The following is a list of rugby league stadiums, ordered by capacity. Currently all stadiums with a capacity of 3,000 or more which are the current home venue of a rugby league club, or are the regular hosts of a major annual competition or event, are included.
Current stadiums
# |
Stadium |
Capacity |
City |
Country |
Home team/s |
1 |
Melbourne Cricket Ground |
100,024 |
Melbourne |
Australia |
Some State of Origin matches |
2 |
Wembley Stadium |
90,000 |
London |
England |
Challenge Cup Final |
3 |
Stadium Australia |
84,000 |
Sydney |
Australia |
NRL Grand Final, New South Wales Blues, Canterbury Bulldogs, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Wests Tigers |
4 |
Old Trafford |
75,731 |
Manchester |
England |
Super League Grand Final |
5 |
Millennium Stadium |
74,500 |
Cardiff |
Wales |
Some Magic Weekend Super League games |
6 |
Murrayfield Stadium |
67,144 |
Edinburgh |
Scotland |
Some Magic Weekend Super League games |
7 |
Docklands Stadium |
56,347 |
Melbourne |
Australia |
Some Australia national team matches, some State of Origin matches |
8 |
Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys |
55,926 |
Barcelona, Catalonia |
Spain |
Catalonia national rugby league team, Catalans Dragons |
9 |
Suncorp Stadium |
52,500 |
Brisbane |
Australia |
Queensland Maroons, Brisbane Broncos, some Australia national team matches |
10 |
Eden Park |
50,000 |
Auckland |
New Zealand |
Some NRL games, NRL Auckland Nines |
11 |
Sydney Cricket Ground |
48,000 |
Sydney |
Australia |
Some NRL games |
12 |
Sydney Football Stadium |
45,500 |
Sydney |
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 |
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 |
RC Lokomotiv Moscow |
20 |
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium |
30,050 |
Melbourne |
Australia |
Melbourne Storm, |
21 |
Henson Park |
30,000 |
Sydney |
Australia |
Newtown Jets |
|
Yarrow Stadium |
30,000 |
New Plymouth |
New Zealand |
Taranaki Sharks |
|
Mount Smart Stadium |
30,000 |
Auckland |
New Zealand |
New Zealand Warriors, some New Zealand national team matches |
23 |
Odsal Stadium |
27,491 |
Bradford |
England |
Bradford Bulls |
24 |
Robina Stadium |
27,400 |
Gold Coast |
Australia |
Gold Coast Titans |
25 |
Willows Sports Complex |
26,500 |
Townsville |
Australia |
North Queensland Cowboys |
26 |
KC Stadium |
25,400 |
Hull |
England |
Hull |
27 |
DW Stadium |
25,133 |
Wigan |
England |
Wigan Warriors |
28 |
Canberra Stadium |
25,011 |
Canberra |
Australia |
Canberra Raiders |
29 |
Alfred McAlpine Stadium |
24,500 |
Huddersfield |
England |
Huddersfield Giants |
30 |
Wollongong Showground |
23,750 |
Wollongong |
Australia |
Some St. George Illawarra Dragons matches |
31 |
Brookvale Oval |
23,000 |
Sydney |
Australia |
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles |
32 |
Penrith Stadium |
22,500 |
Sydney |
Australia |
Penrith Panthers |
33 |
International Olympic Stadium |
22,400 |
Tripoli |
Lebanon |
Lebanon national team |
34 |
Leichhardt Oval |
22,000 |
Sydney |
Australia |
Some Wests Tigers matches |
|
Endeavour Field |
22,000 |
Sydney |
Australia |
Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks |
|
Jubilee Oval |
22,000 |
Sydney |
Australia |
Some St. George Illawarra Dragons matches |
37 |
Parramatta Stadium |
21,500 |
Sydney |
Australia |
Parramatta Eels |
38 |
Headingley Stadium |
