List of Australian rugby league stadiums

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

National Rugby League Stadiums

Representative football

The following are home venues of State of Origin matches. Various venues have hosted Origin matches as one off events, including recently at Etihad Stadium and the MCG in 2015.

NRL representative venues
Stadium Image City State Capacity Tenants
ANZ Stadium Sydney Olympic Park  New South Wales 84,000 New South Wales Blues
Suncorp Stadium Milton, Brisbane  Queensland 52,500 Queensland Maroons

NRL club venues

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

NRL club venues
Stadium Image City State Capacity Tenants
ANZ Stadium Sydney Olympic Park  New South Wales 84,000 NRL Grand Final
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
South Sydney Rabbitohs
Wests Tigers
Suncorp Stadium Milton, Brisbane  Queensland 52,500 Brisbane Broncos
Allianz Stadium Moore Park, Sydney  New South Wales 45,500 Sydney Roosters
Hunter Stadium New Lambton, Newcastle  New South Wales 33,000 Newcastle Knights
AAMI Park Melbourne  Victoria 30,050 Melbourne Storm
Cbus Super Stadium Robina, Gold Coast  Queensland 27,400 Gold Coast Titans
1300SMILES Stadium Townsville  Queensland 26,500 North Queensland Cowboys
GIO Stadium Bruce, Canberra  Australian Capital Territory 25,011 Canberra Raiders
WIN Stadium Wollongong  New South Wales 23,750 St George Illawarra Dragons
Brookvale Oval Brookvale, Sydney  New South Wales 23,000 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Leichhardt Oval Leichhardt, Sydney  New South Wales 22,750 Wests Tigers
Sportingbet Stadium Penrith, Sydney  New South Wales 22,500 Penrith Panthers
WIN Jubilee Oval Kogarah, Sydney  New South Wales 22,000 St George Illawarra Dragons
Remondis Stadium Cronulla, Sydney  New South Wales 22,000 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Pirtek Stadium Parramatta, Sydney  New South Wales 21,500 Parramatta Eels
Campbelltown Stadium Campbelltown, Sydney  New South Wales 20,000 Wests Tigers

Occasional Stadiums

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

Occasional venues
Stadium Image City State Capacity Tenants
Sydney Cricket GroundSouth Sydney Rabbitohs Moore Park, Sydney  New South Wales 48,000 Occasional NRL matches
St George Illawarra Dragons
nib Stadium Perth  Western Australia 20,441 Occasional NRL matches
South Sydney Rabbitohs
Central Coast Stadium Gosford  New South Wales 20,059 Occasional NRL matches
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
South Sydney Rabbitohs
Marrara Stadium Darwin  Northern Territory 15,000 Occasional NRL matches
Parramatta Eels

Proposed redevelopments and new NRL Stadiums

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

Proposed redevelopments and new venues
Stadium City State Capacity Potential Tenants Completion
Blacktown Stadium Blacktown  New South Wales 45,000 (approx.) new Penrith Panthers
Parramatta Eels
Liverpool Stadium Liverpool  New South Wales 45,000 (approx.) new Wests Tigers
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
New Townsville Stadium Townsville  Queensland 30,000 (approx.) new North Queensland Cowboys
New Canberra Stadium Canberra  Australian Capital Territory 30,000 (approx.) new Canberra Raiders Before 2020[1]
nib Stadium Perth  Western Australia 25,000 (stage 2 redevelopment) West Coast Pirates (proposed club)
Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide  South Australia 25,000 (redevelopment)[2] N/A

Former NRL Stadiums

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

Former NRL club venues
Stadium City State Capacity Period in use Previous Tenants
ANZ Stadium Brisbane  Queensland 49,000 1998-03 Brisbane Broncos
Adelaide Oval Adelaide  South Australia 33,597 1998
2010-11
Adelaide Rams
Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Belmore Sports Ground Belmore, Sydney  New South Wales 25,000 1998 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
WACA Ground Perth  Western Australia 24,500 1997-98 Western Reds
North Sydney Oval North Sydney, Sydney  New South Wales 23,000 1998-99 North Sydney Bears
Sydney Showground Homebush, Sydney  New South Wales 21,500 2001-05 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Olympic Park Stadium Melbourne  Victoria 18,500 1998-00, 2002–09 Melbourne Storm
Carrara Stadium Carrara, Gold Coast  Queensland 18,000 2007 Gold Coast Titans
Hindmarsh Stadium Hindmarsh, Adelaide  South Australia 16,500 1998
2006
2009
Adelaide Rams
Penrith Panthers
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks

Club no longer exists in NRL
Venue no longer exists
Venue has since undergone renovation or complete re-build

New South Wales Cup Stadiums

13 teams contest the 2013 NSW Cup. In addition to those listed below which are based in NSW, the Auckland, New Zealand based Auckland Vulcans also compete in the competition.

NSW Cup venues
Stadium City State Capacity Tenants NRL affiliate
Hunter Stadium Newcastle  New South Wales 33,000 Newcastle Knights Newcastle Knights
Henson Park Newtown, Sydney  New South Wales 30,000 Newtown Jets Sydney Roosters
Belmore Sports Ground Belmore, Sydney  New South Wales 25,000 Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
WIN Stadium Wollongong  New South Wales 23,750 Illawarra Cutters St George Illawarra Dragons
Brookvale Oval Brookvale, Sydney  New South Wales 23,000 Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Leichhardt Oval
Campbelltown Stadium
Leichhardt, Sydney
Campbelltown, Sydney
 New South Wales 22,750
20,000
Wests Tigers Wests Tigers
Remondis Stadium Cronulla, Sydney  New South Wales 21,500 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Melbourne Storm
North Sydney Oval North Sydney, Sydney  New South Wales 20,000 North Sydney Bears South Sydney Rabbitohs
Windsor Sporting Complex Windsor, Sydney  New South Wales 10,000 Windsor Wolves Penrith Panthers
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
Morry Breen Oval Kanwal, New South Wales  New South Wales 2,000 Wyong Roos None

Queensland Cup Stadiums

Queensland Cup venues
Stadium City State Capacity Tenants NRL affiliate
Barlow Park Cairns  Queensland 18,000 Northern Pride RLFC North Queensland Cowboys
Sunshine Coast Stadium Sunshine Coast  Queensland 12,000 Sunshine Coast Falcons
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 Brisbane Broncos
Browne Park Rockhampton  Queensland 5,200 Central Comets Brisbane Broncos
Langlands Park Brisbane  Queensland 5,000 Easts Tigers
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
Pizzey Park Gold Coast  Queensland unknown Burleigh Bears Gold Coast Titans
Piggabeen Sports Gold Coast  New South Wales unknown Tweed Heads Seagulls Gold Coast Titans

See also

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