Editing Perth (section)

== Sport ==
{{Main|Sport in Western Australia}}
The climate of Perth allows for extensive outdoor sporting activity, and this is reflected in the wide variety of sports available to residents of the city. Perth was host to the [[1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|1962 Commonwealth Games]] and the [[1987 America's Cup]] defence (based at [[Fremantle]]). [[Australian rules football]] is the most popular spectator sport in Perth—nearly 23% of Western Australians attended a match at least once in 2009–2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Spectator Attendance at Sporting Events|url=http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/subscriber.nsf/0/663AF77641585AC8CA2577FF0011ECEC/$File/41740_2009-10.pdf|website=Australian Bureau of Statistics|publisher=Commonwealth of Australia|access-date=5 November 2014|page=11|date=21 December 2010|archive-date=4 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304163857/http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/subscriber.nsf/0/663AF77641585AC8CA2577FF0011ECEC/$File/41740_2009-10.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> The two [[Australian Football League]] teams located in Perth, the [[West Coast Eagles]] and the [[Fremantle Football Club]], have two of the largest fan bases in the country. The Eagles, the older club, was until recently, one of the most successful teams in the league, and one of the largest sporting clubs in Australia. The next level of football is the [[Western Australian Football League]], comprising nine clubs each having a League, Reserves and Colts team. Each of these clubs has a junior football system for ages 7 to 17. The next level of Australian rules football is the [[Perth Football League]], comprising 68 clubs servicing senior footballers within the metropolitan area. Other popular sports include [[cricket]], [[basketball]], [[association football|soccer]], [[rugby league]] and [[rugby union]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Products/4174.0~2009-10~Main+Features~Most+popular+sports+attended?OpenDocument|title=Main Features— Most popular sports attended|website=Australian Bureau of Statistics|date=21 December 2010|language=en|access-date=17 May 2016|archive-date=1 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601122902/http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Products/4174.0~2009-10~Main+Features~Most+popular+sports+attended?OpenDocument|url-status=live}}</ref>
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|File:Perth Stadium opening 210118 gnangarra-12.jpg
|[[Perth Stadium|Optus Stadium]] hosts [[cricket]] and [[Australian rules football]], Perth's most popular spectator sports

|File:Nib Stadium.jpg
|[[Perth Oval|HBF Park]] hosts [[rugby league]], [[rugby union]] and [[association football|soccer]]

