Lang Park

Template:Short description Template:For Template:Use Australian English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox venue Brisbane Stadium (Lang Park),<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite Legislation AU</ref> currently known as Suncorp Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in the suburb of Milton, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Nicknamed The Cauldron, it is a three-tiered rectangular sporting stadium with a capacity of 52,500.<ref name=capacity/> The traditional home of rugby league in Brisbane, the modern stadium is also now used for rugby union and soccer and has a rectangular playing field of Template:Convert. The stadium's major tenants are the Brisbane Broncos, the Dolphins, the Brisbane Roar, the Queensland Maroons and the Queensland Reds.

Lang Park was established in 1914, on the site of the former North Brisbane Cemetery; in its early days it was home to a number of different sports, including cycling, athletics and soccer. The lease of the park was taken over by the Brisbane Rugby League in 1957, before it became the home of the game in Queensland (remaining so to this day). It has also been the home ground of major rugby union and soccer matches in Queensland since its modern redevelopment, including the Queensland Reds and the Brisbane Roar, as well as some Wallabies, Matildas and Socceroos matches. It hosted the 2008 and 2017 Rugby League World Cup finals, besides the 2021 NRL Grand Final. In addition to this, the ground hosted Rugby World Cup quarter finals and two Super Rugby grand finals, with the Queensland Reds winning on both occasions.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The venue hosted several matches for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup including the third-place match, and will host the rugby sevens and soccer tournaments at the 2032 Summer Olympics, including the gold medal matches in both the men's and women's soccer events.<ref name="BNE2032AerialVideo">Template:Cite AV media</ref><ref name="AusStadiums0721">Template:Cite news</ref>

History

Origins

The site of Lang Park was originally the North Brisbane Cemetery, and until 1875 was Brisbane's primary cemetery. By 1911, the area was heavily populated, so the Paddington Cemeteries Act (1911) was introduced, and the site was redeveloped as a recreational site. In 1914, it was fenced off and named Lang Park after John Dunmore Lang.<ref name=ref-officialsite/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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1937 soccer match at Lang Park Milton (looking towards Milton Road) – teams not known

The ground was leased by the Queensland Amateur Athletics Association (QAAA) in the 1920s. In 1935, the Queensland Soccer Council (QSC) became a sub-tenant of the QAAA, with a view to using it as the home ground for Brisbane soccer fixtures (leaving its former home, the Brisbane Cricket Ground).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The Latrobe Soccer Club, in turn, became a sub-tenant of the QSC, using the ground for its home games (see image below).Template:Citation needed

However, by 1937, the QSC was considering sub-leasing Lang Park to "another code of football" (most likely Western Suburbs Rugby League) as it "was not satisfied with the financial returns ... under the sub-lease to the Latrobe-Milton club".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Latrobe in turn responded that "'If no action Is taken to introduce the Ipswich clubs into the Brisbane competition this' season ... the Latrobe-Milton Club cannot accept an increase in rental for Lang Park. Give us competition play with Ipswich and my club will hold the ground as headquarters for the code."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

On 11 February 1950, the official opening of the Lang Park Police Citizens Youth Club took place and youth activities commenced because of the concerns with the increase of juvenile delinquency. Activities such as boxing, wrestling, basketball and gymnastics all occur at these premises to this day. Contemporaneous records are scant, but it appears the QSC did not renew the lease the ground after the intervening World War II. In 1953 the Brisbane Rugby League (BRL) amalgamated with the Queensland Rugby League (QRL). QRL secretary Ron McAullife negotiated a 21-year lease of Lang Park from the Brisbane City Council in order to give the QRL a financially viable base of operations. The park had only the most basic facilities, and the QRL contributed £17,000 to its development. Lang Park hosted its first game of first grade rugby league during the 1930s, with regular BRL games commencing there in 1955. In 1958, it hosted its first Brisbane rugby league grand final in which Brothers defeated Valleys 22 points to 7.<ref name=ref-gallaway/> A record crowd of 19,824 saw Northern Suburbs defeat Fortitude Valley at Lang Park in the BRL grand final in September 1961.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In the 1960s, Fonda Metassa famously burst from the back of an ambulance to return to the field after being carted off injured in a match for Norths against Redcliffe. As the ground was used increasingly by the QRL, it became no longer viable for use as a public recreation facility due to spoilage of the running track.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> In 1962, the Lang Park Trust was created under an act of Parliament. This allowed for the construction of the Frank Burke Stand (1962), Ron McAuliffe Stand (1975), and the Western Grandstand (1994). The Trust had on its board one member from the Queensland Government, one member from the Brisbane City Council, two members from the Queensland Rugby League and one member from the Brisbane Rugby League.<ref name=ref-king/>

