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{{Short description|Sports stadium in Auckland, New Zealand}}
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{{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
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| nickname = New Zealand's National Stadium
| logo_image = Eden Park logo.png
| image = 2023 Women's World Cup Semifinal Game (53150759107).jpg
| caption = Eden Park during the [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup]] semi-final
| location = [[Kingsland, New Zealand|Kingsland]], New Zealand
| coordinates = {{coord|36|52|30|S|174|44|41|E|region:NZ-AUK|display=inline,title}}
| broke_ground = 
| opened = {{Start date and age|1900}}
| former_names = 
| renovated = 
| expanded = 
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| demolished = 
| owner = Eden Park Trust Board
| operator = Eden Park Trust Board
| surface = MOTZ turf
| architect = HOK Sports, now [[Populous (company)|Populous]] (reconstruction)
| structural_engineer = Connell Wagner, now Aurecon (reconstruction)
| main_contractors = 
| dimensions = 
| tenants = [[Blues (Super Rugby)|Blues]] (1996–present)<br />[[Auckland Rugby Football Union|Auckland Rugby]] (1913–present)<br />[[Auckland Cricket]] (1903–present)<br />[[New Zealand Warriors]] (season openers) (2011–2014)<br />[[NRL Auckland Nines]] (2014–2017)<br />[[Auckland FC]] (2026–present) (Only for the OFC Professional League matches)
| seating_capacity = 50,000 (Football codes - with standard seating)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stadiumdb.com/stadiums/nzl/eden_park|title=Eden Park – StadiumDB.com|website=stadiumdb.com|access-date=15 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415200529/http://stadiumdb.com/stadiums/nzl/eden_park|archive-date=15 April 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="About Eden Park">{{cite news |url=http://edenpark.co.nz/about |title=About Eden Park |access-date=26 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402134659/http://edenpark.co.nz/about |archive-date=2 April 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
60,000 (Rugby union and league - with temporary seating)<ref name="10,000 Eden Park seats">{{cite news |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/rwc-in-auckland/5848071/10-000-Eden-Park-seats-bound-for-London |title=10,000 Eden Park seats |access-date=27 March 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610133631/http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/rwc-in-auckland/5848071/10-000-Eden-Park-seats-bound-for-London |archive-date=10 June 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
42,000 (Cricket)<ref name="Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand">[http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/ground/58792.html Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109101142/http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/ground/58792.html |date=9 January 2016 }} ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved on 29 November 2015.</ref>
| record_attendance = 61,240 ([[New Zealand national rugby union team|New Zealand]] vs [[South African national rugby union team|South Africa]], 1 September 1956)
| website = {{URL|edenpark.co.nz}}
| embedded = {{Infobox cricket ground
| embed = yes
| end1  = Broadcasting End
| end2  = Terraces End

| international = true
| firsttestdate = 14–17 February
| firsttestyear = 1930
| firsttesthome = New Zealand
| firsttestaway = England
| lasttestdate  = 22–26 March
| lasttestyear  = 2018
| lasttesthome  = New Zealand
| lasttestaway  = England
| firstodidate  = 22 February
| firstodiyear  = 1976
| firstodihome  = New Zealand
| firstodiaway  = India
| lastodidate   = 11 January
| lastodiyear   = 2025
| lastodihome   = New Zealand
| lastodiaway   = Sri Lanka
| firstt20idate = 17 February
| firstt20iyear = 2005
| firstt20ihome = New Zealand
| firstt20iaway = Australia
| lastt20idate  = 6 November
| lastt20iyear  = 2025
| lastt20ihome  = New Zealand
| lastt20iaway  = West Indies

| firstwtestdate = 26–29 March
| firstwtestyear = 1949
| firstwtesthome = New Zealand
| firstwtestaway = England
| lastwtestdate  = 27–29 December
| lastwtestyear  = 1957
| lastwtesthome  = New Zealand
| lastwtestaway  = England
| firstwodidate  = 20 January
| firstwodiyear  = 1988
| firstwodihome  = New Zealand
| firstwodiaway  = Australia
| lastwodidate   = 20 March
| lastwodiyear   = 2022
| lastwodihome   = New Zealand
| lastwodiaway   = England
| firstwt20idate = 22 February
| firstwt20iyear = 2012
| firstwt20ihome = New Zealand
| firstwt20iaway = England
| lastwt20idate  = 1 April
| lastwt20iyear  = 2021
| lastwt20ihome  = New Zealand
| lastwt20iaway  = Australia

| date   = 25 February
| year   = 2024
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/ground/58792.html Cricinfo
}}
}}
{{Infobox cricket ground
| ground_name = Eden Park Outer Oval
| nickname = 
| country = New Zealand
| location = [[Auckland]]
| establishment = 
| seating_capacity = 
| owner = 
| operator = 
| tenants = 
| end1 = City End
| end2 = Sandringham End
| international = true
| firstwodidate = 10 January
| firstwodiyear = 1982
| firstwodihome = Australia
| firstwodiaway = India
| lastwodidate = 27 January
| lastwodiyear = 2020
| lastwodihome = New Zealand
| lastwodiaway  = South Africa

| date = 21 January
| year = 2024
| source =https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/ground/58793.html Cricinfo
}}

'''Eden Park''' is a sports venue in [[Auckland]], New Zealand. It is located three kilometres southwest of the [[Auckland CBD]], on the boundary between the suburbs of [[Mount Eden]] and [[Kingsland, New Zealand|Kingsland]]. The main stadium has a nominal capacity of 50,000,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url = http://www.newzealand.com/travel/en/media/features/recreation-&-sport/rugby_iconic-new-zealand-rugby-grounds_feature.cfm|title = Iconic New Zealand rugby grounds|access-date = 23 August 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140826120505/http://www.newzealand.com/travel/en/media/features/recreation-%26-sport/rugby_iconic-new-zealand-rugby-grounds_feature.cfm|archive-date = 26 August 2014|url-status = live}}</ref> and is sometimes referred to as New Zealand's national stadium.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/fifa-womens-world-cup/story/4920696/guide-to-2023-womens-world-cup-stadiums-with-photos-addresses | title=Your guide to all the 2023 Women's World Cup stadiums, with photos | date=11 April 2023 }}</ref> The stadium is used primarily for [[rugby union]] in winter and [[cricket]] in summer, and has also hosted [[rugby league]] and [[association football]] matches, as well as concerts and cultural events. It is owned and operated by the Eden Park Trust Board, whose headquarters are located in the stadium.

Eden Park is considered international rugby union's most difficult ground for visiting sides. New Zealand's national rugby union team, the [[All Blacks]], have been unbeaten at this venue in 52 consecutive test matches stretching back to 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eden Park: The All Blacks' happy place and the Wallabies' worst nightmare |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/106349473/eden-park-the-all-blacks-happy-place-and-the-wallabies-worst-nightmare |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608040456/https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/106349473/eden-park-the-all-blacks-happy-place-and-the-wallabies-worst-nightmare |archive-date=8 June 2019 |access-date=2019-06-08 |website=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |date=21 August 2018 |language=en}}</ref>  Eden Park is the site of the 2021 [[Te Matatini]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Campbell |first1=Georgina |last2=Tapaleao |first2=Vaimoana |date=24 February 2019 |title=Eden Park to host Te Matatini 2021 |work=[[New Zealand Herald]] |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12206798 |url-status=live |access-date=11 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910173845/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12206798 |archive-date=10 September 2019}}</ref> It was the site for the [[2022 Women's Cricket World Cup]], the final of the [[2021 Rugby World Cup|2021 Women's Rugby World Cup]] and staged the opening match of the [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup]]. In 2011 it hosted pool games, two quarter-finals, both semi-finals and the final of [[2011 Rugby World Cup]]. In doing so it became the first stadium in the world to host two [[List of Rugby World Cup finals|Rugby World Cup finals]], having held the inaugural final [[1987 Rugby World Cup|in 1987]].<ref name="EDEN PARK Auckland, New Zealand">[http://en.espn.co.uk/newzealand/rugby/ground/16155.html EDEN PARK Auckland, New Zealand] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208220437/http://en.espn.co.uk/newzealand/rugby/ground/16155.html|date=8 December 2015}} espn.co.uk. Retrieved on 30 November 2015.</ref> It was a venue for the [[2015 Cricket World Cup]], which was jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand.<ref name="ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP 2015" /> Eden Park also hosted the [[1988 Rugby League World Cup final|final]] of the [[1985–1988 Rugby League World Cup]].

==History==
===Origins of Eden Park===
[[File:Eden Park in flood.jpg|thumb|left|The flooding of Eden Park in 1907]]

The land where Eden Park stands was originally swampland, fed by lava caverns created by [[Maungawhau / Mount Eden]] and [[Ōwairaka / Mount Albert|Mount Albert]] over 30,000 years ago. [[Tāmaki Māori]] used the swamp to collect food and materials.<ref name="AucklandCouncilBalmoralSandringham">{{Cite web| date=2009 | title = Balmoral & Sandringham Heritage Walks |author1=[[Ngāti Whātua-o-Ōrākei]] |first2=Lisa|last2=Truttman |url=https://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/arts-culture-heritage/heritage-walks-places/Documents/balmoral-sandringham-heritage-walks.pdf | publisher = [[Auckland Council]] | access-date = 1 September 2021}}</ref> In 1845, the area was purchased by Cornish farmer John Walters.<ref name="AucklandCouncilBalmoralSandringham"/> Eden Park has been a sports ground since 1900.<ref name=":0" /> The park began as a cricket ground in 1903, and was due to the vision of one Harry Ryan, a cricket enthusiast who approached landowner John Walters to lease part of his land as a sports field. In the book ''Eden Park: A History'', the authors write, "Certainly the rough paddock strewn with stones, studded with outcrops of rock and streaked with cowpats, falling away to a boggy trough that filled in a downpour and remained flooded throughout the winter, looked better suited to frog-hunting or duck-shooting than cricket, let alone rugby. Ryan knew or at least imagined better."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://search.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/?itemid=|title=Catalogue and website search – Auckland Libraries|date=9 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009233851/http://search.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/?itemid= |accessdate=22 December 2022|archive-date=9 October 2013 }}</ref> Much early work on the cricket ground was needed, including clearing the stone walls that had been used to divide farmland, and ongoing drainage issues.<ref name="AucklandCouncilBalmoralSandringham"/>

Those who saw Ryan's vision as madness most likely felt vindicated when, in 1907, massive downpours of rain saw the ground submerged in water for a week. The same thing happened again later in the year. By 1910, the ongoing maintenance costs led the Eden District Cricket Club to approach the [[Auckland Cricket Association]] to take over running the park.<ref name="AucklandCouncilBalmoralSandringham"/> By 1912, the land had been transferred from John Walters to the trustees of the cricket association,<ref name="AucklandCouncilBalmoralSandringham"/> backed financially by a number of well-known Auckland businessman. The name 'Eden Park' settled into general usage around 1912, soon after it had been taken over by the association.

===Opening as a cricket and rugby venue===

In 1913 the park was leased to the Auckland Rugby Football Union, becoming both a summer and winter sporting venue, with the union leasing the venue initially for 21 years. The union agreed to pay to build the park's first grandstand, erected in 1913 to hold an audience of 2,500, and later followed by a second members' stand built in 1914.<ref name="AucklandCouncilBalmoralSandringham"/> In 1914, the first international cricket match was held, with Auckland hosting [[Australia cricket team|Australia]]. The first rugby match played at the venue was a seven-a-side series on 9 May 1914, and the first representative match was played on 5 September, against Wellington.<ref name="AucklandCouncilBalmoralSandringham"/> Drainage issues ceased to be a regular issue for Kingsland and Eden Park in the 1920s, after which the park began to flourish.<ref name="AucklandCouncilBalmoralSandringham"/> The first rugby test was held on 27 August 1921, when [[South Africa rugby union team|South Africa]] beat New Zealand [[History of rugby union matches between New Zealand and South Africa|5–9]] before a crowd of 40,000. The [[Auckland Rugby Football Union]] officially made Eden Park its home in 1925, and in 1926, a trust was set up to manage Eden Park primarily for the benefit of Auckland Cricket and Auckland Rugby.

In 1930, the ground hosted its inaugural [[British and Irish Lions]] matches as part of the [[1930 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia]]. Matches were held against Auckland and New Zealand sides, both won by the home sides with an attendance of 45,000 at the latter. The ground hosted its first match between New Zealand and [[Australia national rugby union team|Australia]] as part of the [[1931 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand]]. New Zealand won [[History of rugby union matches between Australia and New Zealand|20–13]]. In 1933, New Zealand hosted [[England cricket team|England]] in the first cricket test match, where [[Wally Hammond]] set an individual test batting record of 336 not out.

Eden Park served as the opening ceremony and athletics venue for the [[1950 British Empire Games]],<ref name="AucklandCouncilBalmoralSandringham"/> when the western part of the grounds were first opened.<ref name="Heritage et AL: Eden Park">{{cite web|url=http://heritageetal.blogspot.co.nz/2015/01/eden-park.html|title=Eden Park|website=heritageetal.blogspot.co.nz|access-date=7 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910074836/http://heritageetal.blogspot.co.nz/2015/01/eden-park.html|archive-date=10 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1955, New Zealand hosted England in the second test match of their [[English cricket team in New Zealand in 1954–55|1954–55 Tour of New Zealand]]. During the same year, the [[New Zealand Parliament]] passed the Eden Park Trust Act,<ref name="AucklandCouncilBalmoralSandringham"/> enshrining the governance structure of the park until 2009. By 1956, the West Stand was completed, followed by the South Stand in 1958. New Zealand won its first cricket test match against the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] as part of the [[West Indian cricket team in New Zealand in 1955–56|1955–56 West Indies Tour of New Zealand]]. The ground hosted its third rugby international between New Zealand and South Africa. New Zealand won [[History of rugby union matches between New Zealand and South Africa|11 – 5]] before a record crowd of 63,000. The British and Irish Lions returned for the third time in the [[1959 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand]] with matches against Auckland and New Zealand. The visitors win both, their first test match win at the ground.

