Marvel Stadium
Marvel Stadium is a stadium in Melbourne, Australia that opened in 2000. Its recorded capacity is 53,359.
Key facts
Marvel Stadium is a stadium in Melbourne, Australia that opened in 2000. Its recorded capacity is 53,359. It is owned by Australian Football League. It is operated by AFL Venues & Events. The current name Marvel Stadium comes from a naming-rights deal with Marvel Entertainment that began in 2016. It has been known by 4 names in total, including Colonial Stadium, Telstra Dome, Etihad Stadium. Current tenants are Essendon Bombers.
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Type
- Stadium
- Capacity
- 53,359
- Opened
- 2000
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Australian Football League
- Naming rights
- Marvel Entertainment
- Name changes
- 3
Marvel Stadium is at latitude -37.8164, longitude 144.9475, in 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 | -37.8164 |
| Longitude | 144.9475 |
| City | Melbourne |
| Region | Not recorded |
| Country | Australia |
| OpenStreetMap object | way/500000097 |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Naming rights
Marvel Stadium has carried 4 recorded names. Colonial Stadium (sponsor: Colonial Mutual) ran 2000 to 2002. Telstra Dome (sponsor: Telstra) ran 2002 to 2009. Etihad Stadium (sponsor: Etihad Airways) ran 2009 to 2016. Marvel Stadium (sponsor: Marvel Entertainment) ran 2016 to present. The average tenure of a name here is 5.3 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonial Stadium | Colonial Mutual | 2000 to 2002 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Telstra Dome | Telstra | 2002 to 2009 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Etihad Stadium | Etihad Airways | 2009 to 2016 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Marvel Stadium | Marvel Entertainment | 2016 to present | 100.0 million AUD (about 75.2 million USD) | 10 years | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Australian Football League | 2016 to present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | AFL Venues & Events | 2016 to present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essendon Bombers | Australian Football League | 2000 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
No changes to this venue have been recorded yet. Changes are written by each monthly pipeline run and listed on the change log.
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The dataset as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Manual correction: N/A. Corrected by site editors from a cited primary source.
Row-level sources used for this venue: