Barry Plant Park | |
 The main grandstand in 2022 following refurbishment | |
 Interactive map of Coburg City Oval | |
| Former names | Piranha Park |
|---|---|
| Location | CnrBell & Russell Sts,Coburg, Victoria |
| Coordinates | 37°44′37″S144°58′6″E / 37.74361°S 144.96833°E /-37.74361; 144.96833 |
| Owner | City of Merri-bek |
| Capacity | 12,000 (430 seated)[1] |
| Record attendance | 21,626 (26 June 1965)[2] |
| Field size | 165×140m |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | 1915 |
| Tenants | |
| Coburg Football Club (VFA/VFL) West Coburg Football Club (EDFL) Coburg Cricket Club (VSDCA) North Melbourne Football Club (VFL, 1965) Murray Kangaroos (VFL, 2000–2002) | |
Coburg City Oval (also currently known asBarry Plant Park due tonaming rights) is anAustralian rules football and cricketstadium located inCoburg,Australia. It is home to theCoburg Football Club in theVictorian Football League, and theCoburg Cricket Club.
The oval was officially opened in 1915.[3] Following the Coburg Football Club's admission to theVictorian Football Association in 1925, the grandstand was constructed, and was officially opened in March 1926.[4] In the late 1920s and early 1930s, the venue was one of the VFA's finals venues, and it hosted the final in1932.[5] It later hosted the 1967 Division 2 finals series.[6]
In 1965, the VFL'sNorth Melbourne Football Clubmoved its playing and training base from theArden Street Oval to Coburg City Oval.[7] The move was intended to be permanent, with some initial negotiations seeking long-term leases for up to 40 years,[8] but it was ultimately cancelled after only eight months, and North Melbourne returned to the Arden Street Oval in 1966.[9][10]
During the1965 VFL season, Coburg City Oval attracted an average of 13,146 spectators to its nine games. A ground record was set in round 10 againstCollingwood, with a total attendance of 21,626.[2] The ground's current capacity is around 15,000.[1]
The oval is open to the citizens ofMerri-bek and all others. The oval sits inside the wider G. A. Bridges Reserve, which includes a leisure centre, abowls club and a formertrugo club.[3]
In 2018, following the efforts of theCoburg Football Club, and local residents the State Government of Victoria along with the City of Moreland announced a joint $6million investment into the redevelopment of the oval's grandstand and changerooms, which commenced in 2020.[11]
In March 2014, Piranha signed a major sponsorship agreement, including ground naming rights, and renamed the ovalPiranha Park.[12] In March 2025, Coburg partnered withBarry Plant Coburg, signing a five-year agreement to rename the ovalBarry Plant Park.[13]
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