Known as the home of Rugby League in Queensland, the Suncorp Stadium has evolved over the years, and will be the host of the World Cup Final.

Originally the Stadium was known as Lang Park, named after John Dunmore Lang, and was built on the former site of North Brisbane Burial Grounds. In 1911 The Paddington’s Cemetery Act encouraged the re-use of old cemeteries and, as a result, 99 human remains and 128 memorials were relocated to other burial grounds.

The site was used as a rubbish tip for a short period before it was fenced off and labelled a recreational area, featuring tennis courts, an athletics track and football pitches. The park began hosting Rugby League in the 1930s and in 1954 Queensland Rugby League were granted a 21 year lease for the site. Over this time the stadium was gradually improved and, in 1957, Lang Park was named as the headquarters for Queensland Rugby League.

In 1994, following the building of the Frank Burke Stand (1962), The Ron McAuliffe Stand (1970) and the Western Grandstand in 1994, the stadium was renamed Suncorp Stadium, as the result of a sponsorship deal with Suncorp-Metway Limited.

In the late 90s it was decided that Brisbane needed a world class stadium, and Suncorp was chosen to be the venue. Redeveloped between 2001-2003 at a cost of $280,000,000, it now holds 52,500 people which makes it the World Cup’s second highest capacity stadium.

The stadium, as well as being Brisbane Bronco’s home ground, now hosts a variety of events including Rugby Union, football and concerts.