[United States]] to host the [[World Police and Fire Games]] in 1995, and the [[Presidents Cup]] golf tournament in 1999; and was the first city in the [[Southern Hemisphere]] to host the World Cup [[Polo]] Championship in 2001. The city has hosted [[FIFA World Cup]] qualifiers in both 1997 2001 and 2009 |
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The state was to host the [[2026 Commonwealth Games]], regionally across Victoria and Melbourne until they were cancelled in July 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/apr/12/regional-victoria-announced-as-host-of-2026-commonwealth-games|title=Regional Victoria announced as host of 2026 Commonwealth Games|website=[[The Guardian]]|date=12 April 2022}}</ref><ref>[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-18/victoria-commonwealth-games-announcement-daniel-andrews/102613156 Victoria to axe Commonwealth Games plans due to financial constraints] ''[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]'' 18 July 2023</ref> |
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== Major Sports Venues == |
== Major Sports Venues == |
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| style="width:35%; "|[[Flemington Racecourse]] |
| style="width:35%; "|[[Flemington Racecourse]] |
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| style="width:30%; "|110,000 |
| style="width:30%; "|110,000 |
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| style="width:35%; "|[[Horse racing]] |
| style="width:35%; "|[[Horse racing]] |
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| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[Albert Park Circuit|Albert Park]] |
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[Albert Park Circuit|Albert Park]] |
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| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"|100,000+ |
| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"|100,000+ |
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| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[Formula One]] & [[Supercars Championship]] |
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[Formula One]] & [[Supercars Championship]] |
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| style="width:35%; "|[[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] |
| style="width:35%; "|[[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] |
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| style="width:30%; "|100,024 |
| style="width:30%; "|100,024 |
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| style="width:35%; "|[[Australian rules football]], [[cricket]], [[association football]] |
| style="width:35%; "|[[Australian rules football]], [[cricket]], [[association football]] |
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| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"|56,347 |
| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"|56,347 |
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| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|Australian rules football, cricket, association football, [[rugby league]] |
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|Australian rules football, cricket, association football, [[rugby league]] |
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| style="width:35%; "|[[Caulfield Racecourse]] |
| style="width:35%; "|[[Caulfield Racecourse]] |
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| style="width:30%; "|50,000 |
| style="width:30%; "|50,000 |
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| style="width:35%; "|Horse racing |
| style="width:35%; "|Horse racing |
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| style="width:35%; "|[[Sandown Racecourse]] |
| style="width:35%; "|[[Sandown Racecourse]] |
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| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"|50,000 |
| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"|50,000 |
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| style="width:35%; "|Horse racing, motorsport |
| style="width:35%; "|Horse racing, motorsport |
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| style="width:35%; "|[[Calder Park Raceway]] |
| style="width:35%; "|[[Calder Park Raceway]] |
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| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"|44,000 |
| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"|44,000 |
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| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[Melbourne Rectangular Stadium|AAMI Park]] |
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[Melbourne Rectangular Stadium|AAMI Park]] |
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| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"|30,050 |
| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"|30,050 |
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| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|Association football, |
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|Association football, Rugby league, Rugby union |
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| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[Princes Park (stadium)|Ikon Park]] |
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[Princes Park (stadium)|Ikon Park]] |
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| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"|22,000 |
| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"|22,000 |
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| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|Australian rules football |
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|Australian rules football, Cricket |
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| style="width:35%; "|[[Knights Stadium (Melbourne)|Knights Stadium]] |
| style="width:35%; "|[[Knights Stadium (Melbourne)|Knights Stadium]] |
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| style="width:30%; "|15,000 |
| style="width:30%; "|15,000 |
