The Gabba

The Gabba (officially known as the Brisbane Cricket Ground) is a stadium located in the Brisbane suburb of Woolloongabba in Queensland, Australia. It is primarily used for Australian rules football and cricket as the home ground of the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL), the Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League (BBL) and the Queensland cricket team in the Sheffield Shield. It also frequenly hosts the Australian national cricket team. Between 1993 and 2005, the Gabba was redeveloped in six stages at a cost of A$128,000,000. The dimensions of the playing field are now 170.6 metres (560 feet) (east-west) by 149.9 metres (492 feet) (north-south), to accommodate the playing of Australian rules football at elite level. The seating capacity of the ground was 42,000 in 2010, which has been reduced in recent times due to new electronic scoreboards and corporate facilities. For international cricket matches, the capacity is reduced to 36,000 due to new scoreboards and the addition of a pool deck, as well as wider sight screens. For AFL matches the capacity is slightly larger at 37,478. The venue is slated for demolition following the 2032 Summer Olympics, to be succeeded by the future Brisbane Stadium in Victoria Park.