John Cain Arena
Melbourne, Australia
10,300
recorded capacity
1 block = 1,000 placesoutline continues to Melbourne Cricket Ground, 100,024
John Cain Arena in Melbourne was a venue of the 2006 Commonwealth Games. It is one of 48 stadiums on this site with a retractable roof.
It opened in 2000. The nearest listed stadium is Rod Laver Arena, 0.3 km away.
- Tenants
- Melbourne United, South East Melbourne Phoenix, Melbourne Vixens, Melbourne Mavericks
- Roof
- Retractable roof
- Position
- 37.82° S, 144.98° E
Where it stands in Australia
- Melbourne Cricket Ground89,724 more100,024
- 42 more listed stadiums
- Stadium Mackay1,700 more12,000
- North Hobart Oval835 more11,135
- Eureka Stadium700 more11,000
- John Cain Arena10,300
- Coffs Harbour International Stadium300 fewer10,000
- Devonport Oval300 fewer10,000
- Dolphin Stadium300 fewer10,000
- 7 more listed stadiums
From the record
- Construction began
- 1999
- Owner
- Government of Victoria
- Operator
- Melbourne and Olympic Park Trust
- Main contractor
- Theiss Construction
- Recorded construction cost
- A$ 65 million
- Opening order in Australia
- joint 46th of 57, earliest first
- Share of listed capacity in Australia
- 0.7%
- Compared with the median in Australia
- 0.6 times the median capacity of 17,500 across its 57 listed stadiums
- Opened in the 2000s in Australia
- 5 of the 57 listed stadiums, this one included
- Also opened in 2000 in Australia
- Docklands Stadium, Central Coast Stadium
- Nearest larger listed stadium
- Rod Laver Arena, 0.3 km
- Listed stadiums within 10 km
- 6
Chronology
- 2000 Opened
- 2006 Commonwealth Games venue
Nearest listed stadiums
- Rod Laver Arena · north-west14,820 places, opened 19880.3 km
- Melbourne Rectangular Stadium · south-east30,050 places, opened 20100.3 km
- Melbourne Cricket Ground · north-east100,024 places, opened 18530.3 km
- Lakeside Stadium · south-west12,000 places, opened 18782.4 km
- Docklands Stadium · west56,347 places, opened 20003.1 km
Source: Wikipedia, John Cain Arena.