During the 1960s and 70s, further large scale events were held at the venue, including [[1961 France rugby union tour of New Zealand and Australia|1961 French tour of New Zealand and Australia]], the [[1963 England rugby union tour of Australasia|1963 England tour of New Zealand]], the [[1969 Wales rugby union tour of Oceania]], a welcoming party for the royal family during the [[1970 New Zealand Royal Visit Honours]], the [[Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 1973–74|Australian tour of New Zealand (1973–74)]], and a gymnastic display held by touring [[Russians|Russian]] [[gymnasts]] including [[Olga Korbut]]. During the [[1975 Scotland rugby union tour of New Zealand]], both teams famously played during a downpour on a completely saturated pitch, before the one-off test had to be cancelled as the drainage system was unable to cope with the flooding.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.metservice.com/2011/10/rugby-weather-scotland-in-the-rain/|title=MetService Blog|url-status=dead|access-date=7 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913063901/https://blog.metservice.com/2011/10/rugby-weather-scotland-in-the-rain/|archive-date=13 September 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

During the [[1981 Springbok Tour]], a low-flying [[Cessna 172]] piloted by Marx Jones and Grant Cole disrupted the final [[Rugby union#Major international competitions|test]] by dropping flour-bombs on the pitch.<ref name="nzhistory3">{{cite web |url=https://nzhistory.govt.nz/culture/1981-springbok-tour/tour-diary |title=Tour diary – 1981 Springbok tour | work = New Zealand history online |publisher=Nzhistory.net.nz |access-date=1 October 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/video/the-third-test-auckland |title=Film: the third test – 1981 Springbok tour &#124; NZHistory.net.nz, New Zealand history online | work =[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=1 October 2009}}
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The 1980s saw a number of record events such as a crowd of 43,000 at the [[Australian cricket team in New Zealand in 1981–82|1981–82 Australia Tour of New Zealand]], where Australian batsman [[Greg Chappell]] dealing with an on ground streaker with his bat. An indoor cricket facility and stand were built next to the outer oval. At the [[1987 Rugby World Cup|inaugural Rugby World Cup]], co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand in 1987, New Zealand defeated [[France rugby union team|France]] [[History of rugby union matches between France and New Zealand|29 – 9]] in the [[1987 Rugby World Cup final|final]] in front of a crowd of 48,035. In 1988, Eden Park hosted the [[1988 Rugby League World Cup final]], with [[Australian Kangaroos|Australia]] defeating [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]] 25 – 12 before a New Zealand rugby league record crowd of 47,363. This made Eden Park the only venue to have ever hosted (as of 2024) both the [[Rugby World Cup|Rugby Union]] and [[Rugby League World Cup|Rugby League]] World Cup Finals and the only venue to do so in consecutive years. The 1988 World Cup Final was the first game of rugby league played at Eden Park since 1919. Eden Park was a venue during the [[1992 Cricket World Cup]], cohosted with Australia.

In 1996, the new [[Auckland Blues]] began playing at the ground, with the inaugural [[1996 Super 12 season|Super 12 final]] held at the ground, with the Auckland Blues defeating the {{Rut|Sharks (Currie Cup)}} 45 – 21 before a crowd of 46,000. The ground hosted Super 12 finals in 1997, 1998 and 2003. The ground hosted its first rugby test between New Zealand and [[Ireland national rugby union team|Ireland]] as part of the [[2002 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand|2002 Ireland Tour of New Zealand]]. In 2003, the playing surface on the main oval was completely overhauled with the introduction of "Motz" turf.

===2011 Rugby World Cup and redevelopment===

In 2007, the ground was confirmed by the [[New Zealand Government]] as the venue for the final of the [[2011 Rugby World Cup]], with redevelopment beginning in 2008. The ground was the subject of a hotly debated dilemma, as to whether the event should be hosted at historic Eden Park or a new city centre stadium.<ref name="Heritage et AL: Eden Park"/> The redeveloped stadium was officially opened by [[New Zealand Prime Minister]] [[John Key]] on 10 October. The first event was a [[Rugby League Four Nations]] double header, including matches between [[England national rugby league team|England]] and [[Papua New Guinea rugby league team|Papua New Guinea]], and Australia and New Zealand.

The 2011 Rugby World Cup commenced on 9 September, with New Zealand defeating [[Tonga rugby union team|Tonga]] [[2011 Rugby World Cup Pool A|41 – 10]] before a crowd of 60,214. In addition to the opening ceremony and match, five pool games, two quarter-finals, both semi-finals and the final are held at Eden Park, with a cumulative attendance of more than 600,000. New Zealand defeated France [[2011 Rugby World Cup final|8 – 7]] before a crowd of 61,079.<ref name="EDEN PARK Auckland, New Zealand" />
The ground hosted its first game of professional football, with the [[Wellington Phoenix]] hosting [[Adelaide United]] before a crowd of 20,078.

In 2013 the [[New Zealand Warriors]] announced they would be playing three home games at Eden Park in the 2014 [[NRL]] season.<ref>[http://www.3news.co.nz/Warriors-to-play-three-games-at-Eden-Park/tabid/415/articleID/315496/Default.aspx Warriors to play three games at Eden Park] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221145127/http://www.3news.co.nz/Warriors-to-play-three-games-at-Eden-Park/tabid/415/articleID/315496/Default.aspx |date=21 February 2014 }}. ''3 News NZ''. 2 October 2013.</ref>

The [[Auckland Council]] takes over five of the nine spots on the Eden Park Trust Board, giving ratepayers control over the ground.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.3news.co.nz/Mayor-defends-Eden-Park-deal/tabid/423/articleID/287160/Default.aspx| work=[[3 News NZ]]| first=Dan| last=Satherley| title=Mayor defends Eden Park deal| date=18 February 2013| access-date=18 February 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024094709/http://www.3news.co.nz/Mayor-defends-Eden-Park-deal/tabid/423/articleID/287160/Default.aspx| archive-date=24 October 2013| url-status=dead| df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10865550&ref=rss| work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] | title=Council votes to accept Eden Park 'gift'| date=15 February 2013| access-date=18 February 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525214339/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10865550&ref=rss| archive-date=25 May 2014| url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2015, it hosted four matches during the [[2015 Cricket World Cup]], which was co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand including the first semi final between [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] and [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]].<ref name="ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP 2015">[http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/series/509587.html ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP 2015] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151103143100/http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-cricket-world-cup-2015/content/series/509587.html |date=3 November 2015 }} ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved on 29 November 2015</ref> The stadium hosted its first day night test match during the [[English cricket team in New Zealand in 2017–18|English cricket tour in 2018]].

In 2020, after 117 years, Eden Park sold week-long naming rights to longtime partner, ASB. As part of their commitment to small business in New Zealand, ASB gifted their naming rights to Coopers Catch, a small fish-and-chip shop from Kaikōura.<ref name="coopers">{{cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/123054643/aucklands-eden-park-temporarily-renamed-coopers-catch-park-after-kaikura-fish-and-chip-shop|title=Auckland's Eden Park temporarily renamed Coopers Catch Park, after Kaikōura fish and chip shop|publisher=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |first=Anuja|last=Nadkarni|date=12 October 2020}}</ref>

===Hosting concerts===


In 2021, Eden Park was granted resource consent to host up to six concerts per year. Eden Park hosted a concert for the first time since 1975, headlined by the band [[Six60]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/438795/six60-s-matiu-walters-on-eden-park-gig-it-means-the-world|title=Six60's Matiu Walters on Eden Park gig: 'It means the world'|publisher=[[Radio New Zealand]] |date=20 March 2021}}</ref> to a sold-out crowd of about 50,000 attendees. The concert was also one of the biggest concerts in the world at the time, due to [[COVID-19]].