From the 1960s, Lang Park hosted interstate and international rugby league, including the inaugural State of Origin match. Up until 1972, it was the home ground of the Western Suburbs Panthers.Template:Citation needed

NSWRL/ARL years

In 1988, the Brisbane Broncos entered the NSWRL Premiership along with the Gold Coast Chargers and the Newcastle Knights. The Broncos played out of Lang Park from 1988 until 1992, when they moved to the 60,000 capacity ANZ Stadium, the stadium for the 1982 Commonwealth Games. The move occurred due to a dispute over the Broncos sponsor, Power's Brewery, being a competitor of the QRL's sponsor XXXX.Template:Citation needed

In 1994, the stadium's name was changed to Suncorp Stadium, when naming sponsorship was attained by Queensland financial institution, Suncorp. Also in 1994, the Western Stand was built, replacing the Frank Burke Stand.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On 25 May 1997, the 1996/1997 National Soccer League Grand final was played in front of then a capacity crowd of 40,446, where the Brisbane Strikers FC defeated Sydney United FC 2–0.Template:Citation needed

Redevelopment

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The stadium in March 2019

Lang Park was heavily redeveloped in the early 2000s into a 52,500 all-seater state of the art rectangular stadium.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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Suncorp Stadium before the Australia vs Paraguay soccer international in October 2006.

Lang Park suffered significant damage during the 2010–2011 Queensland floods with the entire playing field being covered by flood water.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> An electrical fire started in a transformer room due to water ingress, however there was no major damage from the fire.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Today

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View of playing field from southern end, 13 July 2022.

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Suncorp Stadium southern entrance, 13 July 2022

Although the stadium has been the traditional home of rugby league in Queensland, it has also become the state's premier venue for soccer, as well as rugby union. The re-developed stadium first hosted rugby union games at the 2003 Rugby World Cup and in 2005, the stadium became the new home of the Queensland Reds Super Rugby team when they moved from their former home at Ballymore Stadium.[1] This move caused some disquiet amongst rugby traditionalists, however was accepted by Queensland Rugby Union CEO Theo Psaros, who said that "our hearts may be at Ballymore but our heads say it's time to move.".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The year before the Reds' move, the newly established football team Queensland Roar of the A-League also elected to play their home games at Suncorp Stadium.Template:Citation needed

New Zealand rugby journalist Wynne Gray called Suncorp Stadium perhaps the best rugby stadium in the world. "It is so intimate you can hear the smack of bodies, the boot on leather, you feel the power and rhythm of the games."<ref name=ref-gray/>

The stadium has also been favourably compared to Cardiff's Millennium Stadium and London's Twickenham Stadium.Template:CN

On 29 July 2006, the Bledisloe Cup clash between the Wallabies and the All Blacks returned to Brisbane for the first time in over a decade for the 2006 Tri Nations Series. Though Australia narrowly lost the match, the game saw a new ground record set.Template:Citation needed

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Inside Suncorp Stadium during an NRL game

A month later on 7 October the stadium hosted a 1–1 friendly soccer game between Australia and Paraguay in which Tony Vidmar, Stan Lazaridis, Zeljko Kalac and goal scorer Tony Popovic all retired from international soccer.Template:Citation needed

On 8 November 2006, a crowd of 44,358 saw the Great Britain national rugby league team play against Australia for the last time.

