York Park is a sports ground in the Inveresk and York Park Precinct, Launceston, Australia.
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12 Facts About York Park
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On 21 February 2009 York Park became home to the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame.
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In 1960, York Park was the venue of a football match in which Tasmania defeated Victoria for the first time.
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Up to 1999 York Park had remained a sports ground used predominately for local events, generally attracting modest crowds; according to ground manager Robert Groenewegen, supporters were able to "park [their] car[s] next to the boundary fence".
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The old structure at York Park will be replaced with a 2,125-seat grandstand which will include three AFL compliant changerooms, an AFL umpire changeroom, a corporate facility for 936 people in corporate boxes, suites and function rooms, coaches boxes, along with statistician, timekeepers and print media rooms.
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On 22 October 2016, the University of Tasmania bought the naming rights to the stadium for a five-year contract that would take effect on 1 January as the university campus would sit next to York Park, bringing an end to a 12-year partnership with Aurora Energy.
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In 2021, due to COVID-19 restrictions and lockdowns preventing matches from being played in Melbourne and Sydney, York Park hosted its first two AFL finals matches: both first-week elimination finals, the first a Western Bulldogs victory over Essendon, and the second a Greater Western Sydney Giants win over the Sydney Swans in Sydney Derby XXII.
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York Park hosted its first international sporting fixture in the group phase of the 2003 Rugby Union World Cup, when Romania and Namibia played in front of 15,457 spectators.
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York Park is an oval-shaped grassed arena surrounded by several different stands, the largest being the two-tier Gunns Stand on the ground's western side.
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York Park has often been criticised for its large playing surface, which is blamed for producing unattractive low-scoring football.
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Highest recorded attendance for an interstate match at York Park is 15,000 for the 1960 clash between Tasmania and Victoria.
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Highest recorded attendance for a Tasmanian Football League match at York Park is 6,755 for the 1989 Second Semi Final played between North Launceston and North Hobart on 2 September 1989.
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