John Ilhan Memorial Reserve
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John Ilhan Memorial Reserve, also known as Broadmeadows Valley Park
Broadmeadows Valley Park
Broadmeadows Valley Park is an area of undeveloped land stretching from the northern extents of Meadow Heights to the southern extents of Jacana in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....

, is an Australian football (soccer)
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...

 stadium in Broadmeadows
Broadmeadows, Victoria
Broadmeadows is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 16 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hume...

, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria.

It is currently the home of Hume City FC
Hume City FC
Hume City Football Club is a football club based in Broadmeadows the suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.- History :Hume City are the most successful Turkish backed football club in Australia...

. The stadium has a capacity of 5,000 and is the only stadium in the City of Hume
City of Hume
The City of Hume is a Local Government Area located partially within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It includes outer north-western suburbs and a number of rural localities between 13 and 40 kilometres from the Melbourne city centre....

 that is up to Victorian Premier League
Victorian Premier League
The Victorian Premier League is the highest State level association football competition in Victoria, Australia, and second highest nationally after the A-League...

 standard. The ground is named in honour of former Crazy John's
Crazy John's
Crazy John's is a mobile phone retail chain in Australia started by late Turkish/Australian businessman John Ilhan. Crazy John's is the largest independent phone retailer in Australia, employing more than 700 people with over 120 retail stores. Following his death, Mr Ilhan's wife Patricia sold...

 owner John Ilhan
John Ilhan
John Ilhan was the founder of Crazy John's mobile phone retail chain and the richest Australian under 40 years of age in 2003. He was an Australian Muslim of Turkish origin.-Early life:...

. There are two soccer fields, one field is used for juniors and training purposes while the main field is used for match days.
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