Willows Sports Complex
Willows Sports Complex is a multi purpose in Townsville, Australia that opened in 1994. Its recorded capacity is 26,500.
Key facts
Willows Sports Complex is a multi purpose in Townsville, Australia that opened in 1994. Its recorded capacity is 26,500. It is owned by Queensland Government and Queensland Government. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. Current tenants are North Queensland Cowboys, North Queensland Cowboys, Northern Fury FC, 2003 Rugby World Cup.
- Location
- Townsville, Australia
- Type
- Multi purpose
- Capacity
- 26,500
- Opened
- 1994
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Queensland Government, Queensland Government
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 3
- Playing surface
- Natural grass
Willows Sports Complex is at latitude -19.316111, longitude 146.711944, in Townsville, 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 | -19.316111 |
| Longitude | 146.711944 |
| City | Townsville |
| Region | Townsville |
| 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
Willows Sports Complex has carried 4 recorded names. 1300SMILES Stadium (no sponsor) ran Present. Dairy Farmers Stadium (no sponsor) ran Present. Malanda Stadium (no sponsor) ran Present. Stockland Stadium (no sponsor) ran Present.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1300SMILES Stadium | None | Present | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Dairy Farmers Stadium | None | Present | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Malanda Stadium | None | Present | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Stockland Stadium | None | Present | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Queensland Government | 1994 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | Queensland Government | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
| Tenant | Competitions | Period | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Queensland Cowboys | A-League Men | Present | Current | Source |
| North Queensland Cowboys | A-League Men | 1994 to present | Current | Source |
| Northern Fury FC | A-League Men | 1994 to present | Current | Source |
| 2003 Rugby World Cup | A-League Men | 1994 to present | Current | Source |
Recorded changes
14 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 | 3141 | 2026-10 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Stockland Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Malanda Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Dairy Farmers Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | 1300SMILES Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42392 | 2026-09 |
| 29 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 42391 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37376 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37375 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37374 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 37373 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372252068 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Willows_Sports_Complex | Willows Sports Complex | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 830 | 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: