List of Victorian Football League grounds

Since its formation in 1877, the Victorian Football League (VFL) – known as the Victorian Football Association (VFA) until the end of 1995 – has played its matches at numerous grounds.^[1]^[2]

As a second-tier Australian rules football competition, the VFL typically plays its matches at suburban grounds.^[3]^[4] However, some larger grounds are occasionally used, including for curtain-raisers to Australian Football League (AFL) matches.^[5]^[6]

This list comprises current and former grounds. It includes grounds where teams have or had agreements in place to play home matches but are/were not full-time tenants of those grounds; in these cases, the club is shown in italics.

VFA/VFL grounds

Current

The following grounds are expected to be used for the 2026 VFL season.

Ground	Other names	Suburb	State	Capacity	First used	Current tenant(s)
Arden Street Oval	North Melbourne Recreation Reserve	North Melbourne	Vic	4,000	1877	North Melbourne
Blacktown ISP Oval		Rooty Hill	NSW	10,000	2021	Greater Western Sydney
Bellerive Oval	Ninja Stadium	Bellerive	Tas	19,500	2003	Tasmania
Box Hill City Oval		Box Hill	Vic	10,000	1951	Box Hill
Carrara Stadium	People First Stadium	Gold Coast	Qld	25,000	2021	Gold Coast
Casey Fields		Cranbourne East	Vic	9,000	2006	Casey
Chirnside Park	Avalon Airport Oval	Werribee	Vic	8,000	1965	Werribee
Coburg City Oval	Barry Plant Park	Coburg	Vic	12,000	1925	Coburg
Docklands Stadium	Marvel Stadium	Docklands	Vic	53,343	2008
Fankhauser Reserve		Southport	Qld	8,000	2010	Southport
Frankston Park	Kinetic Stadium	Frankston	Vic	5,000	1966	Frankston
Gold Coast Sports & Leisure Centre	Austworld Centre Oval	Gold Coast	Qld	1,000	2021	Gold Coast
Holm Park Recreation Reserve		Beaconsfield	Vic	7,000	2017	Richmond
Kardinia Park	GMHBA Stadium	South Geelong	Vic	40,000	1922	Geelong
Kennedy Community Centre		Dingley Village	Vic		2026	Box Hill
Moorabbin Oval	RSEA Park	Moorabbin	Vic	8,000	1952	St Kilda
North Port Oval	ETU Stadium	Port Melbourne	Vic	6,000	1886	Port Melbourne
Olympic Park Oval	KGM Centre	Melbourne	Vic	3,500	2013	Collingwood
Princes Park	Ikon Park	Carlton North	Vic	13,000	1879	Carlton
Punt Road Oval	Swinburne Centre Richmond Cricket Ground	East Melbourne	Vic	2,800	1879	Richmond
Springfield Central Stadium	Brighton Homes Arena	Springfield	Qld	8,000	2023	Brisbane
Sydney Cricket Ground		Moore Park	NSW	48,000	2021	Sydney
Sydney Showground Stadium	ENGIE Stadium	Sydney Olympic Park	NSW	23,500	2021	Greater Western Sydney
The Hangar	NEC Hangar	Melbourne Airport	Vic	3,500	2022	Essendon
Tom Wills Oval		Sydney Olympic Park	NSW	1,000	2026	Greater Western Sydney
Tramway Oval	Lakeside Oval	Moore Park	NSW	1,000	2021	Sydney
Trevor Barker Beach Oval	Wilson Storage Trevor Barker Beach Oval	Sandringham	Vic	6,000	1894	Sandringham
Victoria Park		Abbotsford	Vic	10,000	1892	Collingwood
Whitten Oval	Mission Whitten Oval Western Oval	Footscray	Vic	7,000	1886	Footscray
Williamstown Cricket Ground	DSV Stadium	Williamstown	Vic	6,000	1886	Williamstown
Windy Hill	Essendon Recreation Reserve	Essendon	Vic	10,000	1900	Essendon
Wonthaggi Recreation Reserve		Wonthaggi	Vic	5,000	2023	Box Hill

