Santos Stadium
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Santos Stadium is a sporting venue located in the Adelaide Parklands immediately to the north of ETSA Park
, Adelaide
's largest netball complex.
Opened on Australia Day
, 1998, it replaced the Olympic Sports Field
in Kensington
as Adelaide's premier athletics venue, and has a maximum capacity of 8,000.
It is located between West Terrace
, on the edge of the CBD, and the suburb of Mile End, South Australia
and is sponsored by the Australian oil and gas company Santos Ltd.
, which is headquartered in Adelaide. It is now home to Athletics South Australia, the South Australia Athletics League and the South Australia Little Athletics
Associations, and is often used by schools for sporting carnivals.
ETSA Park
ETSA Park is a sporting venue located in Adelaide, South Australia, opposite Santos Stadium, Adelaide's premier athletics stadium. It is a specialist netball facility, hosting matches in both the national ANZ Championship and state Dairy Farmers Cup, as well as some international matches. However,...
, Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
's largest netball complex.
Opened on Australia Day
Australia Day
Australia Day is the official national day of Australia...
, 1998, it replaced the Olympic Sports Field
Kensington Oval, Adelaide
The Kensington Oval is located on 344 The Parade, Kensington, South Australia. Now used primarily for cricket in South Australia, the venue was once Adelaide's premier athletics facility and known as Olympic Sports Field.-Early history:...
in Kensington
Kensington, South Australia
Kensington is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Norwood, Payneham & St Peters. Unlike the rest of the city, Kensington's streets are laid out diagonally in order to follow Second Creek....
as Adelaide's premier athletics venue, and has a maximum capacity of 8,000.
It is located between West Terrace
West Terrace, Adelaide
West Terrace is a street in Adelaide, South Australia. It is the western-most street of the Adelaide city centre. It ends at North Terrace and South Terrace, and connects to Port Road and Anzac Highway....
, on the edge of the CBD, and the suburb of Mile End, South Australia
Mile End, South Australia
Mile End is an inner western suburb of Adelaide, located in the City of West Torrens, around 2 kilometres from the Adelaide city centre. It has a census area population of 3,918 people...
and is sponsored by the Australian oil and gas company Santos Ltd.
Santos Ltd.
Santos Ltd. is a large Australian oil and gas exploration company. Its name is an acronym for South Australia Northern Territory Oil Search.-Operations:...
, which is headquartered in Adelaide. It is now home to Athletics South Australia, the South Australia Athletics League and the South Australia Little Athletics
Little Athletics
Little Athletics is an Australian activity which introduces children aged 5 to 15 to sport through modified athletics events....
Associations, and is often used by schools for sporting carnivals.