Junction Oval
Junction Oval is a stadium in Victoria, Australia that opened in 1856. Its recorded capacity is 7,000.
Key facts
Junction Oval is a stadium in Victoria, Australia that opened in 1856. Its recorded capacity is 7,000. It is owned by Victoria State Government and Parks Victoria. It is operated by Cricket Victoria and Cricket Victoria. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Cricket, Victoria cricket team Victoria women's cricket team Melbourne Stars Women Melbourne Stars Melbourne Renegades Women Melbourne Renegades St Kilda Cricket Club Melbourne Stars, Australian rules football, St Kilda Football Club, Challenge Cup/Victorian Football Association VFA/Australian Football League VFL; 1873–1874, 1886–1915, 1918–1941, 1944–1964) Melbourne University Football Club St Kilda/University Football Club, Challenge Cup; 1875) Sydney Swans South Melbourne Football Club Fitzroy Football Club Sandringham Football Club, Victoria cricket team, Victorian Spirit, Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Stars.
- Location
- Victoria, Australia
- Type
- Stadium
- Capacity
- 7,000
- Opened
- 1856
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Victoria State Government, Parks Victoria
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
- Playing surface
- Natural grass
Junction Oval is at latitude -37.855833, longitude 144.98, in Victoria, 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 | -37.855833 |
| Longitude | 144.98 |
| City | Victoria |
| Region | Victoria |
| Country | Australia |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Natural grass | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
Junction Oval has carried 1 recorded name. St Kilda Cricket Ground (no sponsor) ran Present.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | None | Present | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Parks Victoria | 1856 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | Victoria State Government | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Cricket Victoria | 1856 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | Cricket Victoria | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
Recorded changes
19 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 | 3381 | 2026-10 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | St Kilda Cricket Ground | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43163 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43162 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43161 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43160 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43159 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43158 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43157 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 43156 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 39380 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 39379 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 39378 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 39377 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 39376 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 39375 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | capacity | 10000 | 7000 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372208450 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Junction_Oval | Junction Oval | 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: