List of rugby league stadiums by capacity
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 | nib Stadium | 20,500 | 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 |
| KC Lightstream stadium | 12,225 | 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 | 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
See also
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