List of Australian rugby league stadiums

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

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National Rugby League stadiums

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
StadiumImageCityStateCapacityTenants
Accor Stadium NRL Grand Final 2006.JPG Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales 84,000 NRL Grand Final Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs

South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs New South Wales colours.svg New South Wales Blues

Suncorp Stadium Suncorp Stadium.jpg Brisbane Flag of Queensland.svg  Queensland 52,500 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos

Queensland colours.svg Queensland Maroons

Allianz Stadium SydneyFootballStadium Aug2022 Pre-open.jpg Moore Park, Sydney Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales 42,500 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters

South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs

McDonald Jones Stadium Ausgrid Stadium.jpg Newcastle Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales 33,000 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights
AAMI Park Backofamipark.JPG Melbourne Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg  Victoria 30,050 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm
CommBank Stadium View Inside Western Sydney Stadium on Opening Day.jpg Parramatta, Sydney Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales 30,000 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
Mount Smart Stadium EricssonStadium00.jpg Auckland Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 30,000 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors
Cbus Super Stadium Skilled Park (2008).jpg Gold Coast Flag of Queensland.svg  Queensland 27,400 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans
Queensland Country Bank Stadium QCB Stadium.jpg Townsville Flag of Queensland.svg  Queensland 25,000 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
GIO Stadium BruceStadium19032005.JPG Canberra Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg  Australian Capital Territory 25,011 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders
WIN Stadium WIN Stadium5.jpg Wollongong Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales 23,750 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons
BlueBet Stadium Centrebet Stadium, Penrith.jpg Penrith, Sydney Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales 22,500 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers
Netstrata Jubilee Oval OKI Jubilee Grandstand.jpg Kogarah, Sydney Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales 20,500 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons
Leichhardt Oval Leichhardt Oval at Dusk.JPG Leichhardt, Sydney Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales 20,000 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers
4 Pines Park Brookvale Oval 2.JPG Manly, Sydney Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales 20,000 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Campbelltown Stadium Campbelltown Stadium.jpg Campbelltown, Sydney Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales 18,000 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers
PointsBet Stadium Wooloware Endeavour Field.JPG Cronulla, Sydney Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales 18,000 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Moreton Daily Stadium Moreton Daily Stadium view.jpg Redcliffe, Brisbane Flag of Queensland.svg  Queensland 11,500 Dolphins colours.png Dolphins

Occasional stadiums

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

Occasional venues
StadiumImageCityStateCapacityUsed by
Melbourne Cricket Ground AFL Grand Final 2010 on the Melbourne Cricket Ground.jpg Melbourne Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg  Victoria 100,024 State of Origin

Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm

Perth Stadium E37 Perth Stadium Open Day 089.JPG Perth Flag of Western Australia.svg  Western Australia 60,000 State of Origin South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs

Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights

Adelaide Oval Completed Adelaide Oval 2014 - cropped and rotated.jpg Adelaide Flag of South Australia.svg  South Australia 53,583 State of Origin

Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams

Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters

Marvel Stadium Marvel Stadium during curtain raiser.jpg Melbourne Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg  Victoria 53,000 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm
Eden Park Eden park stadium - 200906 (1).jpg Auckland Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 50,000 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors
Sydney Cricket Ground Sydney Cricket Ground (24509044622).jpg Moore Park, Sydney Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales 48,601 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters
GMHBA Stadium Kardinia Park October 2019 Western United v Perth Glory.jpg Geelong Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg  Victoria 40,000 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm
The Gabba The Gabba Panorama.jpg Brisbane Flag of Queensland.svg  Queensland 36,000 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Sky Stadium WestpacStadiumWellington2011RWChaba.jpeg Wellington Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 34,500 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors
Waikato Stadium Hamilton 03.jpg Hamilton Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 25,800 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers
Yarrow Stadium YarrowStadium20101002.jpg New Plymouth Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 25,500 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors
McLean Park McLean Park, Napier.jpg Napier Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 22,000 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors
HBF Park Perth Glory v North Queensland Fury.jpg Perth Flag of Western Australia.svg  Western Australia 20,500 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs

Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles Western Reds colours.svg WA Reds

WA Reds colours.svg West Coast Pirates (proposed team)

Central Coast Stadium Bluetongue CC Stadium.jpg Gosford Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales 20,059 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters

Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors

North Sydney colours.svg Central Coast Bears (proposed team)

Lavington Sports Ground Lavington Sports Ground, pre-game, 9 February 2014.jpg Albury Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales 20,000 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
North Sydney Oval Starlight cinema at North Sydney Oval.jpg North Sydney Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales 20,000 North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears

Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters

Rugby League Park Addington Rugby Stadium.jpg Christchurch Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 18,000 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers
Barlow Park Cairns Flag of Queensland.svg  Queensland 18,000 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
North Hobart Oval CG-North-Hobart-Oval-Sep2014.jpg Hobart Flag of Tasmania.svg  Tasmania 18,000 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm
Belmore Sports Ground Belmore Sports Ground.jpg Belmore. Sydney Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales 17,000 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
TIO Stadium Marrara Oval grandstand.png Darwin Flag of the Northern Territory.svg  Northern Territory 14,000 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
Coffs Harbour International Stadium Coffs Harbour Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales 15,000 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Sunshine Coast Stadium Sunshine Coast Stadium.jpg Sunshine Coast Flag of Queensland.svg  Queensland 12,000 Redcliffe colours.svg Dolphins

South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs

BB Print Stadium Mackay Flag of Queensland.svg  Queensland 12,000 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters
Apex Oval Dubbo Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales 11,000 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
Carrington Park Bathurst Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales 10,000 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers
Scully Park Tamworth Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales 10,000 Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers
McDonald's Park Wagga Wagga Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales 10,000 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders
Salter Oval Bundaberg Flag of Queensland.svg  Queensland 8,000 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Browne Park BrownePark2.jpg Rockhampton Flag of Queensland.svg  Queensland 8,000 Redcliffe colours.svg Dolphins
Marley Brown Oval Gladstone Flag of Queensland.svg  Queensland 5,000 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans

Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles

Proposed redevelopments and new NRL stadiums

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

Proposed redevelopments and new stadiums
StadiumCityStateApprox. CapacityPotential TenantsOpening/First Use
SoFi Stadium Los Angeles, CA Flag of the United States.svg United States 70,000 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 2024
Hindmarsh Stadium redevelopment of current stadium [1] Hindmarsh, Adelaide Flag of South Australia.svg  South Australia 25,000TBDTBD

Former NRL stadiums

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

Former NRL club venues
StadiumImageCityStateCapacityPeriod in usePrevious Tenants
Queensland Sport & Athletics Centre QSAC2009-01.jpg Brisbane Flag of Queensland.svg  Queensland 60,0001998-03 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
Docklands Stadium England Australia Cook Cup Telstra Dome.jpg Melbourne Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg  Victoria 56,3472001, 2007–10 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm
Sydney Football Stadium Aussie Stadium.jpg Moore Park, Sydney Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales 45,5001988-2018 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters

St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons

Lancaster Park Lancaster Park aerial July 2011.jpg Christchurch Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 38,6282004-06, 2010 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers
Willows Sports Complex 14-05-2005-dairy farmers at dusk.JPG Townsville Flag of Queensland.svg  Queensland 26,5001995-2019 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Sydney Showground Stadium SkodaStadiumSouthernEnd.jpg Sydney Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales 24,0002001-05 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Parramatta Stadium Parramatta Stadium New Scoreboard.jpg Sydney Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales 20,7411998-2016 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
Owen Delany Park Taupō Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 20,0002011 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
McLean Park McLean Park, Napier.jpg Napier Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 19,7002015 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm
Olympic Park Stadium Mbnolypkst.jpg Melbourne Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg  Victoria 18,5001998-00, 2002–09 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm
Carrara Stadium Adelaide v Gold Coast - Carrara crowd.jpg Gold Coast Flag of Queensland.svg  Queensland 18,0001998

2007

Gold Coast Chargers colours.svg Gold Coast Chargers

Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans

Hindmarsh Stadium HindmarshStadium.JPG Adelaide Flag of South Australia.svg  South Australia 17,0001998

2006 2009

Adelaide colours.svg Adelaide Rams

Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers Cronulla colours.svg 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

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
StadiumCityStateCapacityTenantsNRL affiliate
McDonald Jones Stadium

Cessnock Sportsground

New Lambton, Newcastle

Cessnock

Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales 33,000

10,000

Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights
Henson Park Newtown, SydneyFlag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales 30,000 Newtown colours.svg Newtown Jets Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
WIN Stadium

Netstrata Jubilee Stadium

Wollongong

Kogarah, Sydney

Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales 23,000

20,500

St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons St. George colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons
Leichhardt Oval
Campbelltown Stadium
Leichhardt, Sydney
Campbelltown, Sydney
Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales 20,000
20,000
Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers
North Sydney Oval North Sydney, SydneyFlag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales 20,000 North Sydney colours.svg North Sydney Bears Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters
Belmore Sports Ground Belmore, SydneyFlag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales 19,000 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
Windsor Sporting Complex Windsor, SydneyFlag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales 10,000 Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Penrith Panthers
H.E. Laybutt Field Blacktown, SydneyFlag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales 5,000 Northern Eagles colours.svg Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Ringrose Park Wentworthville, SydneyFlag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales 5,000 Hullcolours.svg Wentworthville Magpies Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels
Mount Pritchard Oval Mount Pritchard, SydneyFlag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales 5,000 Wellington colours.svg Mount Pritchard Mounties Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders
Redfern Oval Redfern, SydneyFlag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales 5,000 South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs

Queensland Cup Stadiums

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

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