Since then, the stadium has hosted concerts for touring artists and acts including [[Billy Joel]], [[Guns N' Roses]], [[Ed Sheeran]], [[Pink (singer)|Pink]], [[Travis Scott]] and [[Metallica]]. Eden Park is currently in the process of applying to double its concert quota to 12 concerts per year.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/350371596/eden-park-wants-double-number-concerts-stadium-each-year|title=Eden Park wants to double number of concerts at stadium each year|publisher=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |date=15 August 2024}}</ref>

[[Coldplay]] played three sold-out shows at Eden Park in November 2024, the most concerts ever played at the venue for a touring artist.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/coldplay-makes-nz-history-with-third-eden-park-show-dates-tickets-and-presale-information/6JK4T3LOM5BRZDG7BHCCJVSB4E/|title=Coldplay make NZ history with third Eden Park show|publisher=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=30 November 2023}}</ref>

== Redevelopment ==

===Capacity===
The $256 million redevelopment completed in October 2010 provided a permanent capacity of 50,000 with a further 10,000 temporary seats for the 2011 Rugby World Cup games.<ref name="NZ_Herald_10672229">{{cite web |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10672229 |title=Stadium has World Cup experience wrapped up |author=Ihaka, James |date=9 September 2010 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=29 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106191639/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4 |archive-date=6 January 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> This is the largest of any New Zealand sports arena. There are no standing areas. Temporary seating in front of the North Stand and the West Stand (usually only used for international rugby matches) is required for the capacity to be reached. Due to sight-screens and the larger area required for cricket matches, cricket capacity is smaller.

Prior to redevelopment, Eden Park had a crowd capacity of 45,472 for rugby and 42,000 for cricket .<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.edenpark.co.nz/about/frequentlyaskedquestions.asp#8 |title=Frequwntly Asked Questions |publisher=Eden Park |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070403011626/http://www.edenpark.co.nz/about/frequentlyaskedquestions.asp#8 |archive-date=3 April 2007 |df=dmy }}</ref>

===Expansion===
The redevelopment project included a three-tier South stand replacing the old South and West stands, with a capacity of 24,000, and a three-tier East replacing the Terraces. The number of covered seats increased from 23,000 to 38,000. The redeveloped Eden Park has an internal concourse that allows people to circulate around the grounds inside the stadium, and facilities including food and beverage outlets, toilets and corporate areas were incorporated. The open plan approach to the design and establishment of a community centre and green space, and the removal of the [[perimeter fence]], mean that the stadium has become more publicly accessible and a part of the neighbourhood.

There were public concerns about the height of the new structure and its shading effect on many nearby houses. Auckland City Council received 470 submissions on the [[resource consent]] application, over 300 of which were in favour of the redevelopment. On 26 January 2007, Eden Park received resource consent with 91 conditions imposed. The consent permitted the building of new stands in place of the terraces and south stand, but did not include consent for the NZ$385 million 'full option', which would have included covered seating.<ref name="NZ_Herald_10421176">{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10421176 |title=Eden Park upgrade takes step ahead |author=Orsman, Bernard |date=27 January 2007 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=7 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525214231/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10421176 |archive-date=25 May 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Possible alternative stadium for the 2011 Rugby World Cup===
In September 2006 it was announced that instead of Eden Park, the Government and Auckland City Council were assessing the possibility of a [[Stadium New Zealand|new stadium]] on Auckland's waterfront to host the [[2011 Rugby World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11366069 |title=NRL: League's waterfront wish |date=29 November 2014 |last=Skipwith |first=David |newspaper=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=4 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208223632/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11366069 |archive-date=8 December 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> This assessment was part of the Government's formal due diligence process on the decision to redevelop Eden Park. The Government had said it would assist with the funding if a new stadium was built. The [[Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand|Government]] announced in a report in November 2006 that it would favour a new stadium on the Auckland waterfront, which would have meant that the Eden Park redevelopment would not have gone ahead, and that options for its use or redevelopment would have to be developed. After the Auckland City Council and the [[Auckland Regional Council]] differed in their support for the new stadium, the Government changed to supporting the redevelopment of Eden Park, subject to suitable resolution of the design, funding and governance issues.<ref name="NZ_Herald_10412665">{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/story.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10412665 |title=It's Eden Park says disappointed Mallard |date=27 November 2006 |agency=[[NZPA]] |newspaper=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |access-date=29 September 2011}}</ref>

===Gallery===
<gallery>
File:Eden Park cropped.jpg|Eden Park in 2005 prior to redevelopment
File:Eden Park Redevelopmen OnGoing Cranes.jpg|Cranes during the construction of the new South Stand in 2009
File:Eden Park Western Part Building Up.jpg|Looking south over the redevelopment of the West Stand at Eden Park in 2009
</gallery>

==Rugby union==

Eden Park is the home ground for the [[Auckland Blues]] in [[Super Rugby]] and [[Auckland Rugby Football Union|Auckland]] in the [[National Provincial Championship (2006–present)|National Provincial Championship]]. The ground regularly hosts [[New Zealand national rugby union team|All Blacks]] rugby union test matches. [[Auckland Rugby Football Union|Auckland]] first used the ground in the 1913 season, and the first international fixture was against South Africa in 1921. The [[Auckland Blues]] have used the ground since their foundation in 1996.

The final game of the [[1981 Springbok Tour]] was played at Eden Park. A low-flying Cessna 172 piloted by Marx Jones and Grant Cole dropped flour bombs on the field as part of widespread protests against the tour and apartheid.

Eden Park was used in the inaugural [[1987 Rugby World Cup]] and the [[2011 Rugby World Cup]], both of which the All Blacks won against France, making it the first ground to host two Rugby World Cup finals.<ref name="EDEN PARK Auckland, New Zealand" />

In late 2015, the ground also hosted a public memorial for legendary All Black wing [[Jonah Lomu]] after he died at the age of 40.

It was one of the sites for the [[2021 Rugby World Cup|2021 Women's Rugby World Cup]], including the final.

New Zealand's overall Test match record at Eden Park against all nations, updated to 17 August 2024, is as follows:<ref name = espn-stats>{{cite web
 |title= Statsguru Team analysis New Zealand - Test matches
 |publisher= ESPN Scrum
 |url= http://www.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugby/team/8.html?class=1;template=results;type=team}}
</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width="50"|
!width="50"| Played
!width="50"| Won
!width="50"| Lost
!width="50"| Drawn
!width="90"| New Zealand <br /> points
!width="75"| Opposition <br /> points
!width="75"| Win <br /> percentage
|-
|align="center"| '''Overall'''
|align="center"| 94
|align="center"| 81
|align="center"| 10
|align="center"| 3
|align="center"| 2737
|align="center"| 1235
|align="center"| 86%
|}

===Records===
<small>Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.</small>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Record
!New Zealand
!Opposition
|-
|Longest winning streak
|38 <small>(22 Apr 1995–8 Jul 2017)</small>
|2 <small>(9 Sept 1978–20 Jun 1981)</small>
|-
|Longest unbeaten streak
|52 <small>(6 Aug 1994 – Present)</small>
|2 <small>(9 Sept 1978–20 Jun 1981)</small>
|-
!colspan=3 align=center|Largest points for
|-
|In a win
|78 <small>(16 June 2017)</small>
|30 <small>(9 September 1978)</small>
|-
|In a loss
|20 <small>(3 July 1994)</small>
|35 <small>(9 August 1997)</small>
|-
!colspan=3 align=center|Largest winning margin
|-
|In a game
|78 <small>(16 June 2017)</small>
|14 <small>(9 September 1978)</small>
|-
!colspan=3 align=center|Largest aggregate score
|-
|colspan=3 align=center|90 (New Zealand 55–35 South Africa) <small>(9 August 1997)</small>
|}

===Rugby World Cup===
Eden Park hosted matches of the [[1987 Rugby World Cup|1987]] and [[2011 Rugby World Cup|2011]] [[Rugby World Cup]]s including hosting the Final on both occasions.

