Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre

Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre
View of a stadium's exterior, with its support columns and seating bowl visible
Exterior of the main stadium from Kessels Road, photographed in November 2009
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Former namesQueen Elizabeth II Jubilee Sports Centre (1977–1993)
Location
Coordinates27°33′30″S 153°3′44″E / 27.55833°S 153.06222°E / -27.55833; 153.06222
OwnerQueensland Government
OperatorStadiums Queensland
Capacity
  • 48,500 (main stadium)
  • 2,100 (State Athletics Facility)
Record attendance58,912 (1997 Super League Grand Final)
Opened1975
Tenants

The Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre (QSAC /ˈkjzæk/ KEW-zak, formerly known as the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Sports Centre) is a multi-purpose sports facility in Nathan, Queensland, located 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) south-east of the Brisbane CBD. Its main stadium – formerly known as QEII Stadium, and later ANZ Stadium under a naming rights agreement with ANZ – accommodates 48,500 spectators, while its smaller State Athletics Facility accommodates 2,100 spectators. Both stadiums feature Rekortan running tracks and natural grass fields. The Queensland Academy of Sport, Queensland State Netball Centre, and a complex of beach volleyball courts are also housed at the facility. QSAC is owned by the Queensland Government, and its main stadium and State Athletics Facility are operated through its agency, Stadiums Queensland.

As a track and field venue, the main stadium hosted competitions at the 1982 Commonwealth Games, 2001 Goodwill Games, and eleven editions of the Australian Athletics Championships; most recently its 2022–23 edition. It is currently planned to be renovated to host competitions at the 2032 Summer Olympics. As a rugby league venue, the main stadium was home to the Brisbane Broncos from 1993 to 2003, when the club left Lang Park and subsequently returned following its redevelopment. During this tenure, it hosted the 1994 World Club Challenge and the only Super League Grand Final in 1997, amid the Super League war. The main stadium has also hosted numerous concerts, occasional soccer matches, and a semi-final of the 1999 Davis Cup in tennis.