Rod Laver Arena
Melbourne, Australia
14,820
recorded capacity
1 block = 1,000 placesoutline continues to Melbourne Cricket Ground, 100,024
Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne was a venue of the 2006 Commonwealth Games. It is one of 48 stadiums on this site with a retractable roof.
It opened in 1988. The nearest listed stadium is John Cain Arena, 0.3 km away.
- Tenants
- Australian Open
- Roof
- Retractable roof
- Position
- 37.82° S, 144.98° E
Where it stands in Australia
- Melbourne Cricket Ground85,204 more100,024
- 32 more listed stadiums
- Perth Arena680 more15,500
- Endeavour Field180 more15,000
- Manuka Oval180 more15,000
- Rod Laver Arena14,820
- Cazalys Stadium1,320 fewer13,500
- Princes Park1,820 fewer13,000
- Marrara Oval2,605 fewer12,215
- 17 more listed stadiums
From the record
- Construction began
- 1985
- Owner
- Government of Victoria
- Operator
- Melbourne and Olympic Park Trust
- Architect
- Peddle Thorp Learmonth Cox Architecture
- Recorded construction cost
- A$ 94 million
- Record attendance
- 26,000 (2025)
- Opening order in Australia
- 40th of 57, earliest first
- Share of listed capacity in Australia
- 1.0%
- Latest renovation or expansion
- 1995, more recent than 0 of the other 8 listed stadiums in Australia with such a year
- Compared with the median in Australia
- 0.8 times the median capacity of 17,500 across its 57 listed stadiums
- Opened in the 1980s in Australia
- 3 of the 57 listed stadiums, this one included
- Nearest larger listed stadium
- Melbourne Cricket Ground, 0.5 km
- Listed stadiums within 10 km
- 6
Chronology
- 1988 Opened
- 1995 Renovated
- 2006 Commonwealth Games venue
Nearest listed stadiums
- John Cain Arena · south-east10,300 places, opened 20000.3 km
- Melbourne Cricket Ground · north-east100,024 places, opened 18530.5 km
- Melbourne Rectangular Stadium · south-east30,050 places, opened 20100.6 km
- Lakeside Stadium · south-west12,000 places, opened 18782.4 km
- Docklands Stadium · west56,347 places, opened 20002.8 km
Source: Wikipedia, Rod Laver Arena.