==== 1987 ====
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Date
! Competition
!colspan=2| Home team
!colspan=2| Away team
! Attendance
|-
|22 May 1987 || [[1987 Rugby World Cup|1987]] [[Rugby World Cup]] Pool 3 || {{ru|NZL}} || 70 || {{ru|ITA}} || 6 || 20,000
|-
|23 May 1987 || [[1987 Rugby World Cup|1987]] [[Rugby World Cup]] Pool 4 || {{ru|ROM}} || 21 || {{ru|ZIM}} || 20 || 4,500
|-
|2 June 1987 || [[1987 Rugby World Cup|1987]] [[Rugby World Cup]] Pool 4 || {{ru|FRA|1974}} || 70 || {{ru|ZIM}} || 12 || 3,000
|-
|7 June 1987 || [[1987 Rugby World Cup|1987]] [[Rugby World Cup]] Quarter-final 3 || {{ru|FIJ}} || 16 || {{ru|FRA|1974}} || 31 || 17,000
|-
|20 June 1987 || [[1987 Rugby World Cup|1987]] [[Rugby World Cup]] [[1987 Rugby World Cup Final|Final]] || {{ru|NZL}} || 29 || {{ru|FRA|1974}} || 9 || 48,035
|}

==== 2011 ====
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Date
! Competition
!colspan=2| Home team
!colspan=2| Away team
! Attendance
|-
|9 September 2011 || [[2011 Rugby World Cup|2011]] [[Rugby World Cup]] Pool A || {{ru|NZL}} || 41 || {{ru|TON}} || 10 || 60,214
|-
|17 September 2011 || [[2011 Rugby World Cup|2011]] [[Rugby World Cup]] Pool C || {{ru|AUS}} || 6 || {{ru|IRE}} || 15 || 58,678
|-
|24 September 2011 || [[2011 Rugby World Cup|2011]] [[Rugby World Cup]] Pool A || {{ru|NZL}} || 37 || {{ru|FRA|1974}} || 17 || 60,856
|-
|25 September 2011 || [[2011 Rugby World Cup|2011]] [[Rugby World Cup]] Pool D || {{ru|FIJ}} || 6 || {{ru|SAM}} || 15 || 58,678
|-
|1 October 2011 || [[2011 Rugby World Cup|2011]] [[Rugby World Cup]] Pool B || {{ru|ENG}} || 16 || {{ru|SCO}} || 12 || 58,213
|-
|8 October 2011 || [[2011 Rugby World Cup|2011]] [[Rugby World Cup]] Quarter-final 2 || {{ru|ENG}} || 12 || {{ru|FRA|1974}} || 19 || 49,105
|-
|9 October 2011 || [[2011 Rugby World Cup|2011]] [[Rugby World Cup]] Quarter-final 4 || {{ru|NZL}} || 33 || {{ru|ARG}} || 10 || 57,192
|-
|15 October 2011 || [[2011 Rugby World Cup|2011]] [[Rugby World Cup]] Semi-final 1 || {{ru|WAL}} || 8 || {{ru|FRA|1974}} || 9 || 58,630
|-
|16 October 2011 || [[2011 Rugby World Cup|2011]] [[Rugby World Cup]] Semi-final 2 || {{ru|NZL}} || 20 || {{ru|AUS}} || 6 || 60,087
|-
|21 October 2011 || [[2011 Rugby World Cup|2011]] [[Rugby World Cup]] Bronze Final || {{ru|WAL}} || 18 || {{ru|AUS}} || 21 || 53,014
|-
|23 October 2011 || [[2011 Rugby World Cup|2011]] [[Rugby World Cup]] [[2011 Rugby World Cup Final|Final]] || {{ru|NZL}} || 8 || {{ru|FRA|1974}} || 7 || 61,079
|}

==Cricket==
{{see also|List of international cricket centuries at Eden Park|List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at Eden Park}}

Eden Park is the home ground for the [[Auckland cricket team]]. The ground regularly hosts international fixtures, including [[Test Cricket|Tests]], [[One Day International|ODIs]] and [[Twenty20 International]]s, while the Outer Oval also hosts [[Women's One Day International cricket|WODIs]], domestic List A and Twenty20 games.

It first hosted a test in 1930. The ground was also the host to [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]]'s first Test victory, against [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies]] in 1955–56 season. It has also been the scene of a dark day in New Zealand's cricket history when on 28 March 1955, the hosts collapsed to their lowest Test score (26 all out) against [[England national cricket team|England]].<ref name="Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand"/>

The ground hosted four matches during the [[1992 Cricket World Cup]] including the semi-final between New Zealand and [[Pakistan national cricket team|Pakistan]], which Pakistan won by four wickets en route to winning the tournament after [[Inzamam-ul-Haq]]'s 60 off 37 in reply to Black Caps captain Martin Crowe's 91. It also hosted four matches during the [[2015 Cricket World Cup]], which was co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand. The matches played included two pool B games and the pool A clash between co-hosts [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] and [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]], which New Zealand won by one wicket via [[Kane Williamson]]'s six off [[Pat Cummins]] with 6 required after [[Mitchell Starc]] had taken 6 wickets in reply to [[Trent Boult]]'s 5. It also hosted the first semifinal between [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] and [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]], which New Zealand won off the penultimate ball with another six – this time by [[Grant Elliott]] off [[Dale Steyn]] – to advance to their first Cricket World Cup final.<ref name="ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP 2015" />

In 2018, Eden Park hosted the first day-night test in New Zealand, against England. England were bowled out for 58 in the first innings. It took New Zealand only 20.4 overs to dismiss England on the first day of the test match. Trent Boult and Tim Southee took six and four wickets each and bowled unchanged throughout the 20.4 overs. No other bowler was required to bowl. This was just the fourth instance that only 2 bowlers were required to dismiss the opposition since 1920. Five England players were dismissed for a duck. Trent Boult (6/32) picked his career best figures in test cricket. This was his second five wicket haul at Eden Park and his second consecutive five wicket haul in day night test cricket, the first one against Australia in Adelaide in 2015 which was the inaugural day night test.

The highest total set by a team here in Test cricket was by the [[South African national cricket team]] against the [[New Zealand national cricket team]] when they scored 621/5 dec on 27 Feb 1999. The most runs scored in this ground have been by [[John Wright (cricketer, born 1954)|John Wright]] (1060 runs), [[Martin Crowe]] (712 runs) and [[Nathan Astle]] (649 runs). The most wickets have been taken by [[Richard Hadlee]]- 45 wickets followed by [[Chris Cairns]]-35 wickets and [[Richard Collinge]]-29 wickets.

