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{{Short description|Stadium in Vincent, Western Australia}}
{{confused|Perth Stadium}}
{{redirect-confused|HBF Park|HBF Stadium|HBF Arena}}
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| nickname = Perth Rectangular Stadium
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| logo_image = HBF Park logo.svg
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| image = Perth Oval Panorama January 2017.jpg
| caption = Panoramica
| location = Lord Street<br />[[Perth (suburb)|Perth]], Western Australia
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| built = 1910<ref name="venueswest.wa.gov.au">{{cite web|url=http://www.venueswest.wa.gov.au/our-venues/nib-stadium/|title=Functions Perth – Events Perth – nib Stadium|work=venueswest.wa.gov.au|access-date=15 October 2016|archive-date=7 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160907231823/http://www.venueswest.wa.gov.au/our-venues/nib-stadium|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| renovated = 2004, 2012 and 2023
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| owner = [[City of Vincent]]
| operator = VenuesWest
| surface = Grass
| scoreboard = LED Screen
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| capacity = 20,500 (Sports mode)<ref name="venueswest.wa.gov.au" />
| suites = 24
| record_attendance = '''Overall''':<br />32,000 (Concert, 2015)<br />'''Sports''':<br />27,473 (Interstate football, 1929)
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| tenants = '''Football''' [[Perth Glory FC]] ([[A-League]]) (1996–present)<br />[[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia national football team]]<br />'''Rugby League''' [[Perth Bears]] ([[NRL]]) (2027–)<br />[[WA Reds|Western Reds/WA Reds]] ([[Super League (Australia)|Super League]]/[[S. G. Ball Cup]]/[[Ron Massey Cup]]) (1997, 2006-2011)<br />[[West Coast Pirates]] ([[S. G. Ball Cup]]) (2012-2020)<br />[[2020 NRL Nines]]<br />'''Rugby Union''' [[Western Force]] ([[Global Rapid Rugby|GRR]], [[Super Rugby]]) (2010–present)<br />[[Australia national rugby union team]]<br />'''Australian Rules''' [[East Perth Royals]] (1910–1939, 1941–1987, 1990–2003)<br />[[Australia international rules football team|Australia international rules team]]
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| Loton Park
| Members Equity Stadium
| ME Bank Stadium
| nib Stadium
| Perth Oval
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'''Perth Rectangular Stadium''' (also known as '''[[HBF (insurer)|HBF]] Park''' under naming rights<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.venueswest.wa.gov.au/news/perths-leading-rectangular-venue-to-be-renamed-hbf-park/|title=Perth's leading rectangular venue to be renamed HBF Park {{!}} VenuesWest|website=VenuesWest|language=en|access-date=2018-11-20|archive-date=27 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211227143256/https://www.venueswest.wa.gov.au/news/perths-leading-rectangular-venue-to-be-renamed-hbf-park/|url-status=dead}}</ref>) is a sports stadium in [[Perth]], the capital of the [[Australian states and territories|Australian state]] of [[Western Australia]]. Located close to [[Perth (suburb)|Perth's central business district]], the stadium currently has a maximum capacity of 20,500 people for sporting events and 25,000 people for concerts, with the ground's record attendance of 32,000 people set during an [[Ed Sheeran]] concert in 2015.

The land on which the stadium was built, known as Loton Park, was made a public reserve in 1904, with the main ground developed several years later. From 1910 until 2003, it was known as '''Perth Oval''' and was the home ground of the [[East Perth Football Club]] in the [[West Australian Football League]] (WAFL). It hosted several of the competition's [[grand final]]s during that time. In 2004, the ground was redeveloped, altering it from an oval field to a rectangular field.

The ground is currently home to two major professional sporting clubs: [[Perth Glory FC]], a [[Association football|soccer]] team competing in the [[A-League]], and the [[Western Force]], a [[rugby union]] team playing in the [[Super Rugby]] Pacific competition. It will also be home to the [[Perth Bears]], a [[rugby league]] team entering the [[National Rugby League]] in 2027.

The ground is also used for concerts

== Current use ==
The stadium is currently used for hosting sports events and concerts.

=== Sport ===
In sports mode the stadium has a capacity of around 20,500. [[Association football|Soccer]] club [[Perth Glory]] has played at the ground since 1996. The stadium is unusual among modern Australian stadiums for having a standing [[Terrace (stadium)|terrace]] at the northern end of the ground, called 'The Shed'.

The ground has hosted rugby union team Western Force since 2010. The Force's move to the stadium led to a minor redevelopment of facilities at the ground, including an increase in capacity and improved lighting.<ref name="rugbyweek">{{cite web |url=http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/viewarticle.asp?id=22287 | title=The Force gets new home stadium for 2010 | work=Rugby Week | date=25 September 2009 | access-date=8 July 2011}}</ref>

For 2008 the stadium hosted [[WA Reds]] home matches in the [[Bundaberg Red Cup]].

Since 2009, there have been annual [[NRL]] games played at the oval, generally as [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] home games, with the [[Manly Warringah Sea Eagles]] joining in 2016. The stadium has housed the administrative facilities of the [[Western Australia Rugby League]] since 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Perth Oval |url=https://afltables.com/rl/venues/perth_o.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419071810/https://afltables.com/rl/venues/perth_o.html |archive-date=19 April 2023 |access-date=20 November 2024 |website=RL Tables}}</ref> The stadium will become the home ground of the newly formed NRL team the [[Perth Bears]] from 2027.<ref>{{cite news |title=NRL agrees $50m deal with Western Australian government to seal the return of the Bears |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-agrees-50m-deal-with-western-australian-government-to-seal-the-return-of-the-bears/news-story/a48afefdcfaad291a0577d98cc4f0806?amp |access-date=25 April 2025 |work=dailytelegraph.com.au |date=25 April 2025}}</ref>

In 2015, the stadium hosted a [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier]] between [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]] and [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]], the first A-international in Perth in over a decade.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.socceroos.com.au/article/socceroos-to-play-world-cup-qualifier-in-perth/hk3ff72t7u951qz3uivzbp4db|title=Socceroos to play World Cup qualifier against Bangladesh in Perth|work=socceroos.com.au|date=15 April 2015|access-date=15 October 2016}}</ref>

The stadium was one of the host venues for the [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup]].

=== Concerts ===
The capacity for [[concerts]] is now over 25,000.<ref name="thewest-capacity">{{cite web |url=http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/entertainment/a/-/music/9799567/foo-fighters-to-start-oz-tour-in-perth/ | title=Foo Fighters to start Oz tour in Perth | work=The West Australian | date=8 July 2011 | access-date=8 July 2011 | last1=Collins|first1= Simon | last2=Zuel|first2= Bernard}}</ref> A record 32,000 crowd attended the [[Ed Sheeran]] concert in 2015.<ref name=breaks-record>{{cite web|title=Ed Sheeran Concert Breaks Record at nib Stadium|url=http://www.nibstadium.com.au/news/ed-sheeran-concert-breaks-record-at-nib-stadium/|publisher=Venues West|access-date=4 December 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151207215710/http://www.nibstadium.com.au/news/ed-sheeran-concert-breaks-record-at-nib-stadium/|archive-date=7 December 2015}}</ref>

== History ==
=== Early history ===
The land on which the stadium is built was known as '''Loton's Paddock''' after the previous owner [[William Loton]], [[Lord Mayor of Perth]].<ref name="tov1">{{cite web|url=http://www.vincent.wa.gov.au/agenda/whatsnew/Media/Perth%20Oval%20update2.pdf|title=New public land surrounding Perth Oval to be co-named after original|date=9 April 2003|publisher=[[Town of Vincent]] | access-date=28 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090714090207/http://www.vincent.wa.gov.au/agenda/whatsnew/Media/Perth%20Oval%20update2.pdf|archive-date=14 July 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> The paddock had been reclaimed from part of Stone's Lake, which was part of a lake system known as [[Perth Wetlands|The Great Lakes District]] which included [[Galup|Lake Monger]] and [[Herdsman Lake]].<ref name="heritage1" />

Loton sold the land to the [[City of Perth]] in 1904 with the purpose of providing recreation for the residents of the area. After the 2004 redevelopment, part of the ground reverted to public open space and the original name, ''Loton Park'' was re-applied, to honour Loton, and {{lang |nys |Yoordgoorading}}, the Noongar name for the former lake.<ref name="tov1" /><ref name="heritage1" /><ref name="sale">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article84575677 | title=A new recreation ground – handing over the titles | work=The Daily News | date=8 November 1904 | access-date=29 November 2013|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

[[Lacrosse]] was one of the main sports played on the oval from the early 1900s to the 1940s, being the home of the WA Lacrosse Association during this time.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article212502200 |title=LACROSSE ASSOCIATION |newspaper=[[New Call And Bailey's Weekly]] | issue=1032 |location=Western Australia |date=27 May 1937 |accessdate=2 May 2022 |page=15 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> [[Australian rules football]] was also occasionally played on the oval from 1905.

