Spencer Park (currently known as Gioca Stadium for sponsorship reasons) is a football stadium located in the suburb of Newmarket, 4km north of the Brisbane CBD, Queensland, Australia. It is home to National Premier Leagues Queensland team Brisbane City FC.
The stadium, while officially holding 10,000,Spencer Park Austadiums seats only 3,000 under the grandstand, the Gino Merlo Stand.Facilities Brisbane City Football Club The grandstand is mainly concrete steps with a small number of seats in the middle of the stand. There are also corporate boxes at the back of the grandstand.There are 4 entrances to the grandstand, 2 on each end and 2 in the middle, which are directly above the home and away changing room tunnels. The stadium entrances are controlled for some major events, where Brisbane City FC or Football Queensland typically charge for stadium entry at the gates, (e.g. $2 children, $5 adult, $10 family). There are also tables for seating outside the clubhouse.
At the clubhouse Brisbane City FC runs Wood-fired Pizza and Ribs events, where Italian foods are served cooked in two wood-fired pizza ovens built in 2023.
History The stadium opened in 1963 on the site of an old Brisbane City Council waste disposal site, and underwent a major renovation in 1981 with the construction of the Gino Merlo Stand.History Brisbane City Football Club Since then there have been three sponsor based naming changes, with current naming rights given through to Brisbane City FC apparel partner GIOCA. +Names given to Spencer Park Football FieldNameDurationGoica Stadium2026-presentImperial Corp Stadium2022-2026Corporate Travel Management (CTM) Stadium2015-2022Spencer Park1963–2014 Spencer Park was selected by FIFA for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup as a Training Site, with major renovations undertaken.
It used to be the location of La Rustica restaurant, where traditional Italian foods were served.
In September 2025, Brisbane Roar announced that the women's team would play at Spencer Park for the 2025–26 season.
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