UTAS Stadium

UTAS Stadium (University of Tasmania Stadium - known non-commercially as York Park), is a 15,000-capacity Australian Rules Football and Cricket ground located in Launceston, Tasmania. The venue has been redeveloped several times since 2000 to bring it up to the standard it is today, with new upgrades planned in the years ahead to further enhance it.

The Hawthorn Football Club has played AFL home games at the Launceston venue since 2001 and continue to do so today, while St Kilda also played games at York Park between 2003 and 2006. It also continues to host local football and occasional cricket (BBL/WBBL) and soccer (A-League) fixtures. The future Tasmanian Devils Football Club will play the minority share of their AFL games at UTAS Stadium, with the majority to be played at the new Hobart Stadium.

The stadium received its first major redevelopment in 2000, incorporating the new EE Gunns Stand - a two level grandstand with corporate facilities, plus TV standard lighting. At the time, the venue also featured a social club building on the wing and temporary grandstands on the outer side, with a total capacity of around 15,000.

The next redevelopment in 2002 included the construction of terrace seating behind each of the goals and on the outer wing. Yet another redevelopment took place over the following summer which included constructing a roof over the seating in the outer three sides, this was completed in September 2003, just in time for the Rugby World Cup. Since then, the 2,125-seat Carlton Draught Stand replaced the heritage-listed Northern Stand (which was relocated to Invermay Park) and the EE Gunns stand was extended on both sides to further increase the venue's capacity to 19,000.

UTAS Stadium

UTAS Stadium Details

Location
Address
6A Inverma Rd, Inverma TAS 7248 GET DIRECTIONS
Capacity
15,000
Record Crowd
20,971 - 18/06/06 AFL: Hawthorn v Richmond
Highest Crowd since 2003
20,971 - 18/06/06: AFL: Hawthorn v Richmond  
Lights
Yes
Arena Roof
No
Video Screen
Yes
Arena Dimensions
160 x 132m
Opened
1921
Redeveloped
2008
Former/Other Names
York Park
Aurora Stadium
University of Tasmania Stadium
Venue Type
Stadium
Ticket Agent
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Sports Played
Australian Football
Cricket
Football  
Home Teams
Hawthorn FC (AFL)
North Launceston FC (TSL)  
Historic Events
2003 Rugby World Cup
Last Event
Next Event
Sat 29 Mar 2025: AFL: Hawthorn v GWS Giants  
Official Website
Transport
Bus services run to UTAS Stadium. For more information, visit the Metro Tasmania website.
Parking
UTAS Stadium is located to the north of the Launceston City Centre. There is limited street parking available near the venue and areas at the Inveresk Precinct which are also available for parking.
Accommodation
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