List of National Rugby League stadiums

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This is a list of National Rugby League stadiums by capacity.

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Current NRL 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
Stadium Australia 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

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

Dolphins colours.png Dolphins

Queensland colours.svg Queensland Maroons

Sydney Football 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
Hunter Stadium Ausgrid Stadium.jpg Newcastle Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales 33,000 Newcastle colours.svg Newcastle Knights
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium Backofamipark.JPG Melbourne Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg  Victoria 30,050 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm
Western Sydney 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
Mt Smart Stadium EricssonStadium00.jpg Auckland Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 30,000 Auckland colours.svg New Zealand Warriors
Robina Stadium Skilled Park (2008).jpg Robina, Gold Coast Flag of Queensland.svg  Queensland 27,400 Gold Coast Titans colours.svg Gold Coast Titans
North Queensland Stadium QCB Stadium.jpg Townsville Flag of Queensland.svg  Queensland 25,000 North Queensland colours.svg North Queensland Cowboys
Canberra Stadium BruceStadium19032005.JPG Canberra Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg  Australian Capital Territory 25,011 Canberra colours.svg Canberra Raiders
Wollongong Showground WIN Stadium5.jpg Wollongong Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales 23,750 St. George Illawarra colours.svg St George Illawarra Dragons
Penrith 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
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
Brookvale Oval 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
Shark Park Wooloware Endeavour Field.JPG Cronulla, Sydney Flag of New South Wales.svg  New South Wales 18,000 Cronulla colours.svg Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Dolphin 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

Allegiant Stadium Allegiant Stadium (cropped).jpg Las Vegas Flag of Nevada.svg  Nevada 65,000 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Sydney Roosters
South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
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

Docklands 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
Kardinia Park 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
Welllington Regional 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
Perth Oval 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)
North Sydney colours.svg Western Bears (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

South Sydney colours.svg South Sydney Rabbitohs
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
Marrara Oval 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 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm

Stadium Mackay 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
Macquarie Point Stadium Hobart Flag of Tasmania.svg  Tasmania 24,500 Melbourne colours.svg Melbourne Storm 2029
PNG Football Stadium Port Moresby Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea 14,800 Port Moresby Vipers Colours.svg Papua New Guinea NRL team 2028
Te Kaha Stadium Christchurch Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 30,000 Australian colours.svg South Island Kea
(proposed team)
2026

Former NRL stadiums

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

Former NRL club venues
StadiumImageCityStateCapacityPeriod in usePrevious Tenants
QEII Stadium QSAC2009-01.jpg Brisbane Flag of Queensland.svg  Queensland 60,0001998-03 Brisbane colours.svg Brisbane Broncos
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

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