In ODI cricket, the highest total has been set by [[New Zealand national cricket team]] against the [[Australian national cricket team]] when they scored 340/5 on 18 Feb 2007. The most runs scored in this ground have been by [[Martin Guptill]] (818 runs), [[Martin Crowe]] (719 runs) and [[Nathan Astle]] (705 runs). The most wickets have been taken by [[Chris Cairns]]-33 wickets, followed by [[Chris Harris (cricketer)|Chris Harris]]- 28 wickets.

In May 2018, [[New Zealand Cricket]] (NZC) said that the ground is no longer cost-effective or financially viable to host cricket matches, and that they were looking at hosting fixtures at the [[Western Springs Stadium]] instead.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/692535 |title=Eden Park could be scrapped as an international venue |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=22 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180522181557/https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/692535 |archive-date=22 May 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The ground is also where famed Indian cricket player [[Sachin Tendulkar]] made his debut as an ODI opener. Ahead of the second ODI of the New Zealand-India series at the ground in March 1994, regular opener [[Navjot Singh Sidhu]] was ruled out with a stiff neck, opening the way for the 21-year-old Tendulkar's promotion. He made 82 off just 49 balls against to steer India to a 7-wicket victory.

It was a site for [[2022 Women's Cricket World Cup]].

{{wide image|Eden Park at Dusk, 2013.jpg|1000px|align-cap=center|New Zealand v England ODI in 2013, panorama looking south-west}}

===World Cup matches===

{{hidden begin
|title = 1992 Cricket World Cup
|titlestyle = background:lightblue;
|expanded=on
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 22 February
| daynight = 
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| score1 = 211 (48.1 overs)
| score2 = 248/6 (50 overs)
| result = New Zealand won by 37 runs
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65118.html Scorecard]
| venue = Eden Park, [[Auckland]]<br />Attendance: 30,000
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 29 February
| daynight =
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA|1928}}
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| score1 = 190/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 191/3 (34.3 overs)
| result = New Zealand won by 7 wickets
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65127.html Scorecard]
| venue = Eden Park, [[Auckland]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 8 March
| daynight = 
| team1 = {{cr-rt|WIN}}
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| score1 = 203/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 206/5 (48.3 overs)
| result = New Zealand won by 5 wickets
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65138.html Scorecard]
| venue = Eden Park, [[Auckland]]
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 21 March
| daynight = 
| team1 = {{cr-rt|NZL}}
| team2 = {{cr|PAK}}
| score1 = 262/7 (50 overs)
| score2 = 264/6 (49 overs)
| result = Pakistan won by 4 wickets
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/65154.html Scorecard]
| venue = Eden Park, [[Auckland]]<br />Attendance: 40,000
}}
{{hidden end}}

{{hidden begin|title=2015 Cricket World Cup|titlestyle=background:lightblue;|expanded=on}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 28 February
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|AUS}}
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| score1 = 151 (32.2 overs)
| score2 = 152/9 (23.1 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool A#New Zealand vs Australia|New Zealand won by 1 wicket]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656437.html Scorecard]
| venue = Eden Park, [[Auckland]]<br />Attendance: 40,053
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 7 March
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|PAK}}
| team2 = {{cr|RSA}}
| score1 = 222 (46.4 overs)
| score2 = 202 (33.3 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool B#Pakistan vs South Africa|Pakistan won by 29 runs (D/L method)]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656455.html Scorecard]
| venue = Eden Park, [[Auckland]]<br />Attendance: 22,713
}}
{{Cricket match summary
| date = 14 March
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|ZIM}}
| team2 = {{cr|IND}}
| score1 = 287 (48.5 overs)
| score2 = 288/4 (48.4 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup Pool B#India vs Zimbabwe|India won by 6 wickets]]
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656475.html Scorecard]
| venue = Eden Park, [[Auckland]]<br />Attendance: 30,076
}}
{{Cricket match summary | bg=#eee
| date = 24 March
| daynight = yes
| team1 = {{cr-rt|RSA}}
| team2 = {{cr|NZL}}
| score1 = 281/5 (43 overs)
| score2 = 299/6 (42.5 overs)
| result = [[2015 Cricket World Cup knockout stage#New Zealand v South Africa|New Zealand won by 4 wickets]] ([[D/L method]])
| scorecard = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/656491.html Scorecard]
| venue = Eden Park, [[Auckland]]<br />Attendance: 41,279
}}
''References:''<ref name="ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP 2015" /><ref>[http://www.austadiums.com/sport/comp_results.php?sid=31 Cricket World Cup Results & Attendances] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208115002/http://www.austadiums.com/sport/comp_results.php?sid=31 |date=8 December 2015 }} austadiums.com. Retrieved on 29 November 2015</ref>
{{hidden end}}

===Gallery===
<gallery>
Image:Australia vs. New Zealand.jpg|[[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]] v [[Australia national cricket team|Australia]] [[one-day international|ODI]], 2005, before east stand redevelopment
File:Eden Park, Auckland, South Stand.jpg|Looking at Eden Park's South Stand from the North Stand, during the warm-up for the 2015 Cricket World Cup semifinal, New Zealand vs South Africa
File:Blues vs Hurricanes 2020 Super Rugby Aoteraoa.jpg|Blues vs Hurricanes 2020
</gallery>

==Rugby league==
The biggest rugby league game played at Eden Park was the [[1988 Rugby League World Cup final|1988 World Cup final]] played on 9 October, giving the venue the distinction of hosting the Union and League World Cup finals in consecutive years. This also sees Eden Park (as of 2018) as the only venue to host the World Cup final for both rugby codes. In a spiteful match in which the [[New Zealand national rugby league team]] seemed more intent on dishing out punishment than playing football, the [[Wally Lewis]]-led [[Australian Kangaroos|Australians]] defeated the home side 25–12 after leading 25–0 early in the second half. The game was played in front of a record New Zealand rugby league attendance of 47,363 (only 672 less than attended the 1987 Rugby WCF between the All Blacks and France 16 months earlier). Australia had won the right to host the final, but as international crowds in Australia had been dwindling in recent years due to the Kangaroos dominance (only 15,944 had attended the [[dead rubber]] [[The Ashes (rugby league)|Ashes series]] test between Australia and [[Great Britain Lions|Great Britain]] at the [[Sydney Football Stadium (1988)|Sydney Football Stadium]] three months earlier), the [[Australian Rugby League]] agreed to [[New Zealand Rugby League|New Zealand]] hosting the game in the interests of promoting international rugby league. Their efforts were rewarded with the largest World Cup final attendance since [[1968 Rugby League World Cup|1968]], when 54,290 saw Australia defeat [[France national rugby league team|France]] at the [[Sydney Cricket Ground]].

Eden Park hosted two matches (a double header) in the [[2010 Rugby League Four Nations]] on 6 November. In the early game, [[England national rugby league team|England]] defeated [[Papua New Guinea Kumuls|Papua New Guinea]] 36–10, with Australia defeating New Zealand 34–20 in the second game. The fixture attracted 44,324 fans. The [[New Zealand Warriors]] played the [[Parramatta Eels]] in their first [[NRL]] match at Eden Park to start the [[2011 NRL season]] in front of a crowd of 38,405 with Parramatta winning 24–18.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/NRL_2011/Round_1/Warriors-vs-Parramatta/summary.html|title=NRL 2011 - Round 1 - Rugby League Project|first=Shawn Dollin and Andrew|last=Ferguson|website=www.rugbyleagueproject.org}}</ref> The Warriors played their first home match of the [[2012 NRL season|2012 season]] against the [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles]] in a [[2011 NRL Grand Final]] replay, with Manly winning 26–20 in front of 37,502. The [[2012 ANZAC Test]] between Australia and New Zealand was played at Eden Park, with the Kangaroos winning 20–12 in front of 35,399. The Warriors played the [[Sydney Roosters]] in Round 2 of the [[2013 NRL season]], going down 16–14 in front of 32,740.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120910102252/http://www.rleague.com/content/article.php?id=40760 Rugby League] </ref>

In 2013 a new faster format of rugby league was announced that it would be held at Eden Park.<ref name="NRL Auckland Nines Tournament launched">{{cite news |url=http://www.nrl.com/nrl-auckland-nines-tournament-launched/tabid/10874/newsid/74414/default.aspx |title=NRL Auckland Nines Tournament launched |work=nrl.com |access-date=4 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725014347/http://www.nrl.com/nrl-auckland-nines-tournament-launched/tabid/10874/newsid/74414/default.aspx |archive-date=25 July 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 15–16 February 2014, Eden Park held the first ever [[NRL Auckland Nines]] tournament.

In 2010, Eden Park hosted its first rugby league internationals since 1988 when it hosted the third round of the [[2010 Rugby League Four Nations|2010]] [[Rugby League Four Nations]]. In a double header in front of 44,324 fans, [[England national rugby league team|England]] defeated [[Papua New Guinea Kumuls|Papua New Guinea]] 36–10 while Australia defeated New Zealand 34–20.<ref>[https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/four-nations-2010/summary.html 2010 Rugby League Four Nations]</ref>

In 2019 the stadium, upgraded for the [[2011 Rugby World Cup]], hosted a triple header on 2 November. Two games of the [[Rugby League Pacific Championships|Oceania Cup]] and the first test of the [[Baskerville Shield]] between the [[2019 Great Britain Lions tour|touring]] [[Great Britain Lions]] and New Zealand.<ref>[https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/lions-tour-2019/summary.html 2019 Great Britain Rugby League tour]</ref> In front of 25,257, [[Fiji Bati|Fiji]] started off by defeating [[Samoa national rugby league team|Samoa]] 44–18. In the second game, New Zealand won for the first time at Eden Park, defeating Great Britain 12–8. Then came rugby league's biggest international shock for many years when [[Tonga national rugby league team|Tonga]] defeated [[2017 Rugby League World Cup|reigning]] and then 11 time [[Rugby League World Cup|World Cup]] champions Australia 16–12. It was the first time a Tier 2 nation had ever beaten the Kangaroos in a test match.

International rugby league returned to Eden Park in 2023 when the [[Rugby League Pacific Championships|Pacific Championships]]<ref>[https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/competitions/internationals-2023/summary.html 2023 Rugby League Internationals]</ref> for both Men's and women's played on the same day, but not in a double header. In the women's game [[New Zealand women's national rugby league team|New Zealand]] defeated [[Tonga women's national rugby league team|Tonga]] 28–10 in front of approximately 10,000 fans. In the later men's game, New Zealand routed [[2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup|2021]] World Cup [[2021 Men's Rugby League World Cup final|finalist]] Samoa 50–0 in front of 23,269.

===Rugby League Tests at Eden Park===
{| class="wikitable"
! Date !! Result !! Attendance !! Notes
|-
| 9 October 1988 || {{rl|AUS}} def. {{rl|NZL}} 25–12 || 47,363 || [[1985–1988 Rugby League World Cup|1985–1988]] [[Rugby League World Cup|World Cup]] [[1988 Rugby League World Cup final|Final]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 6 November 2010 || {{rl|ENG}} def. {{rl|PNG}} 36–10 || rowspan="2" | 44,324 || rowspan="2" | [[2010 Rugby League Four Nations|2010]] [[Rugby League Four Nations|Four Nations]] Round 3
|-
| {{rl|AUS}} def. {{rl|NZL}} 34–20
|-
| 20 April 2012 || {{rl|AUS}} def. {{rl|NZL}} 20–12 || 35,399 || [[2012 Anzac Test|2012]] [[Anzac Test]]
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2 November 2019 || {{rl|FIJ}} def. {{rl|SAM}} 44–18 || rowspan="3" | 25,257 || [[2019 Oceania Cup (rugby league)|2019]] [[Rugby League Pacific Championships|Oceania Cup]] Group B Game 2
|-
| {{rl|NZL}} def. {{rl|GBR}} 12–8 || [[2019 Great Britain Lions tour|2019]] [[Baskerville Shield]] 1st Test
|-
| {{rl|TON}} def. {{rl|AUS}} 16–12 || [[2019 Oceania Cup (rugby league)|2019]] [[Rugby League Pacific Championships|Oceania Cup]] Group A Game 3
|-
| rowspan="2" | 21 October 2023 || {{rlw-l|NZL}} def. {{rlw-l|TON}} 28–10 || ≈10,000 || [[2023 Rugby League Pacific Championships|2023]] [[Rugby League Pacific Championships|Pacific Championships]] Women's
|-
| {{rl|NZL}} def. {{rl|SAM}} 50–0 || 23,269 || [[2023 Rugby League Pacific Championships|2023]] [[Rugby League Pacific Championships|Pacific Championships]] Men's Game 2
|-
|| 2 November 2025 || {{rl|AUS}} def. {{rl|NZL}} 10-4 || 19,154 || [[2025 Rugby League Pacific Championships|2025]] [[Rugby League Pacific Championships|Pacific Championships]] Women's Game 3
|-
| | 2 November 2025 ||{{rl|NZL}} def. {{rl|TON}} 40-14 || 38,114 || [[2025 Rugby League Pacific Championships|2025]] [[Rugby League Pacific Championships|Pacific Championships]] Men's Game 3
|}

