City Vista Recreation Reserve

Coordinates: 37°43′01″S 144°43′36″E / 37.71707°S 144.72669°E / -37.71707; 144.72669
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City Vista Recreation Reserve
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Location46 City Vista Ct,
Plumpton, 3336
Australia
Coordinates37°43′01″S 144°43′36″E / 37.71707°S 144.72669°E / -37.71707; 144.72669
OwnerMelton City Council
Department of Education[1]
Capacity3,000[2]
Record attendance2,753 (Western United ALW vs Melbourne Victory ALW, 19 November 2022)
Construction
Opened2019
Construction cost$13 million
Tenants
Caroline Springs George Cross (2019–present)
Western United Youth (2022–2024)
Western United (A-League Women) (2022–2024)

The City Vista Recreation Reserve is a soccer stadium in Plumpton, Melbourne, Australia. It has been the home stadium of Caroline Springs George Cross Football Club since its opening in 2019 and was the temporary base of Western United (A-League Women) from 2022 to 2024, as well as the men's and women's training base. It has a current seated capacity of 3,000.

History[edit]

Development of the Fraser Rise Sporting Complex

The venue was opened in mid-2019 for $13,000,000[3] as an improvement of local capacity at a higher level of the club of Caroline Springs George Cross and to encourage local residents for participation and action of sports/recreational activities at the venue. Western United used the venue as their training grounds for the first two seasons of their existence and played their first match against tenants Caroline Springs George Cross in front of 3,247 spectators on 22 August 2019.[4] The A-League Women's side of Western United announced they would use the venue for training and home matches as well on 16 September 2022.[5]

Structure and facilities[edit]

The stadium features two synthetic fields and an extra grass field; the main field accommodating 3,000 spectators which includes a grandstand of seats and an extra grass field.[citation needed]

Records[edit]

The highest attendance recorded at the City Vista is 2,753, for Western United (A-League Women)'s first A-League Women fixture against Melbourne Victory on 19 November 2022.[6] The lowest attendance recorded is 361 for an A-League Women match between Western United and Western Sydney Wanderers on 7 January 2023.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "City Vista Sports Precinct". brandarchitects.com.au.
  2. ^ "City Vista Recreation Reserve". austadiums.com. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  3. ^ "City Vista Sports Precinct". melton.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Heraldsun.com.au | Subscribe to the Herald Sun for exclusive stories". www.heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  5. ^ Hughes, Nick (16 September 2022). "Western United A-League Women side to call City Vista home". Western United FC.
  6. ^ "ALW: Western United d Melbourne Victory". austadiums.com. 19 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Western United v Western Sydney Wanderers". keepup.com.au. 1 April 2023.