List of rugby league stadiums by capacity

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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 an event in the World Rugby Sevens Series, its women's version, 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

# Stadium Capacity City Country Home team/s
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
3 Stadium Australia 84,000 Sydney Australia Australia NRL Grand Final, New South Wales Blues, Canterbury Bulldogs, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Wests Tigers
4 Old Trafford 75,731 Manchester England England Super League Grand Final
5 Millennium Stadium 74,500 Cardiff Wales Wales Some Magic Weekend Super League games
6 Murrayfield Stadium 67,144 Edinburgh Scotland Scotland Some Magic Weekend Super League games
7 Docklands Stadium 56,347 Melbourne Australia Australia Some Australia national team matches, some State of Origin matches
8 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys 55,926 Barcelona, Catalonia Spain Spain Catalonia national rugby league team, Catalans Dragons
9 Suncorp Stadium 52,500 Brisbane Australia Australia Queensland Maroons, Brisbane Broncos, some Australia national team matches
10 Eden Park 50,000 Auckland New Zealand New Zealand Some NRL games, NRL Auckland Nines
11 Sydney Cricket Ground 48,000 Sydney Australia Australia Some NRL games
12 Sydney Football Stadium 45,500 Sydney Australia Australia Sydney Roosters, some Wests Tigers matches
13 Elland Road 37,890 Leeds  England England national team
14 Independence Park 35,000 Kingston  Jamaica Jamaica national team
15 Karaiskakis Stadium 33,334 Piraeus  Greece Greece national team
16 Newcastle International Sports Centre 33,000 Newcastle Australia Australia Newcastle Knights
17 Bramall Lane 32,702 Sheffield  England Sheffield Eagles
18 Ricoh Arena 32,602 Coventry  England Wasps RFC
19 Lokomotiv Stadium 30,075 Moscow Russia Russia RC Lokomotiv Moscow
20 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium 30,050 Melbourne Australia Australia Melbourne Storm,
21 Henson Park 30,000 Sydney Australia Australia Newtown Jets
Yarrow Stadium 30,000 New Plymouth  New Zealand Taranaki Sharks
Mount Smart Stadium 30,000 Auckland New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand Warriors, some New Zealand national team matches
24 Odsal Stadium 27,491 Bradford England England Bradford Bulls
25 Robina Stadium 27,400 Gold Coast Australia Australia Gold Coast Titans
26 Willows Sports Complex 26,500 Townsville Australia Australia North Queensland Cowboys
27 KC Stadium 25,400 Hull England England Hull
28 DW Stadium 25,133 Wigan England England Wigan Warriors
29 Canberra Stadium 25,011 Canberra  Australia Canberra Raiders
30 Alfred McAlpine Stadium 24,500 Huddersfield England England Huddersfield Giants
31 Wollongong Showground 23,750 Wollongong Australia Australia Some St. George Illawarra Dragons matches
32 Brookvale Oval 23,000 Sydney Australia Australia Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
33 Penrith Stadium 22,500 Sydney Australia Australia Penrith Panthers
34 International Olympic Stadium 22,400 Tripoli  Lebanon Lebanon national team
35 Leichhardt Oval 22,000 Sydney Australia Australia Some Wests Tigers matches
Endeavour Field 22,000 Sydney Australia Australia Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
Jubilee Oval 22,000 Sydney Australia Australia Some St. George Illawarra Dragons matches
38 Parramatta Stadium 21,500 Sydney Australia Australia Parramatta Eels
39 Headingley Stadium 21,062[1] Leeds England England Leeds Rhinos
40 nib Stadium 20,500 Perth Australia Australia Some NRL games, West Coast Pirates
41 Central Coast Stadium 20,059 Gosford Australia Australia Some NRL games
42 Campbelltown Stadium 20,000 Sydney Australia Australia Western Suburbs Magpies, some Wests Tigers matches
North Sydney Oval 20,000 Sydney Australia Australia North Sydney Bears
44 National Stadium 19,000 Suva  Fiji Fiji national team
45 Langtree Park 18,000 St Helens  England St Helens RLFC
46 Bloomfield Road 17,338 Blackpool  England Championship Cup Final
47 Stadion FK Smederevo 17,200 Smederevo  Serbia Serbia national team
48 Hindmarsh Stadium 17,000 Adelaide Australia Australia Some NRL games
Lloyd Robson Oval 17,000 Port Moresby  Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea national team, Port Moresby Bulldogs
50 Racecourse Ground 15,771 Wrexham  Wales Crusaders
51 Keepmoat Stadium 15,231 Doncaster, South Yorkshire  England Doncaster RLFC
52 Halliwell Jones Stadium 15,200 Warrington  England Warrington Wolves
53 Twickenham Stoop 14,816 London  England London Broncos
54 The Shay 14,061 Halifax  England Halifax RLFC
55 Stobart Stadium Halton 13,350 Widnes  England Widnes Vikings
56 Stade Gilbert Brutus 13,000 Perpignan  France Catalans Dragons
Danny Leahy Oval 13,000 Goroka  Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea national team
58 Salford City Stadium 12,000 Eccles  England Salford City Reds
The Jungle 12,000 Castleford  England Castleford Tigers
KC Lightstream stadium 12,225 Hull  England Hull Kingston Rovers
61 Gateshead International Stadium 11,800 Gateshead  England Gateshead Thunder
62 Leigh Sports Village 11,000 Leigh  England Leigh Centurions
63 Boundary Park 10,638 Oldham  England Oldham Roughyeds
64 Spotland Stadium 10,249 Rochdale  England Rochdale Hornets
Derwent Park 10,000 Workington  England Workington Town
Hodges Stadium 10,000 Jacksonville  United States USA national team, Jacksonville Axemen
Stade d'Albert Domec 10,000 Carcassonne  France AS Carcassonne
68 Tolka Park 9,680 Dublin Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland Ireland national rugby league team
69 Lamport Stadium 9,600 Toronto Canada Canada Canada national rugby league team, Toronto Wolfpack
Stadio Plebiscito 9,600 Padua Italy Italy
71 Brewery Field 8,000 Bridgend  Wales Wales national team
72 Rodney Parade 7,850 Newport  Wales Crusaders
73 Kalabond Oval 7,000 New Jersey  Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Hunters Rabaul Gurias Papua New Guinea Kumuls
73 Campbell's Field 6,425 Kokopo  United States
74 Spec Martin Stadium 6,000 Florida  United States Central Florida Warriors
75 Belle Vue 5,333 Wakefield  England Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
76 Atlanta Silverbacks Park 5,000 Chamblee, Georgia  United States
The Gnoll 5,000 Neath, Wales Wales Wales South Wales Scorpions

