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Carlton Recreation Ground

Carlton Recreation Ground is a stadium in Carlton North, Australia that opened in 1897. Its recorded capacity is 13,000.

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Carlton Recreation Ground
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Key facts

Carlton Recreation Ground is a stadium in Carlton North, Australia that opened in 1897. Its recorded capacity is 13,000. It is owned by City of Melbourne and City of Melbourne. It is operated by Carlton Football Club and Carlton Football Club. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 6 names in total, including Princes Oval, Princes Park, Optus Oval, MC Labour Park, Visy Park. Current tenants are Carlton Football Club, Administration & Training, VFL/AFL, AFLW, Other Australian Football Tenants, Fitzroy Football Club, Hawthorn Football Club, Western Bulldogs, Collingwood Reserves, Essendon Football Club, Other Sporting Tenants, Carlton Soccer Club, Balmain Tigers, Melbourne Storm, Melbourne Rebels, Carlton Blues Football Club (AFLW), Carlton Football Club, Carlton S.C..

Location
Carlton North, Australia
Type
Stadium
Capacity
13,000
Opened
1897
Status
Active
Current owner
City of Melbourne, City of Melbourne
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
5
Playing surface
Natural grass
Location of Carlton Recreation Ground
Carlton Recreation Ground

Carlton Recreation Ground is at latitude -37.783889, longitude 144.961667, in Carlton North, Australia. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

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Recorded location of Carlton Recreation Ground
FieldValue
Latitude-37.783889
Longitude144.961667
CityCarlton North
RegionCarlton North
CountryAustralia
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Carlton Recreation Ground
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceNatural grassWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of Carlton Recreation Ground
188619562026Princes Oval (1886 to 1897)Princes Park (1897 to 1994)Optus Oval (1994 to 2006)MC Labour Park (2007 to 2008)Visy Park (2009 to 2015)IKON Park (2015 to present)

Carlton Recreation Ground has carried 6 recorded names. Princes Oval (no sponsor) ran 1886 to 1897. Princes Park (no sponsor) ran 1897 to 1994. Optus Oval (sponsor: Naming rights) ran 1994 to 2006. MC Labour Park (no sponsor) ran 2007 to 2008. Visy Park (no sponsor) ran 2009 to 2015. IKON Park (no sponsor) ran 2015 to present. The average tenure of a name here is 25.4 years.

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Every recorded name of Carlton Recreation Ground, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Princes OvalNone1886 to 1897Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Princes ParkNone1897 to 1994Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Optus OvalNaming rights1994 to 2006Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
MC Labour ParkNone2007 to 2008Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Visy ParkNone2009 to 2015Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
IKON ParkNone2015 to presentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia, with citationSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Carlton Recreation Ground, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerCity of Melbourne1897 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerCity of MelbournePresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorCarlton Football Club1897 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OperatorCarlton Football ClubPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Carlton Recreation Ground and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Carlton Football ClubAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Administration & TrainingAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
VFL/AFLAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
AFLWAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Other Australian Football TenantsAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Fitzroy Football ClubAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Hawthorn Football ClubAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Western BulldogsAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Collingwood ReservesAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Essendon Football ClubAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Other Sporting TenantsAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Carlton Soccer ClubAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Balmain TigersAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Melbourne StormAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Melbourne RebelsAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Carlton Blues Football Club (AFLW)Australian Football League1897 to presentCurrentSource
Carlton Football ClubAustralian Football League1897 to presentCurrentSource
Carlton S.C.Australian Football League1897 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

33 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for Carlton Recreation Ground
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set34302026-10
29 September 2026venue_names(created)not setIKON Park2026-09
29 September 2026venue_names(created)not setVisy Park2026-09
29 September 2026venue_names(created)not setMC Labour Park2026-09
29 September 2026venue_names(created)not setOptus Oval2026-09
29 September 2026venue_names(created)not setPrinces Park2026-09
29 September 2026venue_names(created)not setPrinces Oval2026-09
29 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set433872026-09
29 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set433862026-09
29 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set433852026-09
29 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set433842026-09
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29 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set433762026-09
29 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set433752026-09
29 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set433742026-09
29 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set433732026-09
29 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set433722026-09
29 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set433712026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set396792026-09
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28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set396772026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set396762026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set396752026-09
28 September 2026venuescapacitynot set130002026-09
28 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13722219252026-09
28 September 2026venueswikipedia_titlePrinces_Park_(stadium)Princes Park (stadium)2026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set9182026-09

Sources and licenses

Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: Princes Park (stadium) (revision 1372221925). Wikidata item: Q7244470.

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