Football Park

Football Park (currently also known by its sponsored name of  AAMI Stadium) is an  Australian rules football stadium located in  West Lakes, a western suburb of  Adelaide, South Australia. It was built in 1973 by the  South Australian National Football League and opened in 1974 and is now the home ground of both the  Adelaide Crows and  Port Adelaide Power who play in the  Australian Football League (AFL). With a seated capacity of 51,240 Football Park is the fourth largest Australian Rules Football stadium in Australia in terms of crowd capacity, behind  Docklands Stadium  in  Melbourne (56,347),  Stadium Australia in Sydney (81,500) and the  Melbourne Cricket Ground  (100,018).

History
Football Park hosted its first football game, an SANFL match between Central District and North Adelaide, on 4 May 1974.

In addition to football, Football Park has also hosted cricket matches, including the Kerry Packer-run World Series Cricket competition of the late 1970s, International rules football and rock concerts. At present the only sport played at the ground is Australian rules football.

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Dimensions
The playing surface covers approximately 2 hectares, with the average distance between the boundary line and fence being 6 metres. The ground dimensions from fence to fence are 177 x 145 m (581 x 476 ft) and the playing area from the boundary lines is 165 x 135 m (541 x 442 ft) and the goals run north to south. There is also a drop of approximately 1.5m from the centre of the ground to the fence to help with drainage leaving the ground with a distinctive hump.

The Saints at Football Park
The Saints have not had a pleasant history in South Australia, having won just 7 of their 27 premiership matches at Football Park.