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Forsyth Barr Stadium

Dunedin, New Zealand

30,748

recorded capacity

1 block = 1,000 placesoutline continues to Eden Park, 50,000

Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin is the 2nd-southernmost of the 2,233 stadiums on this site. It is also the 3rd-largest and 2nd-newest (opened 2011) of the 17 listed stadiums in New Zealand.

It is one of 20 stadiums on this site with a fixed roof over the field. Its nearest listed neighbour, Queenstown Events Centre, is 169 km away: the 5th-most remote position of the 74 listed stadiums in Oceania.

Listed for
Rugby union
Tenants
Otago, Highlanders, Southern United FC
Surface
Hybrid grass
Roof
Fixed roof (covered)
Position
45.87° S, 170.52° E

Compare with another stadium

Where it stands in New Zealand

  1. Eden Park19,252 more50,000
  2. Wellington Regional Stadium3,752 more34,500
  3. Forsyth Barr Stadium30,748
  4. Owen Delany Park748 fewer30,000
  5. Stadium Taranaki748 fewer30,000
  6. Te Kaha748 fewer30,000
  7. 11 more listed stadiums

All 17 listed in New Zealand

From the record

Construction began
2009
Owner
Dunedin City Council
Operator
Dunedin Venues Management Ltd
Architect
Jasmax Populous
Recorded construction cost
NZ$ 198.3 million
Record attendance
37,000 (2024)
Share of listed capacity in New Zealand
7.5%
Compared with the median in New Zealand
1.5 times the median capacity of 21,000 across its 17 listed stadiums
Opened in the 2010s in New Zealand
1 of the 17 listed stadiums, this one included
Nearest larger listed stadium
Wellington Regional Stadium, 615 km

Nearest listed stadiums

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  1. Queenstown Events Centre · north-west19,000 places, opened 1997168.6 km
  2. Rugby Park Stadium · west18,000 places, opened 1908177.3 km
  3. Te Kaha · north-east30,000 places, opened 2026309.0 km
  4. Wellington Regional Stadium · north-east34,500 places, opened 2000615.5 km
  5. Arena Manawatu · north-east15,000 places, opened 1886738.3 km

Source: Wikipedia, Forsyth Barr Stadium.