On Wednesday 13 and Thursday 14 December, the stadium hosted its first music concert since the 1980s and the stadium's redevelopment when Robbie Williams performed in front of two 52,413 sell-out crowds during his "Close Encounters" tour of Australia, and was the venue for the U2 360 tour in December 2010. That same month the stadium hosted Bon Jovi as part of The Circle Tour.Template:Citation needed

The Stadium was also the site of the 2011 A-League Grand Final, drawing a crowd of over 50,000. The match was one of the most dramatic in A-League history, with the Brisbane Roar scoring two goals in the last five minutes to level the scores with the Central Coast Mariners after several hundred home supporters had left the stadium early, many returning after hearing the stadium erupt while waiting for the train. The Roar went on to win 4–2 in the penalty shootout, making for an incredible victory.Template:Citation needed

The stadium is also home to the Lang Park Police Citizens Youth Club.Template:Citation needed

American Singer-Songwriter Taylor Swift played at Suncorp Stadium for her Red Tour on 7 December 2013.Template:Citation needed

In September 2016, it was announced that the video screens, originally installed in 2003, would be replaced.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Construction started on the new video screens in March 2017 and was finished in early May 2017 in time for an NRL double header.Template:Citation needed

In 2019, the stadium hosted the NRL's inaugural Magic Round, in which all eight matches in a single round are played at the one venue.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The NRL has an agreement to host its Magic Round in Brisbane until the 2027 season.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The 2025 Magic Round was held at Suncorp Stadium from 1 to 4 May 2025 with a total attendance of 149,329.

In 2020, the Melbourne Storm played their "home" finals at the venue, as it was not possible for the team to play them at its regular home ground, AAMI Park, due to the state of Victoria being locked down during the state's second wave of coronavirus infections.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On 26 June 2021, the Queensland Maroons played at home against the New South Wales Blues in the State of Origin series. Queensland lost the game 26–0, and henceforth the series.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Due to a COVID-19 lockdown in New South Wales, which began on 26 June 2021 and was still in effect into October, the stadium hosted twenty-one extra games on top of its normal commitments to the Brisbane Broncos as well as Magic Round, including the 2021 NRL Grand Final on 3 October 2021.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> This was the second time that a rugby league premiership Grand Final was played outside of Sydney, following the 1997 Super League Grand Final.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In 2023, the stadium hosted several matches of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.Template:Citation needed

Average attendance per team

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2022 State of Origin rugby league, Queensland Maroons v NSW Blues

Team	Sport	Average	Season
Queensland Maroons	Rugby league	52,433 (only one game)	2023
Brisbane Broncos (NRL)	Rugby league	41,612	2023
Dolphins (NRL)	Rugby league	29,516	2023
Brisbane Roar	Association football	18,556	2007–08
Queensland Reds	Rugby union	14,516	2024

Popular culture

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Wally Lewis statue outside Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park), Brisbane (2022)

In the 1980s, Brisbane rugby league icon Wally Lewis became known as The Emperor of Lang Park after his performances in State of Origin matches played at the ground. Brisbane-based beer XXXX, which is brewed at the nearby Castlemaine Brewery, ran a television advertisement celebrating this title in song:

Here's to Wally Lewis for lacing on a boot

Sometimes he plays it rugged, sometimes he plays it cute

He slices through a backline like a Stradbroke Island shark

There's glue on all his fingers, he's the Emperor of Lang Park

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In 2006, Queensland Minister for Sport, Tom Barton introduced the Stadium's Sports Media Hall of Fame which honours the achievements of media representatives who have covered the major football codes played at this historic ground over the past 40 years.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} </ref> So far, there are five inductees: rugby league commentator George Lovejoy, rugby league journalists Jack Reardon and Steve Ricketts, Gerry Collins and Frank O'Callaghan.Template:Citation needed

Statues

There are several commemorative bronze statues outside the stadium:

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• Arthur Beetson (Rugby league)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• John Eales (Rugby union)
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• The Matildas 2023 World Cup team (Soccer)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Awards

In 2009, as part of the Q150 celebrations, Suncorp Stadium (Lang Park) was announced as one of the Q150 Icons of Queensland for its role as a "structure and engineering feat".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Concerts

