List of rugby league stadiums by capacity

The following is a list of stadiums at which rugby league is played, ordered by seating capacity.

Stadium Australia, home of the NRL Grand Final.
Old Trafford, home of the Super League Grand Final.

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 the State of Origin series, Magic Weekend, 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 edit

# Stadium Capacity City/town Country Tenants & events hosted Image
1 Wembley Stadium 90,000 London   England Challenge Cup Final  
2 Stadium Australia 83,500 Sydney   Australia Canterbury Bulldogs, South Sydney Rabbitohs, NRL Grand Final, New South Wales Blues, Australia national team.  
3 Old Trafford 74,994 Manchester   England Super League Grand Final  
4 Docklands Stadium 56,347 Melbourne   Australia Melbourne Storm, Australia national team  
5 Lang Park 52,500 Brisbane   Australia Brisbane Broncos, Queensland Maroons, Australia national team  
6 Sydney Football Stadium 42,500 Sydney   Australia Sydney Roosters, South Sydney Rabbitohs  
7 Newcastle International Sports Centre 33,000 Newcastle   Australia Newcastle Knights
8 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium 33,000 Melbourne   Australia Melbourne Storm  
9 Western Sydney Stadium 30,000 Sydney   Australia Parramatta Eels, Wests Tigers  
10 Henson Park 30,000 Sydney   Australia Newtown Jets
11 Mount Smart Stadium 30,000 Auckland   New Zealand New Zealand Warriors, New Zealand national team, Akarana Falcons
12 Odsal Stadium 27,491 Odsal   England Bradford Bulls
13 Robina Stadium 27,400 Gold Coast   Australia Gold Coast Titans
14 RZD Arena 27,320 Moscow   Russia RC Lokomotiv Moscow  
15 MKM Stadium 25,404 Kingston upon Hull   England Hull FC  
16 DW Stadium 25,133 Wigan   England Wigan Warriors  
17 Canberra Stadium 25,011 Canberra   Australia Canberra Raiders  
18 North Queensland Stadium 25,000 Townsville   Australia North Queensland Cowboys  
19 Kirklees Stadium 24,121 Huddersfield   England Huddersfield Giants  
20 Brookvale Oval 23,000 Sydney   Australia Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
21 Wollongong Showground 23,000 Wollongong   Australia St George Illawarra Dragons
22 Penrith Stadium 22,500 Sydney   Australia Penrith Panthers
23 International Olympic Stadium 22,400 Tripoli   Lebanon Lebanon national team
24 Endeavour Field 22,000 Sydney   Australia Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
25 Headingley 21,062[1] Leeds   England Leeds Rhinos  
26 Jubilee Oval 20,505 Sydney   Australia St George Illawarra Dragons
27 Perth Rectangular Stadium 20,500 Perth   Australia West Coast Pirates  
28 Campbelltown Stadium 20,000 Sydney   Australia Western Suburbs Magpies, Wests Tigers
29 Lidcombe Oval 20,000 Sydney   Australia Auburn Warriors
30 North Sydney Oval 20,000 Sydney   Australia North Sydney Bears
31 Barlow Park 18,000 Cairns   Australia Northern Pride RLFC
32 Rugby League Park 18,000 Christchurch   New Zealand Canterbury Bulls  
33 Totally Wicked Stadium 18,000 St Helens   England St Helens RFC  
34 Parc des Sports 17,518 Avignon   France France national team
35 Bislett Stadium 15,400 Oslo   Norway Norway national team
36 Keepmoat Stadium 15,231 Doncaster   England Doncaster RLFC  
37 Halliwell Jones Stadium 15,200 Warrington   England Warrington Wolves  
38 Apia Park 15,000 Apia   Samoa Samoa national team
39 National Stadium 15,000 Suva   Fiji Fiji national team
40 Seiffert Oval 15,000 Canberra   Australia Queanbeyan Blues
41 National Football Stadium 14,800 Port Moresby   Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea national team, Port Moresby Vipers, Papua New Guinea Hunters
42 The Shay 14,061 Halifax   England Halifax Panthers
43 Gladsaxe Stadium 13,507 Copenhagen   Denmark Denmark national team  
44 Avanhard Stadium 13,466 Rivne   Ukraine Ukraine national team
