List of Australian rugby league stadiums

This is a list of Australian rugby league stadiums by capacity.

National Rugby League stadiums edit

This list includes all regular home grounds of National Rugby League clubs. Some of these venues have also hosted the Australian or New Zealand national rugby league teams.

NRL club venues
Stadium Image City State Capacity Tenants
Accor Stadium   Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney   New South Wales 84,000 NRL Grand Final  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

  South Sydney Rabbitohs   New South Wales Blues

Suncorp Stadium   Brisbane   Queensland 52,500   Brisbane Broncos

  Queensland Maroons

Allianz Stadium   Moore Park, Sydney   New South Wales 42,500   Sydney Roosters

  South Sydney Rabbitohs

McDonald Jones Stadium   Newcastle   New South Wales 33,000   Newcastle Knights
AAMI Park   Melbourne   Victoria 30,050   Melbourne Storm
CommBank Stadium   Parramatta, Sydney   New South Wales 30,000   Parramatta Eels
Mount Smart Stadium   Auckland   New Zealand 30,000   New Zealand Warriors
Cbus Super Stadium   Gold Coast   Queensland 27,400   Gold Coast Titans
Queensland Country Bank Stadium   Townsville   Queensland 25,000   North Queensland Cowboys
GIO Stadium   Canberra   Australian Capital Territory 25,011   Canberra Raiders
WIN Stadium   Wollongong   New South Wales 23,750   St George Illawarra Dragons
BlueBet Stadium   Penrith, Sydney   New South Wales 22,500   Penrith Panthers
Netstrata Jubilee Oval   Kogarah, Sydney   New South Wales 20,500   St George Illawarra Dragons
Leichhardt Oval   Leichhardt, Sydney   New South Wales 20,000   Wests Tigers
4 Pines Park   Manly, Sydney   New South Wales 20,000   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Campbelltown Stadium   Campbelltown, Sydney   New South Wales 18,000   Wests Tigers
PointsBet Stadium   Cronulla, Sydney   New South Wales 18,000   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Moreton Daily Stadium   Redcliffe, Brisbane   Queensland 11,500   Dolphins

Occasional stadiums edit

These venues are not the permanent home venues of NRL clubs, but intermittently host club NRL matches.

Occasional venues
Stadium Image City State Capacity Used by
Melbourne Cricket Ground   Melbourne   Victoria 100,024 State of Origin

  Melbourne Storm

Perth Stadium   Perth   Western Australia 60,000 State of Origin  South Sydney Rabbitohs

  Newcastle Knights

Adelaide Oval   Adelaide   South Australia 53,583 State of Origin

  Adelaide Rams

  Sydney Roosters

Marvel Stadium   Melbourne   Victoria 53,000   Melbourne Storm
Eden Park   Auckland   New Zealand 50,000   New Zealand Warriors
Sydney Cricket Ground   Moore Park, Sydney   New South Wales 48,601   Sydney Roosters
GMHBA Stadium   Geelong   Victoria 40,000   Melbourne Storm
The Gabba   Brisbane   Queensland 36,000   Brisbane Broncos
Sky Stadium   Wellington   New Zealand 34,500   New Zealand Warriors
Waikato Stadium   Hamilton   New Zealand 25,800   Wests Tigers
Yarrow Stadium   New Plymouth   New Zealand 25,500   New Zealand Warriors
McLean Park   Napier   New Zealand 22,000   New Zealand Warriors
HBF Park   Perth   Western Australia 20,500   South Sydney Rabbitohs

  Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles   WA Reds

  West Coast Pirates (proposed team)

Central Coast Stadium   Gosford   New South Wales 20,059   Sydney Roosters

  New Zealand Warriors

  Central Coast Bears (proposed team)

Lavington Sports Ground   Albury   New South Wales 20,000   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
North Sydney Oval   North Sydney   New South Wales 20,000   North Sydney Bears

  Sydney Roosters

Rugby League Park   Christchurch   New Zealand 18,000   Penrith Panthers
Barlow Park Cairns   Queensland 18,000   South Sydney Rabbitohs
North Hobart Oval   Hobart   Tasmania 18,000   Melbourne Storm
Belmore Sports Ground   Belmore. Sydney   New South Wales 17,000   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
TIO Stadium   Darwin   Northern Territory 14,000   Parramatta Eels
Coffs Harbour International Stadium Coffs Harbour   New South Wales 15,000   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Sunshine Coast Stadium   Sunshine Coast   Queensland 12,000   Dolphins

  South Sydney Rabbitohs

BB Print Stadium Mackay   Queensland 12,000   Sydney Roosters
Apex Oval Dubbo   New South Wales 11,000   South Sydney Rabbitohs
Carrington Park Bathurst   New South Wales 10,000   Penrith Panthers
Scully Park Tamworth   New South Wales 10,000   Wests Tigers
McDonald's Park Wagga Wagga   New South Wales 10,000   Canberra Raiders
Salter Oval Bundaberg   Queensland 8,000   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Browne Park   Rockhampton   Queensland 8,000   Dolphins
Marley Brown Oval Gladstone   Queensland 5,000   Gold Coast Titans

  Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

Proposed redevelopments and new NRL stadiums edit

Following is a list of current proposals for redevelopment or replacement of current NRL stadiums.

