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| Full name | Sydney Football Stadium |
|---|---|
| Address | 40–44 Driver Avenue Moore Park Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°53′21″S151°13′31″E / 33.88917°S 151.22528°E /-33.88917; 151.22528 |
| Public transit | |
| Owner | Government of New South Wales |
| Operator | Venues NSW |
| Type | Multi-purpose stadium |
| Events | |
| Capacity | 42,500[1] |
| Record attendance | 41,912 (Wallabies vPumas, 13 September 2025)[2] |
| Field shape | Rectangular |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | Yes |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 15 April 2020; 5 years ago (2020-04-15) |
| Opened | 28 August 2022; 3 years ago (2022-08-28) |
| Construction cost | $828 million |
| Architect | Cox Architecture |
| General contractor | John Holland |
| Tenants | |
| (2022–present) (2022–present) (2022–present) | |
| Website | |
| allianzstadium.com.au | |
Sydney Football Stadium, currently known asAllianz Stadium for sponsorship reasons,[3] is a multi-purposestadium inMoore Park, a suburb ofSydney, New South Wales, Australia. Built as a replacement for theoriginal Sydney Football Stadium, it was officially opened on 28 August 2022. The ground's major tenants are theSydney Roosters of theNational Rugby League, theNew South Wales Waratahs ofSuper Rugby, andSydney FC of theA-League Men. It was one of the venues for the2023 FIFA Women's World Cup,[4]
In October 2018 plans for the new stadium to replace theoriginal Sydney Football Stadium were released by theGovernment of New South Wales.[5] In December 2018Lendlease were appointed to build the stadium. Construction was initially scheduled to commence in 2019 with an early 2022 completion date.[6] In July 2019 the construction part of the Lendlease contract was cancelled by the government, withJohn Holland andMultiplex shortlisted to bid for the contract.[7][8][9] In December 2019 John Holland was awarded a $735 million construction contract, representing a $99 million increase in the original budget for demolition and construction. The total construction cost was $828 million.[10][11]
The stadium was opened on 28 August 2022.Guy Sebastian performed on the opening night after a free community open day.Bruno Mars performed two concerts as part of his2022-24 tour on 14 and 15 October 2022.[12]Elton John performed two shows on hisglobal farewell tour in Allianz Stadium on 17 and 18 January 2023.[13]
In August 2025, it became known that the stadium had drainage issues which caused a ten week closure of the site.[14]
Demolition of the previous stadium began on 8 March 2019. Opposition from local interest groups saw them attempt to prevent or slow the demolition via legal action before the2019 New South Wales state election. After a short court-ordered delay just prior to the election, the existing Government was returned and the demolition of the old stadium continued through to completion on 18 December 2019 at a cost of $40 million.
Construction of the stadium commenced on 15 April 2020 by John Holland, with major piling and excavation works beginning the following month.[15][16] By the end of 2020 work on the structure had commenced on all four sides of the new venue, which included the main lift cores and precast placement works which would make up the main seating area. Following this the main formwork contractors commenced to allow the slabs to be poured for the main back of house areas. The first seats were installed on 27 October 2021.[17]
Colocated with the Stadium but constructed under a separate contract is the Sporting Club of Sydney.[18] This is a premium gym and wellness centre including gymnasiums, squash courts, pools, sauna and spas.
Various memberships are available that provide access to the SCG, Allianz Stadium and the fitness and lifestyle facilities. SCG Members do not have access to Allianz Stadium nor the fitness and lifestyle facilities.
Members have access to dedicated seating, bars and restaurants within the stadium.
Various Tenant Clubs also offer membership to their home games at the stadium. These seats are generally in public areas other than Tunnel and Clubhouse memberships offered by Sydney FC.
Just like theWestern Sydney Stadium the SFS also has dual configurationsafe standing to be used byactive support. Quick removal seating blocks are able to be switched out for standing rails in the three bays of the Northern end.[19]
The demolition and rebuild of the stadium was an issue in the2019 New South Wales state election. The oppositionLabor Party opposed the rebuild.[20] The election was won by theincumbent government and the Sydney Football Stadium rebuild continuedpost-election.
In December 2018, Lendlease was unveiled as the successful bidder to carry out the demolition and construction work.Minister for SportStuart Ayres was quizzed over how the contract for construction could be awarded, because development consent had not been secured for stage two.
On 26 July 2019,Minister for Sport, Multiculturalism, Seniors and VeteransJohn Sidoti, announced Lendlease would not be constructing the new stadium because it was unable to complete the $729 million project within budget. At this stage demolition was mostly complete and it appeared the original contract was a fixed price option for the construction phase.[7]John Holland took over the project after Lendlease declined to continue.
Below is a table of the Sydney Football stadium's attendance records for each sport or event. As of 13 September 2025[update][21]
| Type | Date | Home Team | Opponent | Crowd Figure | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concert | 18 October 2024 | Travis Scott | 41,814 | [22] | |
| Rugby League | 2 September 2022 |  Sydney Roosters |  South Sydney Rabbitohs | 41,906 | [23] |
| Rugby Union | 13 September 2025 |  AustraliaWallabies |  ArgentinaPumas | 41,912 | [24] |
| Soccer (Men) | 15 July 2025 | Sydney FC |  Wrexham AFC | 40,242 | [25] |
| Soccer (Women) | 30 July 2023 |  Germany |  Colombia | 40,499 | [26] |
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| Date | Team #1 | Result | Team #2 | Round | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 July 2023 |  France | 0–0 |  Jamaica | Group F | 39,045 |
| 25 July 2023 | Colombia | 2–0 |  South Korea | Group H | 24,323 |
| 28 July 2023 |  England | 1–0 |  Denmark | Group D | 40,439 |
| 30 July 2023 | Germany | 1–2 | Colombia | Group H | 40,499 |
| 2 August 2023 |  Panama | 3–6 | France | Group F | 40,498 |
| 6 August 2023 |  Netherlands | 2–0 |  South Africa | Round of 16 | 40,233 |
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