BCU International Stadium (formerly named Coffs Coast International Stadium) is an Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

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Stadium

A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...

 located in the coastal city of Coffs Harbour

Coffs Harbour, New South Wales

-History:By the early 1900s, the Coffs Harbour area had become an important timber production centre. Before the opening of the North Coast Railway Line, the only way to transport large items of heavy but low value, such as timber, was by coastal shipping. This meant sawmillers on the North Coast...

, New South Wales

New South Wales

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The stadium was opened in June 1994, and has a capacity of 20,000 people on the ground, although the seating capacity

Seating capacity

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 in the stand is only 1,000. The record attendance for a sporting event is 12,000.

The stadium claims a place in the FIFA World Cup records

FIFA World Cup records

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 as the venue for the highest scoring match in World Cup

FIFA World Cup

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 qualification history. It hosted the match in which Australia

Australia national football (soccer) team

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 beat American Samoa

American Samoa national soccer team

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 31–0 on 11 April 2001.

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

The stadium regularly hosts NRL

National Rugby League

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 trial matches, and formerly hosted ING Cup

ING Cup

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 cricket matches involving the New South Wales Blues

New South Wales Blues

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. For the past two years it has hosted the FFA National Youth Championships.

Touch Football

The stadium annually plays host to major events on the Touch Football

Touch football (rugby league)

Touch is a field sport also known as Touch Football, or in some countries as Touch Rugby. Touch is overseen worldwide by the Federation of International Touch . Touch has traditionally been played in Australia and New Zealand but the sport has expanded internationally and features many regional and...

 calendar in Australia. The National Touch League

National Touch League

The National Touch League is the peak domestic competition for the sport of Touch Football in Australia. The annual four day competition allows 13 regional permits from across Australia to compete in 12 Divisions including Opens, Mixed and Senior categories...

 is contested each year during March by the 13 permits from around Australia. The event features some of the best players from around Australia and the world.

For more information, see National Touch League

National Touch League

The National Touch League is the peak domestic competition for the sport of Touch Football in Australia. The annual four day competition allows 13 regional permits from across Australia to compete in 12 Divisions including Opens, Mixed and Senior categories...

 and Touch Football

Touch football (rugby league)

Touch is a field sport also known as Touch Football, or in some countries as Touch Rugby. Touch is overseen worldwide by the Federation of International Touch . Touch has traditionally been played in Australia and New Zealand but the sport has expanded internationally and features many regional and...