Perth Rectangular Stadium

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Perth Rectangular Stadium (known under naming rights as HBF Park) is a stadium located near the Perth central business district. It is primarily used for soccer and rugby union as the home ground of Perth Glory FC in the A-League Men and the Western Force in the Super Rugby Pacific. It is also set to host rugby league from 2027 when the Perth Bears join the National Rugby League (NRL). The land on which the stadium was built, known as Loton Park, was made a public reserve in 1904, with the main ground developed several years later. From 1910 until 2003, it was known as Perth Oval and was the home ground of the East Perth Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). It hosted several of the competition's grand finals during that time. In 2004, the ground was redeveloped, altering it from an oval field to a rectangular field. It now hosts a capacity of 20,500 spectators. Perth based health insurer HBF have held naming rights to the stadium since 2021. The stadium has hosted games during the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup as well as the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup.

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

The venue hosted five group stage matches of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.

WAFL

Australian rules football club East Perth Football Club moved to Perth Oval from Wellington Square in 1910, and played at the ground until 1999 except in 1940 due to a dispute with the Perth City Council over rents, and in 1988 and 1989 when the WAFL attempted an unsuccessful move to the WACA. After the Royals played their last match at the ground, they permanently moved away in 2003. In 1956 the F.D. Book Stand was built as part of East Perth Football Club's golden jubilee celebrations. It was named after administrator Fred Book, who was instrumental in ensuring Perth Oval stayed as a sporting ground during World War II. Six West Australian Football League Grand Finals were played at Perth Oval, the first being in 1912 and the last in 1935. The ground was also briefly used as a home base for East Perth's WAFL rivals West Perth and Perth at various points.

Interstate football

set a new record crowd of 26,461.]] Eleven interstate matches were played at Perth Oval between 1921 and 1935, when it was succeeded by Subiaco Oval as the primary venue for interstate football. The de facto final of the 1921 Perth Carnival was played at Perth Oval between Western Australia and South Australia, with Western Australia winning by 10 points to emerge as interstate carnival champions for the first time. The match attracted 26,461 people, a Western Australian sporting record attendance. In July 1929, Perth Oval hosted four interstate matches as part of the centenary of Western Australia celebrations. The first of these, featuring Western Australia and Victoria, set a new state record sporting crowd of 27,473 attendees, the largest sporting crowd ever at the venue. This remained a state record until the 1937 Perth Carnival.