The Adelaide Oval is a stadium in Adelaide in the state of South Australia. It is located in the parklands. The venue is predominantly used for cricket and Australian rules football, but has also played host to rugby league, rugby union, soccer, and tennis, as well as regularly being used to hold concerts. Established in 1871, the structures and grounds underwent significant redevelopment between 2012 and 2014. It has three grandstands: Riverbank Stand, Eastern Stand, and Western Stand, and is known for its heritage-listed scoreboard, which stands alongside a new digital scoreboard. Australia's first stadium hotel, named the Oval Hotel, opened in 2024. Adelaide Oval has been headquarters to the South Australian Cricket Association since 1871 and South Australian National Football League (SANFL) since 2014, and is managed by the Adelaide Oval Stadium Management Authority. Adelaide Oval has hosted the AFLW Grand Final three times since 2019. Its record crowd for cricket is 56,298 for the Third Ashes Test on 17 December 2025 and its record crowd for an Australian rules football match is 62,543 at the 1965 SANFL Grand Final between Port Adelaide and Sturt.
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