21,062[1] |
Leeds |
England |
Leeds Rhinos |
39 |
Perth Oval |
20,441 |
Perth |
Australia |
Some NRL games, West Coast Pirates |
40 |
Central Coast Stadium |
20,059 |
Gosford |
Australia |
Some NRL games |
41 |
Campbelltown Stadium |
20,000 |
Sydney |
Australia |
Western Suburbs Magpies, some Wests Tigers matches |
|
North Sydney Oval |
20,000 |
Sydney |
Australia |
North Sydney Bears |
43 |
National Stadium |
19,000 |
Suva |
Fiji |
Fiji national team |
44 |
Langtree Park |
18,000 |
St Helens |
England |
St Helens RLFC |
45 |
Bloomfield Road |
17,338 |
Blackpool |
England |
Championship Cup Final |
46 |
Stadion FK Smederevo |
17,200 |
Smederevo |
Serbia |
Serbia national team |
47 |
Hindmarsh Stadium |
17,000 |
Adelaide |
Australia |
Some NRL games |
|
Lloyd Robson Oval |
17,000 |
Port Moresby |
Papua New Guinea |
Papua New Guinea national team, Port Moresby Bulldogs |
49 |
Racecourse Ground |
15,771 |
Wrexham |
Wales |
Crusaders |
50 |
Keepmoat Stadium |
15,231 |
Doncaster, South Yorkshire |
England |
Doncaster RLFC |
51 |
Halliwell Jones Stadium |
15,200 |
Warrington |
England |
Warrington Wolves |
52 |
Twickenham Stoop |
14,816 |
London |
England |
London Broncos |
53 |
The Shay |
14,061 |
Halifax |
England |
Halifax RLFC |
54 |
Stobart Stadium Halton |
13,350 |
Widnes |
England |
Widnes Vikings |
55 |
Stade Gilbert Brutus |
13,000 |
Perpignan |
France |
Catalans Dragons |
|
Danny Leahy Oval |
13,000 |
Goroka |
Papua New Guinea |
Papua New Guinea national team |
57 |
Salford City Stadium |
12,000 |
Eccles |
England |
Salford City Reds |
|
The Jungle |
12,000 |
Castleford |
England |
Castleford Tigers |
|
New Craven Park |
12,000 |
Hull |
England |
Hull Kingston Rovers |
60 |
Gateshead International Stadium |
11,800 |
Gateshead |
England |
Gateshead Thunder |
61 |
Leigh Sports Village |
11,000 |
Leigh |
England |
Leigh Centurions |
62 |
Boundary Park |
10,638 |
Oldham |
England |
Oldham Roughyeds |
63 |
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 |
67 |
Tolka Park |
9,680 |
Dublin |
Republic of Ireland |
Ireland national rugby league team |
68 |
Lamport Stadium |
9,600 |
Toronto |
Canada |
Canada national rugby league team |
|
Stadio Plebiscito |
9,600 |
Padua |
Italy |
|
70 |
Brewery Field |
8,000 |
Bridgend |
Wales |
Wales national team |
71 |
Rodney Parade |
7,850 |
Newport |
Wales |
Crusaders |
72 |
Campbell's Field |
6,425 |
New Jersey |
United States |
|
73 |
Spec Martin Stadium |
6,000 |
Florida |
United States |
Central Florida Warriors |
74 |
Belle Vue |
5,333 |
Wakefield |
England |
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats |
75 |
Atlanta Silverbacks Park |
5,000 |
Chamblee, Georgia |
United States |
|
|
The Gnoll |
5,000 |
Neath, Wales |
Wales |
South Wales Scorpions |
77 |
Fletcher's Fields |
3,000 |
Markham |
Canada |
Toronto Rebellion |
Former or demolished stadiums
Stadium |
Capacity |
City |
Country |
Home team/s |
Closed (as a RL stadium) |
Fate |
Wembley Stadium |
82,000 |
London |
England |
Challenge Cup Final |
1999 |
Closed in 2000, demolished in 2003. Site is now the New Wembley Stadium |
ANZ Stadium |
59,000 |
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 |
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 |
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. |
Future stadiums
See also
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