State Centre for Football

The State Centre for Football, also known as ServiceFM Stadium until at least 2026, is a soccer facility in Gepps Cross, an inner northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.

The facility consists of two artificial pitches, and the main pitch, which has a seated capacity of 1,000, and a total capacity of 7,000. The stadium hosts many South Australian NPL games, Australia Cup, and African Nations Cup games. The ground is used by Football South Australia as a neutral venue for major matches, as well as being a temporary home ground for various clubs and Adelaide United's Women's team.

History
Design of the stadium was by Greenway Architects, and it was built by Built Environs. The cost of construction was A$24 million.

The State Centre for Football first broke ground on 16 March 2021, two years after plans were initially revealed. The project was backed by the state and federal Labor government, after a $19 million grant and $7.4 million grant from them respectively.

The State Centre for Football was completed in mid-April 2022, and officially opened on 16 July 2022. The first competitive game was held on the 23 July, a game between Adelaide Comets and FK Beograd, a match that Comets won 2–1.

The venue was officially opened before the 2022 Federation Cup Final by the Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing, Katrine Hildyard. It was also announced that facilities manager ServiceFM had acquired naming rights for the complex for five years.

In November of the same year, the RAA African Nations Cup was held at the stadium for the first time, and the tournament returned in November 2023.

The venue was utilised as a training base during the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, alongside the Marden Sports Complex.

Description
The stadium is located at State Sports Park in the northern Adelaide suburb of Gepps Cross, on Matildas Drive, which was named after the women's national team, nicknamed The Matildas. The road is maintained by the City of Port Adelaide Enfield.

It can hold up to 7,000 spectators, with 1,000 seated, Its scoreboard is a One World LED product. and the facility has two artificial pitches, and the main pitch.

Australia Cup
The venue has hosted multiple Australia Cup fixtures. The stadium's all-time attendance record of 3,327 was set during the Round of 16 match between Adelaide City and Adelaide United, the first competitive meeting between the two teams.