John Crehan Park is a multi-use stadium

Stadium

A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...

 in the southern part of Wollongong

Wollongong, New South Wales

Wollongong is a seaside city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. It lies on the narrow coastal strip between the Illawarra Escarpment and the Pacific Ocean, 82 kilometres south of Sydney...

, Australia

Australia

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. The stadium is on Merret Avenue, Cringila

Cringila, New South Wales

Cringila is a densely populated southern suburb in the city of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, about 4 km along Springhill Road. The suburb is bounded by Berkeley, Unanderra, Lake Heights and Warrawong....

. It is currently used mostly for football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 matches. It is the home of New South Wales Premier League side Wollongong FC and Illawarra Premier League side Cringila Lions. It was once the temporary home ground of the Rockdale Ilinden Football Club as their regular home ground was disrupted by near-by construction. The stadium includes one stand on one long side and a small function room behind one goal. There is also a second ground. The stadium holds 7,500 people.