45 DCBL Stadium 13,350 Widnes   England Widnes Vikings  
46 Stadium Municipal d'Albi 13,058 Albi   France Racing Club Albi XIII
47 Stade Gilbert Brutus 13,000 Perpignan   France Catalans Dragons, Catalonia national team  
48 Craven Park 12,225 Kingston upon Hull   England Hull Kingston Rovers  
49 Stadium Mackay 12,200 Mackay   Australia Mackay Cutters
50 Hodges Stadium 12,000 Jacksonville   United States United States national team, Jacksonville Axemen
51 Leigh Sports Village 12,000 Leigh   England Leigh Centurions  
52 Salford Community Stadium 12,000 Eccles   England Salford Red Devils  
53 Sunshine Coast Stadium 12,000 Kawana Waters   Australia Sunshine Coast Falcons
54 Wheldon Road 11,775 Castleford   England Castleford Tigers
55 Kingston Park 10,200 Newcastle upon Tyne   England Newcastle Thunder  
56 Derwent Park 10,000 Workington   England Workington Town
57 Dolphin Oval 10,000 Kippa-Ring   Australia Redcliffe Dolphins, Dolphins (NRL)
58 Spotland Stadium 10,000 Rochdale   England Rochdale Hornets  
59 Stade d'Albert Domec 10,000 Carcassonne   France AS Carcassonne
60 Teufaiva Sport Stadium 10,000 Nuku'Alofa   Tonga TNRL Grand Final
61 Nickerson Field 9,871 Boston   United States Boston Thirteens
62 Post Office Road 9,850 Featherstone   England Featherstone Rovers
63 Lamport Stadium 9,600 Toronto   Canada Canada national team, Toronto Wolfpack
64 Belle Vue 9,333 Wakefield   England Wakefield Trinity
65 York Community Stadium 8,500 York   England York Knights, York Valkyrie  
66 Queensway Stadium 8,256 Wrexham   Wales North Wales Crusaders
67 Browne Park 8,000 Wandal   Australia Central Queensland Capras
68 Tuks Stadium 8,000 Hatfield   South Africa TUKS Blues
69 Cougar Park 7,800 Keighley   England Keighley Cougars  
70 Craven Park 7,600 Barrow-in-Furness   England Barrow Raiders, Cumbria rugby league team
71 Mount Pleasant 7,500 Batley   England Batley Bulldogs  
72 Recreation Ground 7,500 Whitehaven   England Whitehaven RLFC, Cumbria rugby league team
73 Carlisle Grounds 7,000 Bray   Ireland Ireland national team
74 Kalabond Oval 7,000 Kokopo   Papua New Guinea Rabaul Gurias
75 Stade Sabathé 6,500 Montpellier   France Montpellier Red Devils  
76 Széktói Stadion 6,300 Kecskemét   Hungary Hungary national team
77 Stade du Moulin 6,000 Lézignan-Corbières   France Lézignan Sangliers
78 Stade Municipal 6,000 Saint-Esteve   France Saint-Esteve XIII Catalan
79 Spec Martin Stadium 6,000 DeLand   United States Central Florida Warriors
80 North Ipswich Reserve 5,500 Ipswich   Australia Ipswich Jets
81 Crown Flatt 5,100 Dewsbury   England Dewsbury Rams
82 Atlanta Silverbacks Park 5,000 Chamblee   United States Atlanta Rhinos
83 Avarua Tereora Stadium 5,000 Avarua   Cook Islands Cook Islands national team
84 BMD Kougari Oval 5,000 Manly West   Australia Wynnum-Manly Seagulls
85 Fritz-Grunebaum-Sportpark 5,000 Heidelberg   Germany Germany national team
86 H.E. Laybutt Field 5,000 Blacktown   Australia Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles
87 Langlands Park 5,000 Coorparoo   Australia Easts Tigers
88 Mount Pritchard Oval 5,000 Mount Pritchard   Australia Mount Pritchard Mounties
89 Port Vila Municipal Stadium 5,000 Port Vila   Vanuatu Vanuatu national team
90 Redfern Oval 5,000 Sydney   Australia Redfern All Blacks
91 Ringrose Park 5,000 Wentworthville   Australia Wentworthville Magpies
92 Stade de la Roseraie 5,000 Carpentras   France RC Carpentras XIII
93 Stade de l'Aiguille 5,000 Limoux   France Limoux Grizzlies
94 Stade Georges Lyvet 5,000 Lyon   France Lyon Villeurbanne XIII
95 Stade Jules Ribet 5,000 Saint-Gaudens   France Saint-Gaudens Bears
96 Stade Max Rousie 5,000 Villeneuve-sur-Lot   France Villeneuve XIII RLLG
97 Stade Municipal de Berrechid 5,000 Berrechid   Morocco Morocco national team
98 White Hart Lane Community Sports Centre 5,000 Wood Green   England London Skolars

