The Coffs Harbour International Stadium, currently known as the C.ex Coffs International Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a

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located in the coastal city of

Coffs Harbour Coffs Harbour, locally nicknamed Coffs, is a coastal city on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, north of Sydney, and south of Brisbane. It is one of the largest urban centres on the North Coast, with a population of 78,759 a ...

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. The stadium was opened in June 1994, and has a capacity of 20,000 people, although the

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in the stand is only 1,000. The record attendance for a sporting event is 12,000.Matildas want a sea of gold
, ''The Coffs Coast Advocate'', 6 June 2007. The stadium claims a place in the

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as the venue for the highest scoring match in

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qualification history. It hosted the match in which

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beat

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31–0 on 11 April 2001. North Coast Football play their Over 35s matches and finals matches at Coffs Harbour International Stadium. The stadium regularly hosts

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trial matches, and since 2021, hosts an annual

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home game. The stadium also hosts at least one

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game every BBL season and formerly hosted

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cricket matches involving the New South Wales Blues. For the past two years it has hosted the FFA National Youth Championships. The stadium hosted 2007 and 2013's

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rugby league match. The AFL North Coast has played its finals and Grand Finals at the Stadium every year since 1994. The League also hosts a junior representative carnival, the Northern NSW Championship, at the venue each year. The Championship involves under age representative teams from the AFL North Coast, AFL Illawarra and AFL Hunter/Central Coast.

Touch Football

The stadium annually plays host to major events on the Touch Football calendar in Australia. The

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is contested each year during March by the 13 permits from around Australia. The event features some of the best players from around Australia and the world.

Attendance records

Top 10 Sports Attendance Records

References

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