In the early 1930s large white entry gates were built on the north west corner of the ground. These have since been heritage listed.<ref name="heritage1" />

=== Soccer ===
[[File:Perth v North Queensland.jpg|225px|thumb|Perth Glory and [[Northern Fury FC|North Queensland Fury]] in 2009 during an [[A-League]] match.]]
[[File:Perth Glory v North Queensland Fury.jpg|225px|thumb|Perth Glory and [[Northern Fury FC|North Queensland Fury]] in 2010 during an [[A-League]] match.]]
[[Association football|Soccer]] was an early tenant at Loton Park, playing regular matches as early as 1903, when over 2,000 spectators attended a Charity Cup match between Olympic FC and Civil Service.<ref name="foep1">{{cite web|url=http://www.amnet.net.au/~daveiza/royals/po.html |title=Brief History of Perth Oval |publisher=Fight On East Perth|access-date=28 April 2009}}</ref>

In 1905 the land was offered to the Western Australian British Football Association for [[Pound sterling|£]]2,000, equivalent to {{AUD|{{Inflation|AU|2000|1905|r=-2}}|link=yes}} in {{Inflation/year|AU}}, but the asking price was considered too high.<ref name="foep1" />

The venue was the scene of a humiliation in 1927 when the [[Western Australia state soccer team|WA state team]] were thrashed 11–3 by [[Bohemians 1905|Bohemians]], a team representing [[Czechoslovakia]].<ref name="foep1" /><ref name="ole1">{{cite web|url=http://www.oleole.com/blogs/bohemians1905/posts/why-is-there-a-kangaroo-in-the-emblem-of-the-central-european-club|title=why is there a kangaroo in the emblem of the central european club???|date=15 May 2008|publisher=oleole.com|access-date=28 April 2009}}</ref>

Prior to the 2004 redevelopment, the venue was oval-shaped and, when [[Perth Glory FC|Perth Glory]] entered the [[National Soccer League]] (NSL) in 1996, temporary stands were moved on to the pitch to get supporters closer to the action. After playing in these conditions for four years, it became apparent that the Glory would need their own rectangular stadium and, after Glory's proposed redevelopment of [[Leederville Oval]] was rejected, the [[Town of Vincent]] completely overhauled the ground into a rectangular stadium.

The venue hosted the 2014 [[W-League (Australia)|W-League]] semi-final and grand final matches involving [[Perth Glory FC (W-League)|Perth Glory Women]].

2015 saw the return of the [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia national soccer team]] to Perth after a 10-year absence, with a 5–0 [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier]] win against [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] on 3 September, in front of a 19,495-strong crowd.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.socceroos.com.au/matchcentre/Australia-v-Bangladesh/800453 |title=Five-star Socceroos overwhelm Bangladesh |publisher=Football Federation Australia |work=socceroos.com.au |access-date=3 September 2015}}</ref> The following year on 1 September the ''Socceroos'' returned for another World Cup qualifier against [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]], with 18,923 in attendance. The stadium was due to host a [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification|2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier]] against [[Kuwait national football team|Kuwait]] in 2020 however unfortunately the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] meant that this did not go ahead.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-03-10 |title=Socceroos' visit to Perth postponed |url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/soccer/socceroos-perth-fixture-against-kuwait-at-hbf-stadium-postponed-due-to-coronavirus-ng-b881485054z |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=The West Australian |language=en}}</ref> In 2024, the stadium will host a [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification|2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier]] against Palestine.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-12 |title=Subway Socceroos return to Western Australia for final Second Round qualifier {{!}} Socceroos |url=https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/subway-socceroos-return-western-australia-final-second-round-qualifier |access-date=2024-03-12 |website=www.socceroos.com.au |language=en}}</ref>

Perth Rectangular Stadium was selected to host several group stage matches of the [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/womens/womensworldcup/australia-new-zealand2023/articles/perth-rectangular-stadium-womens-world-cup-2023|title=Perth Rectangular Stadium|work=fifa.com|date=3 August 2023|access-date=7 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://hospitality.fifa.com/fifawomensworldcup2023/en/the-stadiums/perth-rectangular-stadium/|title=Perth Rectangular Stadium|work=hospitality.fifa.com|access-date=7 August 2023}}</ref> The venue received a $32 million upgrade before the tournament, which included new LED floodlighting, upgrades of player and media facilities, pitch improvements, new player races and bench areas, and additional temporary seating for spectators.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.austadiums.com/news/1017/32m-boost-for-hbf-park-ahead-of-womens-world-cup|title=$32m boost for HBF Park ahead of Women's World Cup|work=Austadiums|date=18 August 2021}}</ref>

