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 Interactive map of Coffs Harbour International Stadium | |
| Former names | BCU International Stadium (2007–10) |
|---|---|
| Location | Coffs Harbour, New South Wales |
| Coordinates | 30°19′22″S153°05′43″E / 30.32278°S 153.09528°E |
| Owner | Coffs Harbour City Council |
| Operator | Coffs Harbour Sports Unit |
| Capacity | 10,000 - seating 3,000 [1] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1992 |
| Opened | June 1994 [2] |
| Architect | Various |
| Tenants | |
| Sydney Sixers (BBL) (2019-present) Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks (NRL) (2021-2024) Sydney Swans (AFLW) (2024-present) New South Wales cricket team (One-Day Cup) (2006) Newcastle Jets FC (A-League Men) (2017) | |
| Website | |
| https://www.coffscoastevents.com.au/c-ex-coffs-international-stadium/ | |
| Ground information | |
| International information | |
| First WODI | 27 November 2016: Australia v  South Africa |
| Last WODI | 29 October 2017: Australia v  England |
| As of 8 September 2020 Source: CricketArchive | |
The Coffs Harbour International Stadium, currently known as the C.ex Coffs International Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium located in the coastal city of Coffs Harbour, New South Wales.
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The stadium was opened in June 1994, and has a capacity of 20,000 people, although the seating capacity in the stand is only 1,000. [3] The record attendance for a sporting event is 12,000. [4]
The stadium claims a place in the FIFA World Cup records as the venue for the highest scoring match in World Cup qualification history. It hosted the match in which Australia beat American Samoa 31–0 on 11 April 2001.
North Coast Football play their Over 35s matches and finals matches at Coffs Harbour International Stadium.
The stadium regularly hosts NRL trial matches, and since 2021, hosts an annual Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks home game. The stadium also hosts at least one Sydney Sixers game every BBL season and formerly hosted ING Cup cricket matches involving the New South Wales Blues. For the past two years it has hosted the FFA National Youth Championships.
The stadium hosted 2007 and 2013's City vs Country Origin rugby league match.
The AFL North Coast has played its finals and Grand Finals at the Stadium every year since 1994. The League also hosts a junior representative carnival, the Northern NSW Championship, at the venue each year. The Championship involves under age representative teams from the AFL North Coast, AFL Illawarra and AFL Hunter/Central Coast. The Sydney Swans played a AFL Women's league game at the stadium in 2024, and will return in 2025. [5]
