Skilled Park

Skilled Park

Infobox_Stadium
stadium_name = Skilled Park


caption = Stadium - Late 2007.| location = Robina, Gold Coast, Queensland
broke_ground = 2006
opened = February 2008
closed =
owner = Queensland Government
operator = Major Sports Facilities Authority
surface = Grass
construction_cost = $160,000,000
managing contractor = Watpac architect = HOK Sport + Venue + Event Pty Ltd
tenants = Gold Coast Titans (NRL) (2008 - )
Gold Coast United (A-League) (2009 - )|
seating_capacity = 27,500 [http://www.cabinet.qld.gov.au/MMS/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=54748]

Skilled Park is a new stadium at Robina, a suburb of the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. Construction of the venue started in 2006, and finished in February 2008, in time for the 2008 National Rugby League season, when it became the new home of the Gold Coast Titans.

The stadium

Skilled Park is located in the satellite growth suburb of Robina, next to Robina railway station. The stadium is effectively a smaller version of Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, and was designed by the same company. The project was funded by the Queensland Government. On September 27 2006, it was announced that the new ground will be called Skilled Park.

Sports Minister Judy Spence announced that the new stadium will now be able to seat 27,000 people instead of 25,000. This came after workers on the site found extra space for about 2,000 seats across the stadium while construction was in progress. [ [http://leagueheaven.b1.jcink.com/index.php?showtopic=1029&st=0&#entry5461 (OFFLINE) Board Offline ] ]

Skilled Park will host matches in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, to be held in Australia. The ground will host a new A-League side called Gold Coast United FC from the 09/10 season

Crowds

The stadium produced a record crowd of 27,176 on 18 April 2008 when it hosted the Heritage Round National Rugby League match between Gold Coast Titans and Brisbane Broncos. [cite news|url=http://nrl.com/News/Latest/tabid/10244/default.aspx?id=50640|title=Titans hang on to down Broncos|date=2008-04-18|accessdate=2008-04-19|publisher=NRL.COM & Telstra Corporation Pty Ltd]

ee also

*Carrara Stadium

References

External links

* [http://leagueheaven.b1.jcink.com/index.php?showtopic=1029&st=0&#entry5461 Skilled Stadium to accommodate an extra 2,000 people: Spence]
* [http://www.sdi.qld.gov.au/dsdweb/v3/guis/templates/content/gui_cue_cntnhtml.cfm?id=26474 Queensland Government - Gold Coast Stadium]
* [http://www.msfa.qld.gov.au/content/venue.asp?name=GoldCoastStadium Major Sports Facility Authority: Gold Coast Stadium]
* [http://www.msfa.qld.gov.au/content/venue.asp?name=GoldCoast_Images Major Sports Facility Authority: Gold Coast Stadium images]
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* [http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,20485555-23214,00.html Skilled wins Titans naming rights]
* [http://www.skilled.com.au/ Skilled Group - Winner of the naming rights]


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