Coffs Harbour International Stadium

The Coffs Harbour International Stadium (known as the C.ex Coffs International Stadium under a sponsorship arrangement) is an Australian stadium located in the coastal city of Coffs Harbour, New South Wales.

Coffs Harbour International Stadium
Former namesBCU International Stadium (2007–10)
LocationCoffs Harbour, New South Wales
Coordinates30°19′22″S 153°05′43″E
OwnerCoffs Harbour City Council
OperatorCoffs Harbour Sports Unit
Capacity10,000 - seating 3,000[1]
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground1992
OpenedJune 1994[2]
ArchitectVarious
Ground information
International information
First WODI27 November 2016:
 Australia v  South Africa
Last WODI29 October 2017:
 Australia v  England
As of 8 September 2020
Source: CricketArchive

The stadium was opened in June 1994, and has a capacity of 20,000 people, although the seating capacity in the stand is only 1,000.[3] The record attendance for a sporting event is 12,000.[4]

The stadium claims a place in the FIFA World Cup records as the venue for the highest scoring match in World Cup qualification history. It hosted the match in which Australia beat American Samoa 31–0 on 11 April 2001.

North Coast Football play their Over 35s matches and finals matches at Coffs Harbour International Stadium.

The stadium regularly hosts NRL trial matches, and since 2021, hosts an annual Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks home game. The stadium also hosts at least one Sydney Sixers game every BBL season and formerly hosted ING Cup cricket matches involving the New South Wales Blues. For the past two years it has hosted the FFA National Youth Championships.

The stadium hosted 2007 and 2013's City vs Country Origin rugby league match.

The AFL North Coast has played its finals and Grand Finals at the Stadium every year since 1994. The League also hosts a junior representative carnival, the Northern NSW Championship, at the venue each year. The Championship involves under age representative teams from the AFL North Coast, AFL Illawarra and AFL Hunter/Central Coast.

Touch Football

The stadium annually plays host to major events on the Touch Football calendar in Australia. The National Touch League is contested each year during March by the 13 permits from around Australia. The event features some of the best players from around Australia and the world.

Attendance records

Top 10 Sports Attendance Records

No. Date Teams Sport Competition Crowd
116 February 2013South Sydney Rabbitohs vs. Newcastle KnightsRugby leagueNRL (preseason)10,838
220 May 2023Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks vs. Newcastle KnightsRugby leagueNRL10,156
35 January 2020Sydney Sixers vs. Adelaide StrikersCricketBBL9,834
417 January 2023Sydney Sixers vs. Adelaide StrikersCricketBBL9,576
517 February 2007Gold Coast Titans vs. Melbourne StormRugby leagueNRL (preseason)9,500
618 June 2022Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks vs. Gold Coast TitansRugby leagueNRL9,058
73 May 2007City vs. CountryRugby leagueCity vs Country Origin8,149
819 January 2003New South Wales Blues vs. Western WarriorsCricketING Cup8,000
927 January 2017Newcastle Jets vs. Melbourne CityFootball2016-17 A-League7,891
1030 May 2021Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks vs. Gold Coast TitansRugby leagueNRL7,362
As of 22 May 2023

References
  1. "C.ex Coffs International Stadium". Austadiums. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  2. "Coffs Harbour City Council - BCU International Stadium". Archived from the original on 1 September 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2007.
  3. BCU International Stadium Archived 2007-09-01 at the Wayback Machine, City of Coffs Harbour.
  4. Matildas want a sea of gold Archived 2007-08-30 at the Wayback Machine, The Coffs Coast Advocate, 6 June 2007.


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