==Association football==
Eden Park has hosted four [[New Zealand men's national football team|New Zealand]] men's national team games; friendlies against [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]] and [[FK Austria Wien]] in 1947 and 1957 respectively, an [[Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics#Qualification|Olympic qualifier]] against [[Israel national football team|Israel]] for the [[1988 Summer Olympics|Seoul Olympics]] in 1988, and most recently a friendly against the [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australian Socceroos]] in 2022. They were defeated in all four games.<ref>Michael Burgess [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/soccer-football/news/article.cfm?c_id=86&objectid=10765690 Soccer back on Eden turf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113140840/http://www.nzherald.co.nz/soccer-football/news/article.cfm?c_id=86&objectid=10765690 |date=13 November 2011 }}, [[The New Zealand Herald]], 13 November 2011. Retrieved on 13 November 2011.</ref>
[[File:All Whites versus Socceroos, (New Zealand vs Australia) 2022.jpg|thumb|220x220px|All Whites playing the Socceroos at Eden Park, September 2022]]
On 19 November 2011, Eden Park hosted its first game of professional club football. The [[A-League]] regular season fixture between [[Wellington Phoenix]] and [[Adelaide United]] resulted in a 1–1 draw. The game attracted 20,078, a new attendance record for the Phoenix.<ref name="Massive crowd turns out for Phoenix match">{{cite news |url=http://tvnz.co.nz/football-news/massive-crowd-turns-phoenix-match-4549865 |title=Massive crowd turns out for Phoenix match |date=19 November 2011 |work=[[TVNZ]] |access-date=19 November 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130223044737/http://tvnz.co.nz/football-news/massive-crowd-turns-phoenix-match-4549865 |archive-date=23 February 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Phoenix returned to Eden Park on 2 February 2013 against long-distance rivals [[Perth Glory]],<ref name="WELLINGTON PHOENIX V PERTH GLORY">{{cite news |url=http://edenpark.co.nz/events/2012/sep/20/wellington-phoenix-v-perth-glory/ |title=WELLINGTON PHOENIX V PERTH GLORY |work=Eden Park |access-date=3 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121195601/http://www.edenpark.co.nz/events/2012/sep/20/wellington-phoenix-v-perth-glory/ |archive-date=21 January 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> drawing a crowd of 11,566 to see them win 1–0.<ref name="Wellington Phoenix vs Perth Glory">{{cite news |url=http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/match/stats/241759/Wellington-vs-Perth-Glory |title=Wellington Phoenix vs Perth Glory |work=SBS |access-date=22 June 2013}}</ref>

On 23 July 2014, Eden Park hosted English Premiership team [[West Ham United F.C.]] The [[A-League]] team [[Wellington Phoenix]] defeated West Ham 2–1.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/10303104/Wellington-Phoenix-stun-EPL-side-West-Ham|title=Wellington Phoenix stun EPL side West Ham|website=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |date=23 July 2014|access-date=23 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324223748/http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/10303104/Wellington-Phoenix-stun-EPL-side-West-Ham|archive-date=24 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

The venue hosted several matches of the [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup]] including the opening match in which [[New Zealand women's national football team|New Zealand]] beat [[Norway women's national football team|Norway]] 1-0. This was the first ever victory for New Zealand at a men's or women's FIFA World Cup and was played in front of a record crowd of 42,137, which was the highest attended football match in New Zealand for men or women.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Football Ferns stun Norway to claim first-ever World Cup win |url=https://www.1news.co.nz/2023/07/20/football-ferns-stun-norway-to-claim-first-ever-world-cup-win/ |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=1 News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title= New Zealand stun Norway in World Cup opener|work= BBC Sport|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66241739|access-date=2023-07-20 |language=en}}</ref>

The attendance record was beaten on 1 August 2023 when 42,958 watched the final Group E game between the [[United States women's national soccer team|United States]] 0–0 draw against [[Portugal women's national football team|Portugal]].<ref>{{Cite web |title= Portugal 0-0 USA|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/match-centre/match/103/285026/285033/400222865|access-date=2023-08-01|website=FIFA.com|language=en}}</ref>

The record was beaten for a third time on 5 August 2023 when 43,217 watched the first Round of 16 knockout match which saw [[Spain women's national football team|Spain]] beat [[Switzerland women's national football team|Switzerland]] 5-1.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Spain put five past Switzerland to reach last eight|work= BBC Sport|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66404305|access-date=2023-08-05 |language=en}}</ref>

The fourth highest attendance for a football match attended in New Zealand with 41,107, when the [[United States women's national soccer team|United States]] beat [[Vietnam women's national football team|Vietnam]] 3–0 in the group stages.<ref>{{Cite news |title= USA launch World Cup defence with victory over Vietnam|work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66275965 |access-date=2023-07-22 |language=en}}</ref>

The stadium also hosted the final for [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)|OFC qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup]].

=== 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Fixtures ===
[[File:2023 Women's World Cup Semifinal Game (53150759107).jpg|thumb|Spain vs Sweden – [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup]] semifinal]]
{| class="wikitable"
!Date
!Team #1
!Res.
!Team #2
!Round
!Attendance
|-
|20 July 2023
|{{Fbw|NZ}}
|[[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A#New Zealand vs Norway|1–0]]
|{{Fbw|NOR}}
|[[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A|Group A]]
|42,137
|-
|22 July 2023
|{{Fbw|USA}}
|[[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group E#USA v Vietnam|3–0]]
|{{Fbw|VIE}}
|[[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group E|Group E]]
|41,107
|-
|24 July 2023
|{{Fbw|ITA}}
|[[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group G#Italy v Argentina|1–0]]
|{{Fbw|ARG}}
|[[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group G|Group G]]
|30,889
|-
|26 July 2023
|{{Fbw|ESP}}
|[[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C#Spain v Zambia|5–0]]
|{{Fbw|ZAM}}
|[[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C|Group C]]
|20,983
|-
|31 July 2023
|{{Fbw|NOR}}
|[[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A#Norway vs Philippines|6–0]]
|{{Fbw|PHI}}
|[[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group A|Group A]]
|34,697
|-
|1 August 2023
|{{Fbw|POR}}
|[[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group E#POR v USA|0–0]]
|{{Fbw|USA}}
|[[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group E|Group E]]
|42,958
|-
|5 August 2023
|{{Fbw|SWI}}
|[[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage#Switzerland vs Spain|1–5]]
|{{Fbw|ESP}}
|[[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
|43,217
|-
|11 August 2023
|{{Fbw|JPN}}
|[[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage#Japan vs Sweden|1–2]]
|{{Fbw|SWE}}
|[[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]]
|43,217
|-
|15 August 2023
|{{Fbw|ESP}}
|[[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage#Spain vs Sweden|2–1]]
|{{Fbw|SWE}}
|[[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup knockout stage#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]]
|43,217
|}

==Outer Oval==
'''Eden Park Outer Oval''' (also known as Eden Park No.2 and, since 2021, "[[Kennards Hire]] Community Oval") is a cricket ground on the western side of the main Eden Park ground. It is home to the [[Auckland Aces]] cricket team. The ground has a grandstand with seating for around 1,000 spectators, and can accommodate approximately 4,000 spectators overall.<ref>Scott Yeoman. (1 January 2016). [https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/four-home-games-at-oval-for-aces/DYESKIA5RDOJD3Q57STWLLF2SA/ Four home games at Oval for Aces] nzherald.co.nz Retrieved 22 December 2022</ref> Its first [[first-class cricket]] match was held in January 1976. As of January 2023 it has staged 135 first-class matches and 124 List A matches.<ref>{{cite web |title=First-Class Matches played on Eden Park Outer Oval |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/21/1406_f.html |website=CricketArchive |access-date=7 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=List A Matches played on Eden Park Outer Oval |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/21/1406_a.html|website=CricketArchive |access-date=7 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Eden Park Outer Oval to Be Renamed 'Kennards Hire Community Oval' |url=https://www.kennards.com.au/latest-news/eden-park-outer-oval-to-be-renamed-kennards-hire-community-oval |website=Kennards |access-date=30 October 2021}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[1985–1988 Rugby League World Cup]]
* [[1987 Rugby World Cup]]
* [[1992 Cricket World Cup]]
* [[2011 Rugby World Cup]]
* [[2015 Cricket World Cup]]
* [[List of Test cricket grounds]]
* [[List of international cricket centuries at Eden Park]]
* [[List of international cricket five-wicket hauls at Eden Park]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[http://www.edenpark.co.nz/ Eden Park website]
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