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| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"|15,000 |
| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"|15,000 |
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| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|Australian rules football |
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|Australian rules football |
||
|- style="text-align:center;" |
|- style="text-align:center;" |
||
| style="width:35%; "|[[Whitten Oval]] |
| style="width:35%; "|[[Whitten Oval]] |
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| style="width:30%; "|12,000 |
| style="width:30%; "|12,000 |
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| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[Rod Laver Arena]] |
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[Rod Laver Arena]] |
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| style="width:30%; text-align:center; "|14,820 |
| style="width:30%; text-align:center; "|14,820 |
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| style="width:35%; text-align:center; "|[[Tennis]] |
| style="width:35%; text-align:center; "|[[Tennis]], [[Basketball]], [[Netball]], [[Swimming]] |
||
|- style="text-align:center;" |
|- style="text-align:center;" |
||
| style="width:35%; "|[[Lakeside Stadium]] |
| style="width:35%; "|[[Lakeside Stadium]] |
||
| style="width:30%; "|12,000 |
| style="width:30%; "|12,000 |
||
| style="width:35%; "|Association football, [[Sport of athletics|athletics]], [[gridiron football|gridiron]] |
| style="width:35%; "|Association football, [[Sport of athletics|athletics]], [[gridiron football|gridiron]] |
||
|- style="text-align:center;" |
|- style="text-align:center;" |
||
| style="width:35%; "|[[Olympic Park (Village)|Olympic Village]] |
| style="width:35%; "|[[Olympic Park (Village)|Olympic Village]] |
||
| style="width:30%; "|12,000 |
| style="width:30%; "|12,000 |
||
| style="width:35%; "|Association football |
| style="width:35%; "|Association football |
||
|- style="text-align:center;" |
|- style="text-align:center;" |
||
| style="width:35%; "|[[John Cain Arena]] |
| style="width:35%; "|[[John Cain Arena]] |
||
| style="width:30%; "|10,500 |
| style="width:30%; "|10,500 |
||
| style="width:35%; "|Tennis, |
| style="width:35%; "|Tennis, Netball, [[track cycling|Cycling]], [[Gymnastics]], Basketball |
||
|- style="text-align:center;" |
|- style="text-align:center;" |
||
| style="width:35%; "|[[Epping Stadium]] |
| style="width:35%; "|[[Epping Stadium]] |
||
| style="width:30%; "|10,000 |
| style="width:30%; "|10,000 |
||
| style="width:35%; "|Association football |
| style="width:35%; "|Association football |
||
|- style="text-align:center;" |
|- style="text-align:center;" |
||
| style="width:35%; "|[[Green Gully Reserve]] |
| style="width:35%; "|[[Green Gully Reserve]] |
||
| style="width:30%; "|10,000 |
| style="width:30%; "|10,000 |
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| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"|10,000 |
| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"|10,000 |
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| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|Cricket |
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|Cricket |
||
|- style="text-align:center;" |
|- style="text-align:center;" |
||
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[Kooyong Stadium]] |
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[Kooyong Stadium]] |
||
| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"|8,500 |
| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"|8,500 |
||
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|Tennis |
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|Tennis |
||
|- style="text-align:center;" |
|- style="text-align:center;" |
||
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[Margaret Court Arena]] |
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[Margaret Court Arena]] |
||
| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"|7,500 |
| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"|7,500 |
||
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|Tennis, netball, basketball |
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|Tennis, netball, basketball |
||
|- style="text-align:center;" |
|- style="text-align:center;" |
||
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[Melbourne Ballpark]] |
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[Melbourne Ballpark]] |
||
| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"|5,000 |
| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"|5,000 |
||
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[Baseball]] |
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[Baseball]] |
||
|- style="text-align:center;" |
|- style="text-align:center;" |
||
| style="width:35%; "|[[State Netball & Hockey Centre]] |
| style="width:35%; "|[[State Netball & Hockey Centre]] |
||
| style="width:30%; "|3,500 (1,000 for Hockey) |
| style="width:30%; "|3,500 (1,000 for Hockey) |
||
| style="width:35%; "|Netball, [[field hockey|hockey]], basketball |
| style="width:35%; "|Netball, [[field hockey|hockey]], basketball |
||
|- style="text-align:center;" |
|- style="text-align:center;" |
||
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[State Basketball Centre]] |
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[State Basketball Centre]] |
||
| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"|3,200 |
| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"|3,200 |
||
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|Basketball |
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|Basketball |
||
|- style="text-align:center;" |
|- style="text-align:center;" |
||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|Association football |
|||
|- style="text-align:center;" |
|||
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[Dandenong Stadium]] |
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[Dandenong Stadium]] |
||
| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"|2,500 |
| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"|2,500 |
