Eden Park

For other places with the same name, see Eden Park (disambiguation).

Eden Park
New Zealand's National Stadium
Aerial view of Eden Park (left) and its Outer Oval (right) in February 2023
Map
LocationKingsland, New Zealand
Coordinates36°52′30″S 174°44′41″E / 36.87500°S 174.74472°E / -36.87500; 174.74472
OwnerEden Park Trust Board
OperatorEden Park Trust Board
Capacity50,000 (Football codes - with standard seating)[1][2]

60,000 (Rugby union and league - with temporary seating)[3]

42,000 (Cricket)[4]
Record attendance61,240 (New Zealand vs South Africa, 1 September 1956)
SurfaceMOTZ turf
Construction
Opened1900; 124 years ago (1900)
ArchitectHOK Sports, now Populous (reconstruction)
Structural engineerConnell Wagner, now Aurecon (reconstruction)
Tenants
Blues (1996–present)
Auckland Rugby (1913–present)
Auckland Cricket (1903–present)
New Zealand Warriors (season openers) (2011–2014)
NRL Auckland Nines (2014–2017)
Ground information
End names
Broadcasting End
Terraces End
International information
First Test14–17 February 1930:
 New Zealand v  England
Last Test22–26 March 2018:
 New Zealand v  England
First ODI22 February 1976:
 New Zealand v  India
Last ODI25 March 2023:
 New Zealand v  Sri Lanka
First T20I17 February 2005:
 New Zealand v  Australia
Last T20I25 February 2024:
 New Zealand v  Australia
First women's Test26–29 March 1949:
 New Zealand v  England
Last women's Test27–29 December 1957:
 New Zealand v  England
First WODI20 January 1988:
 New Zealand v  Australia
Last WODI20 March 2022:
 New Zealand v  England
First WT20I22 February 2012:
 New Zealand v  England
Last WT20I1 April 2021:
 New Zealand v  Australia
As of 25 February 2024
Source: Cricinfo
Eden Park Outer Oval
Ground information
LocationAuckland
End names
City End
Sandringham End
International information
First WODI10 January 1982:
 Australia v  India
Last WODI27 January 2020:
 New Zealand v  South Africa
As of 21 January 2024
Source: Cricinfo

Eden Park is a sports venue in Auckland, New Zealand. It is located three kilometres southwest of the Auckland CBD, on the boundary between the suburbs of Mount Eden and Kingsland. The main stadium has a nominal capacity of 50,000,[5] and is sometimes referred to as New Zealand's national stadium.[6] The stadium is used primarily for rugby union in winter and cricket in summer, and has also hosted rugby league and association football matches, as well as concerts and cultural events. It is owned and operated by the Eden Park Trust Board, whose headquarters are located in the stadium.

Eden Park is considered one of international rugby union's most difficult grounds for visiting sides. New Zealand's national rugby union team, nicknamed the All Blacks, have been unbeaten at this venue in 50 consecutive test matches stretching back to 1994.[7] Eden Park is the site of the 2021 Te Matatini.[8] It was the site for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup, the final of the 2021 Women's Rugby World Cup and staged the opening match of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. In 2011 it hosted pool games, two quarter-finals, both semi-finals and the final of 2011 Rugby World Cup. In doing so it became the first stadium in the world to host two Rugby World Cup finals, having held the inaugural final in 1987.[9] It was a venue for the 2015 Cricket World Cup, which was jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand.[10] Eden Park also hosted the Final of the 1985-1988 Rugby League World Cup.

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  2. ^ "About Eden Park". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  3. ^ "10,000 Eden Park seats". Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  4. ^ Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand Archived 9 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved on 29 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Iconic New Zealand rugby grounds". Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Your guide to all the 2023 Women's World Cup stadiums, with photos". 11 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Eden Park: The All Blacks' happy place and the Wallabies' worst nightmare". Stuff. 21 August 2018. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  8. ^ Campbell, Georgina; Tapaleao, Vaimoana (24 February 2019). "Eden Park to host Te Matatini 2021". New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 10 September 2019. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  9. ^ EDEN PARK Auckland, New Zealand Archived 8 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine espn.co.uk. Retrieved on 30 November 2015.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP 2015 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).