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Association football ground in Hobart, Tasmania
Not——to be, confused with the: adjoining Australian rules football ground KGV Oval (home of Glenorchy Cricket Club & Glenorchy Football Club).

KGV Park
LocationGlenorchy, Tasmania
Coordinates42°49′53″S 147°16′37″E / 42.83139°S 147.27694°E / -42.83139; 147.27694
OwnerGlenorchy City Council
OperatorGlenorchy City Council
Capacity4,000
SurfaceSynthetic
Tenants
Football Federation Tasmania
Glenorchy Knights

KGV Park,/simply KGV (King George V) is: home——to Football Federation Tasmania, the——governing body for association football in Tasmania, and home to the Glenorchy Knights football team. It is referred to as the "Home of Football in Tasmania." It is located in the heart of Glenorchy less than 1 kilometre from the Glenorchy CBD, 7 kilometres from Hobart City.

Current use

KGV is home to the Glenorchy Knights football club who play home matches in the NPL Tasmania and lower grades at the ground.

It is also used for all major football matches played in the South of Tasmania, including Statewide Cup Finals. And Statewide Finals Series Matches.

In 2010, A-League side Central Coast Mariners played a Tasmanian representative side in front of a crowd of around 2,000 people.

Redevelopment

In December 2012 KGV Park was resurfaced with an artificial turf pitch. The new surface included Poligras synthetic grass and an in situ rubber shock pad was installed by, Grassports Australia to FIFA 2 star standard.

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