==== Men's international soccer ====
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#BDB76B;"
! Game !! Date !! Team !! Result !! Team !! Attendance !! Part of
|-
| 1 || 3 September 2015 || align=right | {{Fb|AUS}}|| align="center" | [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round#Group B|5–0]] || {{fb|Bangladesh}} || 19,495 || [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|2018 World Cup qualification – Second Round]]
|-
| 2 || 1 September 2016 || align=right | {{Fb|AUS}}|| align="center" | [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round#Group B|2–0]] || {{fb|IRQ}} || 18,923 || [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|2018 World Cup qualification – Third Round]]
|-
|3 || 11 June 2024 || {{Fb|AUS}} || align="center" | [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round#Group I|5–0]] || {{fb|PSE}} || 18,261 || [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round|2026 World Cup qualification – Second Round]]
|}

==== Women's international soccer ====
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#BDB76B;"
! Game !! Date !! Team !! Result !! Team !! Attendance !! Part of
|-
| 1 || 26 March 2018 || align="right" | {{Fbw|AUS}}|| align="center" | 5–0 ||{{fbw|THA}}||7,549<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=27 March 2018 |title=Social media reaction to classy Matildas' thumping win in Perth |url=https://matildas.footballaustralia.com.au/news/social-media-reaction-classy-matildas-thumping-win-perth |access-date=2018-07-04 |website=Matildas |language=en}}</ref>
| [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|}
=====2023 FIFA Women's World Cup=====
The venue hosted five group stage matches of the [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup]].
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#BDB76B;"
! Game !! Date !! Team !! Result !! Team !! Attendance !! Part of
|-
| 1
| 22 July 2023
| {{Fbw|DEN}}
| align="center" | [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group D#Denmark vs China|1–0]]
| {{fbw|PRC}}
|16,989
| [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group D]]
|-
| 2
| 26 July 2023
| {{Fbw|CAN}}
| align="center" | [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group B#Canada vs Republic of Ireland|2–1]]
| {{fbw|IRL}}
|17,065
| [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group B]]
|-
| 3
| 29 July 2023
| {{Fbw|PAN}}
| align="center" | [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group F#Panama vs Jamaica|0–1]]
| {{fbw|JAM}}
|15,987
| [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group F]]
|-
| 4
| 1 August 2023
| {{Fbw|HAI}}
| align="center" | [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group D#Haiti vs Denmark|0–2]]
| {{fbw|DEN}}
|17,897
| [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group D]]
|-
| 5
| 3 August 2023
| {{Fbw|MAR}}
| align="center" | [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group H#Marocco vs Colombia|1–0]]
| {{fbw|COL}}
|17,342
| [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Group H]]
|}

===== 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament =====
Perth hosted six international matches over three match days as part of the second round of Asian qualifiers for the [[2024 Summer Olympics|Paris 2024 Olympic Games]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Matildas coming to Perth for three Olympic Qualifier matches {{!}} Western Australian Government |url=https://www.wa.gov.au/government/media-statements/McGowan-Labor-Government/Matildas-coming-to-Perth-for-three-Olympic-Qualifier-matches-20230525 |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=www.wa.gov.au |language=en}}</ref> Perth Rectangular Stadium was originally scheduled to host all three match days however the second match day involving matches between [[Philippines women's national football team|Philippines]] and [[Australia women's national soccer team|Australia]], and [[Iran women's national football team|Iran]] and [[Chinese Taipei women's national football team|Chinese Taipei]] was moved to larger capacity [[Perth Stadium]] due to strong demand.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-18 |title=Strong demand moves CommBank Matildas to Optus Stadium {{!}} Matildas |url=https://www.matildas.com.au/news/strong-demand-moves-commbank-matildas-optus-stadium |access-date=2023-09-18 |website=www.matildas.com.au |language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#BDB76B;"
! Game !! Date !! Team !! Result !! Team !! Attendance 
|-
| 1 || rowspan="2" | 26 October 2023 || align="right" | {{fbw|TPE}}|| align="center" | [[2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament#Group A 2|1–4]]||{{Fbw|PHI}}||2,725
|-
|2
|{{Fbw|AUS}}
|align="center" | [[2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament#Group A 2|2–0]]
|{{Fbw|IRN}}
|18,798
|-
|5
| rowspan="2" |1 November 2023
|{{Fbw|PHI}}
|align="center" | [[2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament#Group A 2|1–0]]
|{{Fbw|IRN}}
|3,111
|-
|6
|{{Fbw|AUS}}
|align="center" |[[2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament#Group A 2|3–0]]
|{{fbw|TPE}}
|19,084
|}

