The Sir John Guise Stadium is a multi-sport and
athletics
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* Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport
* Athletics (physical culture), competiti ...
venue located in
Port Moresby
(; Tok Pisin: ''Pot Mosbi''), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea. It is one of the largest cities in the southwestern Pacific (along with Jayapura) outside of Australia and New Z ...
, the capital city of
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
, and is part of the larger Sir John Guise Sports Precinct which also includes an indoor arena, beach volleyball/hockey court, and aquatics center.
The stadium is named after
Sir John Guise, the first
Governor-General of Papua New Guinea.
History
Foundation
The stadium was opened in 1991 to host the
South Pacific Games that year.
The stadium had an original capacity of approximately 5,000 spectators.
Redevelopment
On 27 September 2009, Papua New Guinea was chosen to host the
2015 Pacific Games
The 2015 Pacific Games, also known as Port Moresby 2015 or POM 2015, was held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, from 4 to 18 July 2015. It was the fifteenth staging of the Pacific Games as well as the third to be hosted in Port Moresby.
More tha ...
.
The stadium was chosen, along with
Lloyd Robson Oval, Taurama Swimming Pool, and the new Konedobu Stadium, as venues for the games.
Renovations to the facility included: renovation and expansion of the existing grandstand, new player facilities, offices and lounges, locker rooms, media centre, medical stations, an increase in seating from approximately 5,000 to 15,000 spectators, new broadcast quality lighting, public address system, scoreboard, and the installation of an
IAAF
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-certified athletic track.
The stadium was officially opened and tested on 12 June 2015 with a
Rugby league
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match between the
PNG Hunters
The Papua New Guinea Hunters (PNG Hunters) are a professional rugby league football club based in Papua New Guinea. They were formed in December 2013 and currently compete in the Queensland Rugby League, currently called the Hostplus Cup, a sec ...
and the
Souths Logan Magpies
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in the 14th round of the
2015 Queensland Cup
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. It also hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2015 Pacific Games.
Other events
The stadium hosted all matches of the
2016 OFC Nations Cup
The 2016 OFC Nations Cup was the tenth edition of the OFC Nations Cup, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Oceania organised by the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC). The tournament was played between 28 May and 11 J ...
, the regional championship which also served as qualification for the
2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
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and the second round of qualification for
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
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.
The stadium was also one of the venues for the
2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
The 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was the 8th edition of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, the biennial international women's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tourname ...
.
References
External links
Soccerway profile
{{2016 OFC Nations Cup
Sports venues in Papua New Guinea
Football venues in Papua New Guinea
Athletics (track and field) venues in Papua New Guinea
Buildings and structures in Port Moresby
Rugby league stadiums in Papua New Guinea
2015 Pacific Games
2016 OFC Nations Cup
Sports venues completed in 1991