The Queensland Sport and Athletic Centre, originally known as Queen Elizabeth II Stadium and more recently ANZ Stadium, was built for the 1982 Brisbane Commonwealth Games and is the former home of the Brisbane Broncos NRL Club. The stadium is now used for international, national and local athletics. The record crowd set at the stadium was 58,593 for a Broncos home game.
The Stadium consists of 2 large grandstands on either side of the playing field and several stands forming a semi circle at both ends, with a total capacity of just under 50,000. Also situated in the sports complex is a second athletics track which includes a grandstand. After the 1982 Commonwealth Games, the athletics track was ripped up, however in 2001, a new track was installed to cater for the 2001 Goodwill Games which were held at the stadium. Tennis has also been played at the stadium, with the Davis Cup being played two times, when this occurs, a temporary court is laid down at one end of the stadium, and temporary stand are installed on three sides of the court to enable a capacity of around 15,000.
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Brisbane, Queensland |
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Kessels Rd, Nathan 4111
Phone: (07) 3405 7511 |
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Capacity: |
48,400 |
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48,400 (100% of capacity) |
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Record Crowd: |
58,912 - 20/9/97 Super League Grand Final, Brisbane v Cronulla-Sutherland |
Highest Crowd since 1/1/2003: |
18,959 - 13/04/03: NRL: Broncos v Warriors
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Lights: |
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Arena Roof: |
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Temporary |
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Built: |
1978 |
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Former/Other Names: |
Queen Elizabeth II Stadium
ANZ Stadium |
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Ticketek |
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Rugby League
Athletics |
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Historic Events: |
1982 Commonwealth Games
2001 Goodwill Games |
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Last Event: |
23/01/04: Telstra A-Series: Brisbane
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