The Coffs Harbour International Stadium, currently known as the C.ex Coffs International Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium located in the coastal city of Coffs Harbour, New South Wales.
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.BCU International Stadium , City of Coffs Harbour. The record attendance for a sporting event is 12,000.Matildas want a sea of gold , The Coffs Coast Advocate, 6 June 2007.
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. The Sydney Swans played a AFL Women's league game at the stadium in 2024, and will return in 2025.
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.DateTeamsSportCompetitionCrowd1 16 February 2013 South Sydney Rabbitohs vs. Newcastle Knights Rugby league NRL (preseason) 10,8382 3 January 2024 Sydney Sixers vs. Brisbane HeatCricketBBL 10,3723 20 May 2023 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks vs. Newcastle Knights Rugby league NRL 10,1564 5 January 2020 Sydney Sixers vs. Adelaide StrikersCricketBBL 9,8345 17 January 2023 Sydney Sixers vs. Adelaide StrikersCricketBBL 9,5766 17 February 2007 Gold Coast Titans vs. Melbourne StormRugby leagueNRL (preseason) 9,5007 18 June 2022 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks vs. Gold Coast Titans Rugby league NRL 9,0588 5 July 2024 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks vs. Gold Coast Titans Rugby league NRL 8,6739 3 May 2007 City vs. Country Rugby league City vs Country Origin 8,14910 19 January 2003 New South Wales Blues vs. Western Warriors Cricket ING Cup 8,000
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