Key facts
Clubs: Melbourne Victory & Melbourne City | Opening: 2010 | Capacity: 30,050 seats
History and description
AAMI Park was built between 2007 and 2010. The first event at the stadium, on 7 May 2010, was a Rugby League match. The first football match was played a few month later, on the 7th of August, when Melbourne Heart lost 0-1 to the Central Coast Mariners.
The total project cost was AUD 267.5 million. The stadium was initially planned to hold 20,000 seats, which was later raised to 30,000 at the request of Melbourne Victory.
AAMI Park’s most characteristic feature is its bio-frame design with a geodesic dome roof, which requires 50% less steel than a regular roof. The exterior of the stadium consists of triangular panels, which can be lit up with thousands of led lights.
Apart from football, the stadium is also used for rugby matches.
How to get to AAMI Park
AAMI Park is located about 2 kilometres east from Melbourne’s Central Business District (CBD) on the north-bank of the river Yarra in an area with many other sports facilities including the Melbourne Cricket Ground and the Australian Open tennis courts.
From the southern and eastern parts of the CBD (including Flinders Street Rail Station), the pleasant walk along the banks of the river Yarra can be made within half an hour.
The closest train station is Richmond, with multiple services from Flinders Station, Southern Cross Station (where the long-distance trains arrive), and other stations. The walk from Richmond station to the stadium takes less than 10 minutes. Jolimont Station is also at walking distance, though slightly further away.
Tram 70 connects the stadium with the Docklands area. It furthermore passes through the southern part of the CBD (and Flinders Station). Take the tram in the direction of Wattle Park and get off at stop AAMI Park (or Hisense Arena).
Tram 48 and 75 stop slightly further away near Jolimont Rail Station. Take the trams in eastern direction and get off at stop Wellington Parade.
Address: AAMI Park, Olympic Boulevard, Melbourne
Melbourne Victory Tickets
Melbourne Victory tickets can be bought online via Ticketek, or by phone +61 132 849 (Ticketek). Tickets range in price from AUD 25.00 for a seat behind the goal to AUD 53.00 for a central seat at the long sides.
Melbourne Victory regularly plays a home match at the larger Etihad Stadium (usually the high-profile matches). For these matches tickets are being sold via Ticketmaster. The price range is very much comparable to that at AAMI Park.
Melbourne City Tickets
Melbourne City tickets can be bought online via Ticketek, by phone +61 132 849 (Ticketek), or on the day of the match at the stadium. Ticket prices range from AUD 25.00 for a seat behind the goals to AUD 55.00 for a central seat at one of the sides.
Photos of AAMI Park
Relevant Internet links
Melbournevictory.com.au – Official website of Melbourne Victory FC.
Melbournecityfc.com.au – Official website of Melbourne City FC.
Aamipark.com.au – Official website of AAMI Park.
Visitmelbourne.com – Official site for Melbourne.
Metlinkmelbourne.com.au – Melbourne public transport information.
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Saw a cracking 2 – 2 draw between Melbourne City, and Central Coast Mariners in late 2014.
The stadium is impressive, although I found getting a ticket where I wanted in the ground difficult [ despite it being less than half full], but that may be down to me not fully understanding the stadium’s internet ticketing system.
Walking to the ground from Richmond station there is a large park, and it was great to see families enjoying themselves prior to the game.
This set the tone for my day, and the queue for picking up my ticket was fast moving. The ground is unusual as you walk around with its futuristic domes, and as such is , perhaps one of the worlds more unusual modern football stadiums [ although, surely a better colour than green could have been chosen for its outer decor.
I was situated in the front row in the Richmond end [ where i thought I had ordered a ticket near the middle!], net to a small body of traveling supporters.This meant I had a great view of any goal mouth action, but would have been vulnerable to any rain [ and it can really RAIN in Melbourne].
Food was available , but barely adequate, and at typical stadium prices, and the range of Melbourne City souvineers bordered on laughable [ no enamal club badges when I visited].
Getting back from the ground was easy via the tram, and I was at Southern Cross for my connecting train in extremely good time.
An interesting stadium, that has become a beacon of progress for the Australian A’League, good site lines, but a little lacking in real atmosphere on my visit.