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| Location | Smith St Newcastle West, 2302 Australia |
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| Coordinates | 32°55′50″S151°45′37″E / 32.93045°S 151.76040°E /-32.93045; 151.76040 |
| Owner | City of Newcastle |
| Capacity | 5,000[1] |
| Record attendance | 4,256 (Cooks Hill United v Newcastle Jets, 13 August 2025) |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 2 February 2011 |
| Opened | 6 September 2012 |
| Construction cost | $4.8 million |
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| Newcastle Jets FC (women) (2017–present) Hunter Wildfires Rugby Union Club (2020–present) Wanderers Rugby Club | |
TheNewcastle Number 2 Sports Ground, more commonly known asNo.2 Sportsground is a rectangular sports stadium inNewcastle West, Australia that lies adjacent toNewcastle Number 1 Sports Ground. It is the home stadium ofNewcastle Jets (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.
The stadium was built as a redevelopment for an existing sportsground next to neighbouringNewcastle Number 1 Sports Ground with multiple changes and redevelopments which started on 2 February 2011 and were completed on 6 September 2012.[2] TheNewcastle 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]
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]
The highest attendance recorded at Newcastle Number 2 Sports Ground is 4,256 for anAustralia Cup match round of 16 betweenCooks Hill United andNewcastle Jets on 13 August 2025. The lowest attendance recorded is 437 for a W-League match between Newcastle Jets andCanberra United on 20 March 2021.[4] 3,842 was the high attendance recorded for an A-League Women match between Newcastle Jets andSydney FC on 10 December 2023.
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