PNG Football Stadium

PNG Football Stadium, known by the sponsored name of Santos National Football Stadium and previously as Lloyd Robson Oval until 2015, is a sporting ground in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. It hosted three games for the 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup. It has been the home ground for the Papua New Guinea national rugby league team since 1975. It has a total capacity of approximately 15,000 and is the National Stadium of Papua New Guinea. The stadium was completely redeveloped in preparation for the 2015 Pacific Games.

History Lloyd Robson Oval hosted its first Rugby league international on 6 July 1975 when PNG played host to England who were on their way to Australia and New Zealand for the down under leg of the 1975 World Cup. In front of an enthusiastic crowd of 12,000 England ran out 40–12 winners in what was the Kumuls international debut game.

PNG played the 1982 and 1986 Kangaroos at the oval. The Australians, unbeaten on both Kangaroo Tours, won both games 38-2 and 62-12 respectively. The 1986 game saw the Oval's record attendance when 17,000 enthusiastic fans saw the Kangaroos defeat the Kumuls.

The opening Test match of the 1988 Great Britain Lions tour was played at the Oval between Papua New Guinea and the British before a crowd of 12,107.

Lloyd Robson Oval was the primary venue of the 2009 Pacific Cup. The four round-robin matches were played at the ground on 24–25 October and 31 October, with the final played on 1 November 2009.

The oval is also home of the Port Moresby Vipers and Gulf Isou who play in the PNGNRL Digicel Cup.

Lloyd Robson is also a regular host of the annual rugby league game between the Kumuls and an Australian Prime Minister's XIII at the conclusion of the Australian-based National Rugby League season. These games are usually well attended, with 16,000 attending the game in 2012 won 24–18 by the Mal Meninga coached PM's XIII.

Soccer is also played at the Lloyd Robson Oval, with both the national men's and women's PNG teams, as well as Papua New Guinea National Soccer League playing matches at the ground, though they both generally use the Sir Hubert Murray Stadium.

At the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, it hosted many matches, including the final.

Rugby league test matches List of rugby league test matches played at Lloyd Robson Oval.Lloyd Robson Oval @ Rugby League Project Date Winner Score Runners-up Competition Attendance 6 July 1975 40–12 Friendly 12,000 29 May 1977 37–6 1977 France World Cup tour 14,000 30 July 1978 30–21 1978 Kiwi tour 11,541 25 July 1982 56–5 1982 Kiwi tour 13,000 2 October 1982 38–2 1982 Kangaroo tour 15,000 17 August 1986 24–22 1985–1988 World Cup 15,000 4 October 1986 62–12 17,000 12 July 1987 36–22 1987 Kiwi tour 15,000 2 June 1990 40–8 1989–1992 World Cup 7,837 11 August 1990 18–10 7,837 13 October 1991 40–6 14,500 31 May 1992 20–14 1992 Lions tour 7,294 26 June 1994 29–22 1994 France tour 5,000 27 October 1994 30–16 1994 Kiwi tour 15,000 6 October 1996 52–6 Friendly 15,000 17 June 2001 40–6 2001 France tour 15,000 7 October 2001 54–12 Friendly 14,000 24 October 2009 24–22 2009 Pacific Cup 3,269 25 October 2009 44–14 9,813 31 October 2009 26–16 2,000 1 November 2009 42–14 10,151 28 October 2017 50–6 2017 World Cup 14,800 5 November 2017 14–6 14,800 12 November 2017 64–0 14,800 15 October 2023 46–10 2023 Pacific Bowl 7,133 22 October 2023 22–18 7,133 29 October 2023 16–43 14,546 5 November 2023 12–32 14,809 3 November 2024 42–20 2024 Pacific Bowl Unknown

PNG Football Stadium

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