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Suncorp Stadium
Lang Park
Stadiums Queensland Rating:
[1]
Map
Former namesLang Park
Suncorp-Metway Stadium
Location40 Castlemaine Street, Milton, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates27°27′53″S 153°0′34″E / 27.46472°S 153.00944°E / -27.46472; 153.00944
OperatorASM Global
Capacity52,500[4]
Record attendance59,185 (2022/23 Ed Sheeran)
Field size136 x 82 m
Field shapeRectangular
SurfaceGrass (Strathayr turf)[2]
Construction
Broke ground1911
Opened1914
Construction costA$ 280 million (redevelopment)
ArchitectHOK Sport & PDT Architects in Association
Structural engineerOve Arup & Partners
Tenants
Rugby League
Brisbane Broncos (NRL)
(1988–1992, 2003–present)
Dolphins (NRL) (2023 onwards)[3]
South Queensland Crushers
(ARL) (1995–1997)
Queensland Maroons (State of Origin)
(1980–2000, 2003–present)
Gold Coast Titans (NRL) (2007)
Australia national rugby league team
(selected matches)
Rugby League World Cup final
(2008, 2017)
NRL Grand Final (2021)
Rugby Union
Queensland Reds (Super Rugby)
(2005–present)
Australia national rugby union team
(selected matches)
Soccer
Brisbane Roar (A-League) (2005–2020, 2022–present)
Brisbane Strikers (NSL) (1995–2000)
Australia national soccer team
(selected matches)
Website
https://www.suncorpstadium.com.au/

Lang Park, nicknamed "The Cauldron", also known as Brisbane Stadium[5][6] and commercially Suncorp Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, located in the suburb of Milton. The current facility comprises a three-tiered rectangular sporting stadium with a capacity of 52,500 people.[4] The traditional home of rugby league in Brisbane, the modern stadium is also now used for rugby union and soccer and has a rectangular playing field of 136 by 82 metres (446 by 269 ft). The stadium's major tenants are the Brisbane Broncos, the Dolphins, the Queensland Reds and the Queensland Maroons.

Lang Park was established in 1914, on the site of the former North Brisbane Cemetery; in its early days it was home to a number of different sports, including cycling, athletics and soccer. The lease of the park was taken over by the Brisbane Rugby League in 1957, before it became the home of the game in Queensland (remaining so to this day). It has also been the home ground of major rugby union and soccer matches in Queensland since its modern redevelopment, including the Queensland Reds and the Brisbane Roar, as well as some Wallabies, Matildas and Socceroos matches. It hosted the 2008 and 2017 Rugby League World Cup finals, besides the 2021 NRL Grand Final. In addition to this, the ground hosted Rugby World Cup quarter finals and two Super Rugby grand finals, with the Queensland Reds winning on both occasions.[7] The venue hosted several matches for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup including the third-place match, and will host the soccer tournament at the 2032 Summer Olympics, including the gold medal matches in both the men's and women's events. It will also be the 2032 Summer Olympics main venue, as the opening and closing ceremonies venue.[8][9]

History

Origins

The site of Lang Park was originally the North Brisbane Cemetery, and until 1875 was Brisbane's primary cemetery. By 1911, the area was heavily populated, so the Paddington Cemeteries Act (1911) was introduced, and the site was redeveloped as a recreational site. In 1914, it was fenced off and named Lang Park after John Dunmore Lang.[10][11]

1937 soccer match at Lang Park Milton (looking towards Milton Road) – teams not known

The ground was leased by the Queensland Amateur Athletics Association (QAAA) in the 1920s. In 1935, the Queensland Soccer Council (QSC) became a sub-tenant of the QAAA, with a view to using it as the home ground for Brisbane soccer fixtures (leaving its former home, the Brisbane Cricket Ground).[12] The Latrobe Soccer Club, in turn, became a sub-tenant of the QSC, using the ground for its home games (see image below).

