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ANZ Stadium
Olympic Stadium, Homebush Stadium
ANZ Stadium logo.svg
Australia Stadium..jpg
Former names Telstra Stadium (2002–2007)
Location Sydney, Australia
Coordinates 33°50′50″S 151°3′48″E / 33.84722°S 151.06333°E / -33.84722; 151.06333
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
Broke ground September 1996
Opened 6 March 1999
Construction cost A$ 690 million
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)

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.

In 2002, the stadium was named after the sponsor Telstra. 1 January 2008 it was renamed the ANZ Stadium.

As "Stadium Australia", the name was sometimes confused with the Sydney Football Stadium, which was formerly known as Aussie Stadium.

Images for kids

  • Olympic park, nsw the blvd

    Nighttime view of Sydney Olympic Park

  • Sydney Olympic Park (7373562696) (cropped)

    An aerial view of the stadium and its surroundings

  • Womens-long-jump-final

    Athletics events at Stadium Australia during the 2000 Summer Olympics

  • AUS-URU Nov 05 ET

    Australia against Uruguay in Stadium Australia, during the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying play-off

  • Accor Stadium 1

    External view of the stadium 2022

  • Panorama-TelstraStadium-Oct2005

    Oval configuration with rugby goal posts. As a guide, the rugby goal posts are 100 m (109 yd) apart

  • 1no1StadiumAustralia

    The stadium illuminated at night, 2008

  • ANZ Cricket

    Twenty20 match between India and Australia in 2012

  • Telstra Stadium (493858708)

    Telstra Stadium in 2005

  • NRL Grand Final 2006

    2006 NRL Grand Final

  • ANZ Cricket Stands

    Pyro show during the Twenty20 match between India and Australia in 2012

  • Sydney-Galaxy-homebush

    Sydney FC playing the LA Galaxy at ANZ Stadium in 2007

  • ANZ Stadium, Essendon

    A 2011 AFL season game between the Sydney Swans and Essendon

See also

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