Spencer Park, Queensland

Spencer Park
Location Newmarket, Queensland
Coordinates 27°26′22″S 153°00′41″E / 27.43944°S 153.01139°E / -27.43944; 153.01139Coordinates: 27°26′22″S 153°00′41″E / 27.43944°S 153.01139°E / -27.43944; 153.01139
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]

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