Stadium Australia

Stadium Australia, known for sponsorship reasons as Accor Stadium, formerly ANZ Stadium & Telstra Stadium, is a sports stadium in , Sydney.The 2000 Summer Olympics took place there. Now it is used for many other sports, like rugby and Aussie Rules. The stadium opened in March 1999.

Accor Stadium

Olympic Stadium, Homebush Stadium
Former names	Telstra Stadium (2002–2007)
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
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
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In 2002, the stadium was named after the sponsor Telstra. 1 January 2008 it was renamed the ANZ Stadium. In 2021 it was renamed again to Accor Stadium following a sponsorship deal with Accor the largest hotel chain in Australia. Accor operate hotels adjacent to the stadium under the brands Pullman, Novotel, Ibis & Ibis Budget all located within the Olympic Park prescient. As part of the deal, a number of upgrades were completed including a new large screen running the length of one side of the stadium

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