The following is an incomplete list of sports stadiums in Oceania. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators the stadium can accommodate.

Currently all Oceanian stadiums with a capacity of 30,000 or more are included. The majority of these are in Australia, with the remainder in New Zealand.

Most large stadiums in Oceania are used for cricket, Australian Football, rugby union, rugby league, and association football.

List

RankStadiumCapacityCityCountryTenantsImage
1Melbourne Cricket Ground100,024[1]Melbourne AustraliaMelbourne FC, Richmond FC, Collingwood FC, Victorian Bushrangers, Melbourne Stars, Hawthorn FC, Essendon FC, Carlton FC, Australia national rugby union team and Australia national soccer team matches, mainly used for Australia national cricket team for Test Cricket, One Day International and Twenty20 matches
2Stadium Australia82,500Sydney AustraliaSouth Sydney Rabbitohs, Canterbury Bulldogs, New South Wales Blues, Australia national rugby league team, Australia national rugby union team, and Australia national soccer team
3Optus Stadium61,266Perth AustraliaFremantle Dockers, Perth Scorchers, West Coast Eagles, Australia national cricket team matches, Australia national rugby union team matches, and Perth Glory
4Adelaide Oval53,500Adelaide AustraliaSouthern Redbacks, Australia national cricket team for Test Cricket and One Day International, Twenty20 matches, Adelaide Crows, Port Adelaide Power, SANFL and Adelaide Strikers
5Marvel Stadium53,359Melbourne AustraliaSt Kilda Football Club, Carlton Football Club, Essendon Football Club, North Melbourne Football Club, Western Bulldogs, Melbourne Victory, Australia national rugby union team matches and Melbourne Renegades
6Suncorp Stadium52,500Brisbane AustraliaBrisbane Broncos, Queensland Maroons, Queensland Reds, Australia national rugby league team and Australia national rugby union team
7Eden Park50,000Auckland New ZealandAuckland Rugby Football Union, Blues, some New Zealand national rugby union team, Auckland Aces and New Zealand national cricket team for Test Cricket and One Day International and Twenty20 matches
8Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre48,500[2]Brisbane AustraliaQueensland Athletics. Formerly used by the Brisbane Broncos and Queensland Maroons for rugby league. Main athletics venue for the 1982 Commonwealth Games (as Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Sports Centre) and the 2001 Goodwill Games (as ANZ Stadium.)
9Sydney Cricket Ground48,000Sydney AustraliaMainly used for Australian national cricket team for Test Cricket, One Day International and Twenty20 matches, home ground for New South Wales Blues and Sydney Sixers, Sydney Roosters, New South Wales rugby league team, Sydney Swans|
10Allianz Stadium45,000Sydney AustraliaSydney Roosters, Sydney FC, New South Wales Waratahs
11The Gabba42,000Brisbane AustraliaAustralian national cricket team for Test Cricket, One Day International and Twenty20 matches, Brisbane Heat, Queensland Bulls, Brisbane Lions
12GMHBA Stadium36,000Geelong AustraliaGeelong Cats, Western United FC
13Westpac Stadium34,500Wellington New ZealandHurricanes, Wellington Rugby Football Union, Wellington Phoenix FC, some New Zealand national rugby union team matches, New Zealand national cricket team for One Day International and Twenty20 matches
14McDonald Jones Stadium33,000Newcastle AustraliaNewcastle Knights, Newcastle Jets
15Forsyth Barr Stadium30,748Dunedin New ZealandHighlanders, Otago Rugby Football Union, Otago United, some New Zealand national rugby union team matches
16AAMI Park30,050Melbourne AustraliaMelbourne Storm, Melbourne Rebels, Melbourne Victory FC, Melbourne Heart FC
17Mt Smart Stadium30,000Auckland New ZealandNew Zealand Warriors, Counties Manukau Rugby Union
18CommBank Stadium30,000Sydney AustraliaParramatta Eels, Western Sydney Wanderers FC, some Wests Tigers, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, South Sydney Rabbitohs and New South Wales Waratahs matches
19Henson Park30,000Sydney AustraliaNewtown Jets
20Okara Park30,000Whangarei New ZealandNorthern Districts men's cricket team, Northland Rugby Union