Former

Ground	Image	Other names	Suburb	State	Capacity	Seasons used	Tenant(s)
First	Last
Alan Garden Reserve			Swan Hill	Vic	1,000	2014	2014	Bendigo
Albert Cricket Ground		Warehouseman's Cricket Ground	St Kilda	Vic	2,000	1886	1893	Prahran
Arch Brown Reserve			Berwick	Vic	2,000	1983	1984	Berwick
Ben Kavanagh Reserve		Mordialloc Oval	Mordialloc	Vic	2,500	1958	1987	Mordialloc
Bentleigh Hodgson Reserve		Hodgson Reserve	Bentleigh	Vic	2,000	1985	1987	Moorabbin (II)
Brighton Beach Oval			Brighton	Vic	6,000	1908	1931	Brighton
Brunswick Street Oval		Fitzroy Cricket Ground	Fitzroy North	Vic	10,000	1883	1921	Fitzroy
Camberwell Sports Ground		McQueen Financial Group Park	Camberwell	Vic	5,000	1926	1990	Camberwell
Cazalys Stadium			Westcourt	Qld	13,500	2010	2010	Gold Coast
Central Reserve			Glen Waverley	Vic	6,000	1961	1986	Waverley
Cheltenham Recreation Reserve		Jack Barker Oval	Cheltenham	Vic	4,500	1951	1951	Moorabbin (I)
Cooke-Murphy Oval			Labrador	Qld	8,000	2010	2010	Gold Coast
Corio Oval			Geelong	Vic	26,000	1878	1896	Geelong
Croxton Park			Northcote	Vic	3,500	1909	1914	Northcote
Dandenong Showgrounds			Dandenong	Vic	6,500	1958	1968	Dandenong
Deakin University Elite Sports Precinct			Waurn Ponds	Vic	10,000	2024	2025	Geelong (practice matches)^[7]
East Melbourne Cricket Ground			East Melbourne	Vic	22,500	1878	1921	East Melbourne Melbourne City
Eastern Oval		Ballarat Cricket Ground	Ballarat	Vic	8,000	1886	1897	South Ballarat
Elsternwick Park			Brighton	Vic	6,000	1927	1986	Brighton
Eureka Stadium			Wendouree	Vic	11,000	1996	2017^[a]	North Ballarat
Friendly Societies' Ground			Melbourne	Vic	7,500	1885	1891	Melbourne
Garden's Reserve		Fearon Reserve	Williamstown	Vic	5,000	1877	1887	Williamstown
Graham Road Oval			Carseldine	Qld	3,000	2021	2021	Aspley
Gillon Oval		Brunswick Park	Brunswick	Vic	17,000	1902	1991	Brunswick/Brunswick-Broadmeadows
Glenferrie Oval			Hawthorn	Vic	10,000	1914	1924	Hawthorn
Junction Oval		St Kilda Cricket Ground	St Kilda	Vic	7,000	1886	1987	Moorabbin (I) St Kilda
Kilsyth Recreation Reserve			Kilsyth	Vic	3,000	1982	1984	Kilsyth
Lake Oval		South Melbourne Cricket Ground	Albert Park	Vic	10,000	1877	1958	Albert Park South Melbourne
Lavington Sports Ground			Hamilton Valley	NSW	12,000	2000	2002	Murray Kangaroos
Manuka Oval			Griffith	ACT	15,000	2023	2024	Greater Western Sydney
McCracken's Paddock		Glass's Paddock Flemington Hill	Ascot Vale	Vic	1,500	1877	1884	Essendon
Melbourne Cricket Ground			East Melbourne	Vic	100,024	1877	2024
Melbourne Showgrounds			Ascot Vale	Vic	2,300	1934	1934
Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex			Burpengary	Qld	13,500	2021	2022	Brisbane
Motordrome		Olympic Park	Melbourne	Vic	15,000	1925	1939
Norm Minns Oval		Wangaratta Showgrounds	Northcote	Vic	15,000	2017	2017	Werribee
Northcote Park		Bill Lawry Oval Westgarth Street Oval	Northcote	Vic	15,000	1880	1987	Northcote
Olympic Park No. 2		Eastern Sportsground	Melbourne	Vic	6,000	1945	1945	Port Melbourne
Park Street Oval		Royal Park	Parkville	Vic		1897	1907^[b]	Brunswick
Preston City Oval		Cramer Street Oval	Preston	Vic	5,000	1903	2025	Preston
Princes Park			Caulfield South	Vic	3,500	1962	1987	Brighton-Caulfield Caulfield
Queen Elizabeth Oval			Bendigo	Vic	10,000	1998	2014	Bendigo
Richmond City Reserve		Citizens Park	Richmond	Vic	500	1896	1897	Richmond
RMIT Oval			Bundoora	Vic	1,000	2023	2025	Northern Bullants (practice matches)^[12]
Robertson Oval			Wagga Wagga	NSW	9,000	1953	1953
Shepley Oval			Dandenong	Vic	4,000	1962	2004	Dandenong Springvale
Skinner Reserve			Braybrook	Vic	5,000	1966	1989^[c]	Sunshine
Spring Creek Reserve			Torquay	Vic	2,000	2017	2017	Werribee
Springvale Reserve		Newcomen Road Oval	Springvale	Vic	6,000	1982	2005	Springvale
The Gabba			Woolloongabba	Qld	37,478	2021	2024	Brisbane
Toomuc Recreation Reserve		Toomuc Reserve	Pakenham	Vic	2,000	1999	1999	Springvale
Toorak Park			Armadale	Vic	5,000	1880	1994	Prahran
University Oval			Parkville	Vic	1,000	1885	1896	University
Victoria Park			Echuca	Vic	500	2014	2014	Bendigo
Warrawee Park		Oakleigh Football Ground	Oakleigh	Vic	12,000	1929	1994	Oakleigh
Waverley Park		VFL Park	Mulgrave	Vic	72,000	1987	2000	Springvale Waverley
Wesley College Ground			Melbourne	Vic	1,500	1887	1887	Prahran
West Oval		Geelong West Oval Western Oval	North Geelong	Vic	12,000	1926	1988	Geelong (A) Geelong West
Yarraville Oval			Yarraville	Vic	6,000	1879	1982	Yarraville