||
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|Basketball |
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|Basketball |
||
|- style="text-align:center;" |
|- style="text-align:center;" |
||
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre]] |
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre]] |
||
| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"|2,000 |
| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"|2,000 |
||
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[Swimming (sport)|Swimming]] |
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[Swimming (sport)|Swimming]] |
||
|- style="text-align:center;" |
|- style="text-align:center;" |
||
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[Icehouse (arena)|O'Brien Icehouse]] |
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[Icehouse (arena)|O'Brien Icehouse]] |
||
| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"|1,500 |
| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"|1,500 |
||
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[Ice hockey]] |
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[Ice hockey]] |
||
|- style="text-align:center;" |
|- style="text-align:center;" |
||
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[Darebin International Sports Centre|Darebin Velodrome]] |
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[Darebin International Sports Centre|Darebin Velodrome]] |
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| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"|1,250 |
| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"|1,250 |
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|- |
|- |
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| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[Kardinia Park (Stadium)|Kardinia Park]] |
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[Kardinia Park (Stadium)|Kardinia Park]] |
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| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"| |
| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"|40,000 |
||
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[Australian rules football]] |
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[Australian rules football]] |
||
|- |
|- |
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|- |
|- |
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| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[Bendigo Stadium]] |
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[Bendigo Stadium]] |
||
| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"| |
| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"|4,000 |
||
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[Basketball]] |
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[Basketball]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[ |
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[Ballarat Sports Events Centre]] |
||
| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"|3,000 |
|||
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[Basketball]] and [[Netball]] |
|||
⚫ | |||
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit]] |
|||
| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"|90,000 |
| style="width:30%; text-align:center;"|90,000 |
||
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[Motorcycle sport|Motorcycle racing]], [[touring car racing]] |
| style="width:35%; text-align:center;"|[[Motorcycle sport|Motorcycle racing]], [[touring car racing]] |
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|- style="text-align:center;" |
|- style="text-align:center;" |
||
| style="width:35%; "|[[Winton Motor Raceway]] |
| style="width:35%; "|[[Winton Motor Raceway]] |
||
| style="width:30%; "|30,000 |
| style="width:30%; "|30,000 |
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| style="width:35%; "|[[Motorsport]] |
| style="width:35%; "|[[Motorsport]] |
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!Venue |
!Venue |
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!Established |
!Established |
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!Premierships |
!Premierships/Championships |
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|- |
|- |
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|[[Carlton Football Club]] |
|[[Carlton Football Club]] |
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|[[Australian Football League]] |
|[[Australian Football League]]<br>[[AFL Women's]] |
||
|[[Docklands Stadium|Marvel Stadium]] |
|[[Docklands Stadium|Marvel Stadium]] |
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| style="text-align:center;"|1864 |
| style="text-align:center;"|1864 |
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|- |
|- |
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|[[Collingwood Football Club]] |
|[[Collingwood Football Club]] |
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|[[Australian Football League]] |
|[[Australian Football League]]<br>[[AFL Women's]] |
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|[[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] |
|[[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] |
||
| style="text-align:center;"|1892 |
| style="text-align:center;"|1892 |
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| style="text-align:center;"| |
| style="text-align:center;"|16 |
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⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
|- |
|- |
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|[[Essendon Football Club]] |
|[[Essendon Football Club]] |
||
|[[Australian Football League]] |
|[[Australian Football League]]<br>[[AFL Women's]] |
||
|[[Docklands Stadium|Marvel Stadium]] |
|[[Docklands Stadium|Marvel Stadium]] |
||
| style="text-align:center;"|1871 |
| style="text-align:center;"|1871 |
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|- |
|- |
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|[[Hawthorn Football Club]] |
|[[Hawthorn Football Club]] |