However, by 1937, the QSC was considering sub-leasing Lang Park to "another code of football" (most likely Western Suburbs Rugby League) as it "was not satisfied with the financial returns ... under the sub-lease to the Latrobe-Milton club".[13] Latrobe in turn responded that "'If no action Is taken to introduce the Ipswich clubs into the Brisbane competition this' season ... the Latrobe-Milton Club cannot accept an increase in rental for Lang Park. Give us competition play with Ipswich and my club will hold the ground as headquarters for the code."[14]

On 11 February 1950, the official opening of the Lang Park Police Citizens Youth Club took place and youth activities commenced because of the concerns with the increase of juvenile delinquency. Activities such as boxing, wrestling, basketball and gymnastics all occur at these premises to this day. Contemporaneous records are scant, but it appears the QSC did not renew the lease the ground after the intervening World War II. In 1953 the Brisbane Rugby League (BRL) amalgamated with the Queensland Rugby League (QRL). QRL secretary Ron McAullife negotiated a 21-year lease of Lang Park from the Brisbane City Council in order to give the QRL a financially viable base of operations. The park had only the most basic facilities, and the QRL contributed £17,000 to its development. Lang Park hosted its first game of first grade rugby league during the 1930s, with regular BRL games commencing there in 1955. In 1958, it hosted its first Brisbane rugby league grand final in which Brothers defeated Valleys 22 points to 7.[15] A record crowd of 19,824 saw Northern Suburbs defeat Fortitude Valley at Lang Park in the BRL grand final in September 1961.[16]

In the 1960s, Fonda Metassa famously burst from the back of an ambulance to return to the field after being carted off injured in a match for Norths against Redcliffe. As the ground was used increasingly by the QRL, it became no longer viable for use as a public recreation facility due to spoilage of the running track.[17] In 1962, the Lang Park Trust was created under an act of Parliament. This allowed for the construction of the Frank Burke Stand (1962), Ron McAuliffe Stand (1975), and the Western Grandstand (1994). The Trust had on its board one member from the Queensland Government, one member from the Brisbane City Council, two members from the Queensland Rugby League and one member from the Brisbane Rugby League.[18]

From the 1960s, Lang Park hosted interstate and international rugby league, including the inaugural State of Origin match. Up until 1972, it was the home ground of the Western Suburbs Panthers.

NSWRL/ARL years

In 1988, the Brisbane Broncos entered the NSWRL Premiership along with the Gold Coast Chargers and the Newcastle Knights. The Broncos played out of Lang Park from 1988 until 1992, when they moved to the 60,000 capacity ANZ Stadium, the stadium for the 1982 Commonwealth Games. The move occurred due to a dispute over the Broncos sponsor, Power's Brewery, being a competitor of the QRL's sponsor XXXX.

In 1995, professional rugby league returned to the ground when the South Queensland Crushers entered the newly formed Australian Rugby League premiership. The Crushers had a fairly average first season, winning six of 22 games and finishing 16th out of 20. Their second season in 1996, began with promise. The team won their first two games and after losing round 3, led big brother Brisbane 8–6 at half time in front of their biggest ever home crowd, 34,263. But the Broncos scored 4 tries in the second half to see the Crushers lose. They only won two more games that year (rounds 13 & 14) and received the wooden spoon, a terrible ending to a season starting with so much promise. Their final season, 1997, saw them compete in the ARL's half of 1997's split competition and they won another wooden spoon, finishing 12th of 12. They were liquidated at the end of 1997 after merger talks with the Gold Coast Chargers broke down.[citation needed]

In 1994, the stadium's name was changed to Suncorp Stadium, when naming sponsorship was attained by Queensland financial institution, Suncorp. The venue is currently managed by AEG Ogden. On 25 May 1997, the 1996/1997 National Soccer League Grand final was played in front of then a capacity crowd of 40,446, where the Brisbane Strikers FC defeated Sydney United FC 2–0.[citation needed]

Redevelopment

The stadium in March 2019

Lang Park was heavily redeveloped in the early 2000s into a 52,500 all-sater state of the art rectangular stadium. The final game held at the venue before the development was game one of the 2001 State of Origin series on 6 May 2001. The Brisbane Broncos returned to the stadium as a home tenant after over a decade based at ANZ Stadium. The first game held at the redeveloped stadium was the Round 12 match between the Broncos and Newcastle Knights on 1 June 2003. [citation needed]

The stadium is now a 52,500 state of the art all-seater rectangular stadium, significantly larger than the former Lang Park oval with two grandstands set back from a perimeter road. The only remaining stand from before the redevelopment is the Western Grandstand. The extension of the facility resulted in the demolition of a number of buildings along Milton Road, including the former Brisbane City Council trolley-bus depot.[citation needed]

During their relocating year, the Broncos only recorded one win at the venue, against the Sydney Roosters in Round 16, 2003, unlike one loss at ANZ Stadium in Round 5, 2003, against the New Zealand Warriors.[citation needed]

Following its redevelopment, questions were raised about the standard of the surface, which was soft underfoot and sandy and was blamed for a spate of injuries to rugby league players using it (temporarily earning the stadium the nickname "Sandcorp Stadium" [1]). Prior to the redevelopment, the stadium was known as "The Cauldron", and Queensland fans developed a reputation for vocal support of their teams, adding to this mythology.[citation needed]

Suncorp Stadium before the Australia vs Paraguay soccer international in October 2006.

Lang Park suffered significant damage during the 2010–2011 Queensland floods with the entire playing field being covered by flood water.[19] An electrical fire started in a transformer room due to water ingress, however there was no major damage from the fire.[20] Brisbane Roar's match with Wellington Phoenix, originally scheduled for the weekend of 14–16 January, was postponed until 26 January, and the remaining Brisbane Roar home matches were moved to Skilled Park on the Gold Coast. The stadium was out of action until late February, but restored just in time for the commencement of the 2011 NRL season. Temporary change rooms were set up as the original change rooms were damaged as a result of the floods. The original change rooms were restored in time for the commencement of the 2012 NRL season.[citation needed]

Today

View of playing field from southern end, 13 July 2022.
Suncorp Stadium southern entrance, 13 July 2022

Although the stadium has been the traditional home of rugby league in Queensland, it has also become the state's premier venue for soccer, as well as rugby union. The re-developed stadium first hosted rugby union games at the 2003 Rugby World Cup and in 2005, the stadium became the new home of the Queensland Reds Super Rugby team when they moved from their former home at Ballymore Stadium.[2] This move caused some disquiet amongst rugby traditionalists, however was accepted by Queensland Rugby Union CEO Theo Psaros, who said that "our hearts may be at Ballymore but our heads say it's time to move.".[21] The year before the Reds' move, the newly established football team Queensland Roar of the A-League also elected to play their home games at Suncorp Stadium.[citation needed]

New Zealand rugby journalist Wynne Gray called Suncorp Stadium perhaps the best rugby stadium in the world. "It is so intimate you can hear the smack of bodies, the boot on leather, you feel the power and rhythm of the games."[22]

The stadium has also been favourably compared to Cardiff's Millennium Stadium and London's Twickenham Stadium.[23]

On 29 July 2006, the Bledisloe Cup clash between the Wallabies and the All Blacks returned to Brisbane for the first time in over a decade for the 2006 Tri Nations Series. Though Australia narrowly lost the match, the game saw a new ground record set.

Inside Suncorp Stadium during an NRL game

A month later on 7 October the stadium hosted a 1–1 friendly soccer game between Australia and Paraguay in which Tony Vidmar, Stan Lazaridis, Zeljko Kalac and goal scorer Tony Popovic all retired from international soccer.

On 8 November 2006, a crowd of 44,358 saw the Great Britain national rugby league team play against Australia for the last time.

On Wednesday 13 and Thursday 14 December, the stadium hosted its first music concert since the 1980s and the stadium's redevelopment when Robbie Williams performed in front of two 52,413 sell-out crowds during his "Close Encounters" tour of Australia, and was the venue for the U2 360 tour in December 2010. That same month the stadium hosted Bon Jovi as part of The Circle Tour.

The Stadium was also the site of the 2011 A-League Grand Final, drawing a crowd of over 50,000. The match was one of the most dramatic in A-League history, with the Brisbane Roar scoring two goals in the last five minutes to level the scores with the Central Coast Mariners after several hundred home supporters had left the stadium early, many returning after hearing the stadium erupt while waiting for the train. The Roar went on to win 4–2 in the penalty shootout, making for an incredible victory.

The stadium is also home to the Lang Park Police Citizens Youth Club.

American Singer-Songwriter Taylor Swift played at Suncorp Stadium for her Red Tour on 7 December 2013.

In September 2016, it was announced that the video screens, originally installed in 2003, would be replaced.[24] Construction started on the new video screens in March 2017 and was finished in early May 2017 in time for an NRL double header.[citation needed]

In 2019, the stadium hosted the NRL's inaugural Magic Round, in which all eight matches in a single round are played at the one venue.[25]

In 2020, the Melbourne Storm played their "home" finals at the venue, as it was not possible for the team to play them at its regular home ground, AAMI Park, due to the state of Victoria being locked down during the state's second wave of coronavirus infections.[26]

On 26 June 2021, the Queensland Maroons played at home against the New South Wales Blues in the State of Origin series. Queensland lost the game 26–0, and henceforth the series.[27]

Due to a COVID-19 lockdown in New South Wales, which began on 26 June 2021 and was still in effect into October, the stadium hosted twenty one extra games on top of its normal commitments to the Brisbane Broncos as well as Magic Round, including the 2021 NRL Grand Final on 3 October 2021.[28][29] This was the second time that a rugby league premiership Grand Final was played outside of Sydney, following the 1997 Super League Grand Final.[30]

In 2023 the stadium hosted several matches of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Average attendance per team

2022 State of Origin rugby league, Queensland Maroons v NSW Blues
Team Sport Average Season
Queensland Maroons Rugby league 52,433 (only one game) 2023
Dolphins (NRL) Rugby league 41,612 2023
Brisbane Broncos Rugby league 29,516 2019
Queensland Reds Rugby union 19,118 2021
Brisbane Roar Association football 18,556 2007–08
Wally Lewis statue outside Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane (2022)

In the 1980s, Brisbane rugby league icon Wally Lewis became known as The Emperor of Lang Park after his performances in State of Origin matches played at the ground. Brisbane-based beer XXXX, which is brewed at the nearby Castlemaine Brewery, ran a television advertisement celebrating this title in song:

Here's to Wally Lewis for lacing on a boot
Sometimes he plays it rugged, sometimes he plays it cute
He slices through a backline like a Stradbroke Island shark
There's glue on all his fingers, he's the Emperor of Lang Park
— Castlemaine Perkins XXXX advertisement[18]

In 2006, Queensland Minister for Sport, Tom Barton introduced the Stadium's Sports Media Hall of Fame which honours the achievements of media representatives who have covered the two major football codes (Rugby league and Rugby union) played at this historic ground over the past 40 years.[31] So far, there are five inductees: rugby league commentator George Lovejoy, rugby league journalists Jack Reardon and Steve Ricketts, Gerry Collins and Frank O'Callaghan.

Statues

There are bronze statues outside the stadium. So far, all of them are of rugby players.[32] There have been suggestions to include a statue of Clare Polkinghorne[33]

Awards

In 2009, as part of the Q150 celebrations, Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park) was announced as one of the Q150 Icons of Queensland for its role as a "structure and engineering feat".[39]

Concerts

Date Performer(s) Attendance Notes
13–14 December 2006 Robbie Williams 52,411 (13th)

52,471 (14th)

104,992 (total)

[40]
22 January 2008 The Police 25,391 [41]
3–4 December 2008 André Rieu 24,236 (3rd)

22,599 (4th)

46,835 (total)

[42]
8–9 December 2010 U2 44,352 (8th)

39,659 (9th)

84,011 (total)

[43]
14 December 2010 Bon Jovi 40,520 [44]
21 November 2012 Coldplay 52,497 [45]
13 July 2013 Queensland Music Festival's 'World's Biggest Orchestra' 9,680 [46]
7 December 2013 Taylor Swift 37,342 [47]
17 December 2013 Bon Jovi 41,376 [48]
20 February 2014 Eminem 43,339 [49]
11 February 2015 One Direction 32,889 [50]
24 February 2015 Foo Fighters 39,851 [51]
28 November 2015 Ed Sheeran 46,135 [52]
5 December 2015 Taylor Swift 46,139 [53]
6 December 2016 Coldplay 51,059 [54]
13 March 2017 Justin Bieber 40,102 [55]
9 December 2017 Paul McCartney 40,150 [56]
25 January 2018 Foo Fighters 39,190 [57]
20 & 21 March 2018 Ed Sheeran 53,127 (20th)

53,272 (21st)

106,399 (total)

[58]
6 December 2018 Bon Jovi 32,652 [59]
19 January 2019 Phil Collins 36,308 [60]
12 November 2019 U2 45,810 [61]
13 February 2020 Queen + Adam Lambert 39,756 [62]
22 November 2022 Guns N' Roses
29 January 2023 Red Hot Chili Peppers 46,835
17–19 February 2023 Ed Sheeran 57,900 (17th)

59,185 (18th)

58,853 (19th)

175,938 (total)

