Arlington Oval
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| Location | Dulwich Hill, Sydney |
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| Coordinates | 33°54′08.1″S 151°08′11.9″E / 33.902250°S 151.136639°E |
| Capacity | 6,000[1] |
| Record attendance | 6,223 |
| Surface | Synthetic |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1932 |
| Tenants | |
| Dulwich Hill | |
The Arlington Recreation Ground (known as Arlington Oval) is a soccer stadium in Dulwich Hill, Sydney, Australia with a capacity of 6,000. This public football pitch is home to Dulwich Hill FC and Inner West Hawks (formerly Stanmore Hawks) youth and senior squads. As well as Sydney Uni SFC youth teams.
History
[edit]Arlington Oval was built in 1932 with a natural grass playing surface and a grandstand, on land which had previously been used as a brick works; the brick pits were infilled to greate the green space.[1][2]
Empire Games
[edit]During the British Empire Games in 1938, women athletes competed at Arlington Oval.[3] The grandstand was used in scenes from the Australian movie The First Kangaroos, which was named after the Australian Rugby League's inaugural international tour of England.
Revamped venue
[edit]In mid-August 2014, Arlington Oval was upgraded for $2.15 million with an installation of new pitch which replaced the existing natural grass surface which was in poor condition before then.[4] The stadium was also upgraded with new lights, fencing and other general improvements.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Arlington Oval". Austadiums.
- ^ "Arlington Recreation Reserve". Inner West.
- ^ "Dulwich Hill FC — History". Dulwich Hill.
- ^ "Arlington Oval re-opening reaches fever pitch". Football NSW. Football Federation Australia. 3 August 2014.