Wyndham City Stadium

Wyndham City Stadium is a proposed football stadium in Tarneit, Victoria, Australia. It is scheduled to open in 2026 as the home ground of Western United FC.

Wyndham City Stadium
AddressSayers Road, Tarneit, Victoria, Australia
Coordinates37°50′30″S 144°37′47″E
OwnerWestern United FC
TypeSoccer-specific stadium
Capacity15,000
Field shapeRectangular
SurfaceGrass
Opened2026 (scheduled)
Tenants
Western United

History

As part of its successful bid to enter the A-League in 2019, Western United FC committed to build a 15,000 seat soccer-specific stadium in Tarneit to the west of Melbourne.[1] It will be the first major venue in Australia to be exclusively owned and operated by an A-League club, being funded through value capture.[2][3]

A training facility will be built adjacent to the new stadium.[4] Early works on the site commenced in October 2021.[5][6] It is scheduled for completion in 2023.[7][8]

On 29 May 2022, Western United chief executive Chris Pehlivanis revealed the current timeline for the stadium is for it to be ready in time for the 2025/26 A-League season.[9] Pehlivanis also confirmed that Western United would begin to play home games at their training base from the 2023/24 A-League season, once the 5,000 seat training facility is built, before moving to the completed main stadium two years later.[9]

References
  1. FFA settle on stagged A-League expansion over next two years The Guardian 13 December 2018
  2. Western United unveils unique stadium renders Austadiums 18 July 2019
  3. Western United and a local council are building a $150 million football stadium essentially out of thin air, thanks to a concept called value capture ABC News 27 November 2020
  4. Western United's new elite training facility next step in stadium precinct development Western United FC 18 September 2020
  5. Western Melbourne Group ready to turn soil Western United FC 23 September 2021
  6. Stadium a step closer Star Weekly 23 September 2021
  7. Western United get government go-ahead to build $150m stadium The Age 22 January 2021
  8. Western United aim for stadium to be completed for 2023 Women's World Cup SBS World News 2 February 2021
  9. "ALM champs United eye home in 2023-24". The West Australian. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
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