Stadium Australia
Sydney
Stadium Australia
Stadium Australia, known for sponsorship reasons as ANZ Stadium, formerly Telstra Stadium, is a multi purpose stadium located in the Sydney Olympic Park, in Sydney, Australia.The stadium, which in Australia is sometimes referred to simply as the Olympic Stadium, was completed in March 1999 at a cost of Adoller690 million to host the 2000 Summer Olympics. Every year since the stadium was built, the New South Wales rugby league team home games in the State of Origin series have been played there.Also the stadium has since hosted the annual National Rugby League grand final.ANZ Stadium also hosted the 2003 Rugby World Cup finals and Bledisloe Cup matches, regular Sydney Swans and Greater Western Sydney Giants AFL matches, as well as international soccer matches featuring Australia national team the Socceroos, and exhibition games by Sydney based A League team Sydney FC.The stadium also hosted the 2015 AFC Asian Cup final.