Proposed redevelopments and new stadiums
Stadium City State Approx. Capacity Potential Tenants Opening/First Use
SoFi Stadium Los Angeles, CA   United States 70,000   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 2024
Hindmarsh Stadiumredevelopment of current stadium[1] Hindmarsh, Adelaide   South Australia 25,000 TBD TBD

Former NRL stadiums edit

These venues have irregularly or previously hosted National Rugby League rugby league matches.

Former NRL club venues
Stadium Image City State Capacity Period in use Previous Tenants
Queensland Sport & Athletics Centre   Brisbane   Queensland 60,000 1998-03   Brisbane Broncos
Docklands Stadium   Melbourne   Victoria 56,347 2001, 2007–10   Melbourne Storm
Sydney Football Stadium   Moore Park, Sydney   New South Wales 45,500 1988-2018   Sydney Roosters

  St George Illawarra Dragons

Lancaster Park   Christchurch   New Zealand 38,628 2004-06, 2010   Penrith Panthers
Willows Sports Complex   Townsville   Queensland 26,500 1995-2019   North Queensland Cowboys
Sydney Showground Stadium   Sydney   New South Wales 24,000 2001-05   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Parramatta Stadium   Sydney   New South Wales 20,741 1998-2016   Parramatta Eels
Owen Delany Park Taupō   New Zealand 20,000 2011   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
McLean Park   Napier   New Zealand 19,700 2015   Melbourne Storm
Olympic Park Stadium   Melbourne   Victoria 18,500 1998-00, 2002–09   Melbourne Storm
Carrara Stadium   Gold Coast   Queensland 18,000 1998

2007

  Gold Coast Chargers

  Gold Coast Titans

Hindmarsh Stadium   Adelaide   South Australia 17,000 1998

2006 2009

  Adelaide Rams

  Penrith Panthers   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

  • Capacity shown is as it was during the time in use

Club no longer exists in NRL

Venue no longer exists

Venue has since undergone renovation or complete re-build

New South Wales Cup stadiums edit

12 teams contest the 2015 NSW Cup. In addition to those listed below which are based in NSW, the Auckland, New Zealand based New Zealand Warriors feeder team also compete in the competition.

NSW Cup venues
Stadium City State Capacity Tenants NRL affiliate
McDonald Jones Stadium

Cessnock Sportsground

New Lambton, Newcastle

Cessnock

  New South Wales 33,000

10,000

  Newcastle Knights   Newcastle Knights
Henson Park Newtown, Sydney   New South Wales 30,000   Newtown Jets   Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
WIN Stadium

Netstrata Jubilee Stadium

Wollongong

Kogarah, Sydney

  New South Wales 23,000

20,500

  St George Illawarra Dragons   St George Illawarra Dragons
Leichhardt Oval
Campbelltown Stadium
Leichhardt, Sydney
Campbelltown, Sydney
  New South Wales 20,000
20,000
  Wests Tigers   Wests Tigers
North Sydney Oval North Sydney, Sydney   New South Wales 20,000   North Sydney Bears   Sydney Roosters
Belmore Sports Ground Belmore, Sydney   New South Wales 19,000   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs   Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Windsor Sporting Complex Windsor, Sydney   New South Wales 10,000   Penrith Panthers   Penrith Panthers
H.E. Laybutt Field Blacktown, Sydney   New South Wales 5,000   Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles   Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Ringrose Park Wentworthville, Sydney   New South Wales 5,000   Wentworthville Magpies   Parramatta Eels
Mount Pritchard Oval Mount Pritchard, Sydney   New South Wales 5,000   Mount Pritchard Mounties   Canberra Raiders
Redfern Oval Redfern, Sydney   New South Wales 5,000   South Sydney Rabbitohs   South Sydney Rabbitohs

Queensland Cup Stadiums edit

Queensland Cup venues
Stadium City State Capacity Tenants NRL affiliate
Barlow Park Cairns   Queensland 18,000   Northern Pride RLFC   North Queensland Cowboys
PNG Football Stadium Port Moresby   Papua New Guinea 14,800   Papua New Guinea Hunters N/A
Sunshine Coast Stadium Sunshine Coast   Queensland 12,000   Sunshine Coast Falcons   Melbourne Storm
North Ipswich Reserve Ipswich   Queensland 10,000   Ipswich Jets   Gold Coast Titans
Stadium Mackay (Virgin Australia Stadium) Mackay   Queensland 10,000   Mackay Cutters   North Queensland Cowboys
Dolphin Oval Redcliffe, Brisbane   Queensland 10,000   Redcliffe Dolphins   New Zealand Warriors
Browne Park Rockhampton   Queensland 5,200   Central Queensland Capras   Brisbane Broncos
Langlands Park Brisbane   Queensland 5,000   Easts Tigers   Melbourne Storm
BMD Kougari Oval Wynnum, Brisbane   Queensland 5,000   Wynnum Manly Seagulls   Brisbane Broncos
Bishop Park Brisbane   Queensland unknown   Norths Devils   Brisbane Broncos
Brandon Park
Davies Park
South Bank, Brisbane
Logan
  Queensland unknown   Souths Logan Magpies   Brisbane Broncos
Pizzey Park Gold Coast   Queensland unknown   Burleigh Bears   Gold Coast Titans
Piggabeen Sports Complex Gold Coast   New South Wales unknown   Tweed Heads Seagulls   Gold Coast Titans

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Hindmarsh Stadium upgrade in bid for SA to host World Cup Soccer". The Advertiser. 26 June 2020.

External links edit