Sharks Stadium (formerly Toyota Stadium) is the home ground of NRL club Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. The venue, which is owned by the Sharks, was originally built in 1960 and last upgraded in 2006. It consists of three grandstands: the ET Grandstand, the Peter Burns Stand which backs onto the Sharkies Leagues Club and the 1,500-capacity Southern Grandstand which was completed in 2006 following a $9.6m grant from the Federal Government. A large hill is situated at the Northern end, bring the total capacity to around 22,000 including about 11,000 seats.
Sharks Stadium was originally known as Endeavour Field and has had a number of commercial naming rights in its time. It is believed to be the first Australian sports venue to hold a naming rights sponsor when it became Ronson Park in 1985. Since then it has been known as Caltex Park, Shark Park, Toyota Park and most recently Toyota Stadium until that deal expired following the 2012 NRL season. As well as Rugby League, Sharks Stadium has also played host to Football with Sydney Olympic in the old NSL playing at the venue between 2001 and 2003.
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Location: |
Sydney, New South Wales |
Address: |
Captain Cook Drive, Woolooware 2230 |
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Capacity: |
22,000 |
Seats: |
11,000 (50% of capacity) |
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Record Crowd: |
22,302 - 01/05/04
NRL: Cronulla v St. Geo-Illawarra |
Highest Crowd since 1/1/2003: |
22,302 - 01/05/04: NRL: Sharks v Dragons
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Lights: |
Yes |
Arena Roof: |
No |
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Video Screen: |
Yes |
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Built: |
1960 |
Redeveloped: |
1998 |
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Former/Other Names: |
Endeavour Field
Ronson Park
Caltex Park
Shark Park
Toyota Park
Toyota Stadium |
Ticketing: |
Ticketek |
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Sports Played: |
Rugby League
Football |
Home Teams: |
Cronula Sharks (NRL) |
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Last Event: |
19/05/13: NRL: Sharks v Raiders
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Next Event: |
27/05/13: NRL: Sharks v Rabbitohs |
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Directions: |
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The nearest train stations are Cronulla and Woolooware. |
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Accommodation: |
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Limited off-street parking is available. |
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