Docklands Stadium
Docklands Stadium is a multi purpose in City of Melbourne, Australia that opened in 2000. Its recorded capacity is 56,347.
Key facts
Docklands Stadium is a multi purpose in City of Melbourne, Australia that opened in 2000. Its recorded capacity is 56,347. It is owned by Australian Football League and Australian Football League. It is operated by Australian Football League and Melbourne Stadiums Limited and Melbourne Stadiums Limited. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 4 names in total, including Colonial Stadium, Telstra Dome, Etihad Stadium. Current tenants are Australian Football League, Essendon Football Club, St Kilda Football Club, Western Bulldogs, North Melbourne Football Club, Carlton Football Club, Cricket, Melbourne Renegades, Others, Melbourne Storm, Melbourne Victory FC, Western Bulldogs, Melbourne Storm, St Kilda Football Club, Carlton Football Club, Melbourne Victory FC, Essendon Football Club, Melbourne Renegades, North Melbourne Football Club, 2003 Rugby World Cup.
- Location
- City of Melbourne, Australia
- Type
- Multi purpose
- Capacity
- 56,347
- Opened
- 2000
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Australian Football League, Australian Football League
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 2
- Playing surface
- Natural grass
- Roof
- Retractable roof
Docklands Stadium is at latitude -37.816389, longitude 144.9475, in City of Melbourne, Australia. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | -37.816389 |
| Longitude | 144.9475 |
| City | City of Melbourne |
| Region | City of Melbourne |
| Country | Australia |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roof | Retractable roof | Wikipedia category | Source |
| Surface | Natural grass | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
Docklands Stadium has carried 3 recorded names. Colonial Stadium (no sponsor) ran 2000 to 2002. Telstra Dome (no sponsor) ran 2002 to 2009. Etihad Stadium (no sponsor) ran 2009 to 2018. The average tenure of a name here is 6 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonial Stadium | None | 2000 to 2002 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Telstra Dome | None | 2002 to 2009 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Etihad Stadium | None | 2009 to 2018 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Australian Football League | 1997 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | Australian Football League | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Melbourne Stadiums Limited | 1997 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | Australian Football League | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Melbourne Stadiums Limited | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
Recorded changes
44 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 3522 | 2026-10 |
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 3521 | 2026-10 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Etihad Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Telstra Dome | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Colonial Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43719 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43718 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43717 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43716 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43715 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43714 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43713 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43712 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43711 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43710 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43709 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43708 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43707 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43706 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | sponsorships | (created) | not set | 114 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | sponsorships | (created) | not set | 113 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | sponsorships | (created) | not set | 112 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | sponsorships | (created) | not set | 111 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 41010 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 41009 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 41008 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 41007 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 41006 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 41005 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 41004 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 41003 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 41002 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 41001 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 41000 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | opened_year | 1997 | 2000 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | capacity | 56771 | 56347 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372793043 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Docklands_Stadium | Docklands Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 989 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 931 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 926 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 919 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 912 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 906 | 2026-09 |
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:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: