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

No. Stadium Capacity City/Town Country Home team(s)/Event hosted
1 Melbourne Cricket Ground 100,024 Melbourne Australia Australia Some State of Origin matches
2 Wembley Stadium 90,000 London England England Challenge Cup Final, some England national team matches
3 Stadium Australia 83,500 Sydney Australia Australia NRL Grand Final, New South Wales Blues, Canterbury Bulldogs, South Sydney Rabbitohs, some Parramatta Eels and Wests Tigers games
4 Sports Authority Field at Mile High 76,125 Denver United States United States Rugby League Challenge
5 Old Trafford 74,994 Manchester England England Super League Grand Final
6 Millennium Stadium 74,500 Cardiff Wales Wales Super League Magic Weekend (2007–08, 2011), some Wales national team matches
7 Murrayfield Stadium 67,144 Edinburgh Scotland Scotland Super League Magic Weekend (2009–10)
8 London Stadium 66,000 London England England Some England national team matches
9 Perth Stadium 65,000 Perth Australia Australia Some NRL games
10 Docklands Stadium 56,347 Melbourne Australia Australia Some State of Origin matches
11 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys 55,926 Barcelona Spain Spain Some Catalonia national team matches
12 City of Manchester Stadium 55,097 Manchester England England Super League Magic Weekend (2012–14)
13 Anfield 54,074 Liverpool England England Some England national team matches
14 Adelaide Oval 53,583 Adelaide Australia Australia Some Sydney Roosters games
15 Lang Park 52,500 Brisbane Australia Australia Brisbane Broncos, Queensland Maroons, Australia national team
16 St James' Park 52,354 Newcastle upon Tyne England England Super League Magic Weekend (2015–present)
17 Aloha Stadium 50,000 Halawa United States United States Ohana Cup
Eden Park 50,000 Auckland New Zealand New Zealand NRL Nines (2014–17), some New Zealand Warriors games, some New Zealand national team and New Zealand national women's team 9s matches
19 Sydney Cricket Ground 48,000 Sydney Australia Australia Some NRL games
20 Sydney Football Stadium 45,500 Sydney Australia Australia Sydney Roosters, some Wests Tigers and Australia national team matches
21 Elland Road 37,890 Leeds England England Some England national team matches, some Leeds Rhinos games
22 Independence Park 35,000 Kingston Jamaica Jamaica Some Jamaica national team matches
23 Wellington Regional Stadium 34,500 Wellington New Zealand New Zealand Some NRL and New Zealand national team matches
24 Newcastle International Sports Centre 33,000 Newcastle Australia Australia Newcastle Knights, some Australia national team matches
25 Forsyth Barr Stadium 30,748 Dunedin New Zealand New Zealand Some NRL and New Zealand national team matches
26 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium 30,050 Melbourne Australia Australia Melbourne Storm, some Australia national team matches
27 Henson Park 30,000 Sydney Australia Australia Newtown Jets
Mount Smart Stadium 30,000 Auckland New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand Warriors, New Zealand national team, Akarana Falcons, Counties Manukau Stingrays
29 Odsal Stadium 27,491 Odsal England England Bradford Bulls
30 Robina Stadium 27,400 Gold Coast Australia Australia Gold Coast Titans
31 RZD Arena 27,320 Moscow Russia Russia RC Lokomotiv Moscow
32 Willows Sports Complex 26,500 Townsville Australia Australia North Queensland Cowboys, some Australia national team matches
33 Thomond Park 26,200 Limerick Republic of Ireland Ireland Some Ireland national team matches
34 Rotorua International Stadium 26,000 Rotorua New Zealand New Zealand Some New Zealand national team matches
35 Waikato Stadium 25,800 Hamilton New Zealand New Zealand Some NRL games
36 KCOM Stadium 25,404 Kingston upon Hull England England Hull FC, some England national team matches
37 DW Stadium 25,133 Wigan England England Wigan Warriors, some England national team matches
38 Canberra Stadium 25,011 Canberra Australia Australia Canberra Raiders, some Australia national team matches
39 Kirklees Stadium 24,121 Huddersfield England England Huddersfield Giants, some England national team matches
40 Brookvale Oval 23,000 Sydney Australia Australia Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
Wollongong Showground 23,000 Wollongong Australia Australia St George Illawarra Dragons
42 Penrith Stadium 22,500 Sydney Australia Australia Penrith Panthers
43 International Olympic Stadium 22,400 Tripoli Lebanon Lebanon Lebanon national team
44 Endeavour Field 22,000 Sydney Australia Australia Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
45 Headingley 21,062[1] Leeds England England Leeds Rhinos
46 Jubilee Oval 20,505 Sydney Australia Australia Some St George Illawarra Dragons matches, Illawarra Cutters
Perth Oval 20,500 Perth Australia Australia Some NRL games, West Coast Pirates
48 Central Coast Stadium 20,059 Gosford Australia Australia Some NRL games
49 Campbelltown Stadium 20,000 Sydney Australia Australia Western Suburbs Magpies, Wests Tigers
Leichhardt Oval 20,000 Sydney Australia Australia Some Wests Tigers games
Lidcombe Oval 20,000 Lidcombe Australia Australia Auburn Warriors
North Sydney Oval 20,000 Sydney Australia Australia North Sydney Bears
53 Stade de la Méditerranée 18,555 Béziers France France Some Morocco national team matches
54 Barlow Park 18,000 Cairns Australia Australia Some NRL games, Northern Pride RLFC
Rugby League Park 18,000 Christchurch New Zealand New Zealand Canterbury Bulls
Totally Wicked Stadium 18,000 St. Helens England England St Helens R.F.C.
Trafalgar Park 18,000 Nelson New Zealand New Zealand Some South Island Scorpions games
58 Parc des Sports 17,518 Avignon France France France national team
59 Bloomfield Road 17,338 Blackpool England England Championship Summer Bash (2015–present)
60 Bislett Stadium 15,400 Oslo Norway Norway Norway national team
61 Keepmoat Stadium 15,231 Doncaster England England Doncaster R.L.F.C.
62 Halliwell Jones Stadium 15,200 Warrington England England Warrington Wolves
63 Apia Park 15,000 Apia Samoa Samoa Samoa national team
National Stadium 15,000 Suva Fiji Fiji Fiji national team
Seiffert Oval 15,000 Canberra Australia Australia Queanbeyan Blues, Some NRL games
Sir John Guise Stadium 15,000 Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Some Papua New Guinea national team matches
67 National Football Stadium 14,800 Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea national team, Port Moresby Vipers, Papua New Guinea Hunters
68 The Shay 14,061 Halifax England England Halifax R.L.F.C.
69 Gladsaxe Stadium 13,507 Copenhagen Denmark Denmark Denmark national team
70 Avanhard Stadium 13,466 Rivne Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine national team
71 Select Security Stadium 13,350 Widnes England England Widnes Vikings
72 Stadium Municipal d'Albi 13,058 Albi France France Racing Club Albi XIII, some France national team matches
73 Stade Gilbert Brutus 13,000 Perpignan France France Catalans Dragons, some France national team and Catalonia national team matches
74 Marrara Oval 12,500 Darwin Australia Australia Some NRL games
75 Craven Park 12,225 Kingston upon Hull England England Hull Kingston Rovers
76 Stadium Mackay 12,200 Mackay Australia Australia Mackay Cutters
77 Hodges Stadium 12,000 Jacksonville United States United States United States national team, Jacksonville Axemen
Leigh Sports Village 12,000 Leigh England England Leigh Centurions, some England national team matches
Salford City Stadium 12,000 Eccles England England Salford Red Devils
Sunshine Coast Stadium 12,000 Kawana Waters Australia Australia Sunshine Coast Falcons
81 Wheldon Road 11,775 Castleford England England Castleford Tigers
82 Racecourse Ground 10,771 Wrexham Wales Wales Wales national team
83 Kingston Park 10,200 Newcastle upon Tyne England England Newcastle Thunder
84 Carrington Park 10,000 Bathurst Australia Australia Some NRL games
Derwent Park 10,000 Workington England England Workington Town, some Scotland national team matches
Dolphin Oval 10,000 Kippa-Ring Australia Australia Redcliffe Dolphins
Glen Willow Oval 10,000 Mudgee Australia Australia Some NRL games
Spotland Stadium 10,000 Rochdale England England Rochdale Hornets
Stade d'Albert Domec 10,000 Carcassonne France France AS Carcassonne
Teufaiva Sport Stadium 10,000 Nuku'Alofa Tonga Tonga TNRL Grand Final
91 Nickerson Field 9,871 Boston United States United States Boston Thirteens
92 Post Office Road 9,850 Featherstone England England Featherstone Rovers
93 Tolka Park 9,680 Dublin Republic of Ireland Ireland Some Ireland national team matches
94 Lamport Stadium 9,600 Toronto Canada Canada Canada national team, Toronto Wolfpack
95 Stadio Plebiscito 9,500 Padua Italy Italy Some Italy national team matches
96 Belle Vue 9,333 Wakefield England England Wakefield Trinity
97 Bootham Crescent 8,256 York England England York City Knights
Queensway Stadium 8,256 Wrexham Wales Wales North Wales Crusaders
99 Brewery Field 8,000 Bridgend Wales Wales
Browne Park 8,000 Wandal Australia Australia Central Queensland Capras
Tuks Stadium 8,000 Hatfield South Africa South Africa TUKS Blues
102 Cougar Park 7,800 Keighley England England Keighley Cougars
103 Craven Park 7,600 Barrow-in-Furness England England Barrow Raiders, Cumbria rugby league team
104 Mount Pleasant 7,500 Batley England England Batley Bulldogs
Recreation Ground 7,500 Whitehaven England England Whitehaven R.L.F.C., Cumbria rugby league team
106 Carlisle Grounds 7,000 Bray Republic of Ireland Ireland Ireland national team
Kalabond Oval 7,000 Kokopo Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Rabaul Gurias, some Papua New Guinea national team matches
108 Stade Sabathé 6,500 Montpellier France France Montpellier Red Devils
109 Campbell's Field 6,425 Camden United States United States
110 Széktói Stadion 6,300 Kecskemét Hungary Hungary Hungary national team
111 Stade du Moulin 6,000 Lézignan-Corbières France France Lézignan Sangliers
Stade Municipal 6,000 Saint-Esteve France France Saint-Esteve XIII Catalan
Spec Martin Stadium 6,000 DeLand United States United States Central Florida Warriors
Tallaght Stadium 6,000 Tallaght Republic of Ireland Ireland Some Ireland national team matches
115 North Ipswich Reserve 5,500 Ipswich Australia Australia Ipswich Jets
116 Crown Flatt 5,100 Dewsbury England England Dewsbury Rams
117 Atlanta Silverbacks Park 5,000 Chamblee United States United States Atlanta Rhinos
Avarua Tereora Stadium 5,000 Avarua Cook Islands Cook Islands Cook Islands national team
BMD Kougari Oval 5,000 Manly West Australia Australia Wynnum-Manly Seagulls
Fritz-Grunebaum-Sportpark 5,000 Heidelberg Germany Germany Some Germany national team matches
H.E. Laybutt Field 5,000 Blacktown Australia Australia Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles
Langlands Park 5,000 Coorparoo Australia Australia Easts Tigers
Mount Pritchard Oval 5,000 Mount Pritchard Australia Australia Mount Pritchard Mounties
Port Vila Municipal Stadium 5,000 Port Vila Vanuatu Vanuatu Vanuatu national team
Redfern Oval 5,000 Sydney Australia Australia Redfern All Blacks
Ringrose Park 5,000 Wentworthville Australia Australia Wentworthville Magpies
Stade de la Roseraie 5,000 Carpentras France France RC Carpentras XIII
Stade de l'Aiguille 5,000 Limoux France France Limoux Grizzlies
Stade Georges Lyvet 5,000 Lyon France France Lyon Villeurbanne XIII
Stade Jules Ribet 5,000 Saint-Gaudens France France Saint-Gaudens Bears
Stade Max Rousie 5,000 Villeneuve-sur-Lot France France Villeneuve XIII RLLG
Stade Municipal de Berrechid 5,000 Berrechid Morocco Morocco Morocco national team
The Gnoll 5,000 Neath Wales Wales Some Wales national team matches
White Hart Lane Community Sports Centre 5,000 Wood Green England England London Skolars