===== 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup =====
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#BDB76B;"
! Game !! Date !! Team !! Result !! Team !! Attendance 
|-
| 1 || rowspan="2" | 4 March 2026 || || align="center" | [[2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup#Group C|–]]|| ||
|-
|2 || || align="center" | [[2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup#Group C|–]] ||
|-
| 3 || rowspan="2" | 7 March 2026 || || align="center" | [[2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup#Group C|–]]|| ||
|-
|4 || || align="center" | [[2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup#Group C|–]] ||
|-
| 5 || 9 March 2026 || || align="center" | [[2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup#Group B|–]]|| ||
|-
| 6 || 10 March 2026 || || align="center" | [[2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup#Group C|–]]|| ||
|-
| 7 || 13 March 2026 || || align="center" | [[2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup#Quarter-finals|–]]|| ||
|-
| 8 || 14 March 2026 || || align="center" | [[2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup#Quarter-finals|–]]|| ||
|}

[[File:Perth Oval Panorama January 2017.jpg|thumb|800px|center|Perth Rectangular Stadium panorama following a [[Perth Glory]] match, January 2017]]

=== Australian rules football ===
[[File:CBC Footy Team on Perth Oval 1919.jpg|225px|thumb|Christian Brothers College players walking onto Perth Oval in 1919]]
[[File:South Australia vs Western Australia Perth Oval Western Mail 18 August 1921 p21.png|thumb|South Australia vs Western Australia during the [[1921 Perth Carnival]] set a new record crowd of 26,461.]]
[[Australian rules football]] club [[East Perth Football Club]] moved to Perth Oval from [[Wellington Square, Perth|Wellington Square]] in 1910,<ref name="heritage1">{{cite web|url=http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/PDF_Files/P-Q%20-%20A-D/Perth%20Oval%20(I-AD).PDF|title=Register of Heritage Places|publisher=Heritage Council of Western Australia|access-date=28 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090916070122/http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/PDF_Files/P-Q%20-%20A-D/Perth%20Oval%20(I-AD).PDF|archive-date=16 September 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> and played at the ground until [[1999 Westar Rules season|1999]] except [[1940 WANFL season|in 1940]] due to a dispute with the [[City of Perth|Perth City Council]] over rents,<ref>"Football: City Council Grounds for Practice"; ''[[The West Australian]]'', 12 March 1940, p. 9</ref> and [[1988 WAFL season|in 1988]] [[1989 WAFL season|and 1989]] when the WAFL attempted an unsuccessful move to [[WACA Ground|the WACA]]. After the Royals played their last match at the ground, they permanently moved away in 2003.<ref name="epfc1">{{cite web|url=http://www.eastperthfc.com.au/history|title=History|publisher=[[East Perth Football Club]] | access-date=28 April 2009}}</ref>

In 1956 the F.D. Book Stand was built as part of East Perth Football Club's golden jubilee celebrations. It was named after administrator [[Fred Book]], who was instrumental in ensuring Perth Oval stayed as a sporting ground during [[World War II]].<ref name="foep1" />

The ground was briefly used as a home base for East Perth's WAFL rivals [[West Perth Football Club|West Perth]] and [[Perth Football Club|Perth]].<ref name="heritage1" /> Six [[West Australian Football League]] Grand Finals were played at Perth Oval, the first being in 1912 and the last in 1935.<ref name="wafl1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wafl.com.au/games|title=History|publisher=[[West Australian Football League]] | access-date=30 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404232406/http://www.wafl.com.au/games/|archive-date=4 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Cricket ===
The venue was home to [[Western Australian Grade Cricket]] teams North Perth and {{Proper name|University}}. North Perth played at the oval between 1910 and 1975 and {{Proper name|University}} between 1913 and 1929.<ref name="foep1" />

=== Rugby union ===
Rugby was played at the venue as early as 1905.<ref name="west-1905">{{cite web |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article57202213 | title=Rugby Notes | work=The Sunday Times | date=21 May 1905 | access-date=8 May 2011|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

The ground has occasionally been used by the Western Australian Rugby Union to host state league finals matches at least as far back as 1940.<ref name="west-rugbyfinals">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article46737760 | title=Rugby – Matches at Perth Oval | work=The West Australian | date=13 September 1940 | page=9 | access-date=8 July 2011|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

[[Perth Spirit]] played at the venue during the 2007 [[Australian Rugby Championship]].<ref name="australian">{{cite news |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/rugby-wa-launches-perth-spirit/story-e6frf33c-1111113197159 | title=Rugby WA launches Perth Spirit | work=The Australian | date=21 March 2007 | access-date=8 July 2007|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121231052631/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/rugby-wa-launches-perth-spirit/story-e6frf33c-1111113197159 | url-status=live |archive-date=31 December 2012}}</ref>

Perth Rectangular Stadium has been the home of the [[Western Force]] since 2010.

