Sportscover Arena | |
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Former names | Elsternwick Cricket Ground |
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Location | St Kilda St, Brighton, Victoria |
Coordinates | 37°53′5″S 144°59′38″E / 37.88472°S 144.99389°E |
Owner | City of Bayside |
Capacity | 6,000[1] |
Field size | 165m × 145m |
Surface | Grass |
Opened | 1903 |
Tenants | |
Elsternwick Cricket Club (VSDCA) Victorian Amateur Football Association (1967–pres) Brighton Football Club (VFA, 1927–1960) Elsternwick Football Club (VAFA, 1908–1953) |
Elsternwick Park (currently known by its sponsored name Sportscover Arena) is an Australian rules football and cricket stadium in Brighton, a suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. The name also refers to the wider parkland in which the main oval is located. The ground is the administrative and primary central playing base of the Victorian Amateur Football Association.