Stadium Australia

Located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, the 84,000-seat Australian Stadium is the second-largest football stadium in Australia. Formerly called Telstra, the stadium is now popularly known to locals as Olympic Stadium, Homebush Stadium or Sydney Olympic Stadium. The multipurpose stadium officially opened on 6 March 1999 ahead of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Australia. The NSW national rugby team has played at home every year since its inception at the Home State Stadium. The stadium is also home to the annual National Rugby League Grand Finals.

Stadium Australia was originally built for 110,000 spectators and is also the second-largest Olympic Stadium ever built. It was redesigned in the early 2000s. In 2003, reconstruction work was completed, shortening the north-south fenders and installing removable seats. These changes reduced the capacity to 83,500 for the rectangular field and 82,500 for the elliptical field. Shelters can also be added above the north and south stands to cover most of the seats. The stadium is designed according to sustainable development principles, for example, using less steel for the roof structure than the Olympic stadiums in Athens and Beijing.

Capacity: 83,500 (Rectangular), 82,500 (Oval, 2002–present), 115,000 (2000 Summer Olympics)

Field size: 170m x 128m (Oval)

Website: http://stadiumaustralia.com.au/