The following is a list of stadiums at which rugby league is played, ordered by seating capacity.
All stadiums with a capacity of 5,000 or more which are the regular home venue of a club or national team, or are the regular hosts of a major competition (such as the State of Origin series, Magic Weekend, or the final of an annual national competition), are included. Stadiums for which the only rugby league use is hosting occasional matches or which have only hosted one-off rugby league tournaments are not included. Not all of these stadiums are primarily venues for rugby league, with some being primarily venues for another sport.
Stadium | Capacity | City/Town | Country | Home team/s | Closed (as a RL stadium) | Fate |
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Wembley Stadium | 100,000 | London | England | Challenge Cup Final | 1999 | Closed in 2000, demolished in 2003. Site is now the New Wembley Stadium. |
Queensland Sport & Athletics Centre | 60,000 | Brisbane | Australia | Brisbane Broncos | 2003 | Remains in use for athletics and football, capacity is now 48,500 |
Sydney Football Stadium | 44,000 | Sydney | Australia | Sydney Roosters | 2018 | demolished and replaced by Sydney Football Stadium (2022) |
Sydney Sports Ground | 35,000 | Sydney | Australia | Eastern Suburbs | 1986 | Demolished in 1987. Site is now the car park for the Sydney Football Stadium. |
Willows Sports Complex | 26,500 | Townsville | Australia | North Queensland Cowboys | 2019 | Demolished in 2022. |
Belmore Sports Ground | 25,000 | Sydney | Australia | Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs | 1998 | Still in use, currently the training base of the Bulldogs |
Carrara Stadium | 25,000 | Carrara | Australia | Gold Coast Titans | 2007 | Still in use for AFL. |
Don Valley Stadium | 25,000 | Sheffield | England | Sheffield Eagles | 2013 | Demolished in 2013. |
WACA Ground | 24,500 | Perth | Australia | Western Reds | 1997 | Re-developed in 2002, Still in use for cricket. |
Parramatta Stadium | 24,000 | Sydney | Australia | Parramatta Eels | 2017 | Demolished in 2017. Site is now the new Western Sydney Stadium. |
Redfern Oval | 23,000 | Sydney | Australia | South Sydney | 1987 | Re-developed in 2009, currently the training base of the Rabbitohs. Capacity is now 5,000. |
Ninian Park | 21,508 | Cardiff | Wales | Cardiff City | 2009 | Demolished in 2009. Now the Ninian Park housing estate. |
Stade Sébastien Charléty | 20,000 | Paris | France | Paris Saint-Germain | 1997 | Remains in use for athletics, football (Paris FC) and rugby union (temporary home of Stade Français). French national team sometimes play at the venue. |
Lidcombe Oval | 20,000 | Sydney | Australia | Western Suburbs Magpies | 1986 | Still in use for rugby league, rugby union, and football. |
Olympic Park Stadium | 18,500 | Melbourne | Australia | Melbourne Storm | 2009 | Demolished in 2011. Now an AFL training oval. |
Central Park | 18,000 | Wigan | England | Wigan Warriors | 1999 | Demolished in 1999. |
Hindmarsh Stadium | 17,500 | Adelaide | Australia | Adelaide Rams | 1997 | 2 more NRL matches were held at the stadium in 2006 and 2009. Still in use for football. |
Knowsley Road | 17,500 | St Helens | England | St Helens RFC | 2010 | Demolished in 2010. |
Carlaw Park | 17,000 | Auckland | New Zealand | New Zealand national team | 2002 | Closed in 2002, demolished in 2006. Site now contains a new student village complex for Auckland University. |
Twickenham Stoop | 14,800 | London | England | London Broncos | 2013 | Still in use for rugby union. |
Gateshead International Stadium | 11,800 | Gateshead | England | Gateshead Thunder | 2014 | Still in use for football. |
The Willows | 11,363 | Salford | England | Salford Red Devils | 2011 | Demolished in 2012. |
Belle Vue | 11,500 | Doncaster | England | Doncaster RLFC | 2006 | Closed in 2006. Site remains vacant. |
Station Road | c. 11,000 | Pendlebury | England | Swinton Lions | 1992 | Demolished in 1992. |
The Boulevard | 10,500 | Hull | England | Hull F.C. | 2000 | Demolished in 2010. |
Thrum Hall | 9,832 | Halifax | England | Halifax Panthers | 1998 | Demolished in 1999. |
Wilderspool Stadium | 9,200 | Warrington | England | Warrington Wolves | 2012 | Demolished in 2014. |
Bootham Crescent | 8,256 | York | England | York City Knights | 2020 | Residential development. |
Barnet Copthall | 5,000 | London | England | London Crusaders | 1994 | Remains in use for its original purpose of athletics. Reopened as a rugby union stadium in February 2013, under the name Allianz Park, as home of Saracens. |
St Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground | 4,500 | Swansea | Wales | 2012 | Still in use as a rugby union and cricket ground. |
Stadium name | Capacity | City | Country | Years | Home team/s |
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Five Towns Stadium | 13,300 | Glasshoughton, Castleford | England | 2019 | Castleford Tigers |
Newmarket Stadium | 12,000 | Stanley, Wakefield | England | TBA | Wakefield Trinity |
New Swinton Stadium | 6,000 | Agecroft, Pendlebury | England | TBA | Swinton |
Canberra Stadium is a facility primarily used for rugby league and rugby union games, located adjacent to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra, the capital of Australia. It is the largest sports venue by capacity in Canberra.
