Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility

The Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility (LMRFF) is a football facility located in Speers Point, NSW.

Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility
LocationSpeers Point, NSW, Australia
Coordinates32°57′35″S 151°37′8.2″E
OwnerNorthern NSW Football and the NSW State Government Hunter Infrastructure & Investment Fund
OperatorNorthern NSW Football
Construction
Broke ground28 March 2014[1]
Built2014
Opened26 November 2014 (2014-11-26)
Construction costAUD $11.3 million (2014)
ArchitectADW Johnson Pty Ltd [2]
Project managerADW Johnson Pty Ltd
Tenants
Newcastle Jets Youth 2020–Present (NSW League Two)
Emerging Jets Academy 2020–Present
Website
Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility

Developed in 2014, it consists of:

  • 2 full-size synthetic football fields,
  • 10 five-a-side football fields,
  • an administration building,
  • a 120-space vehicle parking area and associated infrastructure.

Australia Cup

LMRFF is the host for the NNSW Australia Cup Qualifying final rounds. The inaugural event at the facility was played on the weekend of 20–21 June 2015.[3]

Newcastle Jets

On May 21 2015, it was announced that the LMRFF would become the training facility for A-League team, the Newcastle Jets.[4] This coincided with FFA taking ownership of the club. The team had previously trained at Ray Watt Oval at the University of Newcastle.

References

  1. "Construction underway for $11.3 million Lake Macquarie Football Facility". Lake Macquarie City Council. 28 March 2014. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014.
  2. "Community Newsletter 2" (PDF). lakemac.com.au.
  3. "Westfield FFA Cup Qualification Weekend Participants Determined". www.northernnswfootball.com.au/. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  4. "FFA Move In To Start New Future At Jets". NBN News. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.


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