Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility

Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility
Location Speers Point, NSW, Australia
Coordinates 32°57′35″S 151°37′8.2″E / 32.95972°S 151.618944°E / -32.95972; 151.618944Coordinates: 32°57′35″S 151°37′8.2″E / 32.95972°S 151.618944°E / -32.95972; 151.618944
Owner Northern NSW Football and the NSW State Government Hunter Infrastructure & Investment Fund
Operator Northern NSW Football
Construction
Broke ground 28 March 2014[1]
Built 2014
Opened 26 November 2014 (2014-11-26)
Construction cost AUD $11.3 million (2014)
Architect ADW Johnson Pty Ltd [2]
Project manager ADW Johnson Pty Ltd

The Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility (LMRFF) is a football facility located in Speers Point, NSW.

Developed in 2014, it consists of:


FFA Cup

LMRFF is the host for the NNSW FFA Cup Qualifying final rounds. The inaugural event at the facility is to be played on the weekend of 20–21 June 2015.[3]

Newcastle Jets

On May 21 2015, it was announced that the LMRFF would become the training facility for A-League team, the Newcastle Jets.[4] This coincided with FFA taking ownership of the club. The team had previously trained at Ray Watt Oval at the University of Newcastle.

References

  1. ↑ "Construction underway for $11.3 million Lake Macquarie Football Facility". Lake Macquarie City Council. 28 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Community Newsletter 2" (PDF). lakemac.com.au.
  3. ↑ "Westfield FFA Cup Qualification Weekend Participants Determined". http://www.northernnswfootball.com.au/. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015. External link in |work= (help)
  4. ↑ "FFA Move In To Start New Future At Jets". http://www.nbnnews.com.au/. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015. External link in |work= (help)


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