The MKM Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kingston upon Hull, England. It has a current capacity of 25,586. The stadium is home to both association football club Hull City A.F.C. of the EFL Championship and rugby league club Hull F.C. of the Super League.
Eden Park is a sports venue in Auckland, New Zealand. It is located three kilometres southwest of the Auckland CBD, on the boundary between the suburbs of Mount Eden and Kingsland. The main stadium has a nominal capacity of 50,000, and is sometimes referred to as New Zealand's national stadium. The stadium is used primarily for rugby union in winter and cricket in summer, and has also hosted rugby league and association football matches, as well as concerts and cultural events. It is owned and operated by the Eden Park Trust Board, whose headquarters are located in the stadium.
Newcastle International Sports Centre, known as McDonald Jones Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose sports stadium located in Newcastle, Australia. The ground is home to the Newcastle Knights and Newcastle Jets FC (A-League). It is owned by the Government of New South Wales and is administered by Venues NSW. Due to past sponsorship deals, the ground has been previously known as Marathon Stadium, EnergyAustralia Stadium, Ausgrid Stadium and Hunter Stadium. Newcastle International Sports Centre is also known as Newcastle Stadium when in use during AFC competitions due to conflicting sponsorship reasons.
Manuka Oval is a sporting venue in Canberra, the capital of Australia. It is located in Griffith, in the area of that suburb known as Manuka. Manuka Oval has a seating capacity of 13,550 people and an overall capacity of 16,000 people, although this is lower for some sports depending on the configuration used. The area on which the ground is situated has been used for sport since the early 20th century, but was only enclosed in 1929. It has since undergone several redevelopments, most recently beginning in 2011.
Perth Rectangular Stadium is a sports stadium in Perth, the capital of the Australian state of Western Australia. Located close to Perth's central business district, the stadium currently has a maximum capacity of 20,500 people for sporting events and 25,000 people for concerts, with the ground's record attendance of 32,000 people set during an Ed Sheeran concert in 2015. The land on which the stadium was built, known as Loton Park, was made a public reserve in 1904, with the main ground developed several years later.
FMG Stadium Waikato is a major sporting and cultural events venue in Hamilton, New Zealand, with a total capacity of 25,800. Four areas contribute to this capacity: The Brian Perry Stand holding 12,000, the WEL Networks Stand holding 8,000, the Goal Line Terrace holding 800 and the Greenzone can hold up to 5,000 people. The capacity can be extended, however, by temporarily adding 5,000 seats to the Goal Line Terrace area. The stadium, owned by the Hamilton City Council, regularly hosts two rugby union teams:
Olympic Park Stadium was a multi-purpose outdoor stadium located on Olympic Boulevard in inner Melbourne, Australia. The stadium was built as an athletics training venue for the 1956 Olympics, a short distance from the Melbourne Cricket Ground, which served as the Olympic Stadium. Over the years it was the home of rugby league side, Melbourne Storm and the A-League team, Melbourne Victory; throughout its life the stadium played host to athletics. Olympic Park Stadium was located in Olympic Park, which is part of the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct.
The HFC Bank Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Suva, Fiji.
Estadio Charrúa is a stadium in the Carrasco neighborhood of Montevideo, Uruguay, used mostly for rugby union and also sometimes for football. Property of the Montevideo Department, it is currently leased to the Uruguayan Rugby Union and Uruguayan Football Association after an agreement signed in 2012. The stadium holds 14,000 people.
RDS Arena is a multi-purpose sports stadium, owned by the Royal Dublin Society (RDS) and located in the Dublin suburb of Ballsbridge, Ireland.
The Gnoll in Neath, Wales is a sports ground, with a capacity of 6,000. It is used primarily for rugby union and cricket, although it has also been used previously for association football and rugby league. The stadium has hosted international rugby matches, with it being the home ground of the Wales women's national rugby union team, and men's matches included one during the 2013 Rugby League World Cup against the Cook Islands.
Apia Park is a multi-function sports complex located in Apia, the capital of Samoa. Primarily used for rugby union events, Apia Park is the home stadium of the Samoa national rugby union team, Manu Samoa. It is also a venue for association football. Manuma Samoa use the venue for rugby union matches.
Headingley Rugby Stadium is a Rugby League stadium in Headingley, Leeds and shares the same site as Headingley Cricket Ground. It is the home ground of the Leeds Rhinos. Headingley is the 5th largest rugby league stadium in England.