Date	Performer(s)	Attendance	Notes
13–14 December 2006	Robbie Williams	52,411 (13th) 52,471 (14th) 104,992 (total)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
22 January 2008	The Police	25,391	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
3–4 December 2008	André Rieu	24,236 (3rd) 22,599 (4th) 46,835 (total)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
8–9 December 2010	U2	44,352 (8th) 39,659 (9th) 84,011 (total)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
14 December 2010	Bon Jovi	40,520	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
21 November 2012	Coldplay	52,497	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
13 July 2013	Queensland Music Festival's 'World's Biggest Orchestra'	9,680	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
7 December 2013	Taylor Swift	37,342	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
17 December 2013	Bon Jovi	41,376	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
20 February 2014	Eminem	43,339	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
11 February 2015	One Direction	32,889	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
24 February 2015	Foo Fighters	39,851	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
28 November 2015	Ed Sheeran	46,135	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
5 December 2015	Taylor Swift	46,139	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
6 December 2016	Coldplay	51,059	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
13 March 2017	Justin Bieber	40,102	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
9 December 2017	Paul McCartney	40,150	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
25 January 2018	Foo Fighters	39,190	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
20 & 21 March 2018	Ed Sheeran	53,127 (20th) 53,272 (21st) 106,399 (total)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
6 December 2018	Bon Jovi	32,652	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
19 January 2019	Phil Collins	36,308	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
12 November 2019	U2	45,810	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
13 February 2020	Queen + Adam Lambert	39,756	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
22 November 2022	Guns N' Roses
29 January 2023	Red Hot Chili Peppers	46,835
17–19 February 2023	Ed Sheeran	57,900 (17th) 59,185 (18th) 58,853 (19th) 175,938 (total)	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1 November 2023	Paul McCartney
12 December 2023	Foo Fighters
16 & 17 February 2024 17 March 2024	Pink	46,541 47,283 46,791	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
26 October 2024	Travis Scott	46,773
24 & 25 January 2025	Luke Combs	92,000	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
12 November 2025	Metallica	Upcoming	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
9 December 2025	Lady Gaga	Upcoming

Accessibility

Controversially, the redevelopment was the first major sporting facility in Australia with no car parking, primarily due to concerns with traffic congestion in the surrounding residential neighbourhood. Instead, the stadium's is surrounded by pubs, restaurants, cafes, bars and the XXXX brewery. This together with dedicated pedestrian links to Milton railway station and Brisbane CBD adds to the match day experience and is seen as a model for new stadiums and large entertainment venues. The stadium redevelopment has been the catalyst for the Barracks urban renewal development at Petrie Terrace midway along the dedicated pedestrian link to the CBD.Template:Citation needed

Walking	Pedestrian access Suncorp Stadium is within walking distance of the CBD area of Brisbane.
Ferry	CityCat Suncorp Stadium is within walking distance of the Milton CityCat stop, which opened in January 2015.
Bus	Bus access Suncorp Stadium is close to bus-stops for the 375 City bus. The bus route is Bardon (outbound) – Stafford (via city – inbound). 385 CityXpress "BUZ" bus. The bus route is The Gap (outbound) – City (inbound). The BUZ bus runs every 10–15 minutes, 6am to 11pm, 7 days a week. Frequent shuttle bus services are provided by Transport for Brisbane on match days and for special events, typically from the CBD, Chermside, Carindale and Eight Mile Plains to the bus station under the stadium concourse.
Train	Train access Suncorp Stadium is easily accessible from Milton and Roma Street stations. Ticket holders are granted free transport on match days: with additional trains scheduled to Milton before and after all major events.
Car	There is no public parking at the Stadium. However, paid parking stations are available within 10-minute walking distance in the CBD.

Facts

Record crowd	52,540 – Rugby league, 12 July 2017Template:Citation needed Queensland vs New South Wales 2017 State of Origin series
Video screen	Yes (x2)
Lights	Yes
Sports played	Rugby league, Rugby union, Soccer
Annual events	State of Origin series, Bledisloe Cup, NRL Magic Round
Historic events	1968 Rugby League World Cup 1975 Rugby League World Cup 1977 Rugby League World Cup Inaugural (1980) State of Origin Game 1985-88 Rugby League World Cup 1989-92 Rugby League World Cup 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship – The first golden goal since the 1993 rule change by FIFA was by Australia against Uruguay in a Quarter Final match at the FIFA World Youth Championships at Suncorp Stadium, Qld, Australia 1997 National Soccer League Grand Final – the record NSL Grand Final attendance until 2000 2003 Rugby World Cup 2008 Rugby League World Cup (plus the Final) 2011 Super Rugby Final 2011 A-League Grand Final 2015 A-League Grand Final 2015 AFC Asian Cup Manny Pacquiao vs. Jeff Horn – WBO Welterweight Championship bout 2017 Rugby League World Cup (plus the Final) 2021 NRL Grand Final 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

