Litis Stadium

E & D Litis Stadium
The Velodrome
Former names Lake Monger Velodrome
Location Mount Hawthorn, Western Australia
Built 1959
Renovated 1998
Owner Town of Vincent
Surface Grass
Scoreboard Manual
Tenants
Floreat Athena

E & D Litis Stadium is a stadium in Mount Hawthorn, Western Australia. Originally constructed in 1959 as a velodrome for the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, it is now primarily used for football (soccer).[1][2][3]

Name

The stadium was known as the Lake Monger Velodrome from construction and was popularly known as the Velodrome. In 1998 the stadium was renamed the E & D Litis Stadium after Floreat Athena sponsors Evangelos and Despo Litis.[4]

References

  1. ^ "A brief history of the suburb Mount Hawthorn". Town of Vincent. 2005. http://www.vincentheritage.com.au/pdf/mthawthorn2.pdf. Retrieved 2009-07-08. 
  2. ^ "Previous Developments". Acropolis Developments. http://www.acropolisdevelopments.com.au/previous/index.html. Retrieved 2009-07-08. 
  3. ^ "Let the (Commonwealth) Games Begin". KNOWIT Magazine (State Library of Western Australia) (277): 8–10. July-September 2006. ISSN 13287176. http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/pdf/knowit277.pdf. 
  4. ^ "Britannia Reserve Master Plan : Background". Town of Vincent. http://www.vincent.wa.gov.au/3/758/1/background.pm. Retrieved 28 January 2011.