Penrith Stadium

Penrith Stadium
Centrebet Stadium Penrith
Centrebet Stadium, Penrith
Former names	Penrith Football Stadium Credit Union Australia Stadium Penrith
Location	Penrith Mulgoa Road (cnr Ransley St), Penrith, New South Wales 2750
Coordinates	33°45′31″S 150°41′16″E / 33.75861°S 150.68778°E / -33.75861; 150.68778Coordinates: 33°45′31″S 150°41′16″E / 33.75861°S 150.68778°E / -33.75861; 150.68778
Opened	23 April 1967
Owner	Penrith City Council
Operator	Penrith City Council
Surface	Grass
Capacity	22,500
Tenants
Penrith Panthers (NSWRL/ARL/NRL) (SL) (1967-present) Penrith Nepean United (NSWPL) Penrith City SC (NSL) (1984-1985)

Penrith Stadium (also currently known by its sponsorship name of Centrebet Stadium Penrith, and known for one week until 28 June 2011 as McGrath Foundation Stadium) is a rugby league and soccer stadium located on Mulgoa Road, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia.

The 22,500 seat venue is the home ground for the Penrith Panthers who play in the National Rugby League (NRL). The all-time attendance record for the venue is 22,582 in a match between Penrith v Parramatta on 17 July 2010.

Naming rights

Penrith Stadium was sponsored by Credit Union Australia, who previously held the naming rights, from early 2006 until 31 October 2010. The stadium's name was sometimes shortened to CUA Stadium.

On 22 January 2011 it was announced that sport betting agency Centrebet had acquired the rights to the sponsorship name of the stadium until 2016. Under their sponsorship rights the stadium is currently also known as the "Centrebet Stadium Penrith".^[1]

On 21 June 2011, it was announced that, for the Women in League round of the NRL, Centrebet had agreed to forego the naming rights for one week, until which time it would be officially known as "McGrath Foundation Stadium"

Gallery

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  Centrebet Stadium, Penrith

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  Penrith Stadium from halfway

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  Family Hill End of the Stadium

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  Scoreboard End of the Stadium

History

Penrith Stadium has been used by the Penrith Panthers since their entry into the National Rugby League competition in 1967. Initially, the Stadium only had one main grandstand, the Western grandstand. In the 1980's, the Stadium saw the construction of the Eastern Grandstand. In 2006, a joint Federal and State Government funding project say $30million worth of investments come to the Stadium. In the subsequent developments, the Western Grandstand was extended and revamped. Following the completion of the project, the Stadium now holds 8,000 seats in the Grandstand. At the end of 2010, the Federal and State Governments provided funding to redevelop the scoreboard end of the stadium. Initial plans were to build a double-sided grandstand between Penrith Stadium and Howell Oval. However, it was found that a main sewer line ran between the stadium and Howell Oval. Relocation of the line would have cost nearly double what the initial funding would cover. Subsequently, a stand is currently being constructed at Howell Oval, and the facilities at the Scoreboard end of the stadium were redeveloped.

References

1. ^ Panthers collect with Centrebet Stadium - NRL.com

External links

• Penrith Stadium at Austadiums