The State Hockey Centre, set in South Australia’s State Sports Park, is a field hockey

Field hockey

Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...

 stadium in Adelaide, South Australia and offers a world-class pitch used for both competition and training activities, complemented by full amenities. The stadium is home to Hockey SA, the peak body for hockey in South Australia and to both Adelaide based teams in the Australian Hockey League

Australian Hockey League

The Australian Hockey League is Australia’s premier national domestic field hockey competition. Despite its non-professional nature, AHL is considered one of the strongest and most competitive national field hockey leagues in the world. The AHL consists of both men's and women's competition...

, the men's Southern Hotshots since 1991 and the women's Southern Suns since 1993. The stadium is also home to Forestville hockey club

Forestville hockey club

Forestville hockey club is a hockey club in Adelaide, South Australia.-History:The Forestville hockey club was formed in 1905 as the result of efforts by Harry Cowham to get people living in Unley, South Australia interested in playing hockey...

 since 1994.

The FIH

International Hockey Federation

The International Field Hockey Federation is the global governing body of field hockey...

approved water-based playing surface, favourable year-round weather conditions and organisational expertise combine to make the facility a very popular venue for international visitors training in Adelaide.

The venue, also known by its original name of The Pines Stadium, has been home to South Australian Gridiron Association games since 1997.