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John Cain Arena

John Cain Arena is a arena in City of Melbourne, Australia that opened in 2000. Its recorded capacity is 10,300.

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John Cain Arena
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Key facts

John Cain Arena is a arena in City of Melbourne, Australia that opened in 2000. Its recorded capacity is 10,300. It is owned by Victoria State Government. It is operated by Melbourne and Olympic Park Trust and Melbourne and Olympic Park Trust. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 4 names in total, including Vodafone Arena, Hisense Arena, Melbourne Arena. Current tenants are Melbourne United 2000–2002, 2012–present, South Dragons 2006–2009, Victoria Giants 2000–2004, Netball, Melbourne Vixens 2008–present, Collingwood Magpies 2017–2023, Tennis, Australian Open 2001–present, Dubai Basketball, South East Melbourne Phoenix, South East Melbourne Phoenix, Collingwood Magpies Netball, Melbourne Vixens, Melbourne United, Australian Open, South Dragons, Victoria Titans.

Location
City of Melbourne, Australia
Type
Arena
Capacity
10,300
Opened
2000
Status
Active
Current owner
Victoria State Government
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
5
Playing surface
Hardwood
Roof
Retractable roof
Location of John Cain Arena
John Cain Arena

John Cain Arena is at latitude -37.822776, longitude 144.981867, 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.

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Recorded location of John Cain Arena
FieldValue
Latitude-37.822776
Longitude144.981867
CityCity of Melbourne
RegionCity of Melbourne
CountryAustralia
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for John Cain Arena
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
RoofRetractable roofWikipedia categorySource
SurfaceHardwoodWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of John Cain Arena
200020132026Vodafone Arena (2000 to 2008)Hisense Arena (2008 to 2018)Melbourne Arena (2018 to 2020)John Cain Arena (2020 to present)

John Cain Arena has carried 6 recorded names. Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue (planning/construction) (2006 Commonwealth Games 2006) (no sponsor) ran Present. Melbourne Park Multi-Purpose Venue (no sponsor) ran Present. Vodafone Arena (no sponsor) ran 2000 to 2008. Hisense Arena (no sponsor) ran 2008 to 2018. Melbourne Arena (sponsor: Tennis Australia) ran 2018 to 2020. John Cain Arena (no sponsor) ran 2020 to present. The average tenure of a name here is 6.7 years.

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Every recorded name of John Cain Arena, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Melbourne Multi Purpose Venue (planning/construction) (2006 Commonwealth Games 2006)NonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Melbourne Park Multi-Purpose VenueNonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Vodafone ArenaNone2000 to 2008Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Hisense ArenaNone2008 to 2018Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Melbourne ArenaTennis Australia2018 to 2020Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia, with citationSource
John Cain ArenaNone2020 to presentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia, with citationSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of John Cain Arena, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerVictoria State Government2000 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OperatorMelbourne and Olympic Park Trust2000 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OperatorMelbourne and Olympic Park TrustPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of John Cain Arena and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Melbourne United 2000–2002, 2012–presentNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
South Dragons 2006–2009Not mappedPresentCurrentSource
Victoria Giants 2000–2004Not mappedPresentCurrentSource
NetballNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Melbourne Vixens 2008–presentNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Collingwood Magpies 2017–2023Not mappedPresentCurrentSource
TennisNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Australian Open 2001–presentNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Dubai BasketballNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
South East Melbourne PhoenixNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
South East Melbourne PhoenixNot mapped2000 to presentCurrentSource
Collingwood Magpies NetballNot mapped2000 to presentCurrentSource
Melbourne VixensNot mapped2000 to presentCurrentSource
Melbourne UnitedNot mapped2000 to presentCurrentSource
Australian OpenNot mapped2000 to presentCurrentSource
South DragonsNot mapped2000 to presentCurrentSource
Victoria TitansNot mapped2000 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

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

Change log for John Cain Arena
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2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set1242026-10
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24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Melbourne Mavericks 2024–presentnot set2026-09
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23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13722079112026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleJohn_Cain_ArenaJohn Cain Arena2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setJohn Cain Arena2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setMelbourne Arena2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setHisense Arena2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setVodafone Arena2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setMelbourne Park Multi-Purpose Venue2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setMelbourne Multi Purpose Venue (planning/construction) (2006 Commonwealth Games 2006)2026-09
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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: John Cain Arena (revision 1372207911). Wikidata item: Q1245311.

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