Kardinia Park

Kardinia Park is a stadium in Geelong, Australia. Its recorded capacity is 40,000.

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Kardinia Park
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Key facts

Kardinia Park is a stadium in Geelong, Australia. Its recorded capacity is 40,000. It is owned by Geelong and City of Greater Geelong and Kardinia Park Stadium Trust. It is operated by Geelong Football Club and Kardinia Park Stadium Trust/Geelong Football Club. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Geelong Cats Football Club (AFLW), Geelong Football Club, Australian rules football, VFL/AFL, VFL, AFLW, Cricket, Australia national cricket team, association football, Melbourne Victory FC, Western United FC, Rugby league, Melbourne Storm, Welsh Rugby Union, Melbourne Renegades.

Location
Geelong, Australia
Type
Stadium
Capacity
40,000
Opened
Not recorded
Status
Active
Current owner
Geelong, City of Greater Geelong, Kardinia Park Stadium Trust
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
3
Playing surface
Natural grass
Location of Kardinia Park
Kardinia Park

Kardinia Park is at latitude -38.158056, longitude 144.354722, in Geelong, 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
Recorded location of Kardinia Park
FieldValue
Latitude-38.158056
Longitude144.354722
CityGeelong
RegionGeelong
CountryAustralia
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Kardinia Park
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceNatural grassWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of Kardinia Park

Kardinia Park has carried 4 recorded names. Baytec Stadium (no sponsor) ran Present. Shell Stadium (no sponsor) ran Present. Simonds Stadium (no sponsor) ran Present. Skilled Stadium (no sponsor) ran Present.

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Every recorded name of Kardinia Park, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Baytec StadiumNonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Shell StadiumNonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Simonds StadiumNonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Skilled StadiumNonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Kardinia Park, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerGeelongPresentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerCity of Greater GeelongPresentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerKardinia Park Stadium TrustPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorGeelong Football ClubPresentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OperatorKardinia Park Stadium Trust/Geelong Football ClubPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Kardinia Park and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Geelong Cats Football Club (AFLW)Australian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Geelong Football ClubAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Australian rules footballAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
VFL/AFLAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
VFLAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
AFLWAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
CricketAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Australia national cricket teamAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
association footballAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Melbourne Victory FCAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Western United FCAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Rugby leagueAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Melbourne StormAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Welsh Rugby UnionAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Melbourne RenegadesAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

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

Change log for Kardinia Park
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set1322026-10
29 September 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikidatawikipedia_infobox2026-09
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28 September 2026venue_rolessource_id132026-09
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28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set417072026-09
28 September 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikidatawikipedia_infobox2026-09
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28 September 2026venue_rolessource_id132026-09
28 September 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikipedia_infoboxwikidata2026-09
28 September 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q31930332026-09
28 September 2026venue_rolessource_id312026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set9162026-09
24 September 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikidatawikipedia_infobox2026-09
24 September 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3193033https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)2026-09
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24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)32277not set2026-09
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23 September 2026venue_rolessource_id312026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set9922026-09
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23 September 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikidatawikipedia_infobox2026-09
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23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikidatawikipedia_infobox2026-09
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23 September 2026venue_rolessource_id312026-09
23 September 2026venuescapacity33500400002026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13756529812026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleKardinia_Park_(stadium)Kardinia Park (stadium)2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setSkilled Stadium2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setSimonds Stadium2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setShell Stadium2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setBaytec Stadium2026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set162392026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set162382026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set162372026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set162362026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set162352026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set162342026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set162332026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set162322026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set162312026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set162302026-09
20 September 2026venue_rolesconfidencewikidatawikipedia_infobox2026-09
20 September 2026venue_rolessource_urlhttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3193033https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kardinia_Park_(stadium)2026-09
20 September 2026venue_rolessource_id132026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set162292026-09
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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: Kardinia Park (stadium) (revision 1375652981). Wikidata item: Q3193033.