Spencer Park, Queensland
Appearance
Location | Newmarket, Queensland |
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Coordinates | 27°26′22″S 153°00′41″E / 27.43944°S 153.01139°E |
Owner | Brisbane City Council |
Capacity | 10,000 (3,000 grandstand) |
Surface | Grass |
Scoreboard | Yes, next to clubhouse |
Construction | |
Opened | 1963 |
Renovated | 1981 (Gino Merlo Stand) |
Tenants | |
Brisbane City FC |
Spencer Park is a football stadium located in the suburb of Newmarket, north of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is home to National Premier Leagues Queensland team Brisbane City FC. The stadium, while officially holding 10,000,[1] seats only 3,000 under the grandstand, the Gino Merlo Stand.[2] The stadium opened in 1963 on the site of an old Brisbane City Council waste disposal site, and underwent a major renovation in 1981 with the construction of the Gino Merlo Stand.[3] The stadium is home to La Rustica restaurant, where traditional Italian foods, including pizza, are served.[4]