{{Short description|Stadium in Marden, South Australia}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox venue | name = Marden Sports Complex | nickname = | image = [[File:Marden Sports Complex.jpg|320px]] | location = 65 Lower Portrush Road<br/>[[Marden, South Australia|Marden]], [[South Australia]] 5070 | coordinates = {{Coord|34|53|27|S|138|38|0|E|display=title,inline}} | broke_ground = | opened = 2000 | renovated = | expanded = | closed = | demolished = | owner = | operator = | surface = Grass | construction_cost = | architect = | former_names = | tenants = [[Adelaide Blue Eagles FC|Adelaide Blue Eagles]]<br>[[Adelaide United FC (W-League)|Adelaide United Women]] | seating_capacity = 6,000<ref>{{cite web|title=Marden Sports Complex|url=http://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/stadiums.php?id=413|website=Austadiums.com|publisher=Austadiums|accessdate=19 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Marden Sports Complex|url=https://int.soccerway.com/venues/australia/marden-sports-complex/v8524/|website=Soccerway.com|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=19 March 2016}}</ref> | dimensions = }}
'''Marden Sports Complex''' is a multi-use [[stadium]] in [[Marden, South Australia|Marden]], [[South Australia]]. It is mainly used for [[association football|soccer]] and is the home ground for [[National Premier Leagues|National Premier League]] side [[Adelaide Blue Eagles FC|Adelaide Blue Eagles]]. It was also used for the [[2004 OFC Nations Cup]] and the [[2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup]].
The stadium was built in 2000 and has a capacity of 6,000 people.<ref>{{cite web|title=Marden Sports Complex|url=http://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/stadiums.php?id=413|website=Austadiums.com|publisher=Austadiums|accessdate=19 July 2018}}</ref>
It was co-host to the group stage of the [[2004 OFC Nations Cup]] alongside [[Hindmarsh Stadium]], with Marden hosting five games including one [[Socceroos]] match, a 6–1 win over [[Fiji national football team|Fiji]] featuring a [[Tim Cahill]] hattrick.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111026084516/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/preliminaries/preliminary%3D8063/matches/match%3D37622/report.html FIFA Match Report] (archived)</ref> Two years later the stadium hosted one match of the [[2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup]], a 5–0 win by the [[Australia women's national soccer team|Matildas]] against [[Thailand women's national football team|Thailand]].
It has been used by other Adelaide-based teams for [[FFA Cup]] matches, including [[Adelaide City]]'s famous 1–0 win over [[A-League]] side [[Western Sydney Wanderers]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Greco |first1=John |title=Love in ecstasy after winning goal over Wanderers |url=https://www.theffacup.com.au/match/adelaide-city-v-western-sydney-wanderers-fc-ffa-cup-12-08-2014/760120 |website=FFA Cup |date=31 July 2017 |publisher=Football Federation Australia |accessdate=19 July 2018 |language=en}}</ref> [[A-League]] outfit [[Adelaide United FC|Adelaide United]] has also hosted [[FFA Cup]] matches at the venue including their Round of 32 victory against [[Wellington Phoenix FC|Wellington Phoenix]] in 2014,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bennett |first1=Josh |title=Valkanis praises young Reds after Cup win |url=https://www.theffacup.com.au/match/adelaide-united-v-wellington-phoenix-ffa-cup-05-08-2014/760108 |website=FFA Cup |date=31 July 2017 |publisher=Football Federation Australia |accessdate=19 July 2018}}</ref> victories against the [[Newcastle Jets FC|Newcastle Jets]] and [[Melbourne Victory FC|Melbourne Victory]] in 2017<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theffacup.com.au/match/adelaide-united-v-newcastle-jets-ffa-cup-09-08-2017/928239|title=Adelaide United v Newcastle Jets FFA Cup 09-08-2017|website=FFA Cup|date=31 July 2017 |publisher=Football Federation Australia|accessdate=19 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theffacup.com.au/match/adelaide-united-v-melbourne-victory-ffa-cup-23-08-2017/950067|title=Adelaide United v Melbourne Victory FFA Cup 23-08-2017|website=FFA Cup|date=17 August 2017 |publisher=Football Federation Australia|accessdate=19 July 2018}}</ref> and a victory against the [[Central Coast Mariners FC|Central Coast Mariners]] in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theffacup.com.au/match/adelaide-united-v-central-coast-mariners-ffa-cup-01-08-2018/994530|title=Adelaide United vs Central Coast Mariners, FFA Cup, Round of 32, 1st Aug 2018|website=FFA Cup|date=26 June 2018 |language=en|access-date=2019-06-17}}</ref>
[[Adelaide United FC (W-League)|Adelaide United]]'s [[W-League (Australia)|W-League]] side also plays its home games at the ground.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/football/a-league/teams/adelaide/the-grass-will-certainly-be-greener-for-adelaide-uniteds-wleague-side-reds-at-their-marden-stadium-home/news-story/e796515a1a4f528acc54489ef42f9b2e|title=W-League Reds play to Checker's delight|date=2017-10-27|website=www.adelaidenow.com.au|language=en|access-date=2019-06-17}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.azzurri.net.au Official Website of Adelaide Blue Eagles] *[https://int.soccerway.com/venues/australia/marden-sports-complex/v8524/ Soccerway page]
{{Adelaide United FC (A-League Women)}} {{A-League Women stadiums}}
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