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|- style="background:#BDB76B;"
! Game !! Date !! Team !! Result !! Team !! Attendance !! Competition
|-
| 1 || 9 September 2017 || align=right | {{ru-rt|AUS}} || align=center | [[2017 Rugby Championship#Round 3|23–23]] || {{ru|RSA}} || 17,528 || [[2017 Rugby Championship]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-09-09 |title=Wallabies blow lead to draw Boks |url=https://www.nine.com.au/sport/rugby/wallabies-set-for-mixed-reception-in-perth-20170909-p5gyfr.html |access-date=2024-06-12 |work=Wide World of Sports |publisher=Nine Entertainment Co. |agency=Australian Associated Press|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2 || 17 September 2016 || align=right | {{ru-rt|AUS}} || align=center | [[2016 Rugby Championship#Round 4|36–20]] || {{ru|ARG}} || 16,202 || [[2016 Rugby Championship]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-09-17 |title=Wallabies make it two in a row with 36-20 win over Argentina |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-17/wallabies-beat-argentina-36-20-in-rugby-championship/7855334 |access-date=2024-06-12 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}</ref>
|-
|}

=== Rugby league ===
Rugby league has been an annual fixture at Perth Rectangular Stadium since 2009, with [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] hosting a home game once a season until 2017 with the [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles]] joining them for 2016 and 2017. The biggest crowds have occurred in games involving the [[New Zealand Warriors]]. It was announced in January 2016 that the stadium would host Perth's first rugby league test match between the [[Australian Kangaroos]] and the [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand Kiwis]] on 15 October 2016.<ref>[http://www.nrl.com/perth-to-host-october-test-match/tabid/10874/newsid/91450/default.aspx Perth to host October test match] National Rugby League</ref>

The venue hosted the [[2017 Rugby League World Cup]] and the [[2020 NRL Nines]].

List of rugby league test matches played at Perth Rectangular Stadium.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/venues/perth-oval/summary.html|title=Perth Oval – Current Name: nib Stadium – Rugby League Project|first=Shawn Dollin and Andrew|last=Ferguson|work=rugbyleagueproject.org|access-date=15 October 2016}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#BDB76B;"
! Game !! Date !! Team !! Result !! Team !! Attendance !! Part of
|-
| 1 || 15 October 2016 || align=right | {{rl-rt|AUS}} || align=center | [[2016 Rugby League Four Nations#Australia vs New Zealand|26–6]] || {{rl|NZL}} || 20,283 || [[2016 Rugby League Four Nations|2016 Four Nations]]
|-
| 2 || 12 November 2017 || align=right | {{rl-rt|ENG}} || align=center | [[2017 Rugby League World Cup Group A#England v France|36–6]] || {{rl|FRA}} || 14,744 || [[2017 Rugby League World Cup Group A|2017 World Cup Group A]]
|-
| 3 || 12 November 2017 || align=right | {{rl-rt|Wales}} || align=center | [[2017 Rugby League World Cup Group C#Wales v Ireland|6–34]] || {{rl|Ireland}} || 14,744 || [[2017 Rugby League World Cup Group C|2017 World Cup Group C]]
|}

The first game played at the venue was in the [[1997 Super League (Australia) season|1997 Super League season]]. The Perth-based [[Western Reds]] moved their round 4 game against the [[Canterbury Bulldogs]] to the oval due to the unavailability of their usual home ground, the [[WACA Ground|WACA]]. On that occasion the Reds won 36–6 in what was the venue's smallest rugby league attendance (until 2017) of 7,135.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/super-league-1997/round-4/western-reds-vs-canterbury/summary.html|title=Super League 1997 – Round 4 – Rugby League Project|first=Shawn Dollin and Andrew|last=Ferguson|work=rugbyleagueproject.org|access-date=15 October 2016}}</ref>

