The Sir John Guise Stadium is a multi-sport and

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venue located in

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, the capital city of

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, and is part of the larger Sir John Guise Sports Precinct which also includes an indoor arena, beach volleyball/hockey court, and aquatics center. The stadium is named after Sir John Guise, the first

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History

Foundation

The stadium was opened in 1991 to host the

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that year. The stadium had an original capacity of approximately 5,000 spectators.

Redevelopment

On 27 September 2009, Papua New Guinea was chosen to host the

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. The stadium was chosen, along with

Lloyd Robson Oval PNG Football Stadium (known as ''Lloyd Robson Oval'' until 2015) is a sporting ground in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. It hosted three games for the 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup. It has been the home ground for the Papua New Guinea nat ...

, Taurama Swimming Pool, and the new Konedobu Stadium, as venues for the games. Renovations to the facility included: renovation and expansion of the existing grandstand, new player facilities, offices and lounges, locker rooms, media centre, medical stations, an increase in seating from approximately 5,000 to 15,000 spectators, new broadcast quality lighting, public address system, scoreboard, and the installation of an

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-certified athletic track. The stadium was officially opened and tested on 12 June 2015 with a

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match between the

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and the

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in the 14th round of the 2015 Queensland Cup. It also hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2015 Pacific Games.

Other events

The stadium hosted all matches of the

2016 OFC Nations Cup The 2016 OFC Nations Cup was the tenth edition of the OFC Nations Cup, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Oceania organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). The tournament was played between 28 May and 11 Jun ...

, the regional championship which also served as qualification for the

2017 FIFA Confederations Cup The 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup was the 10th and final edition of the FIFA Confederations Cup, a quadrennial international men's football tournament organised by FIFA. It was held in Russia, from 17 June to 2 July 2017, as a prelude to the 201 ...

and the second round of qualification for

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. The stadium was also one of the venues for the

2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup The 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was the 8th edition of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, the biennial international women's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournam ...

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