Former or demolished stadiums edit

Stadium Capacity City/Town 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.
Queensland Sport & Athletics Centre 60,000 Brisbane   Australia Brisbane Broncos 2003 Remains in use for athletics and football, capacity is now 48,500
Sydney Football Stadium 44,000 Sydney   Australia Sydney Roosters 2018 demolished and replaced by Sydney Football Stadium (2022)
Sydney Sports Ground 35,000 Sydney   Australia Eastern Suburbs 1986 Demolished in 1987. Site is now the car park for the Sydney Football Stadium.
Willows Sports Complex 26,500 Townsville   Australia North Queensland Cowboys 2019 Demolished in 2022.
Belmore Sports Ground 25,000 Sydney   Australia Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 1998 Still in use, currently the training base of the Bulldogs
Carrara Stadium 25,000 Carrara   Australia Gold Coast Titans 2007 Still in use for AFL.
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.
Parramatta Stadium 24,000 Sydney   Australia Parramatta Eels 2017 Demolished in 2017. Site is now the new Western Sydney Stadium.
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 football.
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.
Hindmarsh Stadium 17,500 Adelaide   Australia Adelaide Rams 1997 2 more NRL matches were held at the stadium in 2006 and 2009. Still in use for football.
Knowsley Road 17,500 St Helens   England St Helens RFC 2010 Demolished in 2010.
Carlaw Park 17,000 Auckland   New Zealand New Zealand national team 2002 Closed in 2002, demolished in 2006. Site now contains a new student village complex for Auckland University.
Twickenham Stoop 14,800 London   England London Broncos 2013 Still in use for rugby union.
Gateshead International Stadium 11,800 Gateshead   England Gateshead Thunder 2014 Still in use for football.
The Willows 11,363 Salford   England Salford Red Devils 2011 Demolished in 2012.
Belle Vue 11,500 Doncaster   England Doncaster RLFC 2006 Closed in 2006. Site remains vacant.
Station Road c. 11,000 Pendlebury   England Swinton Lions 1992 Demolished in 1992.
The Boulevard 10,500 Hull   England Hull F.C. 2000 Demolished in 2010.
Thrum Hall 9,832 Halifax   England Halifax Panthers 1998 Demolished in 1999.
Wilderspool Stadium 9,200 Warrington   England Warrington Wolves 2012 Demolished in 2014.
Bootham Crescent 8,256 York   England York City Knights 2020 Residential development.
Barnet Copthall 5,000 London   England London Crusaders 1994 Remains in use for its original purpose of athletics. Reopened 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 edit

Stadium name Capacity City Country Years Home team/s
Five Towns Stadium 13,300 Glasshoughton, Castleford   England 2019 Castleford Tigers
Newmarket Stadium 12,000 Stanley, Wakefield   England TBA Wakefield Trinity
New Swinton Stadium 6,000 Agecroft, Pendlebury   England TBA Swinton

See also edit

References edit

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