2015 AFC Asian Cup

Date	Time (UTC+10)	Team #1	Result	Team #2	Round	Attendance
10 January 2015	19:00	Template:Fb	0–1	Template:Fb	Group B	12,557
12 January 2015	19:00	Template:Fb	0–1	Template:Fb	Group D	6,840
14 January 2015	19:00	Template:Fb	2–1	Template:Fb	Group B	13,674
16 January 2015	19:00	Template:Fb	0–1	Template:Fb	Group D	22,941
17 January 2015	19:00	Template:Fb	0–1	Template:Fb	Group A	48,513
19 January 2015	19:00	Template:Fb	1–0	Template:Fb	Group C	11,394
22 January 2015	21:30	Template:Fb	0–2	Template:Fb	Quarter-finals	46,067

2023 FIFA Women's World Cup

Date	Time (UTC+10)	Team #1	Result	Team #2	Round	Attendance
22 July 2023	19:30	Template:Fbw	1–0	Template:Fbw	Group D	44,369
27 July 2023	20:00	Template:Fbw	2–3	Template:Fbw	Group B	49,156
29 July 2023	20:00	Template:Fbw	2–1	Template:Fbw	Group F	49,378
31 July 2023	19:00	Template:Fbw	0–0	Template:Fbw	Group B	24,884
3 August 2023	20:00	Template:Fbw	1–1	Template:Fbw	Group H	38,945
7 August 2023	17:30	Template:Fbw	0–0 (4–2 pen.)	Template:Fbw	Round of 16	49,461
12 August 2023	17:00	Template:Fbw	0–0 (7–6 pen.)	Template:Fbw	Quarter-final	49,461
19 August 2023	18:00	Template:Fbw	2–0	Template:Fbw	Third place play-off	49,461

Controversies

On Thursday, 16 June 2011, The Weekend Australian revealed that Suncorp Stadium was in danger of either losing the hosting rights to all Queensland based NRL finals matches to Sydney, or having its capacity limited to 25,000 seats, due to a condition included in the legislation regarding the Stadium's redevelopment that only 24 'special events' (i.e. with attendance in excess of 25,000) a year can be hosted at the venue. This number of special events was reached when the Brisbane Broncos faced the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in Round 26 of the 2011 NRL Telstra Premiership Season. On 6 September 2011, legislation was passed to lift the crowd capacity limit to 35,000 for those 24 events, enabling the Broncos to host finals matches should they progress that far.<ref name=BrisbaneTimes> Template:Cite news </ref>

The stadium's grass quality was criticised by coaches and players during the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Rugby league test matches