Australia 30,000 - 10,000 capacity

Rank Stadium City State Shape Capacity Tenants Image
1 Robina Stadium Gold Coast Queensland Rectangular 27,400 Rugby league: Gold Coast Titans
2 Brisbane Exhibition Ground Brisbane Queensland Oval 25,490[3] Australian Baseball League: Brisbane Bandits
3 Canberra Stadium Canberra Australian Capital Territory Rectangular 25,011 Rugby league: Canberra Raiders
Rugby union: Brumbies
4 North Queensland Stadium Townsville Queensland Rectangular 25,000 Rugby league: North Queensland Cowboys
5 Princes Park Melbourne Victoria Oval 24,568 AFLW: Carlton
6 Carrara Stadium Gold Coast Queensland Oval 24,526 (40,000 in 2018 Commonwealth Games)[4] Australian rules football: Gold Coast Suns
7 Sydney Showground Stadium Sydney New South Wales Oval 24,000 Australian rules football: GWS
Cricket: Sydney Thunder
Soccer: Western Sydney Wanderers*
8 Wollongong Showground Wollongong New South Wales Rectangular 23,000[5] Rugby league: St George Illawarra Dragons
9 Penrith Stadium Sydney New South Wales Rectangular 22,500 Rugby league: Penrith Panthers
10 Endeavour Field Sydney New South Wales Rectangular 22,000 Rugby league: Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks
11 York Park Launceston Tasmania Oval 21,000[6] Australian rules football: Hawthorn*
12 Jubilee Oval Sydney New South Wales Rectangular 20,500[7] Rugby league: St George Illawarra Dragons
13 Perth Oval Perth Western Australia Rectangular 20,500 Rugby union: Western Force
Soccer: Perth Glory
14 Central Coast Stadium Gosford New South Wales Rectangular 20,059 Soccer: Central Coast
Rugby league: Sydney Roosters*, South Sydney Rabbitohs*
15 Campbelltown Stadium Sydney New South Wales Rectangular 20,000[8] Rugby league: Wests Tigers
Soccer:Western Sydney Wanderers
16 WACA Perth Western Australia Oval 20,000[9] Cricket: Australia, Western Australia, Perth Scorchers
17 Lavington Sports Ground Albury New South Wales Oval 20,000 Cricket: Sydney Thunder*
Rugby league: Manly Sea Eagles*
Australian rules football: Lavington Panthers
Soccer: Murray United
18 Leichhardt Oval Sydney New South Wales Rectangular 20,000[10] Rugby league: Wests Tigers
19 Blundstone Arena Hobart Tasmania Oval 19,500 Australian rules football: North Melbourne*, Clarence
Cricket: Australia*, Tasmania, Hobart Hurricanes, Prime Minister's XI
20 Ballymore Stadium Brisbane Queensland Rectangular 18,000[11] Rugby union: Queensland Reds*
21 Elizabeth Oval Adelaide South Australia Oval 18,000[12] Australian Rules Football: Central Districts
22 North Hobart Oval Hobart Tasmania Convertible 18,000 Rugby league Melbourne Storm*
23 Barlow Park Cairns Queensland Rectangular 18,000 Rugby league South Sydney Rabbitohs*
24 Fremantle Oval Perth Western Australia Oval 17,500 AFLW: Fremantle Dockers
25 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide South Australia Rectangular 16,500 Soccer: Adelaide United
26 North Sydney Oval Sydney New South Wales Oval 16,000[13] Cricket: New South Wales Blues*
Rugby league: North Sydney Bears
27 Rod Laver Arena Melbourne Victoria 14,820 Tennis:
28 Manuka Oval Canberra Australian Capital Territory Oval 13,550 Australian rules football: GWS*
Cricket: Australia*, Prime Minister's XI
29 Marrara Oval Darwin Northern Territory Oval 12,500 Cricket: Australia*
Australian rules football: Melbourne*
Rugby league: Parramatta Eels*
30 Cazaly's Stadium Cairns Queensland Oval 12,000 Australian rules football: Western Bulldogs*
31 Lakeside Stadium Melbourne Victoria Rectangular, with Athletics track 12,000 Athletics: Athletics Australia
Soccer: South Melbourne
32 Whitten Oval Melbourne Victoria Oval 12,000 AFLW: Western Bulldogs
33 Dolphin Stadium Brisbane Queensland Rectangular 12,000 Rugby league: Redcliffe Dolphins
34 Eureka Stadium Ballarat Victoria Oval 11,000 Australian rules football: North Ballarat Football Club
35 Norwood Oval Adelaide South Australia Oval 10,000 AFLW: Adelaide Crows
36 Queen Elizabeth Oval Bendigo Victoria Oval 10,000[14] Australian rules football: Essendon*

Australia below 30,000 capacity indoor stadiums

An asterisk indicates that the tenant does not use the venue as their primary home venue.

