This is a list of British rugby league stadiums. ranked in descending order of capacity. There is a large number of rugby league stadiums and pitches in England, and a definitive list of stadiums would be impossible to produce. This list, therefore, is limited to stadiums that meet one of the following criteria based on current capacity: Used by a club in the professional pyramid Has a capacity of at least 3,000. Teams outside of the UK that compete in the British rugby league system are included but not ranked.

Existing stadiums OverallRank Stadium Town / City Capacity Team League 1 Odsal Stadium Bradford Bradford BullsSuper League 2 MKM Stadium Hull Hull F.C.Super League 3 Brick Community Stadium Wigan Wigan WarriorsSuper League 4 Headingley Headingley, Leeds Leeds Rhinos, Leeds Rhinos WomenSuper LeagueWomen's Super League   Stade Ernest-Wallon Toulouse Toulouse Olympique Super League 5 BrewDog Stadium St Helens St Helens, St Helens WomenSuper LeagueWomen's Super League 6 Eco-Power Stadium Doncaster DoncasterChampionship 7 Halliwell Jones Stadium Warrington Warrington WolvesSuper League 8 Boundary Park Oldham OldhamChampionship 9 Halton Stadium Widnes Widnes VikingsChampionship   Stade Gilbert Brutus Perpignan Catalans Dragons Super League 10 Craven Park Hull Hull Kingston RoversSuper League 11 Salford Community Stadium Barton upon Irwell, Salford SalfordChampionship 12 Leigh Sports Village Leigh Leigh Leopards Leigh Leopards WomenSuper LeagueWomen's Super League 13 Wheldon Road Castleford Castleford TigersSuper League 14 The Shay Halifax Halifax PanthersChampionship 15 Kingston Park Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle ThunderChampionship 16 Derwent Park Workington Workington TownChampionship 17 Spotland Stadium Rochdale Rochdale HornetsChampionship 18 Post Office Road Featherstone Featherstone RoversChampionship 19 Belle Vue Wakefield Wakefield TrinityChampionship 20 Plough Lane Wimbledon, London London BroncosChampionship 21 York Community Stadium Huntington, York York Knights, York ValkyrieSuper LeagueWomen's Super League 22 Craven Park Barrow in Furness Barrow Raiders, Barrow Raiders LadiesChampionshipWomen's Super League 23 Cougar Park Keighley Keighley CougarsChampionship 24 Mount Pleasant Batley Batley BulldogsChampionship 25 Recreation Ground Whitehaven WhitehavenChampionship 26 Eirias Stadium Colwyn Bay North Wales Crusaders Championship 27 The Gnoll Neath , N/A 28 Crown Flatt Dewsbury Huddersfield Giants Dewsbury RamsSuper League Championship 29 Fartown Ground Huddersfield St Joseph's ARLChttps://www.huddersfieldcricketleague.co.uk/blog/throwback-to-fartown-an-iconic-ground 30 South Leeds Stadium Beeston, Leeds HunsletChampionship 31 Olympic Legacy Stadium Sheffield Sheffield EaglesChampionship 32 Heywood Road Sale Swinton LionsChampionship 33 Edge Hall Road Wigan Wigan Warriors WomenWomen's Super League

Former stadiums

Stadiums no longer used for rugby league StadiumCityClubCapacityLast usedAlexander StadiumBirmingham Midlands Hurricanes18,0002025 Barnet Copthall Hendon, London London Broncos 10,500 1995 Brewery Field Bridgend Crusaders 8,000 2009 Butts Park Arena Coventry Coventry Bears 4,000 2021 Coundon Road Stadium Coventry Coventry Bears 9,000 2004 Craven Cottage Fulham, London London Broncos 22,384 1984 Crystal Palace National Sports Centre Crystal Palace, London London Broncos 16,000 1993 Deepdale Preston Lancashire Lynx 23,404 2000 Elland Road Beeston, Leeds Hunslet 37,608 1995 Leeds Greyhound Stadium Beeston, Leeds Hunslet 1980 Gateshead International Stadium Gateshead Gateshead Thunder 11,800 2014 Griffin Park Brentford, London London Broncos 12,300 2006 The Gnoll Heath South Wales Scorpions 6,000 2013 Iffley Road Oxford Oxford 500 2017Kirklees StadiumHuddersfield Huddersfield Giants24,5002026 Memorial Ground Penryn Cornwall 4,000 2025 Polytechnic Stadium Fulham, London London Broncos 1990Portway Stadium Birmingham Midlands Hurricanes 3,000 2022 Queensway Stadium Wrexham North Wales Crusaders 8,256 2020 Racecourse Ground Wrexham North Wales Crusaders 15,500 2016 The Hive Stadium Canons Park, London London Broncos 6,500 2015 Trailfinders Sports Ground West Ealing, London London Broncos 5,000 2021 Twickenham Stoop Twickenham, London London Broncos 14,800 2013 White Hart Lane Community Sports Centre Wood Green, London London Skolars5,0002023 Woodlands Memorial Ground Lytham St Annes Blackpool Panthers 9,000 2010 The Valley Charlton, London London Broncos 27,111 2000 Victory Park Chorley Chorley Lynx 4,300 2004

Demolished stadiums

YearClubDefunct StadiumReplacement Stadium1973 HunsletParkside1988 Rochdale HornetsAthletic GroundsSpotland Stadium1989 Hull Kingston RoversOld Craven ParkNew Craven Park1991 Dewsbury RamsOld Crown FlattCrown Flatt1992 Swinton LionsStation RoadGigg Lane1997 OldhamWatersheddingsBoundary Park1998 Halifax PanthersThrum HallThe Shay1999 Wigan WarriorsCentral ParkDW Stadium2002 Hull F.C.The BoulevardMKM Stadium2004 Warrington WolvesWilderspoolHalliwell Jones Stadium2006 DoncasterBelle VueKeepmoat Stadium2009 Leigh LeopardsHilton ParkLeigh Sports Village2010 St HelensKnowsley RoadLangtree Park2011 Salford Red DevilsThe WillowsCity of Salford Stadium2013 Sheffield Eagles Don Valley Stadium Sheffield Olympic Legacy Stadium2014 York Knights Huntington Stadium York Community Stadium

Future stadiums

Stadiums which are currently in development, and are likely to open in the near future, include:

Stadium Expectedcapacity Club Notes Five Towns Stadium 15,000 Castleford Tigers The Jungle (Wheldon Road)(Redevelopment) 11,775 Castleford Tigers In April 2022, Castleford announced alternative plans to their new stadium project. The club would use £2m grant from Wakefield Councils Rugby League Resilience Fund and funds from the new employment site proposed at the site of the new stadium. The club would then build a new main stand and modernise and redevelop the 3 other existing stands. Cougar Park(Redevelopment) 7,800 Keighley Cougars Keighley announced plans for a new 2,000 capacity main stand in April 2023 that would be partly funded by the £33m Keighley Towns Fund. It will replace the original stand that dates back to the 1930s and include classrooms, a cafe, health suite and better facilities for the media and TV crews. New Swinton Stadium 6,000 Swinton Lions

There are usually also several expansions to existing grounds in progress.

Event stadiums

Several stadiums in the UK are used for regular events during the British rugby league season.

Stadium Town / City Capacity EventWembley StadiumWembley, London90,000Challenge Cup Final, Women's Challenge Cup FinalOld TraffordOld Trafford, Manchester74,310Super League Grand Final

See also List of rugby league stadiums by capacity List of Australian rugby league stadiums List of stadiums in the United Kingdom by capacity List of English rugby union stadiums by capacity

Notes

References

The Internet Football Ground Guide

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