Princes Park

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Princes Park is a historic Australian rules football stadium in Melbourne, long associated with the Carlton Football Club and formerly a prominent venue for VFL/AFL matches.

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Princes Park canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian rules football stadium
sports venue
stadium
alsoKnownAs Carlton Recreation Ground
Ikon Park
MC Labour Park
Optus Oval
capacityType seated and standing terraces
cityStadiumRole traditional suburban home ground of Carlton Football Club
country Australia
eventTypeHosted finals matches in the VFL era
night series matches
representative Australian rules football matches
formerPrimaryUse AFL matches
VFL matches
governingBodyAssociation AFL
hasGrandstand Pratt Stand
surface form: Elliott Stand

Hawthorn Stand
Heatley Stand
Pratt Stand
hasScoreboard traditional manual scoreboard
heritageStatus considered a historic football ground in Melbourne
historicalRole major suburban venue in the VFL suburban ground era
historicalSignificance one of the oldest Australian rules football grounds in Melbourne
homeClub Carlton Football Club
leagueAssociation AFL
surface form: Australian Football League

Victorian Football League
locatedIn Melbourne
Victoria
suburb of Carlton North
management Carlton Football Club
neighbourhoodContext adjacent to Princes Park public parklands
notableFeature traditional suburban oval layout with surrounding terraces
openingDate 1897
ownership Melbourne
surface form: City of Melbourne
primaryTenantHistory hosted Carlton home games in the AFL
hosted Carlton home games in the VFL
region inner northern suburbs of Melbourne
sport Australian rules football
status no longer used as a regular AFL home-and-away venue
surface grass
tenant Carlton Football Club
transportAccess accessible from Royal Parade
served by Melbourne tram routes
usedFor Australian Football League Women’s matches
community and training facilities for Carlton Football Club
lower-tier Australian rules football competitions
pre-season AFL matches

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