Penrith Stadium, Sports stadium in Penrith, Australia.
Penrith Stadium is a rugby league and association football ground in Penrith, Western Sydney, home to the Penrith Panthers since 1967. It holds 22,500 spectators, with a western grandstand and an eastern grandstand built during the 1980s reshaping of the oval into a rectangular arena. The ground closed on 13 September 2024 for a $309 million redevelopment adding a new western grandstand and refurbished eastern stand, raising capacity to 25,000.
The stadium opened in 1967 and became the center of rugby league in the region. Several renovations and sponsorship-related name changes have shaped its development over the decades.
The Penrith Panthers have played at this ground since entering first grade in 1967. The stadium has carried several sponsored names, including CUA Stadium, Centrebet Stadium, Pepper Stadium and Panthers Stadium, before Helloworld Travel took the naming rights in 2026. In 2011, Centrebet gave up its naming rights for one round, when the ground was officially called McGrath Foundation Stadium.
The venue is undergoing a major expansion project to add new seating areas and improved facilities. Visitors should check ahead about any ongoing construction that might affect access to the venue.
The ground's record crowd of 22,582 watched Penrith play Parramatta on 17 July 2010. A new video screen bought from Subiaco Oval in Perth was installed at the Family Hill end before the 2019 NRL season.
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