All three events broke the record for attendance[63]
1 November 2023 Paul McCartney
12 December 2023 Foo Fighters
20 & 21 December 2023 The Weeknd
16 & 17 February 2024 Pink

Accessibility

Controversially, the redevelopment was the first major sporting facility in Australia with no car parking, primarily due to concerns with traffic congestion in the surrounding residential neighbourhood. Instead, the stadium's is surrounded by pubs, restaurants, cafes, bars and the XXXX brewery. This together with dedicated pedestrian links to Milton railway station and Brisbane CBD adds to the match day experience and is seen as a model for new stadiums and large entertainment venues. The stadium redevelopment has been the catalyst for the Barracks urban renewal development at Petrie Terrace midway along the dedicated pedestrian link to the CBD.

Walking Pedestrian access
  • Suncorp Stadium is within walking distance of the CBD area of Brisbane.
Ferry CityCat
  • Suncorp Stadium is within walking distance of the Milton CityCat stop, which opened in January 2015.
Bus Bus access
  • Suncorp Stadium is close to bus-stops for the
  • 375 City bus. The bus route is Bardon (outbound) – Stafford (via city – inbound).
  • 385 CityXpress "BUZ" bus. The bus route is The Gap (outbound) – City (inbound).
The BUZ bus runs every 10–15 minutes, 6am to 11pm, 7 days a week.
  • Frequent shuttle bus services are provided by Transport for Brisbane on match days and for special events, typically from the CBD, Chermside, Carindale and Eight Mile Plains to the bus station under the stadium concourse.
Train Train access
  • Ticket holders are granted free transport on match days: with additional trains scheduled to Milton before and after all major events.
Car There is no public parking at the Stadium. However, paid parking stations are available within 10-minute walking distance in the CBD.

Facts

Record crowd 52,540 – Rugby league, 12 July 2017[citation needed]
Queensland vs New South Wales
2017 State of Origin series
Video screen Yes (x2)
Lights Yes
Sports played Rugby league, Rugby union, Soccer
Annual events State of Origin series, Bledisloe Cup (Rugby Union), NRL Magic Round
Historic events 1968 Rugby League World Cup
1975 Rugby League World Cup
1977 Rugby League World Cup
1980 State of Origin game
1993 FIFA World Youth Championship*
* The first golden goal since the 1993 rule change by FIFA was in March 1993 by Australia against Uruguay in a quarterfinal match at the FIFA World Youth Championships at Suncorp Stadium, Qld, Australia
1997 NSL Grand Final (record NSL grand final attendance held until 2000)
2003 Rugby World Cup
2008 Rugby League World Cup (plus the Final)
2011 Super Rugby Final
2011 A-League Grand Final
2012 A-League Grand Final
2015 AFC Asian Cup
Manny Pacquiao vs. Jeff Horn
2017 Rugby League World Cup
2021 NRL Grand Final
2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

2015 AFC Asian Cup

Date Time (UTC+10) Team #1 Result Team #2 Round Attendance
10 January 2015 19:00  Saudi Arabia 0–1  China Group B 12,557
12 January 2015 19:00  Jordan 0–1  Iraq Group D 6,840
14 January 2015 19:00  China 2–1  Uzbekistan Group B 13,674
16 January 2015 19:00  Iraq 0–1  Japan Group D 22,941
17 January 2015 19:00  Australia 0–1  South Korea Group A 48,513
19 January 2015 19:00  Iran 1–0  United Arab Emirates Group C 11,394
22 January 2015 21:30  China 0–2  Australia Quarter-finals 46,067

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

Date Time (UTC+10) Team #1 Result Team #2 Round Attendance
22 July 2023 19:30  England 1–0  Haiti Group D 44,369
27 July 2023 20:00  Australia 2–3  Nigeria Group B 49,156
29 July 2023 20:00  France 2–1  Brazil Group F 49,378
31 July 2023 19:00  Republic of Ireland 0–0  Nigeria Group B 24,884
3 August 2023 20:00  South Korea 1–1  Germany Group H 38,945
7 August 2023 17:30  England 0–0(4–2 pen.)  Nigeria Round of 16 49,461
12 August 2023 17:00  Australia 0–0(7–6 pen.)  France Quarter-final 49,461
19 August 2023 18:00  Sweden 2–0  Australia Third place play-off 49,461

Controversies

On Saturday, 16 June 2011, The Weekend Australian revealed that Suncorp Stadium was in danger of either losing the hosting rights to all Queensland based NRL finals matches to Sydney, or having its capacity limited to 25,000 seats, due to a condition included in the legislation regarding the Stadium's redevelopment that only 24 'special events' (i.e. with attendance in excess of 25,000) a year can hosted at the venue. This number of special events was reached when the Brisbane Broncos faced the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in Round 26 of the 2011 NRL Telstra Premiership Season. On 6 September 2011, legislation was passed to lift the crowd capacity limit to 35,000 for those 24 events, enabling the Broncos to host finals matches should they progress that far.[64]

The stadium's grass quality was criticised by coaches and players during 2015 AFC Asian Cup.[65]

Rugby league test matches

The venue has hosted forty-one Australia internationals. The results were as follows;[66]

Game # Date Opponents Result Attendance Part of
1 30 July 1962  Great Britain 10–17 34,766 1962 Ashes series
2 22 June 1963  New Zealand 13–16 30,748 1963 Trans-Tasman Test series
3 20 July 1963  South Africa 34–6 10,210
4 4 July 1964  France 27–2 20,076
4 16 July 1966 United Kingdom Great Britain 6–4 45,057 1966 Ashes series and pre redevelopment attendance record
5 1 July 1967 New Zealand New Zealand 35–22 30,122 1967 Trans-Tasman Test series
6 1 June 1968 31–12 23,608 1968 World Cup
7 8 June 1968 France France 37–4 32,664 1968 World Cup
8 6 June 1970 United Kingdom Great Britain 37–15 42,807 1970 Ashes series
9 15 July 1972 New Zealand New Zealand 31–7 20,847 1972 Trans-Tasman Test series
10 1 June 1975 36–8 12,000 1975 World Cup
11 22 June 1975 France France 26–6 9,000 1975 World Cup
12 18 June 1977 United Kingdom Great Britain 15–5 27,000 1977 World Cup
13 15 July 1978 New Zealand New Zealand 38–7 14,000 1978 Trans-Tasman Test series
14 16 July 1979 United Kingdom Great Britain 35–0 23,051 1979 Ashes series
15 18 July 1981 France France 17–2 14,000
16 3 July 1982 New Zealand New Zealand 11–8 11,400 1982 Trans-Tasman Test series
17 9 July 1983 12–19 15,000 1983 Trans-Tasman Test series
18 26 June 1984 United Kingdom Great Britain 18–6 26,534 1984 Ashes series
19 18 June 1985 New Zealand New Zealand 26–20 22,000 1985 Trans-Tasman Test series
20 29 July 1986 32–12 22,811 1985–88 World Cup and 1986 Trans-Tasman Test series
21 21 July 1987 6–13 16,500
22 28 June 1988 United Kingdom Great Britain 34–14 27,130 1988 Ashes series
23 31 July 1991 New Zealand New Zealand 40–12 29,139 1989–92 World Cup and 1991 Trans-Tasman Test series
24 3 July 1992 United Kingdom Great Britain 16–10 32,313 1989–92 World Cup and 1992 Ashes series
25 30 June 1993 New Zealand New Zealand 16–4 32,000 1993 Trans-Tasman Test series
26 23 June 1995 26–8 25,309 1995 Trans-Tasman Test series
27 14 July 1995 46–10 20,803 1995 Trans-Tasman Test series
28 11 July 1997 Rest of the World 28–8 14,927 Only test match played for the ARL test team for 1997
29 9 October 1998 New Zealand New Zealand 30–12 18,501
30 22 October 1999 United Kingdom Great Britain 42–6 12,511 1999 Tri-Nations
31 25 April 2005 New Zealand New Zealand 32–16 40,317 2005 Anzac Test
32 5 May 2006 50–16 44,191 2006 Anzac Test
33 18 November 2006 United Kingdom Great Britain 33–10 44,358 2006 Tri-Nations
34 20 April 2007 New Zealand New Zealand 30–6 35,241 2007 Anzac Test
35 23 November 2008 20–34 50,599 2008 World Cup final. Record Test attendance at Lang Park
36 8 May 2009 38–10 37,152 2009 Anzac Test
37 13 November 2010 12–16 36,299 2010 Four Nations Final
38 25 October 2014 12–30 47,813* 2014 Four Nations
39 3 May 2015 12–26 32,681 2015 Anzac Test
40 23 Nov 2017 Fiji Fiji 54–6 22,073 2017 Rugby League World Cup Semi-Final
41 2 Dec 2017 England England 6–0 40,033 2017 Rugby League World Cup final

It also hosted three non Australia matches. Incidentally, they were all England matches. The first was a 1975 Rugby League World Cup match against Wales on 10 June 1975 with 6,000 in attendance and lost 12 – 7. The second was a 2008 Rugby League World Cup match against New Zealand on 15 November 2008 with 26,659 in attendance and lost 32 – 22. The third and final to date was a 2014 Four Nations match between against Samoa with 47,813 in attendance and was a double header which was followed by the Australia New Zealand match. England won 32 – 26.

