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Gender:Female

Est:2016

Players:11

Sunshine Coast Lightning

📍 Queensland, Australia, Australia•Australian Super Netball League

ID: team_136604

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The Sunshine Coast Lightning is an Australian netball team in Sunshine Coast, Queensland which competes in the premier domestic league, Suncorp Super Netball. The team were formed in 2016 as a new look Queensland side, during the disbanding of the ANZ Championship. The team is a joint venture owned by the Melbourne Storm and University of Sunshine Coast.

City:Queensland, Australia

Country:Australia

Stadium:UniSC Arena

Capacity:3,000

Stadium

UniSC Arena

Capacity:3,000

Location:Queensland, Australia

The University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) is a public university based on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. After opening with 524 students in 1996 as the Sunshine Coast University College, it was later renamed the University of the Sunshine Coast in 1999. The university features an indoor arena used often for Netball matches and other sporting activities. Since February 2017 the arena has been the home stadium for National Netball League team Sunshine Coast Lightning. The arena has a seating capacity of 2,200 and features broadcasting facilities and several corporate boxes. As a result of growing demand for the Lightning amongst the public, the venue is being upgraded to 3,000 seats and will also feature new change rooms, a function room, public bathrooms and an improved sound system; all of which is expected to be completed by May 2019.