Newcastle International Sports Centre

Newcastle International Sports Centre
Main grandstand
Newcastle International Sports Centre is located in New South Wales
Newcastle International Sports Centre
Newcastle International Sports Centre
Location within New South Wales
Full nameHunter International Sports Centre
Former namesInternational Sports Centre (1970–91)
Marathon Stadium (1992–2001)
EnergyAustralia Stadium (2001–10)
Ausgrid Stadium (2011)
Hunter Stadium (2012–16)
LocationNew Lambton, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates32°55′08″S 151°43′36″E / 32.91889°S 151.72667°E / -32.91889; 151.72667
Public transitTurton Road
OwnerGovernment of New South Wales
OperatorVenues NSW
TypeStadium
Genre(s)Sporting events
Capacity30,000[1] (23,000 seated)[2]
Record attendance42,000 (1990, 1989 Newcastle earthquake relief concert)[3]
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Broke ground1967
Opened10 April 1970 (1970-04-10)
Renovated2003–05, 2008–11
Tenants
Newcastle Knights (NRL) (1988–present)
Hunter Eagles (ABL) (1994–1998)
Newcastle Jets FC (A-League) (2000–present)
Website
hunterstadium.com.au

Newcastle International Sports Centre, currently known as McDonald Jones Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose sports stadium located in Newcastle, Australia. The ground is home to the Newcastle Knights (National Rugby League) and Newcastle Jets FC (A-League). It is owned by the Government of New South Wales and is administered by Venues NSW . Due to past sponsorship deals, the ground has been previously known as Marathon Stadium, EnergyAustralia Stadium, Ausgrid Stadium and Hunter Stadium. Newcastle International Sports Centre is also known as Newcastle Stadium when in use during AFC competitions due to conflicting sponsorship reasons.

  1. ^ "McDonald Jones Stadium". Austadiums. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ Bossi, Dominic (19 January 2015). "Socceroos Asian Cup semi-final won't be moved to Sydney despite Hunter Stadium limitations". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  3. ^ Tarala, Kate (17 January 2013). "VIDEOS, GALLERY: Golden gig that rocked Newcastle". Newcastle Herald. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.