Former or demolished stadiums

Stadium Capacity City/Town Country Home team/s Closed (as a RL stadium) Fate
Wembley Stadium 100,000 London  England Challenge Cup Final 1999 Closed in 2000, demolished in 2003. Site is now the New Wembley Stadium.
ANZ Stadium 60,000 Brisbane  Australia Brisbane Broncos 2003 Remains in use for athletics and football. Capacity is now 48,500.
Sydney Sports Ground 35,000 Sydney  Australia Eastern Suburbs 1986 Demolished in 1987. Site is now the car park for the Sydney Football Stadium.
Belmore Sports Ground 25,000 Sydney  Australia Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1998 Still in use, currently the training base of the Bulldogs. Also used for football. Was used for 2 NRL games by the Bulldogs in 2015.
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 R.F.C. 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 R.L.F.C. 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 R.L.F.C. 1998 Demolished in 1999.
Wilderspool Stadium 9,200 Warrington  England Warrington Wolves 2012 Demolished in 2014.
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.

Future stadiums

Stadium name Capacity City Country Years Home team/s
Townsville Stadium 30,000 South Townsville, Queensland  Australia TBA North Queensland
Western Sydney Stadium 30,000 Parramatta, New South Wales  Australia 2019 Parramatta Eels
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

See also

References

  1. ^ "RLFANS News". Rlfans.com. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
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