The venue has hosted forty-two Australia internationals. The results were as follows;<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Game #	Date	Opponents	Result	Attendance	Part of
1	30 July 1962	Template:Rl	10–17	34,766	1962 Ashes series
2	22 June 1963	Template:Rl	13–16	30,748	1963 Trans-Tasman Test series
3	20 July 1963	Template:Rl	34–6	10,210
4	4 July 1964	Template:Rl	27–2	20,076
4	16 July 1966	Template:Flagicon Great Britain	6–4	45,057	1966 Ashes series and pre redevelopment attendance record
5	1 July 1967	Template:Flagicon New Zealand	35–22	30,122	1967 Trans-Tasman Test series
6	1 June 1968		31–12	23,608	1968 World Cup
7	8 June 1968	Template:Flagicon France	37–4	32,664	1968 World Cup
8	6 June 1970	Template:Flagicon Great Britain	37–15	42,807	1970 Ashes series
9	15 July 1972	Template:Flagicon New Zealand	31–7	20,847	1972 Trans-Tasman Test series
10	1 June 1975		36–8	12,000	1975 World Cup
11	22 June 1975	Template:Flagicon France	26–6	9,000	1975 World Cup
12	18 June 1977	Template:Flagicon Great Britain	15–5	27,000	1977 World Cup
13	15 July 1978	Template:Flagicon New Zealand	38–7	14,000	1978 Trans-Tasman Test series
14	16 July 1979	Template:Flagicon Great Britain	35–0	23,051	1979 Ashes series
15	18 July 1981	Template:Flagicon France	17–2	14,000
16	3 July 1982	Template:Flagicon New Zealand	11–8	11,400	1982 Trans-Tasman Test series
17	9 July 1983		12–19	15,000	1983 Trans-Tasman Test series
18	26 June 1984	Template:Flagicon Great Britain	18–6	26,534	1984 Ashes series
19	18 June 1985	Template:Flagicon New Zealand	26–20	22,000	1985 Trans-Tasman Test series
20	29 July 1986		32–12	22,811	1985–88 World Cup and 1986 Trans-Tasman Test series
21	21 July 1987		6–13	16,500
22	28 June 1988	Template:Flagicon Great Britain	34–14	27,130	1988 Ashes series
23	31 July 1991	Template:Flagicon New Zealand	40–12	29,139	1989–92 World Cup and 1991 Trans-Tasman Test series
24	3 July 1992	Template:Flagicon Great Britain	16–10	32,313	1989–92 World Cup and 1992 Ashes series
25	30 June 1993	Template:Flagicon New Zealand	16–4	32,000	1993 Trans-Tasman Test series
26	23 June 1995		26–8	25,309	1995 Trans-Tasman Test series
27	14 July 1995		46–10	20,803	1995 Trans-Tasman Test series
28	11 July 1997	File:Winkel triple projection SW.jpg Rest of the World	28–8	14,927	Only test match played for the Establishment Rugby League test team for 1997
29	9 October 1998	Template:Flagicon New Zealand	30–12	18,501
30	22 October 1999	Template:Flagicon Great Britain	42–6	12,511	1999 Tri-Nations
31	25 April 2005	Template:Flagicon New Zealand	32–16	40,317	2005 Anzac Test
32	5 May 2006		50–16	44,191	2006 Anzac Test
33	18 November 2006	Template:Flagicon Great Britain	33–10	44,358	2006 Tri-Nations
34	20 April 2007	Template:Flagicon New Zealand	30–6	35,241	2007 Anzac Test
35	23 November 2008		20–34	50,599	2008 World Cup final. Record Test attendance at Lang Park
36	8 May 2009		38–10	37,152	2009 Anzac Test
37	13 November 2010		12–16	36,299	2010 Four Nations Final
38	25 October 2014		12–30	47,813*	2014 Four Nations
39	3 May 2015		12–26	32,681	2015 Anzac Test
40	23 Nov 2017	Template:Flagicon Fiji	54–6	22,073	2017 Rugby League World Cup Semi-Final
41	2 Dec 2017	Template:Flagicon England	6–0	40,033	2017 Rugby League World Cup final
42	18 Oct 2024	Template:Flagicon Tonga	18–0	33,196	2024 Pacific Championships

It also hosted three non Australia matches. Incidentally, they were all England matches. The first was a 1975 Rugby League World Cup match against Wales on 10 June 1975 with 6,000 in attendance and lost 12 – 7. The second was a 2008 Rugby League World Cup match against New Zealand on 15 November 2008 with 26,659 in attendance and lost 32 – 22. The third and final to date was a 2014 Four Nations match between against Samoa with 47,813 in attendance and was a double header which was followed by the Australia New Zealand match. England won 32 – 26.

Suncorp Stadium hosted two matches of the 2017 Rugby League World Cup. The venue played host to the first semi-final on 24 November and the tournament final on 2 December.

