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List of Australian rugby league stadiums

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

National Rugby League stadiums

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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

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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

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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 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

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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

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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

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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

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References

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