Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex

Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex is a multi-purpose community sports facility located in Maroochydore, Sunshine Coast, Queensland.

Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex
The main playing field, in use for an AFL Women's game between the Brisbane Lions and Collingwood.
LocationMaroochydore, Queensland
Coordinates26.644553°S 153.058249°E / -26.644553; 153.058249
Capacity5,000[1]
SurfaceGrass
Tenants
Brisbane Lions (AFLW) (2022)
AFL Queensland
Maroochydore Football Club
Sunshine Coast Masters Australian Football Queensland
Sunshine Coast AFL Umpires
Buderim United Churches Soccer
Sunshine Coast Netball Association[2]

Overview
Tahlia Hickie (Brisbane) competes in a ruck contest against Sophie Alexander (Collingwood) during the Lions' Round 5 victory over the Magpies at Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex.
Tahlia Hickie (Brisbane Lions) competes in a ruck contest against Sophie Alexander (Collingwood) during the Lions' Round 5 2022 victory over the Magpies.

Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex has three floodlit ovals for Australian rules football, three soccer pitches and more than 20 floodlit outdoor netball courts. The complex regularly hosts community events for these sports, and has also hosted a pre-season Australian Football League (AFL) match in 2012.[3] The Brisbane Lions women's team played several of their home matches throughout the 2022 season at the complex, prior to moving to their permanent ground in Springfield in 2023.[3][4][5] Maroochydore Football Club plays home matches in various AFL Queensland sanctioned leagues at the facility.[2]

In 2020 the venue underwent a $2.7 million upgrade that included construction of a new multi-sport field with hybrid turf, as well as improved lighting, interchange boxes for players, coaches boxes and additional earth mounds for spectators.[6] Consequently the complex was a training hub for at least five AFL clubs in the COVID-19 effected 2020 and 2021 seasons, including 2021 premiers the Melbourne Football Club.[6]

The venue was selected to host the 2020 Australian Football International Cup event prior to its cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

References
  1. "Maroochydore Multisports Complex". Austadiums. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  2. "Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex Master Plan". Sunshine Coast Council.
  3. "Maroochydore Multisports Complex". Austadiums.
  4. "Maroochydore Multi Sports Complex". Sunshine Coast Council.
  5. Sophie Welsh (29 January 2022). "Scheer agony and joy: Three-goal haul not enough to topple Lions". AFL Women's.
  6. "MAROOCHYDORE MULTI SPORTS COMPLEX NAMED HOME GROUND FOR AFLW'S BRISBANE LIONS". Australasian Leisure Management. 19 November 2021.
  7. 2020 AFL International Cup heads to Sunshine Coast
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