Melbourne Rectangular Stadium

Melbourne Rectangular Stadium is a stadium in City of Melbourne, Australia that opened in 2010. Its recorded capacity is 30,050.

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Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
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Key facts

Melbourne Rectangular Stadium is a stadium in City of Melbourne, Australia that opened in 2010. Its recorded capacity is 30,050. It is owned by Victoria State Government and Victoria State Government. It is operated by Melbourne and Olympic Park Trust and Melbourne and Olympic Park Trust. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 2 names in total, including Swan St Stadium. Current tenants are Rugby league, Melbourne Storm, Melbourne Rebels, Soccer, Melbourne City FC, Melbourne Victory FC, Western United FC, Australia men's national soccer team Socceroos and Australia women's national soccer team Matildas, Australian rules football, Melbourne Football Club, Welsh Rugby Union, Western United FC, Melbourne Storm, Melbourne Rebels, Melbourne City FC, Melbourne Victory FC, 2018 Melbourne Storm season.

Location
City of Melbourne, Australia
Type
Stadium
Capacity
30,050
Opened
2010
Status
Active
Current owner
Victoria State Government, Victoria State Government
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
0
Playing surface
Artificial turf
Location of Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Melbourne Rectangular Stadium

Melbourne Rectangular Stadium is at latitude -37.825278, longitude 144.983889, in City of Melbourne, 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 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
FieldValue
Latitude-37.825278
Longitude144.983889
CityCity of Melbourne
RegionCity of Melbourne
CountryAustralia
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
SurfaceArtificial turfWikidata statementSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
200720172026Swan St Stadium (2007 to 2010)

Melbourne Rectangular Stadium has carried 1 recorded name. Swan St Stadium (no sponsor) ran 2007 to 2010. The average tenure of a name here is 3 years.

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Every recorded name of Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Swan St StadiumNone2007 to 2010Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerVictoria State Government2010 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerVictoria State GovernmentPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorMelbourne and Olympic Park Trust2010 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OperatorMelbourne and Olympic Park TrustPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Melbourne Rectangular Stadium and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Rugby leagueA-League Men, A-League Men, A-League Men, National Rugby League, Super RugbyPresentCurrentSource
Melbourne StormNational Rugby LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Melbourne RebelsSuper RugbyPresentCurrentSource
SoccerA-League Men, A-League Men, A-League Men, National Rugby League, Super RugbyPresentCurrentSource
Melbourne City FCA-League MenPresentCurrentSource
Melbourne Victory FCA-League MenPresentCurrentSource
Western United FCA-League MenPresentCurrentSource
Australia men's national soccer team Socceroos and Australia women's national soccer team MatildasA-League Men, A-League Men, A-League Men, National Rugby League, Super RugbyPresentCurrentSource
Australian rules footballA-League Men, A-League Men, A-League Men, National Rugby League, Super RugbyPresentCurrentSource
Melbourne Football ClubA-League Men, A-League Men, A-League Men, National Rugby League, Super RugbyPresentCurrentSource
Welsh Rugby UnionA-League Men, A-League Men, A-League Men, National Rugby League, Super RugbyPresentCurrentSource
Western United FCA-League Men2010 to presentCurrentSource
Melbourne StormNational Rugby League2010 to presentCurrentSource
Melbourne RebelsSuper Rugby2010 to presentCurrentSource
Melbourne City FCA-League Men2010 to presentCurrentSource
Melbourne Victory FCA-League Men2010 to presentCurrentSource
2018 Melbourne Storm seasonA-League Men, A-League Men, A-League Men, National Rugby League, Super Rugby2010 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

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

Change log for Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set1252026-10
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set9462026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set8842026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set8312026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set8232026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set8192026-09
24 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set353062026-09
24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)582not set2026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set322612026-09
23 September 2026org_aliasesaliasRugby unionRugby Union2026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13720856352026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleMelbourne_Rectangular_StadiumMelbourne Rectangular Stadium2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setSwan St Stadium2026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set161872026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set161862026-09
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20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set161822026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set161812026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set161802026-09
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20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set161782026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set161772026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set161762026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set5882026-09
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20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set5812026-09

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: Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (revision 1372085635). Wikidata item: Q1381223.