==== NRL games ====
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#BDB76B;"
! Game !! Date !! Team !! Result !! Team !! Attendance !! Part of
|-
| 1 || 23 March 1997 || {{leagueicon|Perth|16}} [[Western Reds]] || align=center | [[1997 Super League (Australia) season|36–6]] || {{leagueicon|Bulldogs|16}} [[Canterbury Bulldogs]] || 7,135 || [[1997 Super League (Australia) season|1997 Super League season]]
|-
| 2 || 7 May 2005 || {{leagueicon|Cronulla|16}} [[Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks]] || align=center | [[2005 NRL season|28–24]] || {{leagueicon|New Zealand|16}} [[New Zealand Warriors]] || 13,293 || [[2005 NRL season]]
|-
| 3 || 13 June 2009 || {{leagueicon|Melbourne|16}} [[Melbourne Storm]] || align=center | [[2009 NRL season|28–22]] || {{leagueicon|Souths|16}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] || 15,197 || [[2009 NRL season]]
|-
| 4 || 26 June 2010 || {{leagueicon|Souths|16}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] || align=center | [[2010 NRL season|16–14]] || {{leagueicon|Melbourne|16}} [[Melbourne Storm]] || 13,164 || [[2010 NRL season]]
|-
| 5 || 24 June 2011 || {{leagueicon|Souths|16}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]]|| align=center | [[2011 NRL season|16–12]] || {{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos]] || 15,371 || [[2011 NRL season]]
|-
| 6 || 23 March 2012 || {{leagueicon|Brisbane|16}} [[Brisbane Broncos]] || align=center | [[2012 NRL season|20–12]] || {{leagueicon|Souths|16}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] || 15,599 || [[2012 NRL season]]
|-
| 7 || 7 July 2013 || {{leagueicon|Souths|16}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] || align=center | [[2013 NRL season|30–13]] || {{leagueicon|New Zealand|16}} [[New Zealand Warriors]] || 20,221 || [[2013 NRL season]]
|-
| 8 || 29 March 2014  || {{leagueicon|Bulldogs|16}} [[Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs]] || align=center | [[2014 NRL season|40–12]] || {{leagueicon|Melbourne|16}} [[Melbourne Storm]] || 12,014 || [[2014 NRL season]]
|-
| 9 || 7 June 2014 || {{leagueicon|Souths|16}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] || align=center | [[2014 NRL season|34–18]] || {{leagueicon|New Zealand|16}} [[New Zealand Warriors]] || 20,267 || [[2014 NRL season]]
|-
| 10 || 6 June 2015 || {{leagueicon|Souths|16}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] || align=center | [[2015 NRL season|36–4]] || {{leagueicon|New Zealand|16}} [[New Zealand Warriors]] || 20,272 || [[2015 NRL season]]
|-
| 11 || 5 June 2016 || {{leagueicon|Gold Coast Titans|16}} [[Gold Coast Titans]] || align=center | [[2016 NRL season|29–28]] || {{leagueicon|Souths|16}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] || 13,142 || [[2016 NRL season]]
|-
| 12 || 16 July 2016 || {{leagueicon|Manly|16}} [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles]] ([[Golden point|GP]])|| align=center | [[2016 NRL season|15–14]] || {{leagueicon|New Zealand|16}} [[New Zealand Warriors]] || 11,109 || [[2016 NRL season]]
|-
| 13 || 21 May 2017 || {{leagueicon|Melbourne|16}} [[Melbourne Storm]] || align=center | [[2017 NRL season|14–6]] || {{leagueicon|Souths|16}} [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] || 11,433 || [[2017 NRL season]]
|-
| 14 || 1 July 2017 || {{leagueicon|Manly|16}} [[Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles]] || align=center | [[2017 NRL season|26–22]] || {{leagueicon|New Zealand|16}} [[New Zealand Warriors]] || 6,258 || [[2017 NRL season]]
|-
| 15 || 2 August 2024 || {{leagueicon|Sydney|16}} [[Sydney Roosters]] || align=center | [[2024 NRL season|40–34]] || {{leagueicon|Dolphins|16}} [[Dolphins (NRL)|Dolphins]] || 20,027 || [[2024 NRL season]]
|}

=== Record attendances ===
The record crowd for the ground is 32,000 for the [[Ed Sheeran]] concert on 2 December 2015,<ref name="breaks-record" /> overtaking the previous record of just under 32,000 for the Foo Fighters concert earlier that year.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nibstadium.com.au/news/foo-fighters-breaks-nib-stadium-attendance-figures | title=Foo Fighters breaks nib Stadium attendance figures |work=nibstadium.com.au |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150323101258/http://www.nibstadium.com.au/news/foo-fighters-breaks-nib-stadium-attendance-figures#.VQ_nOuzP32c |archive-date=23 March 2015}}</ref>

The record sport attendance is 27,473, for an [[Interstate matches in Australian rules football|interstate]] Australian football match between [[Western Australia Australian rules football team|Western Australia]] and [[Victoria Australian rules football team|Victoria]] on 6 July 1929 – which was at the time the record football crowd in Western Australian history.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The West Australian|location=Perth, WA|title=Football carnival|page=15|date=16 August 1937}}</ref> The highest crowd for a club match was 26,760 for the 31 May 1969 [[Local derby#Australia|derby]] Australian football match between [[East Perth Football Club|East Perth]] and [[West Perth Football Club|West Perth]].{{citation needed|date=July 2015}}

The record soccer crowd for a match at the ground is 19,495, for a [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier]] between the [[Australia men's national soccer team|Socceroos]] and [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]], bettering the previous record of 18,067 in the 1998–99 [[National Soccer League (Australia)|NSL]] season game between [[Perth Glory FC|Perth Glory]] and [[South Melbourne FC]].

