 Interactive map of City Football Academy, Melbourne[1] | |
| Address | 44 Crissane Road Bundoora Victoria,Australia |
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| Location | La Trobe University, Bundoora,Melbourne |
| Coordinates | 37°43′39″S145°02′52″E / 37.72750°S 145.04778°E /-37.72750; 145.04778 |
| Owner | Melbourne City FC (City Football Group) |
| Type | Training facility |
| Construction | |
| Built | 2014 |
| Opened | 2015 |
| Demolished | 2022 |
| Construction cost | $15 millionAU |
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| Melbourne City Football Club (Training and administration) | |
TheEtihad City Football Academy, Melbourne, named after theEtihad airline and located inMelbourne, Australia, was the training and administrative headquarters of professionalfootball clubMelbourne City FC between 2015 and 2022. The club has been based at two of these facilities, originally at in the northern Melbourne suburb ofBundoora, and later at theCasey Fields sports precinct inCranbourne East.
City Football Group announced the construction of the facility in mid-2014, shortly after acquiring Melbourne Heart and renaming the club as Melbourne City. The site was situated within theLa Trobe University precinct.[1] Constructed in late 2014 for approximately $15 million Australian dollars, the City Football Academy has served as theAsia-Pacific base for the City Football Group company and since the opening in February 2015 has provided tenant club Melbourne City with some of the best facilities of anyA-League club.[2]
The Academy included an elite levelphysiotherapy,rehabilitation and medical facilities, a club administrative office and multiple football pitches including a $2 million DESSO hybrid artificial surface.[2]
The facility was also the administrative and training hub of Melbourne City'syouth team andwomen's team.[3] In December 2016, the club unveiled the Elite Women's Facility, an extension of the complex providing dedicated warm-up, training, locker and lecture rooms for the women's team.[4][5]
In December 2020, Melbourne City officials announced the club would move training and administration facilities toCasey Fields in Melbourne'sSouth-East. Melbourne City subsequently moved toCasey Fields, with the Bundoora facility being demolished after Melbourne City moved out.[6]
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