Lake Oval, Sports stadium in Victoria, Australia

Lakeside Stadium, known as Lake Oval, is a rectangular soccer and athletics venue in Albert Park, South Melbourne. Redeveloped in 1995 from an Australian rules oval, it has a 14,000 capacity with a 3,000-seat grandstand on one side and open terraces on the other three. The 1926 grandstand by Clegg & Morrow, with ornamental gables and ridge-lantern vents, stands unused.

South Melbourne Football Club played at the Lake Oval from 1880 to 1981, after merging with Albert-park. The ground hosted the 1901 VFL Grand Final and 888 senior matches; its record crowd was 41,000 on 30 July 1932. A 1926 grandstand by Clegg & Morrow replaced one destroyed by fire. The oval was rebuilt as Lakeside Stadium in 1995.

The ground has hosted soccer since at least 1883, and South Melbourne FC has played here since 1995, when the club moved from Middle Park. The 1926 grandstand, designed by Clegg & Morrow, has ornamental gables and ridge-lantern vents. The venue also hosts Athletics Victoria and Australian Little Athletics.

The venue sits in Albert Park, with the main grandstand on one side and open terraces on the other three. South Melbourne FC and Athletics Victoria use it as their base, so access may be limited during training or events. The 1926 grandstand is on the western side of the ground.

The ground record crowd of 41,000 was set on 30 July 1932, when Carlton beat South Melbourne by nine points. The last senior VFL match here was on 29 August 1981, a 33-point loss to North Melbourne before 8,484 fans, before the club moved to Sydney.