Notes

^ Remained in use for practice matches as recently as 2025.^[8]^[9]
^ Remained in use for practice matches in 1908.^[10]^[11]
^ Remained in use for practice matches as recently as 2023.^[13]^[14]

References

^ "Grounds/Venues". The VFA Project. Archived from the original on 26 September 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
^ Robinson, Andrew (19 May 2022). "Venues 1877-1896". Elite to Grassroots. Archived from the original on 8 April 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
^ "Magpies to play their VFL matches at Victoria Park". The Age. 22 July 2009. Archived from the original on 3 October 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
^ Amy, Paul; Prime, Toby (30 July 2018). "From Windy Hill to Warrawee Park, Melbourne has a collection of classic football grounds". Herald Sun. Retrieved 30 September 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
^ Ewart, Daniel (19 December 2018). "MCG set to host VFL curtain-raisers in 2019". ZeroHanger. Archived from the original on 3 October 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
^ "VFL: Dreamtime curtain raiser details". Essendon Football Club. 24 May 2024. Archived from the original on 23 January 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
^ "Geelong VFL List and Practice Match Update". Geelong Football Club. 13 March 2025. Archived from the original on 3 October 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
^ Amy, Paul (25 February 2025). "VFL: coaches name rising talents to watch at 2025 VFL stand-alone carnival". CODE Sports. Retrieved 6 September 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
^ "WATCH: 2025 Smithy's VFL Victorian Standalones Practice Match Carnival". AFL.com.au. 1 March 2025. Archived from the original on 18 April 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
^ "BRUNSWICK FOOTBALL CLUB". The Coburg Leader. 28 March 1908. p. 3. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
^ "BRUNSWICK FOOTBALL CLUB". The Coburg Leader. 11 April 1908. p. 3. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
^ "VFL 2025 Practice Match 1 vs Northern Bullants". Williamstown Football Club. 25 February 2025. Archived from the original on 3 October 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
^ Rhodes, Brendan (15 March 2023). "Smithy's VFL practice match schedule". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 3 October 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
^ Rhodes, Brendan (21 March 2023). "WRAP: 2023 Smithy's VFL Practice Matches". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 3 October 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.

[10] Remained in use for practice matches as recently as 2025.^[8]^[9]

[13] Remained in use for practice matches in 1908.^[10]^[11]

[17] Remained in use for practice matches as recently as 2023.^[13]^[14]

[1] "Grounds/Venues". The VFA Project. Archived from the original on 26 September 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.

[2] Robinson, Andrew (19 May 2022). "Venues 1877-1896". Elite to Grassroots. Archived from the original on 8 April 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.

[3] "Magpies to play their VFL matches at Victoria Park". The Age. 22 July 2009. Archived from the original on 3 October 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.

