Accor Stadium

Accor Stadium is a multi purpose in Sydney, Australia that opened in 1996. Its recorded capacity is 83,000.

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Accor Stadium
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Key facts

Accor Stadium is a multi purpose in Sydney, Australia that opened in 1996. Its recorded capacity is 83,000. It is owned by Government of New South Wales. It is operated by VenuesLive Management Services. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 3 names in total, including Telstra Stadium, ANZ Stadium. Current tenants are Rugby league, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, South Sydney Rabbitohs, St. George Illawarra Dragons, Wests Tigers, Parramatta Eels, Welsh Rugby Union, association football, Western Sydney Wanderers FC, Sydney FC, Cricket, New South Wales cricket team, Sydney Thunder, Australian rules football, Sydney Swans, Sydney Thunder, Wests Tigers, St. George Illawarra Dragons, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Sydney Swans, New South Wales Waratahs, 2000 Summer Olympics, 2003 Rugby World Cup, 1999–2000 Australian Athletics Championships.

Location
Sydney, Australia
Type
Multi purpose
Capacity
83,000
Opened
1996
Status
Active
Current owner
Government of New South Wales
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
3
Playing surface
Natural grass
Location of Accor Stadium
Accor Stadium

Accor Stadium is at latitude -33.847222, longitude 151.063333, in Sydney, Australia. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

Data table for this chart
Recorded location of Accor Stadium
FieldValue
Latitude-33.847222
Longitude151.063333
CitySydney
RegionSydney
CountryAustralia
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Accor Stadium
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceNatural grassWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of Accor Stadium
200220142026Telstra Stadium (2002 to 2007)ANZ Stadium (2008 to 2020)Accor Stadium (2021 to present)

Accor Stadium has carried 4 recorded names. Sydney Olympic Stadium (1999–2001, 2025) (no sponsor) ran Present. Telstra Stadium (sponsor: Telstra) ran 2002 to 2007. ANZ Stadium (no sponsor) ran 2008 to 2020. Accor Stadium (no sponsor) ran 2021 to present. The average tenure of a name here is 8.5 years.

Data table for this chart
Every recorded name of Accor Stadium, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Sydney Olympic Stadium (1999–2001, 2025)NonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Telstra StadiumTelstra2002 to 200731.5 million AUD (about 18.3 million USD)7 yearsWikipedia, with citationSource
ANZ StadiumNone2008 to 2020Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Accor StadiumNone2021 to presentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia, with citationSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Accor Stadium, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerGovernment of New South Wales1996 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OperatorVenuesLive Management ServicesPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Accor Stadium and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Rugby leagueNational Rugby League, National Rugby League, National Rugby League, Australian Football League, Australian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsNational Rugby LeaguePresentCurrentSource
South Sydney RabbitohsNational Rugby League, National Rugby League, National Rugby League, Australian Football League, Australian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
St. George Illawarra DragonsNational Rugby League, National Rugby League, National Rugby League, Australian Football League, Australian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Wests TigersNational Rugby LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Parramatta EelsNational Rugby League, National Rugby League, National Rugby League, Australian Football League, Australian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Welsh Rugby UnionNational Rugby League, National Rugby League, National Rugby League, Australian Football League, Australian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
association footballNational Rugby League, National Rugby League, National Rugby League, Australian Football League, Australian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Western Sydney Wanderers FCNational Rugby League, National Rugby League, National Rugby League, Australian Football League, Australian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Sydney FCNational Rugby League, National Rugby League, National Rugby League, Australian Football League, Australian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
CricketNational Rugby League, National Rugby League, National Rugby League, Australian Football League, Australian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
New South Wales cricket teamNational Rugby League, National Rugby League, National Rugby League, Australian Football League, Australian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Sydney ThunderNational Rugby League, National Rugby League, National Rugby League, Australian Football League, Australian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Australian rules footballNational Rugby League, National Rugby League, National Rugby League, Australian Football League, Australian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Sydney SwansAustralian Football LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Sydney ThunderNational Rugby League, National Rugby League, National Rugby League, Australian Football League, Australian Football League1996 to presentCurrentSource
Wests TigersNational Rugby League1996 to presentCurrentSource
St. George Illawarra DragonsNational Rugby League, National Rugby League, National Rugby League, Australian Football League, Australian Football League1996 to presentCurrentSource
South Sydney RabbitohsNational Rugby League1996 to presentCurrentSource
Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsNational Rugby League1996 to presentCurrentSource
Sydney SwansAustralian Football League1996 to presentCurrentSource
New South Wales WaratahsNational Rugby League, National Rugby League, National Rugby League, Australian Football League, Australian Football League1996 to presentCurrentSource
2000 Summer OlympicsNational Rugby League, National Rugby League, National Rugby League, Australian Football League, Australian Football League1996 to presentCurrentSource
2003 Rugby World CupNational Rugby League, National Rugby League, National Rugby League, Australian Football League, Australian Football League1996 to presentCurrentSource
1999–2000 Australian Athletics ChampionshipsNational Rugby League, National Rugby League, National Rugby League, Australian Football League, Australian Football League1996 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

42 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for Accor Stadium
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set31112026-10
29 September 2026venue_names(created)not setAccor Stadium2026-09
29 September 2026venue_names(created)not setANZ Stadium2026-09
29 September 2026venue_names(created)not setTelstra Stadium2026-09
29 September 2026venue_names(created)not setSydney Olympic Stadium (1999–2001, 2025)2026-09
29 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set423172026-09
29 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set423162026-09
29 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set423152026-09
29 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set423142026-09
29 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set423132026-09
29 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set423122026-09
29 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set423112026-09
29 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set423102026-09
29 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set423092026-09
29 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set423082026-09
29 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set423072026-09
29 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set423062026-09
29 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set423052026-09
29 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set423042026-09
29 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set423032026-09
29 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set423022026-09
28 September 2026sponsorships(created)not set1012026-09
28 September 2026sponsorships(created)not set1002026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set369122026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set369112026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set369102026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set369092026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set369082026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set369072026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set369062026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set369052026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set369042026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set369032026-09
28 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set369022026-09
28 September 2026venuescapacity83500830002026-09
28 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13755331292026-09
28 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleStadium_AustraliaStadium Australia2026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set9362026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set9242026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set8962026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set8912026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set8872026-09

Sources and licenses

Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: Stadium Australia (revision 1375533129). Wikidata item: Q295886.