Canberra Stadium

Canberra Stadium is a multi purpose in Belconnen, Australia that opened in 1976. Its recorded capacity is 25,011.

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Canberra Stadium
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Key facts

Canberra Stadium is a multi purpose in Belconnen, Australia that opened in 1976. Its recorded capacity is 25,011. It is owned by Sports Australia. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are Canberra Raiders, ACT Brumbies, Canberra City FC, Fitzroy Football Club, 2000 Summer Olympics, 2003 Rugby World Cup, Canberra Raiders, Canberra Raiders, ACT Brumbies, 2003 Rugby World Cup, Canberra Cosmos, Canberra A-League Bid, Canberra City FC, 1977 Pacific Conference Games.

Location
Belconnen, Australia
Type
Multi purpose
Capacity
25,011
Opened
1976
Status
Active
Current owner
Sports Australia
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
1
Playing surface
Natural grass
Location of Canberra Stadium
Canberra Stadium

Canberra Stadium is at latitude -35.25, longitude 149.102778, in Belconnen, Australia. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

Data table for this chart
Recorded location of Canberra Stadium
FieldValue
Latitude-35.25
Longitude149.102778
CityBelconnen
RegionBelconnen
CountryAustralia
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Canberra Stadium
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceNatural grassWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of Canberra Stadium

Canberra Stadium has carried 2 recorded names. Bruce Stadium (no sponsor) ran Present. National Athletics Stadium (no sponsor) ran Present.

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Every recorded name of Canberra Stadium, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Bruce StadiumNonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
National Athletics StadiumNonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Canberra Stadium, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerSports Australia1976 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource

Tenants

Tenants of Canberra Stadium and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Canberra RaidersNational Rugby LeaguePresentCurrentSource
ACT BrumbiesSuper RugbyPresentCurrentSource
Canberra City FCNational Rugby League, Super RugbyPresentCurrentSource
Fitzroy Football ClubNational Rugby League, Super RugbyPresentCurrentSource
2000 Summer OlympicsNational Rugby League, Super RugbyPresentCurrentSource
2003 Rugby World CupNational Rugby League, Super RugbyPresentCurrentSource
Canberra RaidersNational Rugby League, Super Rugby1976 to presentCurrentSource
Canberra RaidersNational Rugby League1976 to presentCurrentSource
ACT BrumbiesSuper Rugby1976 to presentCurrentSource
2003 Rugby World CupNational Rugby League, Super Rugby1976 to presentCurrentSource
Canberra CosmosNational Rugby League, Super Rugby1976 to presentCurrentSource
Canberra A-League BidNational Rugby League, Super Rugby1976 to presentCurrentSource
Canberra City FCNational Rugby League, Super Rugby1976 to presentCurrentSource
1977 Pacific Conference GamesNational Rugby League, Super Rugby1976 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

22 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for Canberra Stadium
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set29442026-10
28 September 2026venue_names(created)not setNational Athletics Stadium2026-09
28 September 2026venue_names(created)not setBruce Stadium2026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set417792026-09
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28 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13720725092026-09
28 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleCanberra_StadiumCanberra Stadium2026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set9412026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set8882026-09

Sources and licenses

Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: Canberra Stadium (revision 1372072509). Wikidata item: Q1032882.