Giffin Park
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Former names
Coorparoo Racecourse (1891-1899)Kempton Park Racecourse (1900-1950)
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LocationBirubi Street, Coorparoo
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Former names | Coorparoo Racecourse (1891-1899) Kempton Park Racecourse (1900-1950) [1] |
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| Location | Birubi Street, Coorparoo |
| Coordinates | 27°29′07″S 153°03′19″E / 27.48534°S 153.0554°E |
| Owner | Brisbane City Council |
| Operator | AFL Queensland |
| Capacity | 5,000[2] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | Yes |
Record attendance | 5,000[2] |
Field size | 159 m × 123 m (522 ft × 404 ft) |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1891 |
| Tenants | |
| Coorparoo Football Club QAFL QFA Coorparoo Junior Australian Football Club South East Queensland Juniors (SEQJ) | |
Giffin Park is a sports venue in Coorparoo, a suburb in Brisbane, Australia. It includes an Australian rules football ground[3] and is the home ground of the Coorparoo Football Club and the Coorparoo Junior Australian Football Club
It was formerly used by the Brisbane Lions as their secondary training venue.[4] The Lions NEAFL team formerly used it as a home ground.
It has been used as a major Queensland Australian Football League venue hosting many of the QAFL's premier division Grand Finals in the 21st Century, including 1999–2004, 2009–2010 and 2022.