Suncorp Stadium will host two matches of the 2017 Rugby League World Cup. The venue will play host to the first semi-final on 24 November and the tournament final on 2 December.

Rugby union internationals

Game # Date Competition Home team Away team Attendance
1 27 July 1996 1996 Tri Nations Series  Australia 25  New Zealand 32 40,167
2 2 August 1997 1997 Tri Nations Series  Australia 32  South Africa 20 34,416
3 6 June 1998 1998 Cook Cup  Australia 76  England 0 26,691
4 8 August 2003 2003 Tri Nations Series  Australia 29  South Africa 9 51,188
5 11 October 2003 2003 Rugby World Cup Pool B  France 61  Fiji 18 46,795
6 15 October 2003 2003 Rugby World Cup Pool B  Fiji 19  United States 18 30,990
7 18 October 2003 2003 Rugby World Cup Pool A  Australia 90  Romania 8 48,778
8 20 October 2003 2003 Rugby World Cup Pool B  Scotland 39  United States 15 46,796
9 24 October 2003 2003 Rugby World Cup Pool D  New Zealand 91  Tonga 7 47,588
10 8 November 2003 2003 Rugby World Cup Quarter-final 1  Australia 33  Scotland 16 45,412
11 9 November 2003 2003 Rugby World Cup Quarter-final 4  England 28  Wales 17 45,252
12 26 June 2004 2004 Cook Cup  Australia 51  England 15 52,492
13 2 July 2005 2005 Trophée des Bicentenaires  Australia 37  France 31 50,826
14 15 July 2006 2006 Tri Nations Series  Australia 49  South Africa 0 41,578
15 29 July 2006 2006 Tri Nations Series / Bledisloe Cup  Australia 9  New Zealand 13 52,498
16 2 June 2007 2007 James Bevan Trophy  Australia 31  Wales 0 41,622
17 5 July 2008 2008 Trophée des Bicentenaires  Australia 40  France 10 49,542
18 13 September 2008 2008 Tri Nations Series / Bledisloe Cup  Australia 24  New Zealand 28 52,328
19 5 September 2009 2009 Tri Nations Series / Mandela Challenge Plate  Australia 21  South Africa 6 47,481
20 26 June 2010 2010 Lansdowne Cup  Australia 22  Ireland 15 45,498
21 24 July 2010 2010 Tri Nations Series / Mandela Challenge Plate  Australia 30  South Africa 13 44,284
22 27 August 2011 2011 Tri Nations Series / Bledisloe Cup  Australia 25  New Zealand 20 51,858
23 27 August 2011 2012 Bledisloe Cup  Australia 18  New Zealand 18 51,888
24 9 June 2012 2012 James Bevan Trophy  Australia 27  Wales 19 43,000
25 22 June 2013 2013 Tom Richards Trophy  Australia 21 British & Irish Lions 23 52,499
26 7 September 2013 2013 Rugby Championship / Mandela Challenge Plate  Australia 12  South Africa 38 43,715
27 7 June 2014 2014 Trophée des Bicentenaires  Australia 50  France 23 33,718
28 18 October 2014 2014 Bledisloe Cup  Australia 28  New Zealand 29 45,186
29 18 July 2015 2015 Rugby Championship / Mandela Challenge Plate  Australia 24  South Africa 20 37,633
30 11 June 2016 2016 Cook Cup  Australia 28  England 39 48,735
31 10 September 2016 2016 Rugby Championship / Mandela Challenge Plate  Australia 23  South Africa 17 30,327
32 24 June 2017 2017 Hopetoun Cup  Australia 40  Italy 27 21,849
33 21 October 2017 2017 Bledisloe Cup  Australia 23  New Zealand 18 45,107
34 9 June 2018 2018 Ireland rugby union tour of Australia  Australia 18  Ireland 9 46,273
35 27 July 2019 2019 Rugby Championship  Australia 16  Argentina 10 31,599
36 7 November 2020 2020 Tri Nations Series  Australia 24  New Zealand 22 36,000
37 7 July 2021 2021 France rugby union tour of Australia  Australia 23  France 21 17,890
38 17 July 2021 2021 France rugby union tour of Australia  Australia 33  France 30 34,170
39 18 September 2021 2021 Rugby Championship / Mandela Challenge Plate  Australia 30  South Africa 17 40,789
40 18 September 2021 2021 Rugby Championship  Argentina 13  New Zealand 36 38,215
41 9 July 2022 2022 Ella-Mobbs Trophy  Australia 17  England 25 46,536