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|[[Australian Football League]] |
|[[Australian Football League]]<br>[[AFL Women's]] |
||
|[[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] |
|[[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] |
||
| style="text-align:center;"|1902 |
| style="text-align:center;"|1902 |
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| style="text-align:center;"|13 |
| style="text-align:center;"|13 |
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|- |
|- |
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|[[ |
|[[Grove Racing]] |
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|[[Supercars Championship]] |
|[[Supercars Championship]] |
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|[[Winton Motor Raceway]] |
|[[Winton Motor Raceway]] |
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| style="text-align:center;"|2010 |
| style="text-align:center;"|2010 |
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| style="text-align:center;"|0 |
| style="text-align:center;"|0 |
||
|- |
|||
|[[Melbourne Boomers]] |
|||
|[[Women's National Basketball League]] |
|||
|[[Parkville Stadium]] |
|||
| style="text-align:center;"|1984 |
|||
| style="text-align:center;"|2 |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|[[Melbourne Football Club]] |
|[[Melbourne Football Club]] |
||
|[[Australian Football League]] |
|[[Australian Football League]]<br>[[AFL Women's]] |
||
|[[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] |
|[[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] |
||
| style="text-align:center;"|1858 |
| style="text-align:center;"|1858 |
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| style="text-align:center;"| |
| style="text-align:center;"|13 |
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|- |
|- |
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|[[Melbourne City FC]] |
|[[Melbourne City FC]] |
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|[[A-League]] |
|[[A-League Men]]<br>[[A-League Women]] |
||
|[[Melbourne Rectangular Stadium|AAMI Park]] |
|[[Melbourne Rectangular Stadium|AAMI Park]] |
||
| style="text-align:center;"|2009 |
| style="text-align:center;"|2009 |
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| style="text-align:center;"| |
| style="text-align:center;"|2 |
||
|- |
|- |
||
|[[Melbourne Ice]] |
|[[Melbourne Ice]] |
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| style="text-align:center;"|2000 |
| style="text-align:center;"|2000 |
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| style="text-align:center;"|4 |
| style="text-align:center;"|4 |
||
|- |
|||
|[[Melbourne Mavericks]] |
|||
⚫ | |||
⚫ | |||
| style="text-align:center;"|2023 |
|||
| style="text-align:center;"|0 |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|[[Melbourne Mustangs]] |
|[[Melbourne Mustangs]] |
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|- |
|- |
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|[[Melbourne Rebels]] |
|[[Melbourne Rebels]] |
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|[[Super Rugby]] |
|[[Super Rugby]]<br>[[Super Rugby Women's]] |
||
|[[Melbourne Rectangular Stadium|AAMI Park]] |
|[[Melbourne Rectangular Stadium|AAMI Park]] |
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| style="text-align:center;"|2010 |
| style="text-align:center;"|2010 |
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|- |
|- |
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|[[Melbourne Renegades]] |
|[[Melbourne Renegades]] |
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|[[Big Bash League|KFC Big Bash League]] <br /> |
|[[Big Bash League|KFC Big Bash League]] <br />[[Women's Big Bash League]] |
||
|[[Docklands Stadium|Marvel Stadium]] |
|[[Docklands Stadium|Marvel Stadium]] |
||
| style="text-align:center;"|2011 |
| style="text-align:center;"|2011 |
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|- |
|- |
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|[[Melbourne Stars]] |
|[[Melbourne Stars]] |
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|[[Big Bash League|KFC Big Bash League]] <br /> |
|[[Big Bash League|KFC Big Bash League]] <br />[[Women's Big Bash League]] |
||
|[[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] |
|[[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], [[Junction Oval]] |
||
| style="text-align:center;"|2011 |
| style="text-align:center;"|2011 |
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| style="text-align:center;"|0 |
| style="text-align:center;"|0 |
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|[[Melbourne Storm]] |
|[[Melbourne Storm]] |
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|[[National Rugby League]] |
|[[National Rugby League]] |
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|[[Melbourne Rectangular Stadium|AAMI Park]] |
|[[Melbourne Rectangular Stadium|AAMI Park]], [[Docklands Stadium|Marvel Stadium]] |
||
| style="text-align:center;"|1997 |
| style="text-align:center;"|1997 |
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| style="text-align:center;"|4 |
| style="text-align:center;"|4 |
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|- |
|- |
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|[[Melbourne Victory FC|Melbourne Victory]] |
|[[Melbourne Victory FC|Melbourne Victory]] |
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|[[A-League]] |
|[[A-League Men]]<br>[[A-League Women]] |
||
|[[Melbourne Rectangular Stadium|AAMI Park]], [[Docklands Stadium|Marvel Stadium]] |
|[[Melbourne Rectangular Stadium|AAMI Park]], [[Docklands Stadium|Marvel Stadium]] |
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| style="text-align:center;"|2004 |
| style="text-align:center;"|2004 |
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|[[Melbourne Vixens]] |
|[[Melbourne Vixens]] |
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|[[Suncorp Super Netball]] |
|[[Suncorp Super Netball]] |
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|[[John Cain Arena]], [[Margaret Court Arena]] |
|[[John Cain Arena]], [[Margaret Court Arena]], [[Rod Laver Arena]] |
||
