The Gabba
Brisbane, Australia
37,000
recorded capacity
1 block = 1,000 placesoutline continues to Melbourne Cricket Ground, 100,024
The Gabba in Brisbane is the 5th-oldest (opened 1895) of the 36 stadiums listed for rugby league in Australia on this site. It was a venue of the 2000 Summer Olympics.
The nearest listed stadium is Lang Park, 3.7 km away.
- Listed for
- Athletics, Australian rules football, cricket and rugby league
- Tenants
- Queensland Bulls, Brisbane Lions, Brisbane Heat
- Position
- 27.49° S, 153.04° E
Where it stands in Australia
- Melbourne Cricket Ground63,024 more100,024
- 7 more listed stadiums
- Sydney Cricket Ground11,000 more48,000
- Sydney Football Stadium5,500 more42,500
- Kardinia Park3,000 more40,000
- The Gabba37,000
- Newcastle International Sports Centre4,000 fewer33,000
- Melbourne Rectangular Stadium6,950 fewer30,050
- Western Sydney Stadium7,000 fewer30,000
- 42 more listed stadiums
From the record
- Owner
- Queensland Government
- First men's Test
- 1931
- Share of listed capacity in Australia
- 2.6%
- Compared with the median in Australia
- 2.1 times the median capacity of 17,500 across its 57 listed stadiums
- Opened in the 1890s in Australia
- 4 of the 57 listed stadiums, this one included
- Also opened in 1895 in Australia
- Fremantle Oval
- Nearest larger listed stadium
- Lang Park, 3.7 km
- Listed stadiums within 10 km
- 3
Chronology
- 1895 Opened
- 2000 Summer Olympics venue
Nearest listed stadiums
- Lang Park · north-west52,500 places, opened 19143.7 km
- Brisbane Showgrounds · north25,490 places, opened 18864.0 km
- Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre · south48,500 places, opened 19758.4 km
- Dolphin Stadium · north10,000 places, opened 197930.3 km
- Carrara Stadium · south-east50,000 places, opened 198766.3 km
Source: Wikipedia, The Gabba.