Marrara Stadium, Multi-purpose stadium in Marrara, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Marrara Stadium, known under naming rights as TIO Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in the Darwin suburb of Marrara, Northern Territory. Opened in 1991, it seats 12,215 and is the largest stadium in the Northern Territory, hosting Australian rules football, cricket, soccer and rugby league. A pale steel lattice lighting tower with a cluster of floodlights stands at the ground, marked with a small white sign reading "14".
Marrara Stadium opened on 30 June 1991 as the new home of the Northern Territory Football League, built at an estimated cost of $8 million. Its first game under lights came on 9 December 1994, when Transport and Works Minister Daryl Manzie handed over the $1.2 million lighting installation to the NTFL; the towers were built by Darwin firm Norbuilt. The first AFL-sanctioned match followed in February 1992, a preseason Foster's Cup fixture between Collingwood and West Coast.
Marrara Stadium is the largest stadium in the Northern Territory, opened in 1991 as the new home of the Northern Territory Football League. Its record crowd of 17,500 came in February 2003 for an Indigenous All-Stars match against Carlton. The ground has hosted Test, One Day International and T20I cricket, including Australia against Bangladesh in 2003 and 2026.
Marrara Stadium sits in the Darwin suburb of Marrara, in the Northern Territory. The venue is multi-purpose, hosting Australian rules football, cricket, soccer and rugby league, so check which sport is on before travelling. The record crowd of 17,500 was set in 2003 for an Indigenous All-Stars Australian rules match.
The stadium's floodlights were installed in 1994 at a cost of $1.2 million, built by Darwin firm Norbuilt. Transport and Works Minister Daryl Manzie handed the lights over to the NTFL on 9 December 1994, the day Nightcliff played Southern Districts in the first match under them. The masts are open steel lattice towers, one carrying a white sign with the red number 14.
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