| style="text-align:center;"|2008 |
| style="text-align:center;"|2008 |
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| style="text-align:center;"|2 |
| style="text-align:center;"|2 |
||
|- |
|- |
||
|[[North Melbourne Football Club]] |
|[[North Melbourne Football Club]] |
||
|[[Australian Football League]] |
|[[Australian Football League]]<br>[[AFL Women's]] |
||
|[[Docklands Stadium|Marvel Stadium]] |
|[[Docklands Stadium|Marvel Stadium]] |
||
| style="text-align:center;"|1869 |
| style="text-align:center;"|1869 |
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|- |
|- |
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|[[Richmond Football Club]] |
|[[Richmond Football Club]] |
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|[[Australian Football League]] |
|[[Australian Football League]]<br>[[AFL Women's]] |
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|[[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] |
|[[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] |
||
| style="text-align:center;"|1885 |
| style="text-align:center;"|1885 |
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| style="text-align:center;"|2018 |
| style="text-align:center;"|2018 |
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| style="text-align:center;"|0 |
| style="text-align:center;"|0 |
||
|- |
|||
|[[Southside Flyers]] |
|||
|[[Women's National Basketball League]] |
|||
|[[State Basketball Centre]] |
|||
| style="text-align:center;"|1992 |
|||
| style="text-align:center;"|5 |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|[[St Kilda Football Club]] |
|[[St Kilda Football Club]] |
||
|[[Australian Football League]] |
|[[Australian Football League]]<br>[[AFL Women's]] |
||
|[[Docklands Stadium|Marvel Stadium]] |
|[[Docklands Stadium|Marvel Stadium]] |
||
| style="text-align:center;"|1873 |
| style="text-align:center;"|1873 |
||
| style="text-align:center;"|1 |
| style="text-align:center;"|1 |
||
|- |
|- |
||
|[[Victorian |
|[[Victorian cricket team]] |
||
|[[Australian domestic limited-overs cricket tournament|Marsh One-Day Cup]], [[Sheffield Shield]] |
|[[Australian domestic limited-overs cricket tournament|Marsh One-Day Cup]], [[Sheffield Shield]], [[Women's National Cricket League]] |
||
|[[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] / [[Junction Oval]] |
|[[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] / [[Junction Oval]] |
||
| style="text-align:center;"|1851 |
| style="text-align:center;"|1851 |
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| style="text-align:center;"|6 |
| style="text-align:center;"|6 |
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|- |
|- |
||
|[[Western Bulldogs]] |
|[[Western Bulldogs]] |
||
|[[Australian Football League]] |
|[[Australian Football League]]<br>[[AFL Women's]] |
||
|[[Docklands Stadium|Marvel Stadium]] |
|[[Docklands Stadium|Marvel Stadium]] and [[Eureka Stadium|Eureka Stadium Ballarat]] |
||
| style="text-align:center;"|1883 |
| style="text-align:center;"|1883 |
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| style="text-align:center;"|2 |
| style="text-align:center;"|2 |
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!Venue |
!Venue |
||
!Established |
!Established |
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!Premierships |
!Premierships/Championships |
||
|- |
|||
|[[Bendigo Spirit]] |
|||
|[[Women's National Basketball League]] |
|||
|[[Bendigo Stadium]] |
|||
| style="text-align:center;"|2007 |
|||
| style="text-align:center;"|2 |
|||
|- |
|- |
||
|[[Geelong Football Club]] |
|[[Geelong Football Club]] |
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|[[Kardinia Park (Stadium)|Kardinia Park]] |
|[[Kardinia Park (Stadium)|Kardinia Park]] |
||
| style="text-align:center;"|1859 |
| style="text-align:center;"|1859 |
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| style="text-align:center;"| |
| style="text-align:center;"|10 |
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|- |
|- |
||
|[[Tickford Racing]] |
|[[Tickford Racing]] |
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|- |
|- |
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|[[Western United FC]] |
|[[Western United FC]] |
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|[[A-League]] |
|[[A-League|A-Leagues]] |
||
|[[ |
|[[Wyndham City Stadium|Ironbark Fields]] |
||
| style="text-align:center;"|2018 |
| style="text-align:center;"|2018 |
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| style="text-align:center;"| |
| style="text-align:center;"|1 |
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|} |
|} |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Australian rules football in Victoria]] |
* [[Australian rules football in Victoria]] |
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* [[Rugby league in Victoria]] |
* [[Rugby league in Victoria]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{reflist|30em}} |
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==External links== |
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[[Category:Sport in Victoria ( |
[[Category:Sport in Victoria (state)| ]] |
Latest revision as of 12:43, 20 August 2024
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The state of Victoria, Australia, has a strong sporting culture and includes many popular sports.
The most popular sports played in the state are basketball, Australian rules football, cricket, shooting, soccer, and netball. Horse racing joins that list as the most popular spectator sports.
Team Sports
[edit]Australian rules football
[edit]In terms of both attendance and media coverage, Australian rules football is the most popular sport in the state. The participation rate of 4% is the third highest in the country with 223,999 players counted in 2004. Australian rules football originated in Melbourne in 1858. Ten of the eighteen Australian Football League clubs are based in Victoria, and the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) is held by many to be the spiritual home of the game. Victoria hosted all Australian Football International Cup competitions from 2002 to 2017.
Current Teams
- Melbourne Football Club est 1858
- Geelong Football Club est 1859
- Carlton Football Club est 1864
- North Melbourne Football Club est 1869
- Essendon Football Club est 1871
- St. Kilda Football Club est 1873
- Western Bulldogs Football Club est 1877
- Richmond Football Club est 1885
- Collingwood Football Club est 1892
- Hawthorn Football Club est 1902
Basketball
[edit]Basketball has the highest participation rate in the state.[1][2][3] Melbourne United (previously Melbourne Tigers) and South East Melbourne Phoenix are Melbourne's current teams in the National Basketball League (Australia). United have won the championship 4 times, in 1993, 1997, 2005-2006 and 2007-2008, with the Phoenix, being a new club, having yet to win a title. Both teams currently play home games at John Cain Arena in the centre of Melbourne, with SE Phoenix playing several games a year at the State Basketball Centre in the eastern Melbourne suburb of Wantirna South. Between 2010 and 2013, Basketball in Victoria experienced an increase in participation and at the time had more players in the state than any other sport.[4][5]
Current Teams
[edit]- Melbourne United est 1984
- South East Melbourne Phoenix est 2018
Cricket
[edit]Cricket is also popular in Victoria. The governing body for the sport is Cricket Victoria which administers the 1,182 cricket clubs and 112,000 registered cricketers in Victoria, and 62,774 children involved in school-based competition. The Victorian cricket team is the state team for both men and women and currently competes in the Sheffield Shield, Marsh One-Day Cup and Women's National Cricket League.
Since 2011, the Melbourne Renegades and Melbourne Stars have competed in the Big Bash League, Australia's professional domestic Twenty20 series.
Current Teams
- Victorian cricket team est 1851
- Melbourne Renegades est 2011
- Melbourne Stars est 2011
Soccer
[edit]Soccer in Victoria is governed by the Football Victoria. It is particularly popular among migrant communities and has one of the highest sporting participation level in the state (after basketball). Victoria currently features three teams in the National A-League in both the men's and women's competitions.[6]
Current Teams
- Melbourne Victory FC est 2004
- Melbourne City FC est 2009
- Western United FC est 2018
Rugby league
[edit]The predominantly Australian rules football-dominated state of Victoria didn't play host to much rugby league football, which was traditionally a New South Wales and Queensland-based game during the 20th century. Some representative games were played in Melbourne to gauge public interest in the sport in the early 1990s and the crowds were encouraging.
Travel back a few years and you find that, in rugby league circles, Melbourne was viewed as a great, succulent peach ready for picking. Almost 90,000 people had turned up to the MCG in 1994 to watch NSW play Queensland in a State of Origin match. In a period where the robust sport was focused on expansion, Melbourne loomed as the obvious next frontier. Then the code imploded.
— The Sunday Age, 1999[7]
When the newly formed National Rugby League re-emerged in 1998, Melbourne Storm was part of the lineup of clubs. They have since become one of the most successful teams in the League and gained a significant following in their home state.[8]
As of 2022, there are 17 amateur clubs based in Melbourne with further clubs in regional areas around the state.[9]
Melbourne hosted several international matches including: Australia vs England during the 2008 Rugby League World Cup and again in the 2010 Four Nations Series[citation needed], the 2010 ANZAC Test, which attracted a capacity crowd at the newly opened AAMI Park and several games at the 2017 Rugby League World Cup including a quarter final.
Current Teams
- Melbourne Storm est 1997
Motorsport
[edit]Motor racing has its Australian roots in Melbourne. One of the earlier motor races was held on a horse racing venue in Melbourne, but organised motor racing as we know it today began with the first running of the Australian Grand Prix, held on a rectangular dirt road course on the streets of Phillip Island in 1928. The Grand Prix wandered across the country in subsequent decades but today is held as part of the Formula One World Drivers Championship on the streets of inner Melbourne around Albert Park Lake. A modern Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit hosts the Australian motorcycle Grand Prix. The state has more motor racing circuits than any other as well as providing the home base for more than half of the teams contesting the premier domestic motor racing series, V8 Supercar. Even New South Wales' signature motor race, the Bathurst 1000, has its roots in Victoria, having been first held as a 500-mile race at Phillip Island.
