Newcastle International Sports Centre
Newcastle International Sports Centre is a multi purpose in Newcastle, Australia that opened in 1970. Its recorded capacity is 33,000.
Key facts
Newcastle International Sports Centre is a multi purpose in Newcastle, Australia that opened in 1970. Its recorded capacity is 33,000. It is owned by Government of New South Wales and Government of New South Wales. It is operated by Venues NSW. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 2 names in total, including Marathon Stadium. Current tenants are Newcastle Knights, Hunter Eagles, Newcastle Jets FC, Newcastle Knights (women's rugby league), Newcastle Knights, Newcastle Jets FC.
- Location
- Newcastle, Australia
- Type
- Multi purpose
- Capacity
- 33,000
- Opened
- 1970
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Government of New South Wales, Government of New South Wales
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 4
- Playing surface
- Natural grass
Newcastle International Sports Centre is at latitude -32.918889, longitude 151.726667, in Newcastle, 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
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | -32.918889 |
| Longitude | 151.726667 |
| City | Newcastle |
| Region | Newcastle |
| Country | Australia |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Natural grass | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
Newcastle International Sports Centre has carried 5 recorded names. EnergyAustralia Stadium (2001–10) (no sponsor) ran Present. Hunter Stadium (2012–16) (no sponsor) ran Present. International Sports Centre (1970–91) (no sponsor) ran Present. Marathon Stadium (no sponsor) ran 1992 to 2001. Ausgrid Stadium (no sponsor) ran 2011 to present. The average tenure of a name here is 9 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EnergyAustralia Stadium (2001–10) | None | Present | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Hunter Stadium (2012–16) | None | Present | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| International Sports Centre (1970–91) | None | Present | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Marathon Stadium | None | 1992 to 2001 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Ausgrid Stadium | None | 2011 to present | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Government of New South Wales | 1970 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | Government of New South Wales | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Venues NSW | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle Knights | National Rugby League | Present | Current | Source |
| Hunter Eagles | A-League Men, National Rugby League | Present | Current | Source |
| Newcastle Jets FC | A-League Men | Present | Current | Source |
| Newcastle Knights (women's rugby league) | A-League Men, National Rugby League | 1970 to present | Current | Source |
| Newcastle Knights | National Rugby League | 1970 to present | Current | Source |
| Newcastle Jets FC | A-League Men | 1970 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
19 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 2959 | 2026-10 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Ausgrid Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Marathon Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | International Sports Centre (1970–91) | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Hunter Stadium (2012–16) | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | EnergyAustralia Stadium (2001–10) | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 41842 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 41841 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 41840 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 41839 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 41838 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 35676 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 35675 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 35674 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 35673 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1374590121 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Newcastle_International_Sports_Centre | Newcastle International Sports Centre | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 892 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 822 | 2026-09 |
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:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: