| PNG National Football Stadium | |
 PNG Football Stadium in 2016 | |
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| Full name | Papua New Guinea National Football Stadium |
|---|---|
| Former names | Lloyd Robson Oval |
| Location | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
| Coordinates | 9°28′6″S147°11′54″E / 9.46833°S 147.19833°E /-9.46833; 147.19833 |
| Type | Stadium |
| Capacity | 14,800[1] |
| Field shape | Rectangular |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | Yes |
| Construction | |
| Renovated | 2015 |
| Expanded | 2015 |
| Architect | Populous |
| Main contractors | Populous |
| Tenants | |
| Papua New Guinea national rugby league team (1975–present) Port Moresby Vipers (PNGNRL; 1986–present) Papua New Guinea Hunters (Queensland Cup; 2016–present) Papua New Guinea Chiefs (NRL; 2028–onwards) | |
PNG Football Stadium, known by the sponsored name ofSantos National Football Stadium and previously asLloyd Robson Oval until 2015,[2] is a sporting ground inPort Moresby, Papua New Guinea. It hosted three games for the1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup. It has been the home ground for thePapua New Guinea national rugby league team since 1975. It has a total capacity of approximately 15,000 and is the National Stadium of Papua New Guinea. The stadium was completely redeveloped in preparation for the2015 Pacific Games.[2]
Lloyd Robson Oval hosted its firstRugby league international on 6 July 1975 when PNG played host toEngland who were on their way to Australia and New Zealand for the down under leg of the1975 World Cup. In front of an enthusiastic crowd of 12,000 England ran out 40–12 winners in what was the Kumuls international debut game.
PNG played the1982 and1986Kangaroos at the oval. The Australians, unbeaten on bothKangaroo Tours, won both games 38-2 and 62-12 respectively. The 1986 game saw the Oval's record attendance when 17,000 enthusiastic fans saw the Kangaroos defeat the Kumuls.
The opening Test match of the1988 Great Britain Lions tour was played at the Oval between Papua New Guinea and the British before a crowd of 12,107.
Lloyd Robson Oval was the primary venue of the2009 Pacific Cup. The four round-robin matches were played at the ground on 24–25 October and 31 October, with the final played on 1 November 2009.[3]
The oval is also home of thePort Moresby Vipers andGulf Isou who play in thePNGNRL Digicel Cup.
Lloyd Robson is also a regular host of the annual rugby league game between the Kumuls and anAustralian Prime Minister's XIII at the conclusion of the Australian-basedNational Rugby League season. These games are usually well attended, with 16,000 attending the game in 2012 won 24–18 by theMal Meninga coached PM's XIII.
Soccer is also played at the Lloyd Robson Oval, with both the national men's and women's PNG teams, as well asPapua New Guinea National Soccer League playing matches at the ground, though they both generally use theSir Hubert Murray Stadium.
At the2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, it hosted many matches, including the final.
List of rugby league test matches played at Lloyd Robson Oval.[4]
| Preceded by | FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Final Venue 2016 | Succeeded by |
