From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Melbourne Cricket Ground has the highest capacity of any stadium in Oceania.
The following is an incomplete list of sports stadiums in Oceania. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators the stadium can accommodate.
Currently all Oceanian stadiums with a capacity of 30,000 or more are included. The majority of these are in Australia, with the remainder in New Zealand and Fiji.
Most large stadiums in Oceania are used for Australian rules football, Rugby Union, Rugby League, Cricket, or football (soccer).
Rank |
Stadium |
Capacity |
City |
Country |
Home Team/s |
1 |
Melbourne Cricket Ground |
100,000 |
Melbourne |
Australia |
Richmond FC, Melbourne FC, Collingwood FC, Victorian Bushrangers, some Hawthorn FC, Essendon FC, Australia national rugby union team and Australia national football team matches |
2 |
Stadium Australia |
83,500 |
Sydney |
Australia |
Canterbury Bulldogs, South Sydney Rabbitohs, and some Wests Tigers, Sydney Swans and Australia national rugby union team & Australia national football (soccer) team matches |
3 |
Docklands Stadium |
56,347 |
Melbourne |
Australia |
St. Kilda Football Club, Carlton Football Club, Essendon Football Club, North Melbourne Football Club, Western Bulldogs, Melbourne Victory and Australia national rugby union team matches |
4 |
Suncorp Stadium |
52,500 |
Brisbane |
Australia |
Queensland Reds, Queensland Maroons, Brisbane Broncos, Queensland Roar FC, Australia national rugby union team |
5 |
AAMI Stadium |
51,515 |
Adelaide |
Australia |
Adelaide Crows, Port Adelaide Power |
6 |
Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre |
48,400 |
Brisbane |
Australia |
Athletics events |
7 |
Sydney Football Stadium |
45,500 |
Sydney |
Australia |
Sydney Roosters, New South Wales Waratahs, Sydney FC |
8 |
Eden Park |
45,472 |
Auckland |
New Zealand |
Auckland Rugby Football Union, Blues |
9 |
Sydney Cricket Ground |
44,002 |
Sydney |
Australia |
New South Wales Blues, Sydney Swans |
10 |
Subiaco Oval |
42,922 |
Perth |
Australia |
Fremantle Football Club, West Coast Eagles, Western Force, Australia national rugby union team |
11 |
Brisbane Cricket Ground |
42,000 |
Brisbane |
Australia |
Queensland Bulls, Brisbane Lions |
12 |
AMI Stadium |
36,000 |
Christchurch |
New Zealand |
Crusaders, Canterbury Rugby Football Union |
13 |
MC Labour Park |
35,000 |
Melbourne |
Australia |
none, used by Carlton Football Club for training and administration |
14 |
Westpac Stadium |
34,500 |
Wellington |
New Zealand |
Hurricanes, Wellington Rugby Football Union, Wellington Phoenix FC |
15 |
Adelaide Oval |
34,000 |
Adelaide |
Australia |
Southern Redbacks, some Australia national cricket team games |
16 |
Rotorua International Stadium |
34,000 |
Rotorua |
New Zealand |
some Bay of Plenty Rugby Union matches |
17 |
Perry Lakes Stadium |
30,000 |
Perth |
Australia |
Perth Lynx |
18 |
Post Fiji Stadium |
30,000 |
Suva |
Fiji |
Suva Highlanders |
19 |
Mt Smart Stadium |
30,000 |
Auckland |
New Zealand |
New Zealand Warriors, Counties Manukau Rugby Union |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
fussballtempel.net