Stadium City State Capacity Tenants Image
Qudos Bank Arena Sydney New South Wales 21,032 Basketball: Sydney Kings

Netball: New South Wales Swifts*, Giants Netball*

Rod Laver Arena Melbourne Victoria 16,200 Tennis: Australian Open
Perth Arena Perth Western Australia 14,846 Basketball: Perth Wildcats

Netball: West Coast Fever Tennis: Hopman Cup, ATP Cup

Brisbane Entertainment Centre Brisbane Queensland 14,500 Basketball: Brisbane Bullets*
Adelaide Entertainment Centre Adelaide South Australia 12,000 Netball: Australia Netball Diamonds*
John Cain Arena Melbourne Victoria 10,500 Basketball: Melbourne United, South East Melbourne Phoenix

Netball: Melbourne Vixens, Melbourne Mavericks Tennis: Australian Open

Ken Rosewell Arena Sydney New South Wales 10,500 Tennis: Sydney International, ATP Cup

Netball: New South Wales Swifts, Giants Netball

Derwent Entertainment Centre Hobart Tasmania 8,600 Basketball: Tasmania JackJumpers
Titanium Security Arena Adelaide South Australia 8,000 Basketball: Adelaide 36ers

Basketball: Adelaide Lightning Netball: Adelaide Thunderbirds*

Margaret Court Arena Melbourne Victoria 7,500 Netball: Melbourne Vixens*

Tennis: Australian Open

Pat Rafter Arena Brisbane Queensland 7,000 Tennis: Brisbane International, ATP Cup
Icehouse Melbourne Victoria 6,500 Ice Hockey: Melbourne Ice

Ice Hockey: Melbourne Mustangs

WIN Entertainment Centre Wollongong New South Wales 6,000 Basketball: Illawarra Hawks
Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Gold Coast Queensland 6,000 Netball: Queensland Firebirds*
Cairns Convention Centre Cairns Queensland 5,300 Basketball: Cairns Taipans
AIS Arena Canberra Australian Capital Territory 5,200 Basketball: Canberra Capitals*
State Sports Centre Sydney New South Wales 5,006 Netball: New South Wales Swifts
Queensland State Netball Centre Brisbane Queensland 5,000 Netball: Queensland Firebirds

Basketball: Brisbane Bullets

New Zealand below 30,000 capacity

RankStadiumCapacityCityTenants
1Rotorua International Stadium26,000RotoruaRugby Union: Bay of Plenty, Chiefs
2FMG Stadium Waikato25,800HamiltonRugby Union: Waikato Rugby Union, Chiefs,

Rugby Sevens: New Zealand national rugby sevens team

3Yarrow Stadium25,500New PlymouthCricket: Central Districts cricket team

Football: Team Taranaki Rugby League: Taranaki rugby league team Rugby Union: Chiefs, Hurricanes, Taranaki Rugby Football Union

4North Harbour Stadium25,000AucklandBaseball: Auckland Tuatara

Football: Waitakere United, New Zealand national football team Rugby Union: North Harbour Rugby Union, Blues*

5McLean Park23,700NapierCricket: Central Districts Stags

Rugby Union: Hurricanes, Hawke's Bay Rugby Union,

6Owen Delany Park20,000TaupōCricket: Northern Districts men's cricket team

Rugby Union: King Country Rugby Football Union

7Trustpower Baypark19,800TaurangaMotorsports: Bay of Plenty Speedway Association
8Trafalgar Park18,000NelsonFootball: Tasman United

Rugby Union: Tasman Rugby Union

9Rugby Park Stadium18,000InvercargillRugby Union: Rugby Southland
10Orangetheory Stadium17,000ChristchurchRugby League: Canterbury rugby league team, South Island

Rugby Union: Crusaders

11CET Arena15,000Palmerston NorthFootball: Wellington Phoenix FC

Motorsports: Robertson Prestige International Speedway

New Zealand below 30,000 capacity indoor stadiums

Rank Arena Capacity City Home team(s) Opened/Renovated
1Spark Arena12,000AucklandNew Zealand Breakers2007
2Christchurch Arena8,800ChristchurchMainland Tactix1998
3Globox Arena6,000HamiltonWaikato/Bay of Plenty Magic2011
4TSB Arena6,000WellingtonCentral Pulse
Wellington Saints
1995–2005
5Fly Palmy Arena5,000Palmerston NorthManawatu Jets2004

Other Oceanian stadiums below 30,000 capacity

RankStadiumCapacityCityCountry
1Sir Hubert Murray Stadium25,000Port MoresbyPapua New Guinea
2Sir John Guise Stadium15,000Port MoresbyPapua New Guinea
3HFC Bank Stadium15,000SuvaFiji
4PNG Football Stadium14,800Port MoresbyPapua New Guinea
5Lawaqa Park12,000SigatokaFiji
6Apia Park12,000ApiaSamoa
7Churchill Park10,000LautokaFiji
8Subrail Park10,000LabasaFiji
9Stade Hamuta10,000PapeeteFrench Polynesia
10Stade Numa-Daly Magenta10,000NoumeaNew Caledonia
11Pacific Games Stadium10,000HoniaraSolomon Islands
12Teufaiva Sport Stadium10,000Nuku'alofaTonga

See also

Lists of stadiums by continent

Lists of stadiums worldwide

Lists of stadiums by Oceanian country

Other

References

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