The new AVL Sydney Amazons and Sydney Warriors today announced that the Club will play out of Netball Central Stadium at Sydney Olympic Park for the 2016 season.
Following consultation with Volleyball Australia and the management of Netball Central Stadium the Sydney Amazons and Warriors will host all their home games of the 2016 season at Netball Central in matches that will have the potential to set a new attendance record in the Australian Volleyball League.
The Stadium has had the NSW State Government invest $27 million towards the construction of the new building, with a further $3 million provided by the Federal Government following the 2012 Commonwealth elections.
The complex comprises of five international standard courts, an additional ‘Show’ court which seats more than 800 people, an education and training room, athlete rehabilitation and physiotherapy facilities, amenities for players, officials and spectators, as well as providing training facilities and tournament facilities.
The deal to play there by the Sydney Amazons and Warriors is set to dramatically promote the Olympic Sport of Volleyball in NSW and stimulate the growth of the sport in the region. The Stadium at Sydney Olympic Park is a multi-purpose venue and the Olympic Park has won awards for its match day and customer experience – attributes the Sydney Amazons are looking forward to providing all AVL supporters. Stadium capacity for seated members and allocation for room in an admissible area for the development of a passionate supporter following for the Sydney Amazons and Warriors were key elements in selecting the venue.
The Sydney Amazons management said that the decision to move to the venue at Sydney Olympic Park was based on the best interests of the sustainability and growth of the Club and teams playing in a National League and setting a branding presence worthy of participating in an Australian National Level Competition.
“Sydney Olympic Park offers this exceptional venue in this Stadium which will best serve our current and growing member base and provides a major growth opportunity for the Club which allows us to offer a greater number of Sydney Amazon and Sydney Warrior fans access to our blockbuster matches both now and into the future.”
“It is our goal to establish ourselves as one of Australia’s outstanding sporting clubs and the premier Volleyball Club in Australia,”
“In particular, we’re excited to be hosting our first Sydney Derby on 2nd and 3rd October and giving everybody in Sydney the opportunity to experience this magnificent event. There is no doubt the Sydney Derby – played in the city’s major events stadium precinct – has the potential to build into one of Australia’s great Volleyball contests.”
Feedback from Volleyball Australia indicates they are thrilled to welcome the Sydney Amazons and Warriors to play matches at Sydney Olympic Park. Unanimous support was also received form all the States in the Conference travelling to Sydney to play there and this support by the wider Volleyball community is exactly the kind of collaboration that will catapult the Olympic Sport of Volleyball into the attention it deserves as we move into the 2016 AVL season.
While Volleyball Australia will finalise and publish soon the precise match times of the draw in the coming weeks, the Sydney Amazons and Warriors will play their first home game of the season on Sunday, 2nd October 2016 against UTSSU.