Sydney Showground Stadium

Sydney Showground Stadium is a stadium in Sydney Olympic Park, Australia that opened in 1998. Its recorded capacity is 23,500.

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Sydney Showground Stadium
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Key facts

Sydney Showground Stadium is a stadium in Sydney Olympic Park, Australia that opened in 1998. Its recorded capacity is 23,500. It is owned by New South Wales Government and Government of New South Wales. It is operated by Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 5 names in total, including Sydney Showgrounds Main Arena, Škoda Stadium, Spotless Stadium, Giants Stadium. Current tenants are Regular Tenants, Sydney Royal Easter Show, Sydney Thunder, Past Tenants, Sydney Storm, Olympic Games, Western Sydney Wanderers FC, 2019 Sydney Sevens, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Sydney Thunder, Sydney Thunder, Sydney Royal Easter Show, Greater Western Sydney Giants, Western Sydney Wanderers FC.

Location
Sydney Olympic Park, Australia
Type
Stadium
Capacity
23,500
Opened
1998
Status
Active
Current owner
New South Wales Government, Government of New South Wales
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
4
Playing surface
Natural grass
Location of Sydney Showground Stadium
Sydney Showground Stadium

Sydney Showground Stadium is at latitude -33.843056, longitude 151.067778, in Sydney Olympic Park, 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 Sydney Showground Stadium
FieldValue
Latitude-33.843056
Longitude151.067778
CitySydney Olympic Park
RegionSydney Olympic Park
CountryAustralia
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

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

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of Sydney Showground Stadium
199820122026Sydney Showgrounds Main Arena (1998 to 2012)Sydney Baseball Stadium (2000 to present)Škoda Stadium (2012 to 2014)Spotless Stadium (2014 to 2019)Giants Stadium (2019 to 2024)

Sydney Showground Stadium has carried 5 recorded names. Sydney Showgrounds Main Arena (no sponsor) ran 1998 to 2012. Sydney Baseball Stadium (no sponsor) ran 2000 to present. Škoda Stadium (no sponsor) ran 2012 to 2014. Spotless Stadium (no sponsor) ran 2014 to 2019. Giants Stadium (no sponsor) ran 2019 to 2024. The average tenure of a name here is 6.5 years.

Data table for this chart
Every recorded name of Sydney Showground Stadium, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Sydney Showgrounds Main ArenaNone1998 to 2012Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Sydney Baseball StadiumNone2000 to presentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Škoda StadiumNone2012 to 2014Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Spotless StadiumNone2014 to 2019Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Giants StadiumNone2019 to 2024Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Sydney Showground Stadium, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerGovernment of New South Wales1998 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerNew South Wales GovernmentPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorRoyal Agricultural Society of New South Wales1998 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource

Tenants

Tenants of Sydney Showground Stadium and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Regular TenantsA-League Men, Australian Football League, Big Bash LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Sydney Royal Easter ShowA-League Men, Australian Football League, Big Bash LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Sydney ThunderBig Bash LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Past TenantsA-League Men, Australian Football League, Big Bash LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Sydney StormA-League Men, Australian Football League, Big Bash LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Olympic GamesA-League Men, Australian Football League, Big Bash LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Western Sydney Wanderers FCA-League MenPresentCurrentSource
2019 Sydney SevensA-League Men, Australian Football League, Big Bash LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Canterbury-Bankstown BulldogsA-League Men, Australian Football League, Big Bash LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Sydney ThunderA-League Men, Australian Football League, Big Bash League1998 to presentCurrentSource
Sydney ThunderBig Bash League1998 to presentCurrentSource
Sydney Royal Easter ShowA-League Men, Australian Football League, Big Bash League1998 to presentCurrentSource
Greater Western Sydney GiantsAustralian Football League1998 to presentCurrentSource
Western Sydney Wanderers FCA-League Men1998 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

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

Change log for Sydney Showground Stadium
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set1422026-10
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set9932026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set9382026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set8292026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)GWS Giantsnot set2026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Royal Agricultural Society of NSWnot set2026-09
24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)32292not set2026-09
24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)32291not set2026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set322932026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set322922026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set322912026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set10012026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set10002026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set9992026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venuescapacity25000235002026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13745911582026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleSydney_Showground_StadiumSydney Showground Stadium2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setGiants Stadium2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setSpotless Stadium2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setŠkoda Stadium2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setSydney Baseball Stadium2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setSydney Showgrounds Main Arena2026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set162932026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set162922026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set162912026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set162902026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set162892026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set162882026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set162872026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set162862026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set162852026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set6622026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set6612026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set6602026-09
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20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set6562026-09

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: Sydney Showground Stadium (revision 1374591158). Wikidata item: Q5359559.