Netball
[edit]Netball is recognised as the largest female participation sport in Australia. In Victoria there are in excess of 105,000 registered participants, which does not include the tens of thousands of school children that participate in school netball programs annually.
Approximately 240 associations/groups affiliate with Netball Victoria on an annual basis. Affiliation provides access to netball events, programs and services as well as a pathway to State, National and International representation. Associations are geographically grouped into one of the 20 Regions, and then Regions are grouped into one of six Zones. 96% of the Netball Victoria membership is female. 55% of the membership resides in regional Victoria with the remaining 45% in the metropolitan suburbs in and around Melbourne. 62% of the Netball Victoria membership is aged seventeen (17) and under, with the majority of the remaining participants aged between eighteen and fifty. Victoria has two teams in the national Super Netball competition, the Melbourne Vixens and the Melbourne Mavericks.
Current Teams
- Melbourne Vixens est 2007
- Melbourne Mavericks est 2023
Former Teams
- Collingwood Magpies 2016-2023
Rugby union
[edit]According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (2007), Victoria has very low rugby participation (less than 1%), dominated by amateur competition run by the Victorian Rugby Union, and participation in many private schools.[10] However, international rugby matches attract large attendances,[citation needed] (e.g. 2003 Rugby World Cup, and sevens at the 2006 Commonwealth Games).
The Melbourne Rebels represented Victoria in the professional Super Rugby competition. Their formation was long-awaited in the state, the Victorian Rugby Union having bid twice previously for a licence, the first time in 1995, losing to the ACT Brumbies, and the second time in 2005, losing to the Western Force. Their bid for the 15th licence was successful in 2010, however, after 14 years, Rugby Australia pulled the Rebel's licence, citing excessive debts incurred in running the team as the reason. The team folded in 2024, leaving Australia's second largest city without a team in Super Rugby.
Open Water Swimming
[edit]Open water swimming is a popular sport throughout Victoria. There is an ever-growing number of races right around Port Phillip Bay, Western Port Bay and Victoria's Ocean Coast. There are even a small number of races held in Rivers and Lakes.
The open water swim season in Victoria runs from early December to Mid-March of the following year. Several swims occur on Australia Day which also marks the "middle" of the season. The largest open water swim in Victoria (and As of 2009[update], the largest in the world) is the Lorne Pier to Pub. It attracts up to 4000 participants each year.
Some other well known swims include;
- Melbourne Swim Classic - Held on the first Saturday of March - St Kilda
- Swim for Your Life - Brighton
- Point Leo Swim Classic
- Portsea Swim Classic
- Mount Martha Australia Day Swim
- Big Bay Swim - Port Melbourne to Williamstown
- Bloody Big Swim - Frankston to Mornington
- Pier to Perignon - Sorrento to Portsea[11]
The standard distance of the majority of the swims on the open water swim calendar is between 1 km and 2 km with the most common distance used being 1.2 km. Other swims however, cover much longer distances, including the Bloody Big Swim which covers 11.2 km.
Many famous swimmers are known to have participated in these swims including Olympic Gold medalists Kieren Perkins and Michael Klim. It is also a popular hobby of many other famous people including many AFL footballers, Australian cricketers including Simon O'Donnell and politicians including former Premiers of Victoria Steve Bracks and Ted Baillieu.
Special events
[edit]Annually, Melbourne hosts the Australian Open tennis tournament, one of the four Grand Slam tournaments; the famous Melbourne Cup horse race; the 'Boxing Day' cricket test match held each year from 26–30 December at the Melbourne Cricket Ground; and the Australian Masters golf tournament. The Wallabies, Australia's national rugby union team, usually also play at least one Test annually in Melbourne.
Rivalling the Open early in the year, the Formula One World Drivers' Championship visits the Albert Park Street Circuit to contest the Australian Grand Prix (which was originally hosted by Adelaide, South Australia). Also Phillip Island hosts the Australian motorcycle Grand Prix for MotoGP bikes as well as a round of the World Superbike Championship, and Stawell is the home of Australia's most prestigious foot race, the Stawell Gift.
The MCG was the site of the first ever cricket test match between Australia and England in 1877, and has been the main stadium for the 1956 Summer Olympics and 2006 Commonwealth Games.
As well as Olympic and Commonwealth Games, Melbourne has hosted numerous sporting events which rotate host cities. Melbourne co-hosted the 2003 Rugby World Cup, including many pool matches as well as a quarter final – all of which were played at the Telstra Dome; hosted the 1975, 1979, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2015 events of the basketball FIBA Oceania Championship; hosted the 2002 World Masters Games; the first city outside the United States to host the World Police and Fire Games in 1995, and the Presidents Cup golf tournament in 1999; and was the first city in the Southern Hemisphere to host the World Cup Polo Championship in 2001. The city has hosted FIFA World Cup qualifiers in both 1997 2001 and 2009
The state was to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games, regionally across Victoria and Melbourne until they were cancelled in July 2023.[12][13]
Major Sports Venues
[edit]Melbourne
[edit]Venue | Capacity | Main Sports |
---|---|---|
Flemington Racecourse | 110,000 | Horse racing |
Albert Park | 100,000+ | Formula One & Supercars Championship |
Melbourne Cricket Ground | 100,024 | Australian rules football, cricket, association football |
Marvel Stadium | 56,347 | Australian rules football, cricket, association football, rugby league |
Caulfield Racecourse | 50,000 | Horse racing |
Sandown Racecourse | 50,000 | Horse racing, motorsport |
Calder Park Raceway | 44,000 | Motorsport |
Moonee Valley Racecourse | 40,000 | Horse racing |
AAMI Park | 30,050 | Association football, Rugby league, Rugby union |
Ikon Park | 22,000 | Australian rules football, Cricket |
Knights Stadium | 15,000 | Association football |
Victoria Park | 15,000 | Australian rules football |
Whitten Oval | 12,000 | Australian rules football |
Rod Laver Arena | 14,820 | Tennis, Basketball, Netball, Swimming |
Lakeside Stadium | 12,000 | Association football, athletics, gridiron |
Olympic Village | 12,000 | Association football |
John Cain Arena | 10,500 | Tennis, Netball, Cycling, Gymnastics, Basketball |
Epping Stadium | 10,000 | Association football |
Green Gully Reserve | 10,000 | Association football |
Junction Oval | 10,000 | Cricket |
Kooyong Stadium | 8,500 | Tennis |
Margaret Court Arena | 7,500 | Tennis, netball, basketball |
Melbourne Ballpark | 5,000 | Baseball |
State Netball & Hockey Centre | 3,500 (1,000 for Hockey) | Netball, hockey, basketball |
State Basketball Centre | 3,200 | Basketball |
The Home of the Matildas | 3,000 | Association football |
Dandenong Stadium | 2,500 | Basketball |
Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre | 2,000 | Swimming |
O'Brien Icehouse | 1,500 | Ice hockey |
Darebin Velodrome | 1,250 | Cycling |
Outside Melbourne
[edit]Venue | Capacity | Main Sports |
---|---|---|
Kardinia Park | 40,000 | Australian rules football |
Eureka Stadium | 11,000 | Australian rules football |
Bendigo Stadium | 4,000 | Basketball |
Ballarat Sports Events Centre | 3,000 | Basketball and Netball |
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | 90,000 | Motorcycle racing, touring car racing |
Winton Motor Raceway | 30,000 | Motorsport |
Current professional bodies in national competitions
[edit]Melbourne
[edit]Outside Melbourne
[edit]Club | League | Venue | Established | Premierships/Championships |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bendigo Spirit | Women's National Basketball League | Bendigo Stadium | 2007 | 2 |
Geelong Football Club | Australian Football League | Kardinia Park | 1859 | 10 |
Tickford Racing | Supercars Championship | Winton Motor Raceway | 1989 | 2 |
Western United FC | A-Leagues | Ironbark Fields | 2018 | 1 |
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ "Basketball popularity exploding across Melbourne's fringe". Herald Sun. 28 June 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
- ^ "World Cup soccer fans abandon reality for fantasy, says Neil Mitchell". Herald Sun. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
- ^ "Basketball numbers are booming in Geelong - Local News - Geelong, VIC, Australia". Geelongadvertiser.com.au. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
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- ^ Cockerill, Ian (3 October 1999). "Eye of the Storm". The Sunday Age. p. 4. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
- ^ Heming, Wayne (30 October 2009). "Brisbane Broncos voted Australia's most popular football team". foxsports.com.au. AAP. Retrieved 31 October 2009.
- ^ "Clubs - NRL Victoria". NRL Victoria. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ "1345.4 - SA Stats, Jul 2007". Abs.gov.au. 31 July 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ Greg Chaplin. "Victorian Open Water Swimming Calendar". Caseyseals.com.au. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ "Regional Victoria announced as host of 2026 Commonwealth Games". The Guardian. 12 April 2022.
- ^ Victoria to axe Commonwealth Games plans due to financial constraints ABC News 18 July 2023