Sydney Showground Stadium
Sydney Showground Stadium is a stadium in Sydney Olympic Park, Australia that opened in 1998. Its recorded capacity is 23,500.
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
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
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | -33.843056 |
| Longitude | 151.067778 |
| City | Sydney Olympic Park |
| Region | Sydney Olympic Park |
| Country | Australia |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Natural grass | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
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
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Showgrounds Main Arena | None | 1998 to 2012 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Sydney Baseball Stadium | None | 2000 to present | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Škoda Stadium | None | 2012 to 2014 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Spotless Stadium | None | 2014 to 2019 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Giants Stadium | None | 2019 to 2024 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Government of New South Wales | 1998 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Owner | New South Wales Government | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
| Operator | Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales | 1998 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
Tenants
Recorded changes
48 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 142 | 2026-10 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 993 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 938 | 2026-09 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_competitions | (created) | not set | 829 | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | org_aliases | (deleted) | GWS Giants | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | org_aliases | (deleted) | Royal Agricultural Society of NSW | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | venue_roles | (deleted) | 32292 | not set | 2026-09 |
| 24 September 2026 | venue_roles | (deleted) | 32291 | not set | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 32293 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 32292 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 32291 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 1001 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 1000 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 999 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | capacity | 25000 | 23500 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1374591158 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Sydney_Showground_Stadium | Sydney Showground Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Giants Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Spotless Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Škoda Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Sydney Baseball Stadium | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | Sydney Showgrounds Main Arena | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 16293 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 16292 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 16291 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 16290 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 16289 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 16288 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 16287 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 16286 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 16285 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 662 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 661 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 660 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 659 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 658 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 657 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 656 | 2026-09 |
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:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: