Contents.History Work began on the stadium on 1 December 1967, and was officially opened by on 10 April 1970. It was originally known as the International Sports Centre, and is still part of the ISC complex to this day. The playing surface back then was originally oval shaped to allow both codes of rugby, soccer and cricket to be able to make use of it.The Knights secured a lease on the stadium in 1986, and converted it from an oval to a rectangle layout. During the, the, in their first season, hosted a match at the ground. On that occasion the Lions, captained by, defeated the Knights 28–12.In 1992, local tyre outlet Marathon Tyres became the naming rights sponsor for the stadium, and it was renamed Marathon Stadium. That year the Knights played for a second time as part of the Lions. The Ellery Hanley captained Lions took the Knights apart winning 22–0.
Later in the, the Knights qualified for their first ever Finals series.Towards the end of 2001, energy supplier took over naming rights, and thus the stadium became EnergyAustralia Stadium. In February 2011 it was announced that the stadium would be renamed to 'Ausgrid Stadium' after EnergyAustralia was renamed 'Ausgrid'.Before redevelopment, the stadium had a capacity of 28,000, including 5,000 in the main grandstand. The ground attendance record for a sporting event is 32,642, which was set when the Knights took on the in July 1995. Hunter Stadium during the semi-final between and the. Rugby league The of the team have been tenants of the ground since their formation in 1988.In October 2011 the ground hosted a one-off test match between Australia and New Zealand. This event set a new ground attendance record for a sporting event of 32,890.Soccer During the competition, three clubs have played their home ground games at this stadium. They are (1978–84); (1984–86) and (2000–04).
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The NSL competition folded in 2004.In 2005, the newly formed national competition began to operate. Was part of the newly formed competition, and have played at this ground ever since.The stadium also hosted two group stage matches, and also a semi final between and the and a third place playoff between United Arab Emirates and.In February 2017 it was announced that the Grand Final would be taking place at the ground in September that year.
In the Grand Final between the and a crowd of 4174 was on hand to see the Jaffas clinch the title beating the Eagles 2–0 deep into Extra Time.The was held at the venue, contested by the Newcastle Jets and Melbourne Victory, on 5 May 2018.Baseball The were formed for the after purchasing the 's licence. The Eagles played in the Australian Baseball League until the end of the season. Rugby union In 2012, it was used for the first match of the.
Scotland won the match, beating Australia 9–6.The have announced they will play a home fixture of their season from 2019 in Newcastle whilst the is under construction. Notable games Rugby league test matches The venue has hosted three internationals and one game. The results were as follows; Hunter Stadium was also chosen as the host venue for the between and on 6 May. DateOpponentsResultAttendancePart ofJune 1996(NRL)84–1419,23423 April 2,53716 October 201142–632,8906 May 201616–027,724Rugby League World Cup Game No.DateResultAttendancePart of16 November 2008def. 36–2415,145Rugby league tour matches The Newcastle Knights twice hosted the at the stadium.Game No.DateResultAttendanceNotes131 May 1988def. 28–128,970223 June 1992def. 015 AFC Asian Cup matches Game No.DateStage'Home' teamScore'Away' teamAttendance112 January 2015Group4–017,147217 January 2015Group1–07,499327 January 2015Semi-final2–021,079430 January 20153rd place3–212,829References.
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