Tenants of the ground for VFL/AFL home matches have been:
Carlton: the ground was Carlton's primary home ground continuously from 1897 until 2004, except in 2002 when it played only four games at the ground.
A single farewell match was also staged at the venue in 2005.
The ground has been Carlton's training, social and administrative base continuously since 1897, remaining as such after the club stopped playing games there, and the club presently holds a 40-year lease on the venue which runs until 2035.

South Melbourne: used the ground as its home during 1942 and 1943, owing to its usual home ground at Lake Oval being used for military purposes during World War II.

Fitzroy: shared the ground with Carlton from 1967 until 1969 following its departure from the Brunswick Street Oval.

Hawthorn: following its departure from Glenferrie Oval, Hawthorn used the ground as its primary home ground for sixteen years from 1974 until 1989.
Then from 1990 until 1991, the club split its home games approximately evenly between Princes Park and Waverley Park, before moving permanently to Waverley Park in 1992.

Fitzroy: after leaving Junction Oval and Victoria Park, Fitzroy spent a second stint at Princes Park, using it as its primary home ground from 1987 until 1993, before moving to Western Oval seeking better rental terms.

Western Bulldogs: after leaving Western Oval, used the ground as its primary home ground for three seasons from 1997 until 1999.

Neutral venue: following Fitzroy's departure in 1994, an existing arrangement between Carlton and the AFL still required eighteen matches to be played there during the year; consequently, Fitzroy and the MCG's four co-tenants (Essendon, Richmond, Melbourne and North Melbourne) were each forced to play one or two home games at Optus Oval to make up the balance, including Fitzroy's last ever home game in the AFL.
The practice ended in 1997 when the Western Bulldogs moved their home games to the venue.
A similar arrangement occurred in 2002, when Carlton played only four games at the ground, forcing six neutral games to be staged at the ground to meet the new contractual minimum of nine.

The ground has hosted VFA/VFL grand finals on and off from 1990 to 2007 and again from 2019.
Until 2010, it was the home ground of the newly created VFL reserves side of the Collingwood Football Club, which is ironic considering that Collingwood and Carlton are bitter rivals in the AFL.
From 2012 until their dissolution in 2020, the Northern Blues, Carlton's VFL-affiliate, split their home games between Princes Park and Preston City Oval; and Carlton has continued to play some pre-season and practice matches at the ground since it stopped playing premiership matches there.

Carlton's AFL Women's (AFLW) team plays its matches at the venue, as have some other clubs for specific matches.
Tenants of the ground for VFL/AFL home matches have been:
Carlton: the ground was Carlton's primary home ground continuously from 1897 until 2004, except in 2002 when it played only four games at the ground. A single farewell match was also staged at the venue in 2005. The ground has been Carlton's training, social and administrative base continuously since 1897, remaining as such after the club stopped playing games there, and the club presently holds a 40-year lease on the venue which runs until 2035.
South Melbourne: used the ground as its home during 1942 and 1943, owing to its usual home ground at Lake Oval being used for military purposes during World War II.
Fitzroy: shared the ground with Carlton from 1967 until 1969 following its departure from the Brunswick Street Oval.
Hawthorn: following its departure from Glenferrie Oval, Hawthorn used the ground as its primary home ground for sixteen years from 1974 until 1989. Then from 1990 until 1991, the club split its home games approximately evenly between Princes Park and Waverley Park, before moving permanently to Waverley Park in 1992.
Fitzroy: after leaving Junction Oval and Victoria Park, Fitzroy spent a second stint at Princes Park, using it as its primary home ground from 1987 until 1993, before moving to Western Oval seeking better rental terms.
Western Bulldogs: after leaving Western Oval, used the ground as its primary home ground for three seasons from 1997 until 1999.
Neutral venue: following Fitzroy's departure in 1994, an existing arrangement between Carlton and the AFL still required eighteen matches to be played there during the year; consequently, Fitzroy and the MCG's four co-tenants (Essendon, Richmond, Melbourne and North Melbourne) were each forced to play one or two home games at Optus Oval to make up the balance, including Fitzroy's last ever home game in the AFL. The practice ended in 1997 when the Western Bulldogs moved their home games to the venue. A similar arrangement occurred in 2002, when Carlton played only four games at the ground, forcing six neutral games to be staged at the ground to meet the new contractual minimum of nine.
The ground has hosted VFA/VFL grand finals on and off from 1990 to 2007 and again from 2019. Until 2010, it was the home ground of the newly created VFL reserves side of the Collingwood Football Club, which is ironic considering that Collingwood and Carlton are bitter rivals in the AFL. From 2012 until their dissolution in 2020, the Northern Blues, Carlton's VFL-affiliate, split their home games between Princes Park and Preston City Oval; and Carlton has continued to play some pre-season and practice matches at the ground since it stopped playing premiership matches there.
Carlton's AFL Women's (AFLW) team plays its matches at the venue, as have some other clubs for specific matches.
Princes Park (stadium)