Stadium Southland

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Stadium Southland
Location Invercargill, New Zealand
Opened 2000
Owner
Tenants Southern Sting (National Bank Cup) (2000-2007)
Southern Steel (ANZ Championship) (2008-present)
Otago Nuggets
Capacity 5500-6000

Stadium Southland is an International sports complex in Invercargill, New Zealand. The Stadium was built and finished in May 2000. The main SBS Sports Arena in the stadium has a capacity of 5,500. It can also become up to 6,000 with temp seating. It also has eleven other community Basketball, Netball, Volleyball courts, four rebound Ace tennis courts, four squash courts and many business rooms.

[edit] Home teams

The stadium is home for the Southern Steel netball team in the ANZ Championship. It also is home for some of the Otago Nuggets basketball team games and formerly the Southern Sting in the National Bank Cup.

[edit] Velodrome

The Invercargill ILT Velodrome is a sports complex built onto Stadium Southland. The $60 million dollar building can hold 3,000 people and has become the home of the Oceania Contenint Cup, Under 19 World Championships, New Zealand National Champs and other events. The Velodrome is the current home of the Beijing Olympic cycling team.

[edit] Events held

Year Sport Event
2000 Netball National Bank Cup: 9 round-robin, semis, finals
International tests: New Zealand vs Australia
Basketball International tests: New Zealand vs England, Australia
2001 Netball National Bank Cup: 9 round-robin, semis, finals
International tests: New Zealand vs Barbados, South Africa
Basketball International tests: Men's', New Zealand vs Australia; Women's', New Zealand vs Australia
2002 Netball National Bank Cup: 9 round-robin, semis, finals
Smokefree Netball Championships
International tests: New Zealand vs Australia
2003 Badminton New Zealand Badminton Open
Netball National Bank Cup: 7 round-robin matches
World Championships build-up games: New Zealand vs Australia, England, Jamaica
Secondary School Netball Championships
2004 Netball National Bank Cup (7 home games, semis, finals)
International tests: New Zealand vs England
Basketball International tests: New Zealand vs Australia
2005 Netball National Bank Cup (7 round-robin, semis)
Secondary Schools Netball Championships
Scottwood Netball/Smokefree Netball Championships
Basketball International tests: New Zealand vs Australia
2006 Netball National Bank Cup (7 round-robin, semis)
Basketball International tests: New Zealand (three tests)
Badminton New Zealand Badminton Open
2007 Netball National Bank Cup (7 round-robin, semis)
Scottwood Trust Netball Championships
Tennis ASB Classic qualifiers
2008 Cycling Under-21 World Cycling Championships (velodrome)
2008 Netball Southern Steel netball team