[4] Amy, Paul; Prime, Toby (30 July 2018). "From Windy Hill to Warrawee Park, Melbourne has a collection of classic football grounds". Herald Sun. Retrieved 30 September 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[5] Ewart, Daniel (19 December 2018). "MCG set to host VFL curtain-raisers in 2019". ZeroHanger. Archived from the original on 3 October 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.

[6] "VFL: Dreamtime curtain raiser details". Essendon Football Club. 24 May 2024. Archived from the original on 23 January 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.

[7] "Geelong VFL List and Practice Match Update". Geelong Football Club. 13 March 2025. Archived from the original on 3 October 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.

[8] Amy, Paul (25 February 2025). "VFL: coaches name rising talents to watch at 2025 VFL stand-alone carnival". CODE Sports. Retrieved 6 September 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[9] "WATCH: 2025 Smithy's VFL Victorian Standalones Practice Match Carnival". AFL.com.au. 1 March 2025. Archived from the original on 18 April 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.

[11] "BRUNSWICK FOOTBALL CLUB". The Coburg Leader. 28 March 1908. p. 3. Retrieved 4 October 2025.

[12] "BRUNSWICK FOOTBALL CLUB". The Coburg Leader. 11 April 1908. p. 3. Retrieved 4 October 2025.

[14] "VFL 2025 Practice Match 1 vs Northern Bullants". Williamstown Football Club. 25 February 2025. Archived from the original on 3 October 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.

[15] Rhodes, Brendan (15 March 2023). "Smithy's VFL practice match schedule". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 3 October 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.

[16] Rhodes, Brendan (21 March 2023). "WRAP: 2023 Smithy's VFL Practice Matches". AFL.com.au. Archived from the original on 3 October 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.

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v t e Victorian Football League venues
Current	Arden Street Oval Blacktown ISP Oval Box Hill City Oval Carrara Stadium Casey Fields Chirnside Park Coburg City Oval Docklands Stadium Fankhauser Reserve Frankston Park Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre Holm Park Kardinia Park Kennedy Community Centre Moorabbin Oval North Port Oval Olympic Park Oval Princes Park (Carlton North) Punt Road Oval Springfield Central Stadium Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney Showground Stadium The Hangar Tom Wills Oval Tramway Oval Trevor Barker Beach Oval Victoria Park (Abbotsford) Whitten Oval Williamstown Cricket Ground Windy Hill Wonthaggi Recreation Reserve
Future	Bellerive Oval Kingston Twin Ovals York Park
Former	Alan Garden Reserve Albert Cricket Ground Alfredton Recreation Reserve Arch Brown Reserve Ben Kavanagh Reserve Bentleigh Hodgson Reserve Brighton Beach Oval Brunswick Street Oval Camberwell Sports Ground Cazalys Stadium Central Reserve Cheltenham Recreation Reserve Cooke-Murphy Oval Corio Oval Croxton Park Dandenong Showgrounds East Melbourne Cricket Ground Eastern Oval Elsternwick Park Emerald Hill Cricket Ground Eureka Stadium Friendly Societies' Ground Garden's Reserve Gillon Oval Glenferrie Oval Graham Road Oval Highgate Recreation Reserve Hogans Road Reserve Junction Oval Kilsyth Recreation Reserve Kombumerri Park Lake Oval Lavington Sports Ground MacPherson Park Manuka Oval Manuka Road Oval McCracken's Paddock Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne Showgrounds Moreton Bay Central Sports Complex Morwell Recreation Reserve Motordrome Norm Minns Oval Northcote Park Olympic Park No. 2 Park Street Oval Preston City Oval Princes Park (Caulfield South) Queen Elizabeth Oval Reid Oval Richmond City Reserve RMIT Oval Robertson Oval Selwyn Park Shepley Oval Skinner Reserve South Pine Sports Complex Spring Creek Reserve Springvale Reserve Strathfieldsaye Oval The Gabba Toomuc Reserve Toorak Park Torquay Recreation Reserve Traralgon Recreation Reserve University Oval Victoria Park (Echuca) Warrawee Park Waverley Park Wesley College Ground West Oval West Park Oval Western Oval (Ballarat) Yarraville Oval
Known as the Victorian Football Association (VFA) from 1877–1995

VFA/VFL grounds

Current

Former

See also

Notes

References