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Netball World Cup returns to Sydney in 2027 with 200,000-attendance target
The 2027 Netball World Cup returns to Sydney’s SuperDome from August 25 to September 5.
Organisers are aiming for 200,000 attendances across 64 matches and hope to fill the 18,000-seat venue for the finals.
The same venue set a netball attendance record in 2015, when 16,752 fans watched Australia beat New Zealand by three goals.
Since then, the launch of Super Netball has helped bring full-time professional opportunities to players from around the world, strengthening competition between national teams.
Australia will defend its 2023 title after a difficult run of results, including losing the Constellation Cup 3-1 and recording its lowest-ever Commonwealth Games finish.
The new format gives teams outside the top eight a chance to compete for a separate plate, while the top eight play for the World Cup trophy.
The first batch of tickets goes on sale November 10, according to the tournament announcement.
The Netball World Cup will return to Sydney in 2027, with organisers targeting 200,000 attendees across 64 matches.
The tournament will run from August 25 to September 5 at the Sydney SuperDome, the venue that hosted the 2015 final.
Organisers hope to beat the sport’s world-record attendance of 16,752, set at the 2015 final.
Chief executive Jane Fernandez called the tournament the next defining moment in women’s sport.
After four days, teams will split into groups competing for the World Cup trophy and a new plate.
- Who
- Netball World Cup organisers, led by chief executive Jane Fernandez, and the competing teams.
- What
- The tournament is returning to Sydney, with a target of 200,000 attendees across 64 matches.
- When
- August 25 to September 5, 2027.
- Where
- Sydney SuperDome, Sydney, Australia.
- Why
- Organisers hope to build on the 2015 tournament’s legacy and attract large crowds; Fernandez said the event could be a defining moment in women’s sport.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
A crowd of 16,752 watched the Netball World Cup final at Sydney SuperDome, setting a world record for the sport.
The Netball World Cup is scheduled to return to Sydney for 64 matches.
Teams will split, with the top eight playing for the World Cup trophy and the bottom eight for the plate.
- Attendance target
- 200,000 across 64 matches
- Tournament dates
- August 25 to September 5, 2027
- Venue
- Sydney SuperDome
- 2015 final attendance
- 16,752
- Finals venue capacity
- 18,000 seats
What people are saying
It's going to be absolutely fierce
This is anyone's to win and for the first time, teams can also play for the plate