Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility
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LocationSpeers Point, NSW, Australia
OwnerNorthern NSW Football and the NSW State Government Hunter Infrastructure & Investment Fund
OperatorNorthern NSW Football
 Interactive map of Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility | |
| Location | Speers Point, NSW, Australia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 32°57′35″S 151°37′8.2″E / 32.95972°S 151.618944°E |
| Owner | Northern NSW Football and the NSW State Government Hunter Infrastructure & Investment Fund |
| Operator | Northern NSW Football |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 28 March 2014[1] |
| Built | 2014 |
| Opened | 26 November 2014 |
| Construction cost | AUD $11.3 million (2014) |
| Architect | ADW Johnson Pty Ltd[2] |
| Project manager | ADW Johnson Pty Ltd |
| Tenants | |
| Newcastle Jets Youth 2020–Present (NSW League One) Emerging Jets Academy 2020–Present | |
| Website | |
| Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility | |
The Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility (LMRFF) is a football facility located in Speers Point, NSW.
Developed in 2014, it consists of:
- 2 full-size synthetic football fields,
- 10 five-a-side football fields,
- an administration building,
- a 120-space vehicle parking area and associated infrastructure.
LMRFF is the host for the NNSW Australia Cup Qualifying final rounds. The inaugural event at the facility was played on the weekend of 20–21 June 2015.[3]
Newcastle Jets
On May 21 2015, it was announced that the LMRFF would become the training facility for A-League team, the Newcastle Jets.[4] This coincided with FFA taking ownership of the club. The team had previously trained at Ray Watt Oval at the University of Newcastle.
