HFC Bank Stadium
| |
 | |
| Full name | HFC Bank Stadium |
|---|---|
| Former names | ANZ Stadium |
| Address | Suva Fiji |
| Location |  Suva, Fiji |
| Coordinates | 18°9′0″S 178°26′57″E / 18.15000°S 178.44917°E / -18.15000; 178.44917 |
| Owner | Government of Suva City |
| Operator | Government of Suva City |
| Capacity | 4,300 |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1951; 73 years ago (1951) |
| Renovated | 1978–1979 2012–2013 |
| Tenants | |
| Suva Highlanders Fijian Drua Suva FC Fiji national football team | |
The HFC Bank Stadium (formerly known as ANZ Stadium)[1] is a multi-purpose stadiuminSuva, Fiji.
HFC Stadium is used primarily for rugby league, rugby union and football matches, and features a track as well as a pitch suitable for worldwide competition.[2] The stadium has a capacity of 4,300.[2]
Originally called Buckhurst Park, the stadium was constructed in 1951 on sixteen hectares of land given by William H. B. Buckhurst in 1948.[3][4]
The stadium was first renovated in 1978–1979 for the Sixth South Pacific Games.[5] Work commenced in April 1978 with the demolition of the grandstand, which had lost its roof during Hurricane Bebe.[6] The stadium was renamed National Stadium upon reopening in 1979.[5]
A second renovation took place in 2012, sponsored by ANZ Fiji, Fiji's largest bank, at a cost of FJD $17.5 million.[7] The stadium reopened in March 2013, with a rugby union game between the Fiji national team and Classic All Blacks.[7]
In June 2022, the Fiji Sports Council announced HFC Bank as the new naming right sponsor of the stadium with the new name designated as HFC Bank Stadium.[8]
The 2012–2013 renovation also included the park and playing grounds behind the HFC Bank Stadium, which are known as Bidesi Park and Buckhurst Park,[7] retaining the stadium's original name.[3] The Buckhurst and Bidesi grounds include three pitches primarily used for training and competition in rugby league, rugby union, football, and cricket,[2] and a small stadium and synthetic training track.[7] Buckhurst Park was the site of the National Baseball Diamond used in the 2003 South Pacific Games.[9][2]
|
| |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||
| History |
| ||||||||||||||
| Players |
| ||||||||||||||
| Home stadium |
| ||||||||||||||
| Competitions and trophies |
| ||||||||||||||
| Related teams |
| ||||||||||||||
| Matches |
| ||||||||||||||
| Tours |
| ||||||||||||||
|
| |
|---|---|
| New South Wales |
|
| Queensland |
|
| Victoria |
|
| Australian Capital Territory |
|
| Western Australia |
|
| South Australia |
|
|
| |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
| ||||||||||||||||||
| Fiji |
| ||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand |
| ||||||||||||||||||
| Secondary stadiums (2024) |
| ||||||||||||||||||
| Former stadiums |
| ||||||||||||||||||
