Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre
Brisbane (Nathan), Queensland, Australia
Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre, Brisbane (Nathan), Australia — opened 1993, 220 rugby league games hosted, home of Brisbane Broncos (1993-2002, known during this era as QEII Stadium).
Sourcing caveat: Sources disagree on the venue's exact opening year (1975 vs 1978) and on the precise capacity figure during the Broncos era (48,500 vs 60,000); both are noted here rather than picking one. A full list of Test matches hosted 1993-2002 was not identified in sources found.
Ground facts
| Opened | 1993 (The venue itself opened in the mid-1970s (sources differ, 1975 or 1978) and hosted the main stadium events of the 1982 Commonwealth Games under the name Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Sports Centre; 1993 marks the start of its use as the Brisbane Broncos' home ground, the year covered by this site's venue database.) |
| Home club | Brisbane Broncos (1993-2002, known during this era as QEII Stadium) |
| Closed | 2002 |
| Site today | Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre (QSAC) — still standing, now used primarily for athletics events rather than rugby league |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 220 |
| Top recorded crowd | 58,912 (58,912 (1997 Super League Grand Final, Brisbane Broncos def. Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 26-8)) |
| Capacity | 48,500 (most-cited figure; some sources give a higher Broncos-era capacity of around 60,000 — not fully reconciled) |
| World Club Challenge finals hosted | 2 |
| Surface | Natural grass playing field, surrounded by a synthetic (Rekortan) athletics track |
| Years used | 1993–2003 |
| Location | Brisbane (Nathan), Queensland |
Name history
- Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Sports Centre — 1975/78–1993
- QEII Stadium — 1993–2002, in everyday rugby league use
- Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre (QSAC) — 2003–present
Rugby league history
The Broncos moved here for the 1993 season after a sponsorship clash forced them out of Lang Park — their backer, Powers Brewery, competed with the Queensland Rugby League's own sponsor, XXXX. Playing as 'QEII Stadium' for a decade, the ground hosted the 1994 World Club Challenge, the 1997 Super League Grand Final (still the ground's record rugby league crowd), and State of Origin games during the early 2000s, before the Broncos returned to a redeveloped Lang Park — reopened as Suncorp Stadium — for the 2003 season.
Historic Test matches, Cup & Grand Finals hosted
- 1994 World Club Challenge
- 1997 Super League Grand Final — Brisbane Broncos 26-8 Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, attendance 58,912
Pre-dates the site's structured match-by-match records for these competitions, so listed here as sourced facts rather than linked match pages.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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