Sir John Guise Stadium

Sir John Guise Stadium
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LocationWards Strip,
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea[1]
Coordinates9°26′27″S 147°11′07″E / 9.440893°S 147.185355°E / -9.440893; 147.185355
OperatorPNG Sports Foundation[1]
Capacity15,000[5]
SurfaceGrass[4]
Construction
Opened1991[2]
Renovated2012–2015[3]
Construction cost134M PGK (Renovation only)[2]
ArchitectNorman Disney & Young (Renovation only)[5]
Tenants
Papua New Guinea national football team

The Sir John Guise Stadium is a multi-sport and athletics venue located in Port Moresby, the capital city of Papua New Guinea, and is part of the larger Sir John Guise Sports Precinct which also includes an indoor arena, beach volleyball/hockey court, and aquatics center.[3] The stadium is named after Sir John Guise, the first Governor-General of Papua New Guinea.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Papua New Guinea Sports Foundation". Papua New Guinea Sports Foundation. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b "PM Official Opens Sir John Guise Stadium for Games". PNG Mirror. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Sir John Guise Precinct". Port Moresby 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Soccerway profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Sir John Guise Stadium Redevelopment, PNG". Norman Disney & Young. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  6. ^ Moore, Clive. "Guise, Sir John (1914–1991)". Australian National University. Retrieved 26 May 2016.