List of rugby league stadiums by capacity

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Stadium Australia, home of the NRL Grand Final. State of Origin Game II 2018.jpg
Stadium Australia, home of the NRL Grand Final.
Old Trafford, home of the Super League Grand Final. Betfred 2017 Super League Grand Final 018.jpg
Old Trafford, home of the Super League Grand Final.

The following is a list of stadiums at which rugby league is played, ordered by seating capacity.

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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.

Current stadiums

#StadiumCapacityCity/townCountryTenants & events hostedImage
1 Wembley Stadium 90,000 London Flag of England.svg England Challenge Cup Final "Wemberley.......Wemberley" - geograph.org.uk - 1770078.jpg
2 Stadium Australia 83,500 Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Canterbury Bulldogs, South Sydney Rabbitohs, NRL Grand Final, New South Wales Blues, Australia national team. Sydney Olympic Park (7373562696) (cropped).jpg
3 Old Trafford 74,994 Manchester Flag of England.svg England Super League Grand Final Manchester United Old Trafford (cropped).jpg
4 Docklands Stadium 56,347 Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Melbourne Storm, Australia national team Melbourne Derby December 2014.jpg
5 Lang Park 52,500 Brisbane Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Brisbane Broncos, Queensland Maroons, Australia national team SRAU Final 2021.jpg
6 Sydney Football Stadium 42,500 Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Sydney Roosters, South Sydney Rabbitohs SydneyFootballStadium Aug2022 Pre-open.jpg
7 Newcastle International Sports Centre 33,000 Newcastle Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Newcastle Knights
8 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium 33,000 Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Melbourne Storm Melbourne Rectangular Stadium.JPG
9 Western Sydney Stadium 30,000 Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Parramatta Eels, Wests Tigers WesternSydneyStadiumNorthWestCornerApr19.jpg
10 Henson Park 30,000 Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Newtown Jets
11 Mount Smart Stadium 30,000 Auckland Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand New Zealand Warriors, New Zealand national team, Akarana Falcons
12 Odsal Stadium 27,491 Odsal Flag of England.svg England Bradford Bulls
13 Robina Stadium 27,400 Gold Coast Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Gold Coast Titans
14 RZD Arena 27,320 Moscow Flag of Russia.svg Russia RC Lokomotiv Moscow Lokomotiv-stadium.jpg
15 MKM Stadium 25,404 Kingston upon Hull Flag of England.svg England Hull FC KCOMStadiumPanorama.jpg
16 DW Stadium 25,133 Wigan Flag of England.svg England Wigan Warriors Great Britain - New Zealand rugby league test, 2007.jpg
17 Canberra Stadium 25,011 Canberra Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Canberra Raiders BruceStadium19032005.JPG
18 North Queensland Stadium 25,000 Townsville Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia North Queensland Cowboys 2021 State of Origin Game 1 Queensland Country Bank Stadium National Anthem.jpg
19 Kirklees Stadium 24,121 Huddersfield Flag of England.svg England Huddersfield Giants Hudderslfield 0 Chelsea 3 (30144863978).jpg
20 Brookvale Oval 23,000 Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
21 Wollongong Showground 23,000 Wollongong Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia St George Illawarra Dragons
22 Penrith Stadium 22,500 Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Penrith Panthers
23 International Olympic Stadium 22,400 Tripoli Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon Lebanon national team
24 Endeavour Field 22,000 Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
25 Headingley 21,062 [1] Leeds Flag of England.svg England Leeds Rhinos Leeds Rhinos vs. Salford Red Devils, Headingley Stadium (21st April 2014) 012.JPG
26 Jubilee Oval 20,505 Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia St George Illawarra Dragons
27 Perth Rectangular Stadium 20,500 Perth Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia West Coast Pirates Perth Oval Panorama January 2017.jpg
28 Campbelltown Stadium 20,000 Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Western Suburbs Magpies, Wests Tigers
29 Lidcombe Oval 20,000 Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Auburn Warriors
30 North Sydney Oval 20,000 Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia North Sydney Bears
31 Barlow Park 18,000 Cairns Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Northern Pride RLFC
32 Rugby League Park 18,000 Christchurch Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Canterbury Bulls Addington Rugby Stadium.jpg
33 Totally Wicked Stadium 18,000 St Helens Flag of England.svg England St Helens RFC Aerial view of Langtree Park Rugby Stadium 2019.jpg
34 Parc des Sports 17,518 Avignon Flag of France.svg France France national team
35 Bislett Stadium 15,400 Oslo Flag of Norway.svg Norway Norway national team
36 Keepmoat Stadium 15,231 Doncaster Flag of England.svg England Doncaster RLFC The West and North Stand at the Keepmoat Stadium - geograph.org.uk - 6023742.jpg
37 Halliwell Jones Stadium 15,200 Warrington Flag of England.svg England Warrington Wolves Aerial view of the Halliwell Jones Stadium.jpg
38 Apia Park 15,000 Apia Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa Samoa national team
39 National Stadium 15,000 Suva Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji Fiji national team
40 Seiffert Oval 15,000 Canberra Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Queanbeyan Blues
41 National Football Stadium 14,800 Port Moresby Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea national team, Port Moresby Vipers, Papua New Guinea Hunters
42 The Shay 14,061 Halifax Flag of England.svg England Halifax Panthers
43 Gladsaxe Stadium 13,507 Copenhagen Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Denmark national team Gladsaxe Stadion kamp opvarmning.jpg
44 Avanhard Stadium 13,466 Rivne Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Ukraine national team
45 DCBL Stadium 13,350 Widnes Flag of England.svg England Widnes Vikings Stobart Stadium.jpg
46 Stadium Municipal d'Albi 13,058 Albi Flag of France.svg France Racing Club Albi XIII
47 Stade Gilbert Brutus 13,000 Perpignan Flag of France.svg France Catalans Dragons, Catalonia national team Stade Gilbert Brutus 11112013.jpg
48 Craven Park 12,225 Kingston upon Hull Flag of England.svg England Hull Kingston Rovers Craven Park - geograph-710492-by-Peter-Church.jpg
49 Stadium Mackay 12,200 Mackay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Mackay Cutters
50 Hodges Stadium 12,000 Jacksonville Flag of the United States.svg United States United States national team, Jacksonville Axemen
51 Leigh Sports Village 12,000 Leigh Flag of England.svg England Leigh Centurions Leigh Sports Village, home of Leigh Centurions - geograph.org.uk - 2199143.jpg
52 Salford Community Stadium 12,000 Eccles Flag of England.svg England Salford Red Devils Salford City Stadium - geograph.org.uk - 3076639.jpg
53 Sunshine Coast Stadium 12,000 Kawana Waters Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Sunshine Coast Falcons
54 Wheldon Road 11,775 Castleford Flag of England.svg England Castleford Tigers
55 Kingston Park 10,200 Newcastle upon Tyne Flag of England.svg England Newcastle Thunder Kingston Park - 1 - geograph-1813157.jpg
56 Derwent Park 10,000 Workington Flag of England.svg England Workington Town
57 Dolphin Oval 10,000 Kippa-Ring Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Redcliffe Dolphins, Dolphins (NRL)
58 Spotland Stadium 10,000 Rochdale Flag of England.svg England Rochdale Hornets Spotland2.png
59 Stade d'Albert Domec 10,000 Carcassonne Flag of France.svg France AS Carcassonne
60 Teufaiva Sport Stadium 10,000 Nuku'Alofa Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga TNRL Grand Final
61 Nickerson Field 9,871 Boston Flag of the United States.svg United States Boston Thirteens
62 Post Office Road 9,850 Featherstone Flag of England.svg England Featherstone Rovers
63 Lamport Stadium 9,600 Toronto Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Canada national team, Toronto Wolfpack
64 Belle Vue 9,333 Wakefield Flag of England.svg England Wakefield Trinity
65 York Community Stadium 8,500 York Flag of England.svg England York Knights, York Valkyrie LNER Community Stadium.jpg
66 Queensway Stadium 8,256 Wrexham Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales North Wales Crusaders
67 Browne Park 8,000 Wandal Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Central Queensland Capras
68 Tuks Stadium 8,000 Hatfield Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa TUKS Blues
69 Cougar Park 7,800 Keighley Flag of England.svg England Keighley Cougars Cougar Park under the scoreboard.jpg
70 Craven Park 7,600 Barrow-in-Furness Flag of England.svg England Barrow Raiders, Cumbria rugby league team
71 Mount Pleasant 7,500 Batley Flag of England.svg England Batley Bulldogs Mount Pleasant Batley 7 Feb 2010.JPG
72 Recreation Ground 7,500 Whitehaven Flag of England.svg England Whitehaven RLFC, Cumbria rugby league team
73 Carlisle Grounds 7,000 Bray Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Ireland national team
74 Kalabond Oval 7,000 Kokopo Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea Rabaul Gurias
75 Stade Sabathé 6,500 Montpellier Flag of France.svg France Montpellier Red Devils Rugby. Montpellier.JPG
76 Széktói Stadion 6,300 Kecskemét Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Hungary national team
77 Stade du Moulin 6,000 Lézignan-Corbières Flag of France.svg France Lézignan Sangliers
78 Stade Municipal 6,000 Saint-Esteve Flag of France.svg France Saint-Esteve XIII Catalan
79 Spec Martin Stadium 6,000 DeLand Flag of the United States.svg United States Central Florida Warriors
80 North Ipswich Reserve 5,500 Ipswich Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Ipswich Jets
81 Crown Flatt 5,100 Dewsbury Flag of England.svg England Dewsbury Rams
82 Atlanta Silverbacks Park 5,000 Chamblee Flag of the United States.svg United States Atlanta Rhinos
83 Avarua Tereora Stadium 5,000 Avarua Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands Cook Islands national team
84 BMD Kougari Oval 5,000 Manly West Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Wynnum-Manly Seagulls
85 Fritz-Grunebaum-Sportpark 5,000 Heidelberg Flag of Germany.svg Germany Germany national team
86 H.E. Laybutt Field 5,000 Blacktown Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles
87 Langlands Park 5,000 Coorparoo Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Easts Tigers
88 Mount Pritchard Oval 5,000 Mount Pritchard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Mount Pritchard Mounties
89 Port Vila Municipal Stadium 5,000 Port Vila Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu Vanuatu national team
90 Redfern Oval 5,000 Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Redfern All Blacks
91 Ringrose Park 5,000 Wentworthville Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Wentworthville Magpies
92 Stade de la Roseraie 5,000 Carpentras Flag of France.svg France RC Carpentras XIII
93 Stade de l'Aiguille 5,000 Limoux Flag of France.svg France Limoux Grizzlies
94 Stade Georges Lyvet 5,000 Lyon Flag of France.svg France Lyon Villeurbanne XIII
95 Stade Jules Ribet 5,000 Saint-Gaudens Flag of France.svg France Saint-Gaudens Bears
96 Stade Max Rousie 5,000 Villeneuve-sur-Lot Flag of France.svg France Villeneuve XIII RLLG
97 Stade Municipal de Berrechid 5,000 Berrechid Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Morocco national team
98 White Hart Lane Community Sports Centre 5,000 Wood Green Flag of England.svg England London Skolars

