Newcastle Number 2 Sports Ground

32°55′50″S 151°45′37″E / 32.93045°S 151.76040°E / -32.93045; 151.76040OwnerCity of NewcastleCapacity5,000^[1]Record attendance3,842 (Newcastle Jets ALW vs Sydney FC ALW, 19 November 2023)ConstructionBroke ground2 February 2011Opened6 September 2012Construction cost$4.8 millionTenantsNewcastle Jets FC (A-League Women) (2017–present)
Hunter Wildfires Rugby Union Club (2020–present)
Wanderers Rugby Club

The Newcastle Number 2 Sports Ground, more commonly known as No.2 Sportsground is a rectangular sports stadium in Newcastle West, Australia that lies adjacent to Newcastle Number 1 Sports Ground. It is the home stadium of Newcastle Jets (A-League Women), the Hunter Wildfires Rugby Union Club (Shute Shield), the Hunter Rugby Union and the Wanderers Rugby Club. It has a current seated capacity of 5,000.

History

The stadium was built as a redevelopment for an existing sportsground next to neighbouring Newcastle Number 1 Sports Ground with multiple changes and redevelopments which started on 2 February 2011 and were completed on 6 September 2012.^[2] The Newcastle Jets (A-League Women) confirmed the venue as one their home bases after a $20,000 sponsorship deal with the Newcastle City Council on 26 October 2017.^[3]

Structure and facilities

Multiple redevelopments has the venue hold a grandstand with of a capacity up to 5,000 along with an undercover seating area, player facilities and lighting. Other features during the project of the redevelopment included an improved carpark evaluating for up to 284 cars, regrades of the existing earth mounds and provision of additional landscaping and a pedestrian concourse.^[2]

Records

The highest attendance recorded at Newcastle Number 2 Sports Ground is 3,842, for an A-League Women match between Newcastle Jets and Sydney FC on 10 December 2023. The lowest attendance recorded is 437 for a W-League match between Newcastle Jets and Canberra United on 20 March 2021.^[4]

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