Men's soccer internationals

Game # Date Competition Home team Result Away team Attendance
1 11 November 1971 Friendly  Australia 2–2  Israel 5040
2 15 June 1983 Friendly  Australia 0–0  England 16,000
3 27 September 1985 Friendly  Australia 3–0  China 4823
4 8 February 1995 Friendly  Australia 0–0  Colombia 13,212
5 25 February 1996 Friendly  Australia 0–2  Sweden 10,081
6 21 January 1997 Friendly  New Zealand 0–3  Norway 15,161
7 21 January 1997 Friendly  Australia 2–1  South Korea 15,161
8 25 September 1998 OFC Nations Cup 1998 Group A  New Zealand 0–1  Tahiti 900
9 25 September 1998 OFC Nations Cup 1998 Group B  Australia 3–0  Fiji 900
10 28 September 1998 OFC Nations Cup 1998 Group A  New Zealand 8–1  Vanuatu 500
11 28 September 1998 OFC Nations Cup 1998 Group B  Australia 16–0  Cook Islands 600
12 30 September 1998 OFC Nations Cup 1998 Group A  Tahiti 5–1  Vanuatu 400
13 30 September 1998 OFC Nations Cup 1998 Group B  Fiji 3–0  Cook Islands 500
14 2 October 1998 OFC Nations Cup 1998 Semi Final  New Zealand 1–0  Fiji 1200
15 2 October 1998 OFC Nations Cup 1998 Semi Final  Australia 4–2  Tahiti 1200
16 4 October 1998 OFC Nations Cup 1998 Third-place playoff  Fiji 1–0  Tahiti 2000
17 4 October 1998 OFC Nations Cup 1998 Final  Australia 0–1  New Zealand 12,000
18 7 October 2006 Friendly  Australia 1–1  Paraguay 47,609
19 1 June 2008 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier  Australia 1–0  Iraq 48,678
20 15 October 2008 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier  Australia 4–0  Qatar 34,230
21 3 March 2010 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifier  Australia 1–0  Indonesia 20,422
22 2 September 2011 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier  Australia 2–1  Thailand 24,540
23 12 June 2012 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier  Australia 1–1  Japan 40,189
24 10 January 2015 2015 AFC Asian Cup Group B  Saudi Arabia 0–1  China 12,557
25 12 January 2015 2015 AFC Asian Cup Group D  Jordan 0–1  Iraq 6840
26 14 January 2015 2015 AFC Asian Cup Group B  China 2–1  Uzbekistan 13,674
27 16 January 2015 2015 AFC Asian Cup Group D  Iraq 1–0  Japan 22,941
28 17 January 2015 2015 AFC Asian Cup Group A  Australia 0–1  South Korea 48,513
29 19 January 2015 2015 AFC Asian Cup Group C  Iran 1–0  United Arab Emirates 11,394
30 22 January 2015 2015 AFC Asian Cup Quarter Final  China 0–2  Australia 46,067
31 17 November 2018 Friendly  Australia 1–1  South Korea 32,922
32 22 September 2022 Friendly  Australia 1–0  New Zealand 25,392

Women's soccer internationals

Game # Date Competition Home team Result Away team Attendance
1 3 March 2019 Friendly Argentina Argentina 0–2 New Zealand New Zealand 5716
2 3 March 2019 Friendly Australia Australia 4–1 South Korea South Korea 10,520
3 3 September 2022 Friendly Australia Australia 0–1 Canada Canada 25,016

Boxing

Suncorp Stadium was the host of the Manny Pacquiao vs. Jeff Horn fight for the WBO welterweight championship with 51,052 people in attendance.[67]

See also

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