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| Olympic Stadium, Homebush Stadium | |
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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 / 33.84722°S 151.06333°ECoordinates: 33°50′50″S 151°3′48″E / 33.84722°S 151.06333°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 | |
| 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) | |
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Stadium Australia, known for sponsorship reasons as Accor Stadium, formerly ANZ Stadium & Telstra Stadium, is a sports stadium in , Melbourne.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.
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