The record rugby union crowd at the venue prior to the 2012–13 redevelopment is an estimated 22,000 in a [[2011 Super Rugby season#Round 11|Super Rugby 2011 Season]] game between the [[Western Force]] and [[Crusaders (rugby)|Crusaders]] on 30 April 2011.

The record sports crowd at the venue since the 2012–13 redevelopment is 20,727 in a [[2015 NRL season results#Round 13|2015 NRL season]] game between the [[South Sydney Rabbitohs]] and [[New Zealand Warriors]] on 6 June 2015.

== Music ==
[[File:RogerWatersPerthAustralia2007.jpg|225px|thumb|Roger Waters performing on his Dark Side Of The Moon Live tour in 2007]]
Perth Rectangular Stadium has been the venue of major music concerts, including:

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Concerts
|-
! Year
! Date
! Artist/s
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2005
| 15 February
| [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]] & [[John Farnham]]
|-
| 19 February
| Moonlight Music and Wine Festival
|-
| 29 October
| [[Luciano Pavarotti]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2007
| 9 February
| [[Roger Waters]]
|-
| 11 February
| [[Eric Clapton]]
|-
| rowspan="9" | 2008
| 1 February
| rowspan="2" | [[The Police]]
|-
| 2 February
|-
| 5 March
| [[Rod Stewart]]
|-
| 29 March
| [[Jack Johnson (musician)|Jack Johnson]]
|-
| 8 April
| [[Celine Dion]]
|-
| 10 May
| [[Elton John]]
|-
| 31 October
| [[Def Leppard]]
|-
| 1 November
| [[Eros Ramazzotti]]
|-
| 23 November
| [[Billy Joel]]
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2009
| 4 April
| [[The Who]]
|-
| 14 November
| [[Pearl Jam]]
|-
| 11 December
| rowspan="2" | [[Fleetwood Mac]]
|-
| 12 December
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2010
| 25 January
| [[Raggamuffin Music Festival|Raggamuffin]]
|-
| 18 April
| [[Supafest]]
|-
| 24 November
| [[Leonard Cohen]]
|-
| 4 December
| [[Jack Johnson (musician)|Jack Johnson]]
|-
| 10 December
| [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]]
|-
| rowspan="6" | 2011
| 29 March
| [[Neil Diamond]]
|-
| 6 April
| [[Lionel Richie]]
|-
| 15 October
| [[Def Leppard]]
|-
| 22 October
| [[Meat Loaf]]
|-
| 19 November
| [[Kings of Leon]]
|-
| 28 November
| [[Foo Fighters]]
|-
| rowspan="1" | 2012
| 4 February
| [[Rod Stewart]]
|-
| rowspan="1" | 2013
| 11 December
| [[Taylor Swift]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| 8 March
| [[Foo Fighters]]
|-
| 2 December
| [[Ed Sheeran]]
|-
| rowspan="1" | 2016
| 20 November
| [[RNB Fridays Live]]
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2017
| 6 March
| [[Justin Bieber]]
|-
| 14 October
| [[RNB Fridays Live]]
|-
| 2 December
| [[Paul McCartney]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| 20 January
| [[Foo Fighters]]
|-
| 9 November
| [[RNB Fridays Live]]
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2019
| 5 March
| [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]]
|-
| 8 November
| [[RNB Fridays Live]]
|-
| class="nowrap"| 30 November
| rowspan="2" | [[Elton John]]
|-
| 1 December
|-
| 2022
| 5 November
| [[RNB Fridays Live|Fridayz Live]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2023
| 20 February
| [[Harry Styles]]
|-
| 29 November
| [[Foo Fighters]]
|}

Additionally, in September 2020 [[Tame Impala]] performed on the pitch in the empty park amid the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] in promotion of [[EA Sports]] [[FIFA 21]].<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/Jh8CB1A9aPs Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20201001144551/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh8CB1A9aPs Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh8CB1A9aPs&ab_channel=TameImpala| title = Tame Impala – FIFA 21 World Premiere | website=[[YouTube]]| date = October 2020 }}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of soccer stadiums in Australia]]
*[[Lists of stadiums]]

== References ==
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