Former or demolished stadiums

Stadium Capacity City 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 soccer. Capacity is now 49,000
Sydney Sports Ground 35,000 Sydney  Australia Eastern Suburbs 1986 Demolished in 1987. Site is now the car park for the Sydney Football Stadium
Adelaide Oval 33,597 Adelaide  Australia Adelaide Rams 2011 Remains in use for cricket and Australian rules football. Currently unknown if NRL games will be held here in the future. Re-developed from 2010-2014. Capacity is now 53,583.
Belmore Sports Ground 25,000 Sydney  Australia Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1998 Still in use, currently the training base of the Bulldogs. Also used for soccer. Was used for 2 NRL games by the Bulldogs in 2015
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
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 soccer
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
Knowsley Road 17,500 St Helens  England St Helens RLFC 2010 Demolished in 2010
Seiffert Oval 15,000 Canberra  Australia Canberra Raiders 1989 Still in use for rugby league, rugby union and soccer
The Willows 11,363 Salford  England Salford City Reds 2011 Not yet determined.
Belle Vue 11,500 Doncaster  England Doncaster RLFC 2006 Closed in 2006. Site remains vacant
The Boulevard 10,500 Kingston upon Hull  England Hull 2000 Demolished in 2010.
Thrum Hall 9,832 Halifax  England Halifax RLFC 1998 Demolished in 1999
Wilderspool Stadium 9,200 Warrington  England Warrington Wolves 2012 Still standing as of 2014
Barnet Copthall 5,000 London  England London Crusaders 1994 Remains in use for its original purpose of athletics. Set to reopen 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
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.