Rugby union internationals

Game #	Date	Competition	Home team		Away team		Attendance
1	27 July 1996	1996 Tri Nations Series	Template:Ru	25	Template:Ru	32	40,167
2	2 August 1997	1997 Tri Nations Series	Template:Ru	32	Template:Ru	20	34,416
3	6 June 1998	1998 Cook Cup	Template:Ru	76	Template:Ru	0	26,691
4	8 August 2003	2003 Tri Nations Series	Template:Ru	29	Template:Ru	9	51,188
5	11 October 2003	2003 Rugby World Cup Pool B	Template:Ru	61	Template:Ru	18	46,795
6	15 October 2003	2003 Rugby World Cup Pool B	Template:Ru	19	Template:Ru	18	30,990
7	18 October 2003	2003 Rugby World Cup Pool A	Template:Ru	90	Template:Ru	8	48,778
8	20 October 2003	2003 Rugby World Cup Pool B	Template:Ru	39	Template:Ru	15	46,796
9	24 October 2003	2003 Rugby World Cup Pool D	Template:Ru	91	Template:Ru	7	47,588
10	8 November 2003	2003 Rugby World Cup Quarter-final 1	Template:Ru	33	Template:Ru	16	45,412
11	9 November 2003	2003 Rugby World Cup Quarter-final 4	Template:Ru	28	Template:Ru	17	45,252
12	26 June 2004	2004 Cook Cup	Template:Ru	51	Template:Ru	15	52,492
13	2 July 2005	2005 Trophée des Bicentenaires	Template:Ru	37	Template:Ru	31	50,826
14	15 July 2006	2006 Tri Nations Series	Template:Ru	49	Template:Ru	0	41,578
15	29 July 2006	2006 Tri Nations Series / Bledisloe Cup	Template:Ru	9	Template:Ru	13	52,498
16	2 June 2007	2007 James Bevan Trophy	Template:Ru	31	Template:Ru	0	41,622
17	5 July 2008	2008 Trophée des Bicentenaires	Template:Ru	40	Template:Ru	10	49,542
18	13 September 2008	2008 Tri Nations Series / Bledisloe Cup	Template:Ru	24	Template:Ru	28	52,328
19	5 September 2009	2009 Tri Nations Series / Mandela Challenge Plate	Template:Ru	21	Template:Ru	6	47,481
20	26 June 2010	2010 Lansdowne Cup	Template:Ru	22	Template:Ru	15	45,498
21	24 July 2010	2010 Tri Nations Series / Mandela Challenge Plate	Template:Ru	30	Template:Ru	13	44,284
22	27 August 2011	2011 Tri Nations Series / Bledisloe Cup	Template:Ru	25	Template:Ru	20	51,858
23	27 August 2011	2012 Bledisloe Cup	Template:Ru	18	Template:Ru	18	51,888
24	9 June 2012	2012 James Bevan Trophy	Template:Ru	27	Template:Ru	19	43,000
25	22 June 2013	2013 Tom Richards Trophy	Template:Ru	21	British & Irish Lions	23	52,499
26	7 September 2013	2013 Rugby Championship / Mandela Challenge Plate	Template:Ru	12	Template:Ru	38	43,715
27	7 June 2014	2014 Trophée des Bicentenaires	Template:Ru	50	Template:Ru	23	33,718
28	18 October 2014	2014 Bledisloe Cup	Template:Ru	28	Template:Ru	29	45,186
29	18 July 2015	2015 Rugby Championship / Mandela Challenge Plate	Template:Ru	24	Template:Ru	20	37,633
30	11 June 2016	2016 Cook Cup	Template:Ru	28	Template:Ru	39	48,735
31	10 September 2016	2016 Rugby Championship / Mandela Challenge Plate	Template:Ru	23	Template:Ru	17	30,327
32	24 June 2017	2017 Italy Tour	Template:Ru	40	Template:Ru	27	21,849
33	21 October 2017	2017 Bledisloe Cup	Template:Ru	23	Template:Ru	18	45,107
34	9 June 2018	2018 Ireland rugby union tour of Australia	Template:Ru	18	Template:Ru	9	46,273
35	27 July 2019	2019 Rugby Championship	Template:Ru	16	Template:Ru	10	31,599
36	7 November 2020	2020 Tri Nations Series	Template:Ru	24	Template:Ru	22	36,000
37	7 July 2021	2021 France rugby union tour of Australia	Template:Ru	23	Template:Ru	21	17,890
38	17 July 2021	2021 France rugby union tour of Australia	Template:Ru	33	Template:Ru	30	34,170
39	18 September 2021	2021 Rugby Championship / Mandela Challenge Plate	Template:Ru	30	Template:Ru	17	40,789
40	18 September 2021	2021 Rugby Championship	Template:Ru	13	Template:Ru	36	38,215
41	9 July 2022	2022 Ella-Mobbs Trophy	Template:Ru	17	Template:Ru	25	46,536
42	10 August 2024	2024 Mandela Challenge Plate	Template:Ru	7	Template:Ru	33	52,019