|File:RAC Arena, October 2018.jpg
|The exterior of [[Perth Arena]]
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{| class="sortable wikitable"
|+ Active sports teams in Perth <!-- sorted by date established -->
|-
! Club
! League
! Sport
! Venue
! Established
|-
! [[Fremantle Football Club|Fremantle Dockers]]
| [[Australian Football League|AFL]]/[[AFL Women's]]
| [[Australian rules football]]
| [[Optus Stadium]]
| 1994
|-
! [[West Coast Eagles]]
| [[Australian Football League|AFL]]/[[AFL Women's]]/[[Western Australian Football League|WAFL]]
| [[Australian rules football]]
| [[Optus Stadium]]
| 1986
|-
<!--! [[Perth Bears]]
| [[National Rugby League|NRL]]
| [[Rugby League]]
| [[Perth Oval|HBF Park]]
| 2027
|--->
! [[Perth Wildcats]]
| [[National Basketball League (Australia)|National Basketball League]]
| [[Basketball]]
| [[RAC Arena (Perth)|RAC Arena]]
| 1982
|-
! [[Perth Lynx]]
| [[Women's National Basketball League|Women's NBL]]
| [[Basketball]]
| [[Bendat Basketball Centre]]
| 1988
|-
! [[Perth Glory FC|Perth Glory]]
| [[A-League Men]]
| [[Association football|Soccer]]
| [[HBF Park]]
| 1995
|-
! [[Perth Glory FC (A-League Women)|Perth Glory Women]]
| [[A-League Women]]
| {{nowrap|[[Association football|Soccer]]}}
| [[Macedonia Park, Perth|Macedonia Park]]<br/>[[HBF Park]]
| 2008
|-
! [[Western Force]]
| [[Super Rugby]]
| [[Rugby union]]
| [[HBF Park]]
| 2005
|-
! {{Rut|Force|s=W|t=Western Force Super W}}
| [[Super W]]
| [[Rugby union]]
| Harvey Field<br/>Kingsway Reserve
| 2018
|-
! [[Perth Heat]]
| [[Australian Baseball League]]
| [[Baseball]]
| [[Baseball Park (Perth)|Harley-Davidson Ballpark]]
| 1989
|-
! [[West Coast Fever]]
| [[Suncorp Super Netball]]
| [[Netball]]
| [[RAC Arena (Perth)|RAC Arena]]
| 1997
|-
! [[West Coast Pirates]]
| [[S.G. Ball Cup]]
| [[Rugby league]]
| [[HBF Park]]
| 2012
|-|-
! [[Western Australia cricket team|Western Australia Men]]
| [[Sheffield Shield]]
| [[Cricket]]
| [[WACA Ground]]
| 1893
|-|-
! [[Perth Scorchers]]
| [[Big Bash League|Big Bash]]/[[Women's Big Bash League|Women's Big Bash]]
| [[Cricket]]
| [[Optus Stadium]]
| 2011
|-
! [[Western Australia women's cricket team|Western Australia Women]]
| [[Women's National Cricket League]]
| [[Cricket]]
| [[WACA Ground]]
| 1934
|-
![[Perth Inferno]]
|[[Australian Women's Ice Hockey League]]
|[[Ice hockey]]
|[[Cockburn Ice Arena]]
|2016
|-
! [[Perth Thunder]]
| [[Australian Ice Hockey League]]
| [[Ice hockey]]
| [[Perth Ice Arena]]
| 2010
|-
! [[Perth Thundersticks]]
| [[Hockey One]]
| [[Field hockey]]
| [[Perth Hockey Stadium]]
| 2019
|-
!Perth Steel
|AVSL
|[[Volleyball]]
|Multiple
|2012
|}
Perth has hosted numerous state and international sporting events. Ongoing international events include the [[ATP Cup]] (replacing the [[Hopman Cup]] in 2020) during the first week of January at the [[Perth Arena]], and the [[Perth International]] golf tournament at [[Lake Karrinyup Country Club]]. In addition to these Perth has hosted the [[Rally Australia]] of the [[World Rally Championships]] from 1989 to 2006, international [[rugby union]] games, including qualifying and pool stage matches for the [[2003 Rugby World Cup]] and the [[Bledisloe Cup]] in 2019. The 1991 and 1998 [[FINA World Championships - Long Course|FINA World Championships]] were held in Perth.<ref name="FINAWorldChampionships">{{cite news |first = David |last = Marsh |title = 'New Era' For Swimming |work=[[The West Australian]] |publisher=West Australian Newspapers Ltd |page = 139 |date = 28 May 1997}}</ref>
Four races (2006, 2007, 2008 and 2010) in the [[Red Bull Air Race World Championship]] have been held on a stretch of the Swan River called [[Perth Water]], using Langley Park as a temporary airfield.<ref name="redbullairrace">{{cite news | url=http://www.news.com.au/national-news/western-australia/perth-dumps-red-bull-air-race-over-costs/story-fndo4e3y-1226534557174 | title=Perth won't' bid for Red Bull Air Race over costs | work=news.com.au | date=11 December 2012 | access-date=6 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601191757/http://www.news.com.au/national-news/western-australia/perth-dumps-red-bull-air-race-over-costs/story-fndo4e3y-1226534557174|archive-date=1 June 2013}}</ref> Several [[motorsport]] facilities exist in Perth including [[Perth Motorplex]], catering to drag racing and speedway, and [[Wanneroo Raceway]] for circuit racing and drifting, which hosts a [[V8 Supercars]] round. Perth also has two [[Thoroughbred racing in Australia|thoroughbred racing]] facilities: [[Ascot Racecourse, Western Australia|Ascot]], home of the [[Railway Stakes (Perth racing)|Railway Stakes]] and [[Perth Cup]]; and [[Belmont Park, Western Australia|Belmont Park]]. [[Daniel Ricciardo]] is a Perth-born [[Formula One|Formula 1]] driver who most recently raced for the [[RB Formula One Team|Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team]] from 2023 to 2024 and previously from 2012 to 2013 when the team was known as [[Scuderia Toro Rosso]], having also raced for [[Red Bull Racing]], [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] and [[McLaren]], respectively.

The [[WACA Ground]] opened in the 1890s and has hosted [[Test cricket]] since 1970. The [[Western Australian Athletics Stadium]] opened in 2009.