Stadium Australia
Stadium Australia, known for sponsorship reasons as ANZ Stadium, formerly Telstra Stadium, is a sports stadium in Sydney, Australia. The 2000 Summer Olympics took place there. Now it is used for many other sports, like rugby and AFL. The stadium opened in March 1999.
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| Former names | Telstra Stadium (2002–2007) |
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| Location | Sydney, Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°50′50″S 151°3′48″E |
| Owner | Stadium Australia Group |
| Operator | Stadium Australia Group |
| Capacity | 82,500 (Oval) 84,000 (Rectangle) 110,000 (2000 Summer Olympics) |
| Field size | 170m x 128m (Oval) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Started | September 1996 |
| Opened | 6 March 1999 |
| Construction cost | A$ 690 million [1] |
| Tenants | |
| Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs (NRL) (1999–present) New South Wales Blues (State of Origin) (1999–present) Sydney Swans (AFL) (2001–present) 2000 Summer Olympics Wests Tigers (NRL) (2005–2008) South Sydney Rabbitohs (NRL) (2006–present) New South Wales Waratahs (Super Rugby) (2009–present) St George Illawarra Dragons (NRL) (2008) New South Wales Blues (Twenty20 Big Bash) (2008–2011) Sydney Thunder (Big Bash League) (2012) GWS Giants (AFL) (2012–present) | |
| Website | |
| www.anzstadium.com.au | |
In 2002, the stadium was named after the sponsor Telstra. 1 January 2008 it was renamed the ANZ Stadium.[2]
As "Stadium Australia", the name was sometimes confused with the Sydney Football Stadium, which was formerly known as Aussie Stadium.
References
- "Media Watch transcript 21/6/1999". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 21 June 1999. Retrieved 14 June 2008.
- "Stadium Australia Group confirms name change". 2007-12-12.
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