Coffs Harbour International Stadium

{{short description|Sports venue in Australia}}

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{{Infobox venue

| stadium_name = Coffs Harbour International Stadium

| nickname =

| logo_image = Coffs Harbour International Stadium Logo.png

| former names = BCU International Stadium (2007–10)

| image =

| location = Coffs Harbour, New South Wales

| coordinates = {{coord|30|19|22|S|153|05|43|E|display=it}}

| broke_ground = 1992

| opened = June 1994{{cite web |url=http://www.coffsharbour.nsw.gov.au/www/html/916-bcu-international-stadium.asp |title=Coffs Harbour City Council - BCU International Stadium |accessdate=2007-06-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070901093038/http://www.coffsharbour.nsw.gov.au/www/html/916-bcu-international-stadium.asp |archivedate=2007-09-01 }}

| owner = Coffs Harbour City Council

| operator = Coffs Harbour Sports Unit

| surface = Grass

| architect = Various

| tenants =

| seating_capacity = 10,000 - seating 3,000{{cite web|url=https://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/coffs-harbour-international-stadium|title=C.ex Coffs International Stadium|website=Austadiums|access-date=12 June 2022}}

| website = https://www.coffscoastevents.com.au/c-ex-coffs-international-stadium/

| embedded = {{Infobox cricket ground

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| ground_name =

| end1 =

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| international = true

| firstwodidate = 27 November

| firstwodiyear = 2016

| firstwodihome = Australia

| firstwodiaway = South Africa

| lastwodidate = 29 October

| lastwodiyear = 2017

| lastwodihome = Australia

| lastwodiaway = England

| date = 8 September

| year = 2020

| source = https://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/2/71.html CricketArchive

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The Coffs Harbour International Stadium, currently known as the C.ex Coffs International Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium located in the coastal city of Coffs Harbour, New South Wales.

The stadium was opened in June 1994, and has a capacity of 20,000 people, although the seating capacity in the stand is only 1,000.[http://www.coffsharbour.nsw.gov.au/www/html/916-bcu-international-stadium.asp BCU International Stadium] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070901093038/http://www.coffsharbour.nsw.gov.au/www/html/916-bcu-international-stadium.asp |date=2007-09-01 }}, City of Coffs Harbour. The record attendance for a sporting event is 12,000.[http://www.coffscoastadvocate.com.au/localsport/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3736877&thesection=localsport&thesubsection= Matildas want a sea of gold] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070830082537/http://coffscoastadvocate.com.au/localsport/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3736877&thesection=localsport&thesubsection= |date=2007-08-30 }}, The Coffs Coast Advocate, 6 June 2007.

The stadium claims a place in the FIFA World Cup records as the venue for the highest scoring match in World Cup qualification history. It hosted the match in which Australia beat American Samoa 31–0 on 11 April 2001.

North Coast Football play their Over 35s matches and finals matches at Coffs Harbour International Stadium.

The stadium regularly hosts NRL trial matches, and since 2021, hosts an annual Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks home game. The stadium also hosts at least one Sydney Sixers game every BBL season and formerly hosted ING Cup cricket matches involving the New South Wales Blues. For the past two years it has hosted the FFA National Youth Championships.

The stadium hosted 2007 and 2013's City vs Country Origin rugby league match.

The AFL North Coast has played its finals and Grand Finals at the Stadium every year since 1994. The League also hosts a junior representative carnival, the Northern NSW Championship, at the venue each year. The Championship involves under age representative teams from the AFL North Coast, AFL Illawarra and AFL Hunter/Central Coast.