2016 Canberra Olympic FFA Cup run During 2016 the stadium was used by local ACT NPL club
Canberra Olympic for their
FFA Cup run. Olympic played their round of 32, round of 16 and quarter-final matches at the stadium before moving to
Viking Park in
Tuggeranong for their semi-final match against
A-league side
Sydney FC. The quarter final match was played on 27 September 2016 against Victorian NPL side
Green Gully SC. The match attracted a crowd of 2,039 as Olympic pulled off a historic victory with a penalty conversion in the 95th minute of the match giving the home side a 1–0 victory.
2015 Asian Cup Deakin Stadium was selected as one of three venues to be used as a training venue as part of the
2015 Asian Cup in the
ACT along with host venue
Canberra Stadium and the second training venue
McKellar Park. The stadium received an upgrade to its lighting as part of the $650,000 ACT facility upgrade fund for the tournament.
South Korea was the primary team that used Deakin Stadium for closed training sessions during the tournament while they were base in Canberra.
Canberra United FC Deakin Stadium is used as an alternative venue for Canberra's
W-League team.
Canberra United. United normally play at
McKellar Park in Canberra's north but every now and then they will play a game in Deakin. On 4 December 2010, A match between Canberra United and
Adelaide United was abandoned at Deakin Stadium after sixty-eight minutes due to the referee declaring the pitch unplayable following a torrential rain burst. Canberra at the time was 4–0 up in front of 576 souls brave enough to brace the wet conditions. In 2012 Canberra United played two matches at Deakin Stadium on the 5th and 8 December against
Perth Glory and
Newcastle Jets respectively.
A-League pre-season friendlies Deakin Stadium has a long standing of hosting pre-season matches between Canberra FC and A-League opposition. The below table details these matches: ==Records==