Men's soccer internationals

Game #	Date	Competition	Home team	Result	Away team	Attendance
1	11 November 1971	Friendly	Template:Fb	2–2	Template:Fb	5040
2	15 June 1983	Friendly	Template:Fb	0–0	Template:Fb	16,000
3	27 September 1985	Friendly	Template:Fb	3–0	Template:Fb	4823
4	8 February 1995	Friendly	Template:Fb	0–0	Template:Fb	13,212
5	25 February 1996	Friendly	Template:Fb	0–2	Template:Fb	10,081
6	21 January 1997	Friendly	Template:Fb	0–3	Template:Fb	15,161
7	21 January 1997	Friendly	Template:Fb	2–1	Template:Fb	15,161
8	25 September 1998	OFC Nations Cup 1998 Group A	Template:Fb	0–1	Template:Fb	900
9	25 September 1998	OFC Nations Cup 1998 Group B	Template:Fb	3–0	Template:Fb	900
10	28 September 1998	OFC Nations Cup 1998 Group A	Template:Fb	8–1	Template:Fb	500
11	28 September 1998	OFC Nations Cup 1998 Group B	Template:Fb	16–0	Template:Fb	600
12	30 September 1998	OFC Nations Cup 1998 Group A	Template:Fb	5–1	Template:Fb	400
13	30 September 1998	OFC Nations Cup 1998 Group B	Template:Fb	3–0	Template:Fb	500
14	2 October 1998	OFC Nations Cup 1998 Semi Final	Template:Fb	1–0	Template:Fb	1200
15	2 October 1998	OFC Nations Cup 1998 Semi Final	Template:Fb	4–2	Template:Fb	1200
16	4 October 1998	OFC Nations Cup 1998 Third-place playoff	Template:Fb	1–0	Template:Fb	2000
17	4 October 1998	OFC Nations Cup 1998 Final	Template:Fb	0–1	Template:Fb	12,000
18	7 October 2006	Friendly	Template:Fb	1–1	Template:Fb	47,609
19	1 June 2008	2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier	Template:Fb	1–0	Template:Fb	48,678
20	15 October 2008	2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier	Template:Fb	4–0	Template:Fb	34,230
21	3 March 2010	2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifier	Template:Fb	1–0	Template:Fb	20,422
22	2 September 2011	2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier	Template:Fb	2–1	Template:Fb	24,540
23	12 June 2012	2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier	Template:Fb	1–1	Template:Fb	40,189
24	10 January 2015	2015 AFC Asian Cup Group B	Template:Fb	0–1	Template:Fb	12,557
25	12 January 2015	2015 AFC Asian Cup Group D	Template:Fb	0–1	Template:Fb	6840
26	14 January 2015	2015 AFC Asian Cup Group B	Template:Fb	2–1	Template:Fb	13,674
27	16 January 2015	2015 AFC Asian Cup Group D	Template:Fb	1–0	Template:Fb	22,941
28	17 January 2015	2015 AFC Asian Cup Group A	Template:Fb	0–1	Template:Fb	48,513
29	19 January 2015	2015 AFC Asian Cup Group C	Template:Fb	1–0	Template:Fb	11,394
30	22 January 2015	2015 AFC Asian Cup Quarter Final	Template:Fb	0–2	Template:Fb	46,067
31	17 November 2018	Friendly	Template:Fb	1–1	Template:Fb	32,922
32	22 September 2022	Friendly	Template:Fb	1–0	Template:Fb	25,392

Women's soccer internationals

Game #	Date	Competition	Home team	Result	Away team	Attendance
1	3 March 2019	Friendly	Template:Flagicon Argentina	0–2	Template:Flagicon New Zealand	5716
2	3 March 2019	Friendly	Template:Flagicon Australia	4–1	Template:Flagicon South Korea	10,520
3	3 September 2022	Friendly	Template:Flagicon Australia	0–1	Template:Flagicon Canada	25,016
4	28 November 2024	Friendly	Template:Flagicon Australia	1-3	Template:Flagicon Brazil	47,501

Boxing

Suncorp Stadium was the host of the Manny Pacquiao vs. Jeff Horn fight for the WBO welterweight championship with 51,052 people in attendance.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

See also

• List of rugby league stadiums by capacity
• Lists of stadiums

External links

• Template:Official website
• Template:Austadiums