Docklands Stadium, currently known as Telstra Dome, and originally as "Victoria Stadium",is a multi purpose sports and entertainment stadium in the Docklands precinct of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, that caters for both sporting and entertainment events.
The stadium was developed as a replacement for Waverley Park. Originally developed by Docklands Stadium Consortium and thereafter controlled by Seven Network the remaining leasehold interest in the stadium on June 21 2006 was sold its interests to James Fielding Funds Management for $AUD 330 million. In 2025 the AFL will take over the ownership .
Like Waverley, it was built specifically for Australian rules football, unlike most grounds of that size in Australia that were originally designed for cricket. It is used as a home ground by Carlton, Essendon, St Kilda, Western Bulldogs and the Kangaroos. Other Melbourne based teams in the AFL competition play home games at the Telstra Dome (along with the MCG). In the summer months, it is used as the home ground for Melbourne Victory games in the A-League and the AFC Champions League.
The stadium has also been host to other sporting events, including cricket, rugby league and rugby union, as well as many general entertainment events such as concerts (Robbie Williams, Barbara Streisand, The Boss and U2), wrestling (WWE Global Warning, 2002), and boxing (Kostya Tszyu vs Jesse James Leilya, 2003).
The venue appeared in the 2007 film "Ghost Rider." Its name, wherever visible, has been digitally changed to the SoBe Dome.
