Seddon Fields

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Seddon Fields
TypeUrban park
Location180 Meola Road, Western Springs, Auckland
Coordinates36°51′33.0″S 174°43′03.5″E / 36.859167°S 174.717639°E / -36.859167; 174.717639
Operated byAuckland Council
WebsiteAuckland Council

Seddon Fields, is a reserve and sports ground in the suburb of Western Springs in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the home ground of New Zealand National League and Northern League side Western Springs.[1][2] Seddon Fields also hosts the annual U17 National Football tournament.[3] The ground also hosts Kilikiti and seven-a-side football over summer.[1]

History

Between December 2012 and July 2013, renovations took place on their football pitches to install two artificial turfs and floodlights.[4] The official opening of the new turf pitches took place on 5 July 2013 by Waitematā Local Board Chair; Shale Chambers.[5][6] Between March and August 2022, the turf was re-laid after flooding in previous years, with a shock-pad also being added underneath.[7] The lights were also upgraded to 300 lux.[8]

Also in September 2022, Seddon Fields were shortlisted by FIFA to be a team base camp for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[9][10] Seddon Fields was announced on 12 December 2022, as the training ground for Norway during the world cup.[11][12] As one of the base camps for the World Cup, one of the grass pitches was upgraded to FIFA standards.[13][14]

References

  1. 1 2 "Seddon Fields". Auckland Council. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Home Grounds". Western Springs AFC. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "National U-17 tournaments draw 42 teams to Western Springs' Seddon Fields". freindsoffootballnz.comm. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "New turf coming along nicely at Seddon Fields". Western Springs AFC. 2 June 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "Seddon Fields Opening". Auckland Council. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "Waitemata Local Board Chair Shale Chambers addresses the crowd at the Seddon Fields artifical turf fields opening". Auckland Council. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "Resurfacing Seddon Fields – June Update". Western Springs AFC. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "Resurfacing Seddon Fields". Western Springs AFC. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  9. ↑ "Team Base Camps added to list of FIFA Women's World Cup 'firsts'". FIFA. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  10. ↑ "The grounds that will get upgrades as part of $19 million plan for Women's World Cup". friendsoffootballnz.com. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  11. ↑ "Team Base Camps confirmed for FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023". FIFA. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  12. ↑ "Fifa Women's World Cup: Team base camps revealed for next year's tournament in New Zealand". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  13. ↑ "Seddon Fields Restrictions- what you need to know". Western Springs AFC. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  14. ↑ "Fifa Women's World Cup: Norway travel to New Zealand early despite no field access". New Zealand Herald. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2025.