Former or demolished stadiums

StadiumCapacityCity/TownCountryHome team/sClosed (as a RL stadium)Fate
Wembley Stadium 100,000 London Flag of England.svg  England Challenge Cup Final 1999Closed in 2000, demolished in 2003. Site is now the New Wembley Stadium.
Queensland Sport & Athletics Centre 60,000 Brisbane Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Brisbane Broncos 2003Remains in use for athletics and football, capacity is now 48,500
Sydney Football Stadium 44,000 Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Sydney Roosters 2018demolished and replaced by Sydney Football Stadium (2022)
Sydney Sports Ground 35,000 Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Eastern Suburbs 1986Demolished in 1987. Site is now the car park for the Sydney Football Stadium.
Willows Sports Complex 26,500 Townsville Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia North Queensland Cowboys 2019Demolished in 2022.
Belmore Sports Ground 25,000 Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1998Still in use, currently the training base of the Bulldogs
Carrara Stadium 25,000 Carrara Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Gold Coast Titans 2007Still in use for AFL.
Don Valley Stadium 25,000 Sheffield Flag of England.svg  England Sheffield Eagles 2013Demolished in 2013.
WACA Ground 24,500 Perth Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Western Reds 1997Re-developed in 2002, Still in use for cricket.
Parramatta Stadium 24,000 Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Parramatta Eels 2017Demolished in 2017. Site is now the new Western Sydney Stadium.
Redfern Oval 23,000 Sydney Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia South Sydney 1987Re-developed in 2009, currently the training base of the Rabbitohs. Capacity is now 5,000.
Ninian Park 21,508 Cardiff Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Cardiff City 2009Demolished in 2009. Now the Ninian Park housing estate.
Stade Sébastien Charléty 20,000 Paris Flag of France.svg  France Paris Saint-Germain 1997Remains 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 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Western Suburbs Magpies 1986Still in use for rugby league, rugby union, and football.
Olympic Park Stadium 18,500 Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Melbourne Storm 2009Demolished in 2011. Now an AFL training oval.
Central Park 18,000 Wigan Flag of England.svg  England Wigan Warriors 1999Demolished in 1999.
Hindmarsh Stadium 17,500 Adelaide Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Adelaide Rams 19972 more NRL matches were held at the stadium in 2006 and 2009. Still in use for football.
Knowsley Road 17,500 St Helens Flag of England.svg  England St Helens RFC 2010Demolished in 2010.
Carlaw Park 17,000 Auckland Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand New Zealand national team 2002Closed in 2002, demolished in 2006. Site now contains a new student village complex for Auckland University.
Twickenham Stoop 14,800 London Flag of England.svg  England London Broncos 2013Still in use for rugby union.
Gateshead International Stadium 11,800 Gateshead Flag of England.svg  England Gateshead Thunder 2014Still in use for football.
The Willows 11,363 Salford Flag of England.svg  England Salford Red Devils 2011Demolished in 2012.
Belle Vue 11,500 Doncaster Flag of England.svg  England Doncaster RLFC 2006Closed in 2006. Site remains vacant.
Station Road c. 11,000 Pendlebury Flag of England.svg  England Swinton Lions 1992Demolished in 1992.
The Boulevard 10,500 Hull Flag of England.svg  England Hull F.C. 2000Demolished in 2010.
Thrum Hall 9,832 Halifax Flag of England.svg  England Halifax Panthers 1998Demolished in 1999.
Wilderspool Stadium 9,200 Warrington Flag of England.svg  England Warrington Wolves 2012Demolished in 2014.
Bootham Crescent 8,256 York Flag of England.svg England York City Knights 2020Residential development.
Barnet Copthall 5,000 London Flag of England.svg  England London Crusaders 1994Remains 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 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2012Still in use as a rugby union and cricket ground.

Future stadiums

Stadium nameCapacityCityCountryYearsHome team/s
Five Towns Stadium 13,300 Glasshoughton, Castleford Flag of England.svg  England 2019 Castleford Tigers
Newmarket Stadium 12,000 Stanley, Wakefield Flag of England.svg  England TBA Wakefield Trinity
New Swinton Stadium6,000